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1970 South African Grand Prix

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1970 South African Grand Prix
The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
Race details
Date 7 March 1970
Official name Fourth AA Grand Prix of South Africa
Location Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.104 km (2.550 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 328.320 km (204.009 miles)
Weather Very hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver March-Ford
Time 1:19.3
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Jack Brabham[a] Brabham-Ford
Time 1:20.8 on lap 71
Podium
First Brabham-Ford
Second McLaren-Ford
Third March-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1970 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the Fourth AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Vierde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix[1]), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 7 March 1970. It was race 1 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the 14th and last Formula One victory for triple world champion Jack Brabham, and at age 43, was the last driver to win a Formula One race over the age of 40 until Nigel Mansell at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix.[2]

Two time World Champion and five time 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.[3]

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Team Time Gap
1 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart March-Ford Tyrrell Racing Organisation 1:19.3
2 15 New Zealand Chris Amon March-Ford March Engineering 1:19.3 -
3 12 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford Motor Racing Developments Ltd 1:19.6 +0.3
4 9 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford Gold Leaf Team Lotus 1:19.9 +0.6
5 17 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 1:20.0 +0.7
6 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 1:20.1 +0.8
7 7 United Kingdom John Surtees McLaren-Ford Team Surtees 1:20.2 +0.9
8 3 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra Equipe Matra Elf 1:20.2 +0.9
9 16 Switzerland Jo Siffert March-Ford March Engineering 1:20.2 +0.9
10 5 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 1:20.3 +1.0
11 8 United States Mario Andretti March-Ford STP Corporation 1:20.5 +1.2
12 19 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM Owen Racing Organisation 1:20.9 +1.6
13 25 South Africa Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford Scuderia Scribante 1:20.9 +1.6
14 10 United Kingdom John Miles Lotus-Ford Gold Leaf Team Lotus 1:21.0 +1.7
15 14 Germany Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford Auto Motor Und Sport 1:21.2 +1.9
16 20 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM Owen Racing Organisation 1:21.3 +2.0
17 2 France Johnny Servoz-Gavin March-Ford Tyrrell Racing Organisation 1:21.4 +2.1
18 4 France Henri Pescarolo Matra Equipe Matra Elf 1:21.5 +2.2
19 11 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford Rob Walker Racing Team 1:21.6 +2.3
20 22 United Kingdom Piers Courage De Tomaso-Ford Frank Williams Racing Cars 1:22.0 +2.7
21 24 South Africa Peter de Klerk Brabham-Ford Team Gunston 1:22.7 +3.4
22 23 Rhodesia John Love Lotus-Ford Team Gunston 1:23.1 +3.8
23 21 Canada George Eaton BRM Owen Racing Organisation 1:24.6 +5.3

Classification

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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
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race

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

Notes

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Additional information

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  1. ^ Some sources credit both Brabham and John Surtees with fastest lap. See the discussion page for further information

References

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  1. ^ "1970 Formula One Programmes: South Africa". Motor Racing Programme Covers. The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The Grand Prix of South Africa". Motor Sport: 30. April 1970.
  3. ^ Graham Hill: Driven Documentary, BBC4, 2011, 43:57
  4. ^ "1970 South African Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "South Africa 1970 – Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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