The 1970 French Grand Prix started July 5th, 1970 at 01:00 on Charade Circuit in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Jacky Ickx started from pole position with Jean-Pierre Beltoise next to him. Chris Amon started from third place.
After 1 hour, 55 minutes and 57 seconds Jochen Rindt finished the race first. The podium was completed with Chris Amon in second and Jack Brabham in third place.
After the 1970 French Grand Prix, Jochen Rindt is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 27 points. Rindt is 8 points ahead of Jackie Stewart.
After 1 hour, 55 minutes and 57 seconds Jochen Rindt finished the race first. The podium was completed with Chris Amon in second and Jack Brabham in third place.
After the 1970 French Grand Prix, Jochen Rindt is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 27 points. Rindt is 8 points ahead of Jackie Stewart.
Circuit
Location
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Date
July 5th, 1970 at 01:00
Round
6/13
Winner
Jochen Rindt
Winning time
1:55:57.0
Pole position
Jacky Ickx
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 5 | #6 Jochen Rindt | Team Lotus | 1:55:57.0 | 6 | 38 | 9 |
| 2 1 | #14 Chris Amon | March | +7.61 | 3 | 38 | 6 |
| 3 2 | #23 Jack Brabham | Brabham | +44.83 | 5 | 38 | 4 |
| 4 3 | #19 Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | +45.66 | 7 | 38 | 3 |
| 5 3 | #20 Henri Pescarolo | Matra | +1:19.42 | 8 | 38 | 2 |
| 6 11 | #32 Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford | +1:19.65 | 17 | 38 | 1 |
| 7 7 | #22 Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | +2:20.16 | 14 | 38 | 0 |
| 8 10 | #7 John Miles | Team Lotus | +2:47.17 | 18 | 38 | 0 |
| 9 5 | #1 Jackie Stewart | March | +3:09.61 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| 10 10 | #8 Graham Hill | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 20 | 37 | 0 |
| 11 2 | #2 François Cevert | March | +1 Lap | 13 | 37 | 0 |
| 12 7 | #4 George Eaton | BRM | +2 Laps | 19 | 36 | 0 |
| 13 11 | #21 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | Out of fuel | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| 14 3 | #11 Ignazio Giunti | Ferrari | +3 Laps | 11 | 35 | 0 |
| - | #16 Andrea de Adamich | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | Not classified | 15 | 29 | 0 |
| - | #12 Jo Siffert | March | DNF (Accident) | 16 | 23 | 0 |
| - | #18 Ronnie Peterson | March | DNF (Differential) | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| - | #10 Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #3 Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | DNF (Gearbox) | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #5 Jackie Oliver | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #24 Silvio Moser | Bellasi | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #9 Alex Soler-Roig | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #25 Pete Lovely | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | Team Lotus | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | March | 1 | 3 | 19 | -8 |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1 | 3 | 19 | -8 |
| 4 | Chris Amon | March | 2 | 12 | -15 | |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1 | 12 | -15 | |
| 6 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1 | 1 | 10 | -17 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1 | 9 | -18 | |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 1 | 7 | -20 | |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 1 | 6 | -21 | |
| 10 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 6 | -21 | ||
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | 4 | -23 | |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | March | 1 | 4 | -23 | |
| 13 | Ignazio Giunti | Ferrari | 3 | -24 | ||
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 3 | -24 | ||
| 15 | John Miles | Team Lotus | 2 | -25 | ||
| 16 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 2 | -25 | ||
| 17 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | March | 2 | -25 | ||
| 18 | John Surtees | McLaren-Ford | 1 | -26 | ||
| 19 | Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford | 1 | -26 | ||
| 20 | Jo Siffert | March | 0 | -27 | ||
| 21 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 0 | -27 | ||
| 22 | John Love | Team Lotus | 0 | -27 | ||
| 23 | François Cevert | March | 0 | -27 | ||
| 24 | Peter de Klerk | Brabham | 0 | -27 | ||
| 25 | George Eaton | BRM | 0 | -27 | ||
| 26 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | 0 | -27 | ||
| 27 | Piers Courage | De Tomaso | 0 | -27 | ||
| 28 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 0 | -27 | ||
| 29 | Andrea de Adamich | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -27 | ||
| 30 | Derek Bell | Brabham | 0 | -27 | ||
| 31 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford | 0 | -27 | ||
| 32 | Silvio Moser | Bellasi | 0 | -27 | ||
| 33 | Alex Soler-Roig | Team Lotus | 0 | -27 | ||
| 34 | Pete Lovely | Team Lotus | 0 | -27 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 3 | 3 | 32 | |
| 2 | March | 1 | 6 | 31 | -1 |
| 3 | Brabham | 1 | 3 | 21 | -11 |
| 4 | McLaren-Ford | 2 | 19 | -13 | |
| 5 | Matra | 2 | 15 | -17 | |
| 6 | BRM | 1 | 1 | 10 | -22 |
| 7 | Ferrari | 1 | 7 | -25 | |
| 8 | De Tomaso | 0 | -32 | ||
| 9 | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -32 | ||
| 10 | Bellasi | 0 | -32 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell | 1:35.781 - Carlos Sainz | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:36.404 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:32.740 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.225 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Jarno Trulli | 1:16.630 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:16.099 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:17.111 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | 1:16.423 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Rubens Barrichello | 1:15.377 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2003 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | David Coulthard | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Alain Prost | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1985 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay | Nigel Mansell | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
| 1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Didier Pironi | René Arnoux | |
| 1981 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1979 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | John Watson | |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | John Watson | James Hunt | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Carlos Reutemann | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1972 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chris Amon | Chris Amon | |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1969 | #2 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1968 | #26 Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1967 | #3 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #12 Jack Brabham | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | Lorenzo Bandini | |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #22 Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #18 Jim Clark | Tony Maggs | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #30 Dan Gurney | Tony Maggs | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #50 Giancarlo Baghetti | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #16 Jack Brabham | Olivier Gendebien | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | |
| 1959 | #24 Tony Brooks | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | Tony Brooks | |
| 1958 | #4 Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1957 | #2 Juan Fangio | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | Juan Fangio | |
| 1956 | #14 Peter Collins | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | Juan Fangio | |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Fangio | Karl Kling | Robert Manzon | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #8 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio | |
| 1950 | #6 Juan Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Peter Whitehead | Juan Fangio |