1970 South African Grand Prix
1970 South African Grand Prix | |||
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![]() 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 mi) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 328.320 km (204.009 mi) | ||
Weather | Very hot, Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | March-Ford | ||
Time | 1:19.3 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Drivers |
![]() | McLaren-Ford | |
![]() | Brabham-Ford | ||
Time | 1:20.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Brabham-Ford | ||
Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
Third | March-Ford | ||
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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.[2][citation needed]
Two times World Champion and five times 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[]
Qualifying classification[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Team | Time | Gap |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
March-Ford | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | 1:19.3 | |
2 | 15 | ![]() |
March-Ford | March Engineering | 1:19.3 | - |
3 | 12 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | Motor Racing Developments Ltd | 1:19.6 | +0.3 |
4 | 9 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | 1:19.9 | +0.6 |
5 | 17 | ![]() |
Ferrari | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | 1:20.0 | +0.7 |
6 | 6 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 1:20.1 | +0.8 |
7 | 7 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | Team Surtees | 1:20.2 | +0.9 |
8 | 3 | ![]() |
Matra | Equipe Matra Elf | 1:20.2 | +0.9 |
9 | 16 | ![]() |
March-Ford | March Engineering | 1:20.2 | +0.9 |
10 | 5 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 1:20.3 | +1.0 |
11 | 8 | ![]() |
March-Ford | STP Corporation | 1:20.5 | +1.2 |
12 | 19 | ![]() |
BRM | Owen Racing Organisation | 1:20.9 | +1.6 |
13 | 25 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | Scuderia Scribante | 1:20.9 | +1.6 |
14 | 10 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | 1:21.0 | +1.7 |
15 | 14 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | Auto Motor Und Sport | 1:21.2 | +1.9 |
16 | 20 | ![]() |
BRM | Owen Racing Organisation | 1:21.3 | +2.0 |
17 | 2 | ![]() |
March-Ford | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | 1:21.4 | +2.1 |
18 | 4 | ![]() |
Matra | Equipe Matra Elf | 1:21.5 | +2.2 |
19 | 11 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | Rob Walker Racing Team | 1:21.6 | +2.3 |
20 | 22 | ![]() |
De Tomaso-Ford | Frank Williams Racing Cars | 1:22.0 | +2.7 |
21 | 24 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | Team Gunston | 1:22.7 | +3.4 |
22 | 23 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | Team Gunston | 1:23.1 | +3.8 |
23 | 21 | ![]() |
BRM | Owen Racing Organisation | 1:24.6 | +5.3 |
Classification[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 80 | 1:49:34.6 | 3 | 9 |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 80 | + 8.1 | 6 | 6 |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 80 | + 17.1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
Matra | 80 | + 1:13.1 | 8 | 3 |
5 | 10 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 2 |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 19 | 1 |
7 | 4 | ![]() |
Matra | 78 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
8 | 23 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 22 | |
9 | 20 | ![]() |
BRM | 76 | + 4 Laps | 16 | |
10 | 16 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 75 | + 5 Laps | 9 | |
11 | 24 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 75 | + 5 Laps | 21 | |
12 | 25 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 73 | Engine | 13 | |
13 | 9 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 72 | Engine | 4 | |
Ret | 17 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 60 | Engine | 5 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 60 | Engine | 7 | |
Ret | 21 | ![]() |
BRM | 58 | Engine | 23 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 57 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 39 | Engine | 10 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
De Tomaso-Ford | 39 | Accident | 20 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 26 | Overheating | 11 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 23 | Engine | 15 | |
Ret | 19 | ![]() |
BRM | 22 | Gearbox | 12 | |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 14 | Overheating | 2 | |
DNS | 11 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | Car raced by Graham Hill | |||
Source:[4]
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Championship standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ^ "1970 Formula One Programmes: South Africa". Motor Racing Programme Covers. The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Grand Prix of South Africa". Motor Sport: 30. April 1970.
- ^ Graham Hill: Driven Documentary, BBC4, 2011, 43:57
- ^ "1970 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "South Africa 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External links[]
- "chicanef1.com". Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- "South Africa 1970 – Laps Led". statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- "MotorSport". MotorSport. 46 (4): 324–326, 330–331. April 1970. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- 1970 Formula One races
- 1970 in South African motorsport
- South African Grand Prix
- March 1970 sports events in Africa