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1970 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
Date5 July
Year1970
ImageCircuit Charade 1958 1988.png
CaptionThe Circuit de Charade (1958-1988)
Official nameLVI Grand Prix de France
LocationCircuit de Charade
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi5.005
Course_km8.055
Distance_laps38
Distance_mi190.196
Distance_km306.090
WeatherOvercast
Pole_DriverJacky Ickx
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time2:58.22
Pole_CountryBelgium
Fast_DriverJack Brabham
Fast_TeamBrabham-Ford
Fast_Time3:00.75 on lap 29
Fast_CountryAustralia
First_DriverJochen Rindt
First_TeamLotus-Ford
First_CountryAustria
Second_DriverChris Amon
Second_TeamMarch-Ford
Second_CountryNew Zealand
Third_DriverJack Brabham
Third_TeamBrabham-Ford
Third_CountryAustralia
Lapchart

Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France

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.

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.DriverConstructorTimeGrid1234567891011121314151617181920DNQDNQDNQSource:
BEL Jacky IckxFerrari**2:58.22**1
FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra2:58.702
NZL Chris AmonMarch-Ford2:59.143
GBR Jackie StewartMarch-Ford2:59.244
AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford2:59.675
AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford2:59.746
NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford3:00.427
FRA Henri PescaroloMatra3:00.598
SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford3:01.219
MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM3:01.2910
ITA Ignazio GiuntiFerrari3:01.8511
GBR Jackie OliverBRM3:02.7712
FRA François CevertMarch-Ford3:02.8713
GER Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford3:03.4114
ITA Andrea de AdamichMcLaren-Alfa Romeo3:03.4815
SUI Jo SiffertMarch-Ford3:03.7816
USA Dan GurneyMcLaren-Ford3:04.0417
GBR John MilesLotus-Ford3:04.1618
CAN George EatonBRM3:04.9219
GBR Graham HillLotus-Ford3:07.8420
SUI Silvio MoserBellasi-Ford3:08.10—
ESP Alex Soler-RoigLotus-Ford3:14.49—
USA Pete LovelyLotus-Ford3:15.58—

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314NCRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQ
6AUT **Jochen Rindt****Lotus-Ford**381:55:57.06**9**
14NZL **Chris Amon****March-Ford**38+ 7.613**6**
23AUS **Jack Brabham****Brabham-Ford**38+ 44.835**4**
19NZL **Denny Hulme****McLaren-Ford**38+ 45.667**3**
20FRA **Henri Pescarolo****Matra**38+ 1:19.428**2**
17USA **Dan Gurney****McLaren-Ford**38+ 1:19.6517**1**
22GER Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford38+ 2:20.1614
7UK John MilesLotus-Ford38+ 2:47.1718
1UK Jackie StewartMarch-Ford38+ 3:09.614
8UK Graham HillLotus-Ford37+ 1 Lap20
2FRA François CevertMarch-Ford37+ 1 Lap13
4CAN George EatonBRM36+ 2 Laps19
21FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra35Out of Fuel2
11ITA Ignazio GiuntiFerrari35+ 3 Laps11
16ITA Andrea de AdamichMcLaren-Alfa Romeo29+ 9 Laps15
12SUI Jo SiffertMarch-Ford23Accident16
18SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford17Differential9
10BEL Jacky IckxFerrari16Engine1
3MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM6Gearbox10
5UK Jackie OliverBRM5Engine12
24SUI Silvio MoserBellasi-Ford
9Spain Alex Soler-RoigLotus-Ford
25USA Pete LovelyLotus-Ford

Notes

  • This was the last F1 race to be held on public roads with no Armco lined around the circuit. When F1 returned to the Charade circuit in 1972, Armco had already been installed there.
  • Last Points: Dan Gurney
  • For the first time since the 1968 Canadian Grand Prix, a Ford-powered car did not start on pole position. This race ended a record streak of 18 consecutive pole positions for Ford-Cosworth-powered cars.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11AUT Jochen Rindt27
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12United Kingdom Jackie Stewart19
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3AUS Jack Brabham19
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 34NZL Chris Amon12
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5New Zealand Denny Hulme12

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11UK Lotus-Ford32
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12UK March-Ford31
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3UK Brabham-Ford21
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4UK McLaren-Ford19
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5France Matra15
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1969 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1971 French Grand Prix

References

  1. Rive, Franck. "A Brief History of Charade". theracingline.net.
  2. "France 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1".
  3. "1970 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "France 1970 - Championship • STATS F1".
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