F1 pole positions
Polesitters
| # | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 0.000s |
| 2 | Spain | Jarama | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.200s |
| 3 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.600s |
| 4 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 2.100s |
| 5 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.430s |
| 6 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF | 0.480s |
| 7 | Britain | Brands Hatch | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.000s |
| 8 | Germany | Hockenheim | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 2 | 0.200s |
| 9 | Austria | Osterreichring | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.470s |
| 10 | Italy | Monza | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF | 0.220s |
| 11 | Canada | Mont-Tremblant | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.100s |
| 12 | USA | Watkins Glen | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | 0.550s |
| 13 | Mexico | Mexico City | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 0.020s |
- First pole position (drivers)
- Clay Regazzoni
- Last pole position (drivers)
- Jack Brabham
- Jochen Rindt
- First pole position (constructors)
- March
- Tyrrell
- Last pole position (constructors)
- No constructor took their last pole position in 1970
- First pole position since…
- 1968 for Ferrari
- Last pole position until…
- 1972 for Brabham and Lotus
- 1975 for March
- First pole position by a…
- Swiss driver since 1968
- Last pole position by a…
- Austrian driver until 1974
- Australian driver until 1979