1
Jochen Rindt
Team Lotus
45 pts
2
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
40 pts
3
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
33 pts
1
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)

1970 standings

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