1970 South African Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:South Africa
Flag Suffix:1928
Grand Prix:South African
Date:7 March
Year:1970
Official Name:Fourth AA Grand Prix of South Africa
Location:Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.550
Course Km:4.104
Distance Laps:80
Distance Mi:204.009
Distance Km:328.320
Weather:Very hot, Dry
Pole Driver:Jackie Stewart
Pole Team:March-Ford
Pole Time:1:19.3
Pole Country:United Kingdom
Fast Time:1:20.8
Fast Driver:Jack Brabham
Fast Team:Brabham-Ford
Fast Country:Australia
Fast Lap:71
First Driver:Jack Brabham
First Team:Brabham-Ford
First Country:Australia
Second Driver:Denny Hulme
Second Team:McLaren-Ford
Second Country:New Zealand
Third Driver:Jackie Stewart
Third Team:March-Ford
Third Country:United Kingdom

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. 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

Qualifying classification

Pos No Driver Constructor TeamTimeGap
11 Jackie StewartMarch-FordTyrrell Racing Organisation1:19.3
215 Chris AmonMarch-FordMarch Engineering1:19.3-
312 Jack BrabhamBrabham-FordMotor Racing Developments Ltd1:19.6+0.3
49 Jochen RindtLotus-FordGold Leaf Team Lotus1:19.9+0.6
517 Jacky IckxFerrariScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC1:20.0+0.7
66 Denny HulmeMcLaren-FordBruce McLaren Motor Racing1:20.1+0.8
77 John SurteesMcLaren-FordTeam Surtees1:20.2+0.9
83 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatraEquipe Matra Elf1:20.2+0.9
916 Jo SiffertMarch-FordMarch Engineering1:20.2+0.9
105 Bruce McLarenMcLaren-FordBruce McLaren Motor Racing1:20.3+1.0
118 Mario AndrettiMarch-FordSTP Corporation1:20.5+1.2
1219 Jackie OliverBRMOwen Racing Organisation1:20.9+1.6
1325 Dave CharltonLotus-FordScuderia Scribante1:20.9+1.6
1410 John MilesLotus-FordGold Leaf Team Lotus1:21.0+1.7
1514 Rolf StommelenBrabham-FordAuto Motor Und Sport1:21.2+1.9
1620 Pedro RodríguezBRMOwen Racing Organisation1:21.3+2.0
172 Johnny Servoz-GavinMarch-FordTyrrell Racing Organisation1:21.4+2.1
184 Henri PescaroloMatraEquipe Matra Elf1:21.5+2.2
1911 Graham HillLotus-FordRob Walker Racing Team1:21.6+2.3
2022 Piers CourageDe Tomaso-FordFrank Williams Racing Cars1:22.0+2.7
2124 Peter de KlerkBrabham-FordTeam Gunston1:22.7+3.4
2223 John LoveLotus-FordTeam Gunston1:23.1+3.8
2321 George EatonBRMOwen Racing Organisation1:24.6+5.3

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
112 Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford801:49:34.639
26 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford80+8.166
31 Jackie StewartMarch-Ford80+17.114
43 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra80+1:13.183
510 John MilesLotus-Ford79+1 lap142
611 Graham HillLotus-Ford79+1 lap191
74 Henri PescaroloMatra78+2 laps18 
823 John LoveLotus-Ford78+2 laps22 
920 Pedro RodríguezBRM76+4 laps16 
1016 Jo SiffertMarch-Ford75+5 laps9 
1124 Peter de KlerkBrabham-Ford75+5 laps21 
1225 Dave CharltonLotus-Ford73Engine13 
139 Jochen RindtLotus-Ford72Engine4 
Ret17 Jacky IckxFerrari60Engine5 
Ret7 John SurteesMcLaren-Ford60Engine7 
Ret21 George EatonBRM58Engine23 
Ret2 Johnny Servoz-GavinMarch-Ford57Engine17 
Ret5 Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford39Engine10 
Ret22 Piers CourageDe Tomaso-Ford39Accident20 
Ret8 Mario AndrettiMarch-Ford26Overheating11 
Ret14 Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford23Engine15 
Ret19 Jackie OliverBRM22Gearbox12 
Ret15 Chris AmonMarch-Ford14Overheating2 
DNS11 Brian RedmanLotus-FordCar raced by Graham Hill

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Jack Brabham9
2 Denny Hulme6
3 Jackie Stewart4
4 Jean-Pierre Beltoise3
5 John Miles2
Source:[4]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Brabham-Ford9
2 McLaren-Ford6
3 March-Ford4
4 Matra3
5 Lotus-Ford2
Source:

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1970 Formula One Programmes: South Africa . Motor Racing Programme Covers . The Programme Covers Project . 10 April 2015.
  2. The Grand Prix of South Africa. Motor Sport. April 1970. 30.
  3. Graham Hill: Driven Documentary, BBC4, 2011, 43:57
  4. Web site: South Africa 1970 – Championship . StatsF1.com. 20 March 2019.

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