1970 season/Round 6
French Grand Prix 1970
- Charade
- Clermont-Ferrand
- 5 July 1970
- 38 laps
- 306.1 km
- 8.055 km a lap
- P1Jochen RindtLotus1:55:57.000
- P2Chris AmonMarch+7.610
- P3Jack BrabhamBrabham+44.830
- Pole positionJacky IckxFerrari · 2:58.220
- Fastest lapJack Brabham3:00.750 · lap 29
- Winner started fromP6on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | 6 | Lotus · Ford | 6 | 38 | 1:55:57.000 | 9 |
| 2 | Chris Amon | 14 | March · Ford | 3 | 38 | +7.610 | 6 |
| 3 | Jack Brabhamfastest lap | 23 | Brabham · Ford | 5 | 38 | +44.830 | 4 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 19 | McLaren · Ford | 7 | 38 | +45.660 | 3 |
| 5 | Henri Pescarolo | 20 | Matra | 8 | 38 | +1:19.420 | 2 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | 17 | McLaren · Ford | 17 | 38 | +1:19.650 | 1 |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen | 22 | Brabham · Ford | 14 | 38 | +2:20.160 | |
| 8 | John Miles | 7 | Lotus · Ford | 18 | 38 | +2:47.170 | |
| 9 | Jackie Stewart | 1 | March · Ford | 4 | 38 | +3:09.610 | |
| 10 | Graham Hill | 8 | Lotus · Ford | 20 | 37 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | François Cevert | 2 | March · Ford | 13 | 37 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | George Eaton | 4 | BRM | 19 | 36 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 21 | Matra | 2 | 35 | Out of fuel | |
| 14 | Ignazio Giunti | 11 | Ferrari | 11 | 35 | +3 laps | |
| NC | Andrea de Adamich | 16 | McLaren · Alfa Romeo | 15 | 29 | +9 laps | |
| DNF | Jo Siffert | 12 | March · Ford | 16 | 23 | Accident | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | 18 | March · Ford | 9 | 17 | Differential | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | 10 | Ferrari | 1 | 16 | Engine | |
| DNF | Pedro Rodríguez | 3 | BRM | 10 | 6 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jackie Oliver | 5 | BRM | 12 | 5 | Engine | |
| DNQ | Silvio Moser | 24 | Bellasi · Ford | – | |||
| DNQ | Alex Soler-Roig | 9 | Lotus · Ford | – | |||
| DNQ | Pete Lovely | 25 | Lotus · Ford | – |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 2:58.220 | |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 2:58.700 | +0.480 |
| 3 | Chris Amon | March | 2:59.140 | +0.920 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | March | 2:59.240 | +1.020 |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 2:59.670 | +1.450 |
| 6 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus | 2:59.740 | +1.520 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3:00.420 | +2.200 |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 3:00.590 | +2.370 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3:01.210 | +2.990 |
| 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 3:01.290 | +3.070 |
| 11 | Ignazio Giunti | Ferrari | 3:01.850 | +3.630 |
| 12 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 3:02.770 | +4.550 |
| 13 | François Cevert | March | 3:02.870 | +4.650 |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 3:03.410 | +5.190 |
| 15 | Andrea de Adamich | McLaren | 3:03.480 | +5.260 |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | March | 3:03.780 | +5.560 |
| 17 | Dan Gurney | McLaren | 3:04.040 | +5.820 |
| 18 | John Miles | Lotus | 3:04.160 | +5.940 |
| 19 | George Eaton | BRM | 3:04.920 | +6.700 |
| 20 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 3:07.840 | +9.620 |
| 21 | Silvio Moser | Bellasi | 3:12.310 | +14.090 |
| 22 | Alex Soler-Roig | Lotus | 3:14.490 | +16.270 |
| 23 | Pete Lovely | Lotus | 3:15.580 | +17.360 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 29 | 3:00.750 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 6. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | 27 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | 19 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 19 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Chris Amon | 12 | ▲3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | 12 | |
| 6 | Pedro Rodríguez | 10 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo | 7 | ▲2 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | 6 | ▼2 |
| 10 | Graham Hill | 6 | ▼1 |