1970 French Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:France
Grand Prix:French
Date:5 July
Year:1970
Official Name:LVI Grand Prix de France
Location:Circuit de Charade
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:5.005
Course Km:8.055
Distance Laps:38
Distance Mi:190.196
Distance Km:306.090
Weather:Overcast
Pole Driver:Jacky Ickx
Pole Team:Ferrari
Pole Time:2:58.22
Pole Country:Belgium
Fast Driver:Jack Brabham
Fast Team:Brabham-Ford
Fast Time:3:00.75
Fast Country:Australia
First Driver:Jochen Rindt
First Team:Lotus-Ford
First Country:Austria
Second Driver:Chris Amon
Second Team:March-Ford
Second Country:New Zealand
Third Driver:Jack Brabham
Third Team:Brabham-Ford
Third Country:Australia

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]

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 Jacky IckxFerrari2:58.221
2 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra2:58.702
3 Chris AmonMarch-Ford2:59.143
4 Jackie StewartMarch-Ford2:59.244
5 Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford2:59.675
6 Jochen RindtLotus-Ford2:59.746
7 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford3:00.427
8 Henri PescaroloMatra3:00.598
9 Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford3:01.219
10 Pedro RodríguezBRM3:01.2910
11 Ignazio GiuntiFerrari3:01.8511
12 Jackie OliverBRM3:02.7712
13 François CevertMarch-Ford3:02.8713
14 Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford3:03.4114
15 Andrea de AdamichMcLaren-Alfa Romeo3:03.4815
16 Jo SiffertMarch-Ford3:03.7816
17 Dan GurneyMcLaren-Ford3:04.0417
18 John MilesLotus-Ford3:04.1618
19 George EatonBRM3:04.9219
20 Graham HillLotus-Ford3:07.8420
DNQ Silvio MoserBellasi-Ford3:08.10—
DNQ Alex Soler-RoigLotus-Ford3:14.49—
DNQ Pete LovelyLotus-Ford3:15.58—
Source: [2]

Race

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
16 Jochen RindtLotus-Ford381:55:57.069
214 Chris AmonMarch-Ford38+ 7.6136
323 Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford38+ 44.8354
419 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford38+ 45.6673
520 Henri PescaroloMatra38+ 1:19.4282
617 Dan GurneyMcLaren-Ford38+ 1:19.65171
722 Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford38+ 2:20.1614 
87 John MilesLotus-Ford38+ 2:47.1718 
91 Jackie StewartMarch-Ford38+ 3:09.614 
108 Graham HillLotus-Ford37+ 1 Lap20 
112 François CevertMarch-Ford37+ 1 Lap13 
124 George EatonBRM36+ 2 Laps19 
1321 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra35Out of Fuel2 
1411 Ignazio GiuntiFerrari35+ 3 Laps11 
NC16 Andrea de AdamichMcLaren-Alfa Romeo29+ 9 Laps15 
Ret12 Jo SiffertMarch-Ford23Accident16 
Ret18 Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford17Differential9 
Ret10 Jacky IckxFerrari16Engine1 
Ret3 Pedro RodríguezBRM6Gearbox10 
Ret5 Jackie OliverBRM5Engine12 
DNQ24 Silvio MoserBellasi-Ford  
DNQ9 Alex Soler-RoigLotus-Ford  
DNQ25 Pete LovelyLotus-Ford    

Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
11 Jochen Rindt27
12 Jackie Stewart19
3 Jack Brabham19
34 Chris Amon12
5 Denny Hulme12
Source: [3]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
11 Lotus-Ford32
12 March-Ford31
3 Brabham-Ford21
4 McLaren-Ford19
5 Matra15
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rive . Franck . A Brief History of Charade . theracingline.net . 10 April 2017.
  2. Web site: France 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 13 March 2021.
  3. Web site: France 1970 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 15 March 2019.

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