1970 French Grand Prix

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1970 French Grand Prix
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The Circuit de Charade (1958-1988)
Race details
Date5 July 1970
Official name LVI Grand Prix de France
Location Circuit de Charade
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 8.055 km (5.005 miles)
Distance 38 laps, 306.090 km (190.196 miles)
Weather Overcast
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 2:58.22
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford
Time 3:00.75
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second March-Ford
Third Brabham-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1970 French Grand Prix

The 1970 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Charade, Clermont-Ferrand on 5 July 1970. It was race 6 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This was the third French Grand Prix to be held at the Circuit de Charade and the second in succession, after plans to hold the race at the Circuit d'Albi near Toulouse fell through. [1]

Contents

The 38-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jochen Rindt after he started from sixth position. Chris Amon finished second for the March team and Brabham driver Jack Brabham came in third.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeGrid
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 2:58.221
2 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 2:58.702
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon March-Ford 2:59.143
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart March-Ford 2:59.244
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 2:59.675
6 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 2:59.746
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 3:00.427
8 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Matra 3:00.598
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 3:01.219
10 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 3:01.2910
11 Flag of Italy.svg Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 3:01.8511
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver BRM 3:02.7712
13 Flag of France.svg François Cevert March-Ford 3:02.8713
14 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 3:03.4114
15 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 3:03.4815
16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert March-Ford 3:03.7816
17 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney McLaren-Ford 3:04.0417
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Miles Lotus-Ford 3:04.1618
19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Eaton BRM 3:04.9219
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 3:07.8420
DNQ Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Bellasi-Ford 3:08.10
DNQ Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alex Soler-Roig Lotus-Ford 3:14.49
DNQ Flag of the United States.svg Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford 3:15.58
Source: [2]

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 381:55:57.069
214 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon March-Ford 38+ 7.6136
323 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 38+ 44.8354
419 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 38+ 45.6673
520 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Matra 38+ 1:19.4282
617 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney McLaren-Ford 38+ 1:19.65171
722 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 38+ 2:20.1614 
87 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Miles Lotus-Ford 38+ 2:47.1718 
91 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart March-Ford 38+ 3:09.614 
108 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 37+ 1 Lap20 
112 Flag of France.svg François Cevert March-Ford 37+ 1 Lap13 
124 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Eaton BRM 36+ 2 Laps19 
1321 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 35Out of Fuel2 
1411 Flag of Italy.svg Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 35+ 3 Laps11 
NC16 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 29+ 9 Laps15 
Ret12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert March-Ford 23Accident16 
Ret18 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 17Differential9 
Ret10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 16Engine1 
Ret3 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 6Gearbox10 
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver BRM 5Engine12 
DNQ24 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Bellasi-Ford   
DNQ9 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alex Soler-Roig Lotus-Ford   
DNQ25 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford     
Source: [3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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