| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season | ||
 The Charade Circuit (1958-1988) | ||
| Date | July 5, 1970 | |
| Official name | LVI Grand Prix de France | |
| Location | Charade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 8.055 km (5.005 mi) | |
| Distance | 38 laps, 306.090 km (190.196 mi) | |
| Weather | Overcast | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari |
| Time | 2:58.22 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford |
| Time | 3:00.75 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford |
| Second |  Chris Amon
|
March-Ford |
| Third | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford |
The 1970 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Charade Circuit on July 5, 1970.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 38 | 1:55:57.0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 |  Chris Amon
|
March-Ford | 38 | 7.61 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 23 | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford | 38 | 44.83 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 38 | 45.66 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 |  Henri Pescarolo
|
Matra | 38 | + 1:19.42 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 32 |  Dan Gurney
|
McLaren-Ford | 38 | + 1:19.65 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 |  Rolf Stommelen
|
Brabham-Ford | 38 | + 2:20.16 | 14 | |
| 8 | 7 |  John Miles
|
Lotus-Ford | 38 | + 2:47.17 | 18 | |
| 9 | 1 | Jackie Stewart
|
March-Ford | 38 | + 3:09.61 | 4 | |
| 10 | 8 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 37 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 11 | 2 | François Cevert
|
March-Ford | 37 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 12 | 4 |  George Eaton
|
BRM | 36 | + 2 Laps | 19 | |
| 13 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra | 35 | Out of Fuel | 2 | |
| 14 | 11 |  Ignazio Giunti
|
Ferrari | 35 | + 3 Laps | 11 | |
| NC | 16 | Andrea de Adamich
|
McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 29 | Not Classified | 15 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Jo Siffert
|
March-Ford | 23 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 17 | Differential | 9 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 16 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 3 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
BRM | 6 | Gearbox | 10 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 5 | Engine | 12 | |
| DNQ | 24 | Silvio Moser
|
Bellasi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 |  Alex Soler-Roig
|
Lotus-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 25 | Pete Lovely
|
Lotus-Ford |
Notes[]
- Pole Position: Jacky Ickx - 2:58.22
- Fastest Lap: Jack Brabham – 3:00.75
- This was the last F1 race to held on public roads and a circuit that did not have Armco installed on it. When F1 returned to Clemont-Ferrand in 1972, Armco had already been installed there.
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1970/548/. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
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