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1970 South African Grand Prix
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 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 328.320 km (204.009 miles)
Weather	Very hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford
Time	1:19.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford
Time	1:20.8 on lap 71
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford
Second	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Third	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford
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), 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.

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.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Team	Time	Gap
1	1	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	1:19.3
2	15	Chris Amon	March-Ford	March Engineering	1:19.3	-
3	12	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	Motor Racing Developments Ltd	1:19.6	+0.3
4	9	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	1:19.9	+0.6
5	17	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	1:20.0	+0.7
6	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	1:20.1	+0.8
7	7	John Surtees	McLaren-Ford	Team Surtees	1:20.2	+0.9
8	3	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	Equipe Matra Elf	1:20.2	+0.9
9	16	Jo Siffert	March-Ford	March Engineering	1:20.2	+0.9
10	5	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	1:20.3	+1.0
11	8	Mario Andretti	March-Ford	STP Corporation	1:20.5	+1.2
12	19	Jackie Oliver	BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	1:20.9	+1.6
13	25	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford	Scuderia Scribante	1:20.9	+1.6
14	10	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	1:21.0	+1.7
15	14	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	Auto Motor Und Sport	1:21.2	+1.9
16	20	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	1:21.3	+2.0
17	2	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	March-Ford	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	1:21.4	+2.1
18	4	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	Equipe Matra Elf	1:21.5	+2.2
19	11	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	Rob Walker Racing Team	1:21.6	+2.3
20	22	Piers Courage	De Tomaso-Ford	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1:22.0	+2.7
21	24	Peter de Klerk	Brabham-Ford	Team Gunston	1:22.7	+3.4
22	23	John Love	Lotus-Ford	Team Gunston	1:23.1	+3.8
23	21	George Eaton	BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	1:24.6	+5.3

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	80	1:49:34.6	3	9
2	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	80	+8.1	6	6
3	1	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	80	+17.1	1	4
4	3	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	80	+1:13.1	8	3
5	10	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	79	+1 lap	14	2
6	11	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	79	+1 lap	19	1
7	4	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	78	+2 laps	18
8	23	John Love	Lotus-Ford	78	+2 laps	22
9	20	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	76	+4 laps	16
10	16	Jo Siffert	March-Ford	75	+5 laps	9
11	24	Peter de Klerk	Brabham-Ford	75	+5 laps	21
12	25	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford	73	Engine	13
13	9	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	72	Engine	4
Ret	17	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	60	Engine	5
Ret	7	John Surtees	McLaren-Ford	60	Engine	7
Ret	21	George Eaton	BRM	58	Engine	23
Ret	2	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	March-Ford	57	Engine	17
Ret	5	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	39	Engine	10
Ret	22	Piers Courage	De Tomaso-Ford	39	Accident	20
Ret	8	Mario Andretti	March-Ford	26	Overheating	11
Ret	14	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	23	Engine	15
Ret	19	Jackie Oliver	BRM	22	Gearbox	12
Ret	15	Chris Amon	March-Ford	14	Overheating	2
DNS	11	Brian Redman	Lotus-Ford		Car raced by Graham Hill
Source:

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jack Brabham 9 2 Denny Hulme 6 3 Jackie Stewart 4 4 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 3 5 John Miles 2 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Brabham-Ford 9 2 McLaren-Ford 6 3 March-Ford 4 4 Matra 3 5 Lotus-Ford 2 Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

• This race marked the 50th podium finish for a New Zealand driver.
• This was Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor March. It also was their first pole position and podium finish.
• This was the third win of a South African Grand Prix by a Ford-powered car. It broke the old record set by Coventry Climax at the 1965 South African Grand Prix.

Additional information

1. Some sources credit both Brabham and John Surtees with fastest lap. See the discussion page for further information

References

1. "1970 Formula One Programmes: South Africa". Motor Racing Programme Covers. The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
2. ^ "The Grand Prix of South Africa". Motor Sport: 30. April 1970.
3. Graham Hill: Driven Documentary, BBC4, 2011, 43:57
4. "1970 South African Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
5. ^ "South Africa 1970 – Championship". 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