1970 South African Grand Prix
| 1970 South African Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985) | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 March 1970 | ||
| Official name | Fourth AA Grand Prix of South Africa | ||
| Location | Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.104 km (2.550 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 328.320 km (204.009 miles) | ||
| Weather | Very hot, Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | March-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:19.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |
 John Surtees (lap 6) | McLaren-Ford | |
 Jack Brabham (lap 71) | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:20.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | March-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1970 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the Fourth AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Vierde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix[1]), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 7 March 1970. It was race 1 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the 14th and last Formula One victory for triple world champion Jack Brabham.[2][citation needed]
Two times World Champion and five times Monaco Grand Prix winner Graham Hill, driving a Lotus 49C for Rob Walker, made his return to racing after a life-threatening crash in the 1969 United States Grand Prix.[2] Despite extensive knee surgery that left Hill with minimal mobility, he finished sixth. Hill rated this achievement as among his finest. After the race, he could not get out of the car by himself and had to be lifted out.[3]
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 |  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
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Lotus-Ford | Car raced by Graham Hill | |||
Source:[4]
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1970 Formula One Programmes: South Africa". Motor Racing Programme Covers. The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ a b "The Grand Prix of South Africa". Motor Sport: 30. April 1970.
- ^ Graham Hill: Driven Documentary, BBC4, 2011, 43:57
- ^ "1970 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "South Africa 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External links
- "chicanef1.com". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- "South Africa 1970 – Laps Led". statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- "MotorSport". MotorSport. 46 (4): 324–326, 330–331. April 1970. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2016.