1970 South African Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season | ||
 The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985) | ||
| Date | 7 March 1970 | |
| Official name | Fourth South African Grand Prix | |
| Location | Kyalami, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.104 km (2.550 mi) | |
| Distance | 80 laps, 328.320 km (204.009 mi) | |
| Weather | Very hot, Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jackie Stewart |
March-Ford |
| Time | 1:19.3 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Drivers | John Surtees (lap 6)  Jack Brabham (lap 71) |
McLaren-Ford Brabham-Ford |
| Time | 1:20.8 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Ford |
| Second |  Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford |
| Third | Jackie Stewart |
March-Ford |
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The 1970 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the Fourth South African Grand Prix (Afrikaans: Vierde Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix[1]), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 7 March 1970. It was the first round of the 1970 Formula One season. It was also the last Formula One victory for triple world champion Jack Brabham.
Two times World Champion and five times Monaco Grand Prix winner Graham Hill made his return to racing after a hideous crash in the 1969 United States Grand Prix, driving a Lotus 49C for the privateer Rob Walker. Even though the Briton could hardly walk after extensive knee surgery, he finished sixth; an achievement he himself would come to rate among his finest. After the race, he could not get out of the car by himself and thus had to be lifted out.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Ford | 80 | 1:49:34.6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 80 | 8.1 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Jackie Stewart |
March-Ford | 80 | 17.1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra | 80 | + 1:13.1 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | John Miles |
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Henri Pescarolo |
Matra | 78 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
| 8 | 23 |  John Love |
Lotus-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 22 | |
| 9 | 20 |  Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM | 76 | + 4 Laps | 16 | |
| 10 | 16 |  Jo Siffert |
March-Ford | 75 | + 5 Laps | 9 | |
| 11 | 24 |  Peter de Klerk |
Brabham-Ford | 75 | + 5 Laps | 21 | |
| 12 | 25 | Dave Charlton |
Lotus-Ford | 73 | Engine | 13 | |
| 13 | 9 |  Jochen Rindt |
Lotus-Ford | 72 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 17 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 60 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Surtees |
McLaren-Ford | 60 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 21 |  George Eaton |
BRM | 58 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 2 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin |
March-Ford | 57 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 5 | Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford | 39 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 | Piers Courage |
De Tomaso-Ford | 39 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Mario Andretti |
March-Ford | 26 | Overheating | 11 | |
| Ret | 14 |  Rolf Stommelen |
Brabham-Ford | 23 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jackie Oliver |
BRM | 22 | Gearbox | 12 | |
| Ret | 15 | Chris Amon |
March-Ford | 14 | Overheating | 2 | |
| DNS | 11 | Brian Redman |
Lotus-Ford | Car raced by Graham Hill |
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
Footnotes
- ↑ "1970 Formula One Programmes: South Africa". Motor Racing Programme Covers. The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
Sources
- "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- "chicanef1.com". Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- "South Africa 1970 – Laps Led". statsf1.com. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- "MotorSport". MotorSport 46 (4): 324–326, 330–331. April 1970. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
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