1970 French Grand Prix
| 1970 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season | |||
 The Charade Circuit (1958-1988) | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | July 5, 1970 | ||
| Official name | LVI Grand Prix de France | ||
| Location | Charade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 8.055 km (5.005 miles) | ||
| Distance | 38 laps, 306.090 km (190.196 miles) | ||
| Weather | Overcast | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 2:58.22 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford | |
| Time | 3:00.75 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | March-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Ford | ||
The 1970 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Charade Circuit on July 5, 1970. It was the 6th race of the 1970 Formula One season. The 38-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jochen Rindt after he started from sixth position. Chris Amon finished second for the March team and Brabham driver Jack Brabham came in third.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 38 | 1:55:57.0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 |  Chris Amon
|
March-Ford | 38 | + 7.61 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 23 | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford | 38 | + 44.83 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 38 | + 45.66 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 |  Henri Pescarolo
|
Matra | 38 | + 1:19.42 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 32 |  Dan Gurney
|
McLaren-Ford | 38 | + 1:19.65 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 |  Rolf Stommelen
|
Brabham-Ford | 38 | + 2:20.16 | 14 | |
| 8 | 7 |  John Miles
|
Lotus-Ford | 38 | + 2:47.17 | 18 | |
| 9 | 1 | Jackie Stewart
|
March-Ford | 38 | + 3:09.61 | 4 | |
| 10 | 8 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 37 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 11 | 2 | François Cevert
|
March-Ford | 37 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 12 | 4 |  George Eaton
|
BRM | 36 | + 2 Laps | 19 | |
| 13 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra | 35 | Out of Fuel | 2 | |
| 14 | 11 |  Ignazio Giunti
|
Ferrari | 35 | + 3 Laps | 11 | |
| NC | 16 | Andrea de Adamich
|
McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 29 | Not Classified | 15 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Jo Siffert
|
March-Ford | 23 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 17 | Differential | 9 | |
| Ret | 10 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 16 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 3 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
BRM | 6 | Gearbox | 10 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 5 | Engine | 12 | |
| DNQ | 24 | Silvio Moser
|
Bellasi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 |  Alex Soler-Roig
|
Lotus-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 25 | Pete Lovely
|
Lotus-Ford | ||||
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Notes
- This was the last F1 race to be held on public roads with no Armco lined around the circuit. When F1 returned to the Charade circuit in 1972, Armco had already been installed there.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1970 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.