1970 Formula One season

The 1970 Formula One season was the 24th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's Formula One motor racing. It featured the 21st World Championship of Drivers, the 13th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and three non-championship races open to Formula One cars. The World Championship was contested over thirteen races between 7 March and 25 October.

Jochen Rindt, driving for Lotus, won his first Drivers' Championship, although he died four races before the end of the season. He had earned enough championship points that no other driver managed to surpass his total. It is the only season to date in which the Drivers' Championship has been awarded posthumously. Jacky Ickx, driving for Ferrari, finished the season strongly but ended up five points short. The Manufacturers' Cup was won by Lotus, seven points ahead of Ferrari.

Bruce McLaren, founder and owner of the famous McLaren team, died on 2 June while testing his McLaren M8D Can-Am car at Goodwood Circuit. Piers Courage, driver for Frank Williams's team, was killed during the Dutch Grand Prix on 21 June.

Three-time World Champion Jack Brabham retired at the end of the year.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1970 World Championship.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"

! Entrant

! Constructor

! Chassis

! Engine

! Tyre

! Driver

! Rounds

|rowspan=4| Tyrrell Racing Organisation

! Tyrrell-Ford

| 001

|rowspan=4| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|rowspan=4|

|rowspan=2| Jackie Stewart

| 11–13

!rowspan=3| March-Ford

|rowspan=3| 701

| 1–10

| Johnny Servoz-Gavin

| 1–3

| François Cevert

| 5–13

|rowspan=2| Équipe Matra Elf

!rowspan=2| Matra

|rowspan=2| MS120

|rowspan=2| Matra MS12 3.0 V12

|rowspan=2|

| Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| All

| Henri Pescarolo

| All

|rowspan=6| Bruce McLaren Motor Racing

!rowspan=4| McLaren-Ford

|rowspan=4| M14A

|rowspan=4| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|rowspan=6|

| Bruce McLaren

| 1–3

| Denny Hulme

| 1–3, 6–13

| Peter Gethin

| 5, 8–13

| Dan Gurney

| 5–7

!rowspan=2| McLaren-Alfa Romeo

|rowspan=2| M7D M14D

|rowspan=2| Alfa Romeo T33 3.0 V8

| Andrea de Adamich

| 2–3, 5–12

| Nanni Galli

| 10

|rowspan=3| Team Surtees

! McLaren-Ford

| M7C

|rowspan=3| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|rowspan=3|

|rowspan=2| John Surtees

| 1–3, 5

!rowspan=2| Surtees-Ford

|rowspan=2| TS7

| 7–13

| Derek Bell

| 12

| STP Corporation

! March-Ford

| 701

| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| Mario Andretti

| 1–2, 7–9

|rowspan=5| Gold Leaf Team Lotus Garvey Team Lotus World Wide Racing

!rowspan=5| Lotus-Ford

|rowspan=5| 49C 72B 72C

|rowspan=5| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|rowspan=5|

| Jochen Rindt

| 1–10

| John Miles

| 1–10

| Alex Soler-Roig

| 2, 4, 6

| Emerson Fittipaldi

| 7–10, 12–13

| Reine Wisell

| 12–13

| Rob Walker Racing Team Brooke Bond Oxo Racing with Rob Walker

! Lotus-Ford

| 49C 72C

| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| Graham Hill

| 1–8, 10–13

|rowspan=2| Motor Racing Developments Auto Motor und Sport

!rowspan=2| Brabham-Ford

|rowspan=2| BT33

|rowspan=2| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|rowspan=2|

| Jack Brabham

| All

| Rolf Stommelen

| All

|rowspan=2| March Engineering

!rowspan=2| March-Ford

|rowspan=2| 701

|rowspan=2| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|rowspan=2|

| Chris Amon

| All

| Jo Siffert

| All

|rowspan=3| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

!rowspan=3| Ferrari

|rowspan=3| 312B

|rowspan=3| Ferrari 001 3.0 F12

|rowspan=3|

| Jacky Ickx

| All

| Ignazio Giunti

| 4, 6, 9–10

| Clay Regazzoni

| 5, 7–13

|rowspan=4| Owen Racing Organisation Yardley Team BRM

!rowspan=4| BRM

|rowspan=4| P153 P139

|rowspan=4| BRM P142 3.0 V12

|rowspan=4|

| Jackie Oliver

| All

| Pedro Rodríguez

| All

| George Eaton

| 1–3, 5–7, 9–12

| Peter Westbury

| 12

|rowspan=3| Frank Williams Racing Cars

!rowspan=3| De Tomaso-Ford

|rowspan=3| 505/38

|rowspan=3| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|rowspan=3|

| Piers Courage

| 1–5

| Brian Redman

| 7–8

| Tim Schenken

| 9–12

|rowspan=2| Team Gunston

! Lotus-Ford

| 49

|rowspan=2| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| John Love

| 1

! Brabham-Ford

| BT26A

| Peter de Klerk

| 1

| Scuderia Scribante

! Lotus-Ford

| 49C

| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| Dave Charlton

| 1

| Antique Automobiles Racing Team Colin Crabbe Racing

! March-Ford

| 701

| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| Ronnie Peterson

| 3–8, 10–12

| Tom Wheatcroft Racing

! Brabham-Ford

| BT26A

| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| Derek Bell

| 4

| Silvio Moser Racing Team

! Bellasi-Ford

| F1 70

| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| Silvio Moser

| 5–6, 8–10

| Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.

! Lotus-Ford

| 49B

| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| Pete Lovely

| 5–7, 12

| Hubert Hahne

! March-Ford

| 701

| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| Hubert Hahne

| 8

| Ecurie Bonnier

! McLaren-Ford

| M7C

| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| Jo Bonnier

| 10, 12

| Gus Hutchison

! Brabham-Ford

| BT26A

| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| Gus Hutchison

| 12

Team and driver changes

Matra had split with Ken Tyrrell and entered the season under French licence. The MS120 was powered by Matra's own V12 engine. Tyrrell entered two Cosworth-provided March 701's, before introducing the Tyrrell 001 later in the year, the first chassis designed by the Tyrrell team. Reigning champion Jackie Stewart and his teammate Johnny Servoz-Gavin both moved to Tyrrell, while their third teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise stayed with Matra. He was joined by Henri Pescarolo, for his first full-time drive.
champion Graham Hill was moved out of Team Lotus by team boss Colin Chapman and placed at the Rob Walker Racing Team. Walker's 1969 driver Jo Siffert found a new home at March. There he was joined by Chris Amon, who had left Ferrari half-way through last season, disappointed by the performance of their engine.
1969 runner-up Jacky Ickx returned to Ferrari, having spent one year at Brabham. Ferrari's switch from a V12 to a flat-12 engine gave the Belgian hopes of new success. His place at Brabham was taken up by debutant Rolf Stommelen. Ex-Ferrari driver Pedro Rodríguez was signed by BRM.
champion John Surtees had driven for BRM in 1969, but left to set up his own team. He entered and drove a McLaren M7C before debuting his self-designed Surtees TS7 half-way through the year.
Andrea de Adamich, sports car driver for Alfa Romeo, was signed by McLaren to drive a third car powered by an Alfa Romeo V8.
Frank Williams had run a privatised Brabham BT26C in 1969, but collaborated with Italian car manufacturer De Tomaso. This resulted in the De Tomaso 505/38, which was uncompetitive and never managed to be classified in a championship race.

Mid-season changes

Tyrrell driver Johnny Servoz-Gavin retired from the sport three races into the 1970 season. His seat was taken up by François Cevert.
After the death of Bruce McLaren, new team leader Teddy Mayer signed British driver Peter Gethin. Veteran Dan Gurney also drove three races for the McLaren team.
Ferrari expanded their operations from one to three cars, promoting their successful sports car driver Ignazio Giunti and hiring Clay Regazzoni. The Swiss would also continue to drive in Formula Two and would go on to win the F2 championship.
Piers Courage was killed in the Dutch Grand Prix. Frank Williams hired Brian Redman and then Tim Schenken.
John Miles quit the sport after Jochen Rindt's accident. Besides everything, this left Lotus team owner Colin Chapman without drivers. He hired Emerson Fittipaldi, at the time a promising F2 driver, and Reine Wisell, another debutant but with wide experience under his belt.

Calendar

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! Round

! Grand Prix

! Circuit

! Date

! 1

| South African Grand Prix

| Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand

| 7 March

! 2

| Spanish Grand Prix

| Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid

| 19 April

! 3

| Monaco Grand Prix

| Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo

| 10 May

! 4

| Belgian Grand Prix

| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot

| 7 June

! 5

| Dutch Grand Prix

| Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort

| 21 June

! 6

| French Grand Prix

| Circuit de Charade, Clermont-Ferrand

| 5 July

! 7

| British Grand Prix

| Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown

| 18 July

! 8

| German Grand Prix

| Hockenheimring, Hockenheim

| 2 August

! 9

| Austrian Grand Prix

| Österreichring, Spielberg

| 16 August

! 10

| Italian Grand Prix

| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza

| 6 September

! 11

| Canadian Grand Prix

| Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant

| 20 September

! 12

| United States Grand Prix

| Watkins Glen International, New York

| 4 October

! 13

| Mexican Grand Prix

| Autódromo Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City

| 25 October

Calendar changes

The Belgian Grand Prix returned after major safety changes had been made to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Drivers had boycotted the race because of the extreme dangers.
After a one-off Austrian Grand Prix in , the event returned to the calendar and was held at the newly built Österreichring.
The Spanish Grand Prix was moved from Montjuïc to Jarama, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits. Likewise, the British Grand Prix was moved from Silverstone to Brands Hatch and the Canadian Grand Prix was moved from Mosport Park to Circuit Mont-Tremblant.
The German Grand Prix was originally to be held at the Nürburgring but the drivers refused to race unless major safety changes were made to it. The circuit's owners responded negatively to a list of changes requested by the drivers, so the Hockenheimring was found as host for the race in 1970.

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

A "safety bladder" was introduced around the fuel tanks to reduce the risk of fires.
The maximum displacement for compressed engines, turbo engines for example, was reduced from to . The maximum displacement for naturally aspirated engines remained at .
The minimum weight was raised from to . This system was introduced shortly before the second race of the season, leading to protests among teams and drivers.

Drivers would have to complete at least five laps in practice to be allowed to race.

The FIA published some considerations on circuit design and announced that all circuits would have to pass their inspections:

During the weekend of the Spanish Grand Prix, the organisers of the event, backed by the Commission Sportive Internationale (currently known as the FIA), had a falling out with a large number of teams and drivers, represented by the F1CA (later known as FOCA). The organisers had suddenly decided to allow just 16 starters for the race, and, only after all practice and qualifying sessions were run, decided to discount any lap time set on Friday. Under pressure of the protesting teams, they reverted their decision on the morning of the race and all 22 entered cars were rolled onto the grid, until the CSI forced them to uphold it and saw to it that the six slowest qualifiers, based on the Saturday qualifying times alone, were removed. The first row on the grid was filled by Jack Brabham (Brabham), Denny Hulme (McLaren) and Jackie Stewart (March). At the start, Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver came together and both cars were engulfed in flames. Another nine drivers retired during the race with mechanical issues, which meant only five were left at the finish. Stewart won ahead of Bruce McLaren and Mario Andretti, the American's first podium. Stewart's victory would be the last for any "private" (non-works) team.

In the Drivers' Championship, Jackie Stewart led with 19 points, ahead of Jochen Rindt with 18 and Jack Brabham with 15. Their respective constructors filled the Manufacturers' Cup standings in the same order: March led with 25 points, ahead of Lotus with 23 and Brabham with 17.

Rounds 6 to 9

Jochen Rindt in his new Lotus 72 was favourite for the French Grand Prix, but he was suffering from a stomach ulcer and the twisty nature of the track brought on heavy sickness. To add to the misery, in practice, a stone was thrown up by a car in front, hitting his face and cutting his right cheek deeply. After qualifying, it seemed that, like in Spa, the V12-powered cars would be dominant: Jacky Ickx put his Ferrari on pole position, ahead of Jean-Pierre Beltoise in the Matra. And in the opening laps, only championship leader Jackie Stewart was able to keep up with those two. On lap 16, however, Ickx's engine was misfiring and he had to retire. When Stewart pitted with engine issues as well, Rindt was in second place and promptly set a new fastest lap. When Beltoise suffered a slow rear puncture, hopes of an all-French win in France were shattered and Rindt took the win, ahead of Chris Amon and Jack Brabham, and took the lead in the Drivers' standings.

For the British Grand Prix, Rindt was again favourite, but his Firestone tyres were not working perfectly in the high summer temperatures. Brabham, using Goodyear tyres, managed to equal Rindt's time in practice. Ickx completed the front row. Stewart started down in eighth, his March not liking the bumpy off-camber track of Brands Hatch. At the start, Brabham took the lead but was quickly passed by Ickx. The Ferrari was quick until its differential broke on lap 7. Ickx slowed down, Brabham's entry to Paddock Bend was hampered and Rindt seized the chance to pass them both. Rindt and Brabham were inseparable for the next 60 laps, until the Austrian missed a gear and the Australian outbraked him into South Bank corner. Brabham led away, growing his advantage to 13 seconds in the last lap, but then dramatically running out of fuel. Rindt crossed the line first, extending his lead in the championship, and Brabham coasted home in second. Denny Hulme was third for McLaren. After the race, Rindt was disqualified for running an illegally high rear wing, but team boss Colin Chapman successfully appealed and the decision was reverted.

The German Grand Prix was planned to be held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, but in light of the deaths of Bruce McLaren and Piers Courage, the drivers asked the FIA to find a safer circuit. This led to the first Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring, which had already been fitted with Armco barriers all around. The track's whose long straights gave the advantage to the V12-powered cars, whereas the Cosworth V8s suffered from attrition. Jacky Ickx started on pole in his Ferrari, with championship leader Jochen Rindt and teammate Clay Regazzoni next to him. Rindt's main rival Jack Brabham could only manage a twelfth starting position and when his engine suffered an oil leak, he was already out of the race after four laps. Ickx and Rindt engaged in a race-long battle, the Austrian eventually taking his fourth win in a row. Denny Hulme was third, again, while Jackie Stewart retired with engine troubles before the half-way point.

Ferrari's hopes for a resurgence came true during the Austrian Grand Prix. The first race at the new Österreichring saw Jochen Rindt take pole position, but he was closely followed by both Regazzoni and Ickx. Ignazio Giunti in the third Ferrari started fifth. Brabham had another miserable qualifying: he started in eighth. Rindt lost out at the start, dropping to third, and Ickx was waved through by his teammate in a tactical play. François Cevert's Tyrrell lost oil and in the melee, Rindt dropped to seventh place. He tried to fight back, but on lap 21, his Cosworth engine broke and all danger to Ferrari was over. The pair in red finished the race in formation and lapped the whole field except third-placed Rolf Stommelen.

In the Drivers' Championship, Jochen Rindt's retirement had not made a big dent in his lead, yet. He stood on 45 points, ahead of Jack Brabham with 25 and Denny Hulme with 20. In the battle for the Manufacturers' Cup, Lotus, unsurprisingly, was in the lead with 50 points, ahead of March and Brabham with 33.

Rounds 10 to 13

thumb|left|[[Ignazio Giunti's Ferrari in the pits at Monza]]

With the Scuderia Ferrari coming off a dominant victory in Austria, the tifosi were praying for a repeat during the Italian Grand Prix. Main rivals March and Lotus had prepared their cars for the long straights of Monza by stripping them from any spoilers and such. It allowed them to reach top speeds of over but made them quite unstable in the corners, which Emerson Fittipaldi found out during practice: he crashed going into the Parabolica, escaped unhurt, but gave his Lotus mechanics a big repair job. Championship leader Jochen Rindt crashed at the same place on Saturday and the Austrian was killed: he was only wearing a seat belt around his waist and, in the impact, slid underneath it, all the way down until the belt slit his throat. Upon hearing the news, the Lotus team packed up their operations and withdrew from the race. With the wreck cleared, normal proceedings resumed, albeit in a very different atmosphere. Jacky Ickx qualified on pole position for Ferrari, ahead of Pedro Rodríguez (British Racing Motors|BRM), Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) and Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell-March). Ickx fell back to seventh place, but the other three put up a brilliant fight for the lead, switching positions almost every lap. Rodríguez retired when his engine exploded, but his teammate Jackie Oliver joined the battle. Spurred on by the promise that a part of the prize money would be awarded to the driver in the lead at laps 17, 34 and 51, several drivers joined the tactical slipstreaming fight. In the end, Regazzoni managed to win the race, ahead of a group of four drivers finishing within three quarters of a second. Jackie Stewart and Jean-Pierre Beltoise completed the podium. François Cevert, the only other driver to not get lapped, encountered a sea of fans on the track when he finished a minute later.

For the United States Grand Prix, Ickx qualified on pole position, ahead of Stewart and Fittipaldi, the leading Lotus driver after Rindt's demise. Ickx needed to win the two remaining races to stand a chance of overtaking Rindt's points total, but at the start, he fell back to third. On lap 16, he overtook Rodríguez for second, but around half distance, had to make a pit stop to repair a fuel leak. Stewart then retired with an oil leak, and Rodríguez had to pit for extra fuel. This left the Lotus pair of Fittipaldi and Wisell in the lead. Rodríguez eventually recovered to second, while Ickx could manage more than fourth place. Jochen Rindt was awarded the Drivers' Championship posthumously.

For the Mexican Grand Prix, Clay Regazzoni qualified on pole, ahead of the three "Jacks": Stewart, Ickx and Brabham. The race was delayed over an hour, because over 200,000 supporters had turned up and were lined up right along the track to get the best view. The drivers pleaded with the crowd to move back and eventually agreed to start the race. When they got underway, Ickx quickly seized the lead. Stewart had to pit due to a loose steering column but he was fighting back to the front until, on lap 33, he hit a stray dog and heavily damaged his front suspension. Ferrari scored their third 1-2 finish, ahead of Denny Hulme in the McLaren.

Jochen Rindt was awarded the Drivers' Championship posthumously, the only time this has ever happened, with 45 points, ahead of the Ferrari drivers Jacky Ickx (40) and Clay Regazzoni (33). Lotus were awarded the Manufacturers' Cup with 59 points, ahead of Ferrari (52) and March (48).

Results and standings

Grands Prix

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! Round

! Grand Prix

! Pole position

! Fastest lap

! Winning driver

! Winning constructor

! Tyre

! 1

|nowrap| South African Grand Prix

|nowrap| Jackie Stewart

|nowrap| Jack Brabham

|nowrap| Brabham-Ford

| Report

! 2

| Spanish Grand Prix

| Jack Brabham

| Jackie Stewart

| March-Ford

| Report

! 3

| Monaco Grand Prix

| Jackie Stewart

| Jochen Rindt

| Lotus-Ford

| Report

! 4

| Belgian Grand Prix

| Jackie Stewart

| Chris Amon

|nowrap| Pedro Rodríguez

| BRM

| Report

! 5

| Dutch Grand Prix

| Jochen Rindt

| Jacky Ickx

| Jochen Rindt

| Lotus-Ford

| Report

! 6

| French Grand Prix

| Jacky Ickx

| Jack Brabham

| Jochen Rindt

| Lotus-Ford

| Report

! 7

| British Grand Prix

| Jochen Rindt

| Jack Brabham

| Jochen Rindt

| Lotus-Ford

| Report

! 8

| German Grand Prix

| Jacky Ickx

| Jochen Rindt

| Lotus-Ford

| Report

! 9

| Austrian Grand Prix

| Jochen Rindt

| Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni

| Jacky Ickx

| Ferrari

| Report

! 10

| Italian Grand Prix

| Jacky Ickx

|nowrap| Clay Regazzoni

| Ferrari

| Report

! 11

| Canadian Grand Prix

| Jackie Stewart

| Clay Regazzoni

| Jacky Ickx

| Ferrari

| Report

! 12

| United States Grand Prix

| Jacky Ickx

|nowrap| Emerson Fittipaldi

| Lotus-Ford

| Report

! 13

| Mexican Grand Prix

|nowrap| Clay Regazzoni

| Jacky Ickx

| Ferrari

| Report

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race. For both the Championship and the Cup, the best six results from rounds 1–7 and the best five results from rounds 8–13 were counted.

Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"

!Position

!style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1st 

!style="background-color:#dfdfdf"| 2nd 

!style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3rd 

!style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4th 

!style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 5th 

!style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 6th 

!Race

| style="background-color:#ffffbf"|9

| style="background-color:#dfdfdf"|6

| style="background-color:#ffdf9f"|4

| style="background-color:#dfffdf"|3

| style="background-color:#dfffdf"|2

| style="background-color:#dfffdf"|1

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan="7" |Source:

World Drivers' Championship standings

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;"

|- valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Pos.

!valign="middle"| Driver

! RSA

! ESP

! MON

! BEL

! NED

! FRA

! GBR

! rowspan="45" |

! GER

! AUT

! ITA

! CAN

! USA

! MEX

!valign="middle"| Pts.

! 1

|align="left"| Jochen Rindt†

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#efcfff;"|

|style="background:white;"| DNS†

|align="right"| 45

! 2

|align="left"| Jacky Ickx

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|

|style="background:#efcfff;"|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|

|style="background:#efcfff;"|

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|

|align="right"| 40

! 3

|align="left"| Clay Regazzoni

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|

|align="right"| 33

! 4

|align="left"| Denny Hulme

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|align="right"| 27

! 5

|align="left"| Jackie Stewart

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#efcfff;"|

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#efcfff;"|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 25

! 6

|align="left"| Jack Brabham

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|

|style="background:#efcfff;"|

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 25

! 7

|align="left"| Pedro Rodríguez

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|align="right"| 23

! 8

|align="left"| Chris Amon

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|align="right"| 23

! 9

|align="left"|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|align="right"| 16

! 10

|align="left"| Emerson Fittipaldi

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15

|style="background:white;"| DNS

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 12

! 11

|align="left"| Rolf Stommelen

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#fff;"| DNS

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 10

! 12

|align="left"| Henri Pescarolo

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|align="right"| 8

! 13

|align="left"| Graham Hill

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:white;"| DNS

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 7

! 14

|align="left"| Bruce McLaren††

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 6

! 15

|align="left"| Reine Wisell

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|align="right"| 4

! 16

|align="left"| Mario Andretti

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 4

! 17

|align="left"| Ignazio Giunti

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 3

! 18

|align="left"| John Surtees

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|align="right"| 3

! 19

|align="left"| John Miles

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:white;"| DNS

|align="right"| 2

! 20

|align="left"| Jackie Oliver

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|align="right"| 2

! 21

|align="left"|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 2

! 22

|align="left"| François Cevert

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 1

! 23

|align="left"| Peter Gethin

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 1

! 24

|align="left"| Dan Gurney

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 1

! 25

|align="left"| Derek Bell

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|align="right"| 1

! —

|align="left"| Jo Siffert

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Ronnie Peterson

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Andrea de Adamich

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:white;"| DNS

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| John Love

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| George Eaton

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Peter de Klerk

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Dave Charlton

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Piers Courage‡

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:white;"| DNS

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret‡

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Tim Schenken

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Pete Lovely

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Silvio Moser

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Jo Bonnier

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Gus Hutchison

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Alex Soler-Roig

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#fff;"| DNS

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Brian Redman

|style="background:white;"| DNS

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Hubert Hahne

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Nanni Galli

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Peter Westbury

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 0

|- valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Pos.

!valign="middle"| Driver

! RSA

! ESP

! MON

! BEL

! NED

! FRA

! GBR

! GER

! AUT

! ITA

! CAN

! USA

! MEX

!valign="middle"| Pts.

|valign="top"|

† Jochen Rindt suffered a fatal accident in practice before the Italian Grand Prix

†† Bruce McLaren died during sportscar testing

‡ Piers Courage suffered a fatal accident during the Dutch Grand Prix

International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings

thumb|Lotus Ford won the International Cup for Formula 1 Manufacturers

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;"

|- valign="top"

! style="vertical-align:middle;"| Pos.

! style="vertical-align:middle;"| Manufacturer

! RSA

! ESP

! MON

! BEL

! NED

! FRA

! GBR

! rowspan="14" |

! GER

! AUT

! ITA

! CAN

! USA

! MEX

! style="vertical-align:middle;"| Pts.

! 1

|align="left"| Lotus-Ford

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15

|style="background:#fff;"| DNS

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|align="right"| 59

! 2

|align="left"| Ferrari

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| (4)

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|align="right"| 52 (55)

! 3

|align="left"| March-Ford

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|align="right"| 48

! 4

|align="left"| Brabham-Ford

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 35

! 5

|align="left"| McLaren-Ford

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|align="right"| 35

! 6

|align="left"| BRM

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|align="right"| 23

! 7

|align="left"| Matra

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|align="right"| 23

! 8

|align="left"| Surtees-Ford

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|align="right"| 3

! —

|align="left"| McLaren-Alfa Romeo

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#fff;"| DNS

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| De Tomaso-Ford

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#fff;"| DNS

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#fff;"| DNS

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Tyrrell-Ford

|style="background:#fff;"| DNS

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|align="right"| 0

! —

|align="left"| Bellasi-Ford

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ

|align="right"| 0

|- valign="top"

! style="vertical-align:middle;"| Pos.

! style="vertical-align:middle;"| Manufacturer

! RSA

! ESP

! MON

! BEL

! NED

! FRA

! GBR

! GER

! AUT

! ITA

! CAN

! USA

! MEX

! style="vertical-align:middle;"| Pts.

Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-championship races

Other Formula One races held in 1970, which did not count towards the World Championship. The International Trophy and Gold Cup were held concurrently with Formula 5000 cars.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

! Race name

! Circuit

! Date

! Winning driver

! Constructor

! Report

| V Race of Champions

| Brands Hatch

| 22 March

| Jackie Stewart

| March-Cosworth

| Report

| XXII BRDC International Trophy

| Silverstone

| 26 April

| Chris Amon

| March-Cosworth

| Report

| XVII International Gold Cup

| Oulton Park

| 22 August

| John Surtees

| Surtees-Cosworth

| Report

Notes

References

External links

1970 World Championship results and images from f1-facts.com

Teams and drivers

Team and driver changes

Mid-season changes

Calendar

Calendar changes

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

Rounds 6 to 9

Rounds 10 to 13

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Scoring system

World Drivers' Championship standings

International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings

Non-championship races

Notes

References

Further reading

External links