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South African Grand Prix

South African Grand Prix 1970

Round 1 of 13Kyalami Racing Circuit, MidrandMar 7 197080 laps

Podium

HULMcLaren
2
BRABrabham
1
STEMarch
3

Key facts

WinnerBRA1:49:34.600 from P3
PoleSTE1:19.300
Fastest lapBRA1:20.800 on lap 71
Finishers13 / 23classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1BRAJack BrabhamBrabham3▲2801:49:34.60091:20.800
2HULDenny HulmeMcLaren6▲480+8.100s6–
3STEJackie StewartMarch1▼280+17.100s4–
4BELJean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra8▲480+73.100s3–
5MILJohn MilesLotus14▲979+1 lap2–
6HILGraham HillLotus19▲1379+1 lap1–
7PESHenri PescaroloMatra18▲1178+2 laps–
8LOVJohn LoveLotus22▲1478+2 laps–
9RODPedro RodríguezBRM16▲776+4 laps–
10SIFJo SiffertMarch9▼175+5 laps–
11DEKPeter De KlerkBrabham21▲1075+5 laps–
12CHADave CharltonLotus13▲173+7 laps–
13RINJochen RindtLotus4▼972+8 laps–
DNFSURJohn SurteesMcLaren760Engine1:20.800
DNFICKJacky IckxFerrari560Engine–
DNFEATGeorge EatonBRM2358Engine–
DNFSERJohnny Servoz-GavinMarch1757Engine–
DNFCOUPiers CourageDe Tomaso2039Accident–
DNFMCLBruce McLarenMcLaren1039Engine–
DNFANDMario AndrettiMarch1126Overheating–
DNFSTORolf StommelenBrabham1523Engine–
DNFOLIJackie OliverBRM1222Gearbox–
DNFAMOChris AmonMarch214Overheating–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1STEJackie StewartMarch1:19.300
2AMOChris AmonMarch1:19.300+0.000s
3BRAJack BrabhamBrabham1:19.600+0.300s
4RINJochen RindtLotus1:19.900+0.600s
5ICKJacky IckxFerrari1:20.000+0.700s
6HULDenny HulmeMcLaren1:20.100+0.800s
7SURJohn SurteesMcLaren1:20.200+0.900s
8BELJean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra1:20.200+0.900s
9SIFJo SiffertMarch1:20.200+0.900s
10MCLBruce McLarenMcLaren1:20.300+1.000s
11ANDMario AndrettiMarch1:20.500+1.200s
12OLIJackie OliverBRM1:20.900+1.600s
13CHADave CharltonLotus1:20.900+1.600s
14MILJohn MilesLotus1:21.000+1.700s
15STORolf StommelenBrabham1:21.200+1.900s
16RODPedro RodríguezBRM1:21.300+2.000s
17SERJohnny Servoz-GavinMarch1:21.400+2.100s
18PESHenri PescaroloMatra1:21.500+2.200s
19HILGraham HillLotus1:21.600+2.300s
20COUPiers CourageDe Tomaso1:22.000+2.700s
21DEKPeter De KlerkBrabham1:22.700+3.400s
22LOVJohn LoveLotus1:23.100+3.800s
23EATGeorge EatonBRM1:24.400+5.100s

Kyalami Racing Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1970. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1969Jackie StewartMatra
1968Jim ClarkLotus
1967Pedro RodríguezCooper

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