Season 1970 · Round 1

South African Grand Prix

1970 Season R2 →
1970-03-07 · Kyalami · South Africa · South African Grand Prix
Winner
15 Jack Brabham
1:49:35.400
Pole Position
1 Jackie Stewart
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
12
DNFs · starters 23 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 15 Jack Brabham Brabham 3 80 1:49:35.400 9
2 8 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 6 80 +8.100 6
3 1 Jackie Stewart March 1 80 +17.100 4
4 6 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 8 80 +1:13.100 3
5 24 John Miles Team Lotus 14 79 +1 Lap 2
6 14 Graham Hill Team Lotus 19 79 +1 Lap 1
7 7 Henri Pescarolo Matra 18 78 +2 Laps
8 23 John Love Team Lotus 22 78 +2 Laps
9 19 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 16 76 +4 Laps
10 11 Jo Siffert March 9 75 +5 Laps
11 24 Peter de Klerk Brabham 21 75 +5 Laps
12 25 Dave Charlton Team Lotus 13 73 Engine
13 22 Jochen Rindt Team Lotus 4 72 Engine
R 3 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 5 60 Engine
R 17 John Surtees McLaren-Ford 7 60 Engine
R 21 George Eaton BRM 23 58 Engine
R 16 Johnny Servoz-Gavin March 17 57 Engine
R 12 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 10 39 Engine
R 4 Piers Courage De Tomaso 20 39 Accident
R 5 Mario Andretti March 11 26 Overheating
R 16 Rolf Stommelen Brabham 15 23 Engine
R 20 Jackie Oliver BRM 12 22 Gearbox
R 12 Chris Amon March 2 14 Overheating
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15