1970 season/Round 12
United States Grand Prix 1970
- Watkins Glen
- 4 October 1970
- 108 laps
- 408.2 km
- 3.780 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Emerson FittipaldiLotus1:57:32.790
- P2Pedro RodríguezBRM+36.390
- P3Reine WisellLotus+45.170
- Pole positionJacky IckxFerrari · 1:03.070
- Fastest lapJacky Ickx1:02.740 · lap 105
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
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 | 1:03.070 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:03.620 | +0.550 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:03.670 | +0.600 |
| 4 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:04.180 | +1.110 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | March | 1:04.230 | +1.160 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:04.300 | +1.230 |
| 7 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 1:04.370 | +1.300 |
| 8 | John Surtees | Surtees | 1:04.520 | +1.450 |
| 9 | Reine Wisell | Lotus | 1:04.790 | +1.720 |
| 10 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 1:04.810 | +1.740 |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:04.840 | +1.770 |
| 12 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 1:05.000 | +1.930 |
| 13 | Derek Bell | Surtees | 1:05.000 | +1.930 |
| 14 | George Eaton | BRM | 1:05.140 | +2.070 |
| 15 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1:05.180 | +2.110 |
| 16 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:05.290 | +2.220 |
| 17 | François Cevert | March | 1:05.300 | +2.230 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:05.440 | +2.370 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 1:05.770 | +2.700 |
| 20 | Tim Schenken | De Tomaso | 1:06.080 | +3.010 |
| 21 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 1:06.120 | +3.050 |
| 22 | Gus Hutchison | Brabham | 1:06.220 | +3.150 |
| 23 | Jo Siffert | March | 1:06.230 | +3.160 |
| 24 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 1:06.460 | +3.390 |
| 25 | Peter Westbury | BRM | 1:07.200 | +4.130 |
| 26 | Pete Lovely | Lotus | 1:07.450 | +4.380 |
| 27 | Andrea de Adamich | McLaren | 1:12.240 | +9.170 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | 105 | 1:02.740 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 12. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | 45 | |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | 31 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | 27 | |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | 25 | |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | 25 | |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | 23 | |
| 7 | Pedro Rodríguez | 22 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | 20 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 14 | |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 12 | ▲5 |