Pit Lane F1
1970 Season - Round 6 - 1970-07-05
Jochen Rindt won the 1970 French Grand Prix for Team Lotus, with Chris Amon (March) second and Jack Brabham (Brabham) third. The win came from P6 on the grid.
Dan Gurney (McLaren-Ford) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P6 at the flag â a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1970 French Grand Prix, completing round 6 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | Team Lotus | 6 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Chris Amon | March | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Denny Hulme |
| McLaren-Ford |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 8 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford | 17 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 14 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | John Miles | Team Lotus | 18 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Jackie Stewart | March | 4 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | François Cevert | March | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | George Eaton | BRM | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 2 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 14 | Ignazio Giunti | Ferrari | 11 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Andrea de Adamich | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 15 | Not classified | 0 |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | March | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 17 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | Differential | 0 |
| 18 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Pedro RodrĂguez | BRM | 10 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 12 | Engine | 0 |
