1970 South African Grand Prix

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South Africa  1970 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season
The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
Date 7 March 1970
Official name Fourth South African Grand Prix
Location Kyalami, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.104 km (2.550 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 328.320 km (204.009 mi)
Weather Very hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver
March-Ford
Time 1:19.3
Fastest lap
Drivers United Kingdom John Surtees (lap 6) McLaren-Ford
Fastest lap Australia Jack Brabham (lap 71) Brabham-Ford
Time 1:20.8
Podium
First
Brabham-Ford
Second
McLaren-Ford
Third
March-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1970 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the Fourth South African Grand Prix (Afrikaans: Vierde Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix[1]), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 7 March 1970. It was the first round of the 1970 Formula One season. It was also the 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.[citation needed]

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 80 1:49:34.6 3 9
2 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 80 8.1 6 6
3 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart March-Ford 80 17.1 1 4
4 3 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 80 + 1:13.1 8 3
5 10 United Kingdom John Miles Lotus-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 14 2
6 11 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 19 1
7 4 France Henri Pescarolo Matra 78 + 2 Laps 18  
8 23 Rhodesia John Love Lotus-Ford 78 + 2 Laps 22  
9 20 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 76 + 4 Laps 16  
10 16 Switzerland Jo Siffert March-Ford 75 + 5 Laps 9  
11 24 South Africa Peter de Klerk Brabham-Ford 75 + 5 Laps 21  
12 25 South Africa Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 73 Engine 13  
13 9 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 72 Engine 4  
Ret 17 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 60 Engine 5  
Ret 7 United Kingdom John Surtees McLaren-Ford 60 Engine 7  
Ret 21 Canada George Eaton BRM 58 Engine 23  
Ret 2 France Johnny Servoz-Gavin March-Ford 57 Engine 17  
Ret 5 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 39 Engine 10  
Ret 22 United Kingdom Piers Courage De Tomaso-Ford 39 Accident 20  
Ret 8 United States Mario Andretti March-Ford 26 Overheating 11  
Ret 14 Germany Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 23 Engine 15  
Ret 19 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 22 Gearbox 12  
Ret 15 New Zealand Chris Amon March-Ford 14 Overheating 2  
DNS 11 United Kingdom Brian Redman Lotus-Ford Car raced by Graham Hill
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Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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