1970 Formula 1 world championship

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Jochen Rindt

Team Lotus

45 pts

Jacky Ickx

Ferrari

40 pts

Clay Regazzoni

Ferrari

33 pts

Team Lotus

59 pts

Jochen Rindt is the 1970 Formula 1 World Champion. Rindt won 5 out of 13 races and scored a total of 45 points. With 5 points behind Jacky Ickx finished the season in second place and Clay Regazzoni as third. Team Lotus won the 1970 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 59 points.
The season started with the 1970 South African Grand Prix on March 7th. The last race of the season was the 1970 Mexican Grand Prix on October 25th.

Number of races

13 races

First race

South African Grand Prix (March 7th)

Last race

Mexican Grand Prix (October 25th)

Most wins

Jochen Rindt (5)

Most pole positions

Jacky Ickx (4)
Jackie Stewart (4)

Most podiums

Jacky Ickx (5)
Jochen Rindt (5)

Most top 5 finishes

Denny Hulme (7)

Most points finishes

Denny Hulme (7)

Most DNF's

Jackie Oliver (10)

Pos	Driver	Car	Wins	Podiums	Pts	Gap
1	Jochen Rindt	Team Lotus	5	5	45
2	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	3	5	40	-5
3	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1	4	33	-12
4	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford		4	27	-18
5	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1	4	25	-20
6	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1	4	25	-20
7	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1	2	23	-22
8	Chris Amon	March		3	23	-22
9	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra		2	16	-29
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Lotus	1	1	12	-33
11	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham		1	10	-35
12	Henri Pescarolo	Matra		1	8	-37
13	Graham Hill	Team Lotus			7	-38
14	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford		1	6	-39
15	Reine Wisell	Team Lotus		1	4	-41
16	Mario Andretti	March		1	4	-41
17	Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari			3	-42
18	John Surtees	Surtees			3	-42
19	John Miles	Team Lotus			2	-43
20	Jackie Oliver	BRM			2	-43
21	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	March			2	-43
22	François Cevert	March			1	-44
23	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford			1	-44
24	Dan Gurney	McLaren-Ford			1	-44
25	Derek Bell	Surtees			1	-44
26	Jo Siffert	March			0	-45
27	Ronnie Peterson	March			0	-45
28	Andrea de Adamich	McLaren-Alfa Romeo			0	-45
29	John Love	Team Lotus			0	-45
30	George Eaton	BRM			0	-45
31	Peter de Klerk	Brabham			0	-45
32	Dave Charlton	Team Lotus			0	-45
33	Piers Courage	De Tomaso			0	-45
34	Pete Lovely	Team Lotus			0	-45
35	Tim Schenken	De Tomaso			0	-45
36	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford			0	-45
37	Silvio Moser	Bellasi			0	-45
38	Gus Hutchison	Brabham			0	-45
39	Alex Soler-Roig	Team Lotus			0	-45
40	Brian Redman	De Tomaso			0	-45
41	Hubert Hahne	March			0	-45
42	Peter Westbury	BRM			0	-45
43	Nanni Galli	McLaren-Alfa Romeo			0	-45

Pos	Team	Wins	Podiums	Pts	Gap
1	Team Lotus	6	7	59
2	Ferrari	4	9	52	-7
3	March	1	8	48	-11
4	Brabham	1	5	35	-24
5	McLaren-Ford		5	35	-24
6	BRM	1	2	23	-36
7	Matra		3	23	-36
8	Surtees			3	-56
9	McLaren-Alfa Romeo			0	-59
10	De Tomaso			0	-59
11	Tyrrell			0	-59
12	Bellasi			0	-59

1970 schedule

Date	Race	Winner	2nd	3rd	Pole position
Mar 7th	South African Grand Prix	#12 Jack Brabham	Denny Hulme	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart
Apr 19th	Spanish Grand Prix	#1 Jackie Stewart	Bruce McLaren	Mario Andretti	Jack Brabham
May 10th	Monaco Grand Prix	#3 Jochen Rindt	Jack Brabham	Henri Pescarolo	Jackie Stewart
Jun 7th	Belgian Grand Prix	#1 Pedro Rodríguez	Chris Amon	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Jackie Stewart
Jun 21st	Dutch Grand Prix	#10 Jochen Rindt	Jackie Stewart	Jacky Ickx	Jochen Rindt
Jul 5th	French Grand Prix	#6 Jochen Rindt	Chris Amon	Jack Brabham	Jacky Ickx
Jul 18th	British Grand Prix	#5 Jochen Rindt	Jack Brabham	Denny Hulme	Jochen Rindt
Aug 2nd	German Grand Prix	#2 Jochen Rindt	Jacky Ickx	Denny Hulme	Jacky Ickx
Aug 16th	Austrian Grand Prix	#12 Jacky Ickx	Clay Regazzoni	Rolf Stommelen	Jochen Rindt
Sep 6th	Italian Grand Prix	#4 Clay Regazzoni	Jackie Stewart	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Jacky Ickx
Sep 20th	Canadian Grand Prix	#18 Jacky Ickx	Clay Regazzoni	Chris Amon	Jackie Stewart
Oct 4th	United States Grand Prix	#24 Emerson Fittipaldi	Pedro Rodríguez	Reine Wisell	Jacky Ickx
Oct 25th	Mexican Grand Prix	#3 Jacky Ickx	Clay Regazzoni	Denny Hulme	Clay Regazzoni