Lap Ledger1950–2027 · every championship race

Season · 13 rounds, all run

1970 FIA Formula One World Championship

Jochen Rindt killed in practice at Monza and became the sport's only posthumous World Champion. Lotus 72 introduced side radiators and torsion-bar suspension.

Rounds
13all run
Drivers' champion
Jochen Rindt45 points
Constructors' champion
Team Lotus59 points
Margin
5over Jacky Ickx

How the title was decided

010203040R3R6R9R12454033
Jochen RindtJacky IckxClay Regazzoni

The three drivers who finished highest, tracked from the opening round. Before 1991 only a driver's best few results counted, so a line can rise by less than they scored that weekend.

The numbers behind this chart, How the title was decided
How the title was decided
DriverAfter roundPoints
Jochen Rindt39
Jochen Rindt49
Jochen Rindt518
Jochen Rindt627
Jochen Rindt736
Jochen Rindt845
Jochen Rindt945
Jochen Rindt1045
Jochen Rindt1145
Jochen Rindt1245
Jochen Rindt1345
Jacky Ickx54
Jacky Ickx64
Jacky Ickx74
Jacky Ickx810
Jacky Ickx919
Jacky Ickx1019
Jacky Ickx1128
Jacky Ickx1231
Jacky Ickx1340
Clay Regazzoni53
Clay Regazzoni63
Clay Regazzoni76
Clay Regazzoni86
Clay Regazzoni912
Clay Regazzoni1021
Clay Regazzoni1127
Clay Regazzoni1227
Clay Regazzoni1333

Final drivers' standings

Final drivers' standings
PosDriverWinsPointsGap
1Jochen Rindt545—
2Jacky Ickx3405
3Clay Regazzoni13312
4Denny Hulme02718
5Sir Jack Brabham12520
5Sir Jackie Stewart12520
7Pedro Rodriguez12322
8Chris Amon02322
9Jean-Pierre Beltoise01629
10Emerson Fittipaldi11233
11Rolf Stommelen01035
12Henri Pescarolo0837
13Graham Hill0738
14Bruce McLaren0639
15Mario Andretti0441
15Reine Wisell0441
17Ignazio Giunti0342
18John Surtees0342
19John Miles0243
19Johnny Servoz-Gavin0243
19Jackie Oliver0243
22Dan Gurney0144
22Francois Cevert0144
22Peter Gethin0144
22Derek Bell0144
A driver with points and no position was excluded from the classification: the points stand, the position does not. Wins are counted from the race records, and a shared drive is a win for both of its drivers. The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all.

Final constructors' standings

Final constructors' standings
PosConstructorPointsGap
1Team Lotus ford59—
2Ferrari ferrari527
3March ford4811
4Brabham ford3524
5McLaren ford3524
6BRM brm2336
7Matra matra2336
8Surtees ford356
The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all. The championship is contested by a chassis–engine pair, so one name can appear more than once with different engines.

The calendar

  1. R1South Africanrun
  2. R2Spanishrun
  3. R3Monacorun
  4. R4Belgianrun
  5. R5Dutchrun
  6. R6Frenchrun
  7. R7Britishrun
  8. R8Germanrun
  9. R9Austrianrun
  10. R10Italianrun
  11. R11Canadianrun
  12. R12United Statesrun
  13. R13Mexicanrun

The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy.

The calendar
RGrand PrixCircuitDatesWinnerConstructorPoleFastest lap
1South African Grand PrixKyalamiSir Jack BrabhamBrabhamSir Jackie StewartSir Jack Brabham
2Spanish Grand PrixCircuito del JaramaSir Jackie StewartMarchSir Jack BrabhamSir Jack Brabham
3Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoJochen RindtTeam LotusSir Jackie StewartJochen Rindt
4Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsPedro RodriguezBRMSir Jackie StewartChris Amon
5Dutch Grand PrixCircuit ZandvoortJochen RindtTeam LotusJochen RindtJacky Ickx
6French Grand PrixCharadeJochen RindtTeam LotusJacky IckxSir Jack Brabham
7British Grand PrixBrands HatchJochen RindtTeam LotusJochen RindtSir Jack Brabham
8German Grand PrixHockenheimringJochen RindtTeam LotusJacky IckxJacky Ickx
9Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull RingJacky IckxFerrariJochen RindtJacky Ickx / Clay Regazzoni
10Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale MonzaClay RegazzoniFerrariJacky IckxClay Regazzoni
11Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Mont-TremblantJacky IckxFerrariSir Jackie StewartClay Regazzoni
12United States Grand PrixWatkins GlenEmerson FittipaldiTeam LotusJacky IckxJacky Ickx
13Mexican Grand PrixAutodromo Hermanos RodriguezJacky IckxFerrariClay RegazzoniJacky Ickx
Two names in one cell is a shared drive: both drivers are classified in that position, and both are winners. Open any round for its full classification.

Who entered

Who entered
ConstructorEntered asChassisDesignsEnginesTyres
BellasiSilvio MoserBellasi F1 701Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
BrabhamAuto Motor und SportBrabham BT331Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
BrabhamGus HutchisonBrabham BT26A1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
BrabhamMotor Racing DevelopmentsBrabham BT331Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
BrabhamTeam GunstonBrabham BT26A1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
BrabhamTom Wheatcroft RacingBrabham BT26A1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
BRMYardley Team BRMBRM P153, BRM P1392BRM P142 3.0 V12Dunlop
De TomasoFrank Williams Racing CarsDe Tomaso 505/381Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Dunlop
FerrariScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari 312B1Ferrari 001 3.0 F12Firestone
MarchAntique Automobiles Racing TeamMarch 7011Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
MarchHubert HahneMarch 7011Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
MarchMarch EngineeringMarch 7011Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
MarchSTP CorporationMarch 7011Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
MarchTyrrell Racing OrganisationMarch 7011Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Dunlop
MatraÉquipe Matra ElfMatra MS1201Matra MS12 3.0 V12Goodyear
McLarenBruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M14A1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
McLarenBruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M7D, McLaren M14D2Alfa Romeo T33 3.0 V8Goodyear
McLarenEcurie BonnierMcLaren M7C1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
McLarenTeam SurteesMcLaren M7C1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
SurteesTeam SurteesSurtees TS71Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
Team LotusBrooke Bond Oxo Racing/Rob WalkerLotus 49C, Lotus 72C2Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
Team LotusGarvey Team LotusLotus 49C1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
Team LotusGold Leaf Team LotusLotus 49C, Lotus 72B, Lotus 72C3Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
Team LotusPete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.Lotus 49B1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
Team LotusScuderia ScribanteLotus 49C1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
Team LotusTeam GunstonLotus 491Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Dunlop
Team LotusWorld Wide RacingLotus 49C1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone
TyrrellTyrrell Racing OrganisationTyrrell 0011Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Dunlop
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Where an entrant ran more than one design, no source records which car raced which round — so those race results carry no chassis.

Photographs

From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.

Ferrari 312B
Ferrari 312B
Rétromobile 2017 - Ferrari 312 B2 - 1972 - 002 · Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
March 701
March 701
March 701 (Tyrrell) front-left Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Matra MS120
Matra MS120
CitéAuto - Matra MS120 · A1AA1A · CC BY-SA 4.0
McLaren M14A
McLaren M14A
McLaren M14 · Pyrope · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
De Tomaso 505/38
De Tomaso 505/38
Paris - Retromobile 2012 - De Tomaso 505 - 1970 - 001 · Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Surtees TS7
Surtees TS7
SurteesTS7BarryBoor · The original uploader was Scottanon at English Wikipedia . · Attribution

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

3 more photographs
Lotus 49
Lotus 49
HillGraham19690801Lotus-Nordkehre · Lothar Spurzem · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · unchecked
Brabham BT26
Brabham BT26
Brabham BT26 Tasman Donington · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tyrrell 001
Tyrrell 001
Tyrrell 001 Goodwood 2008 · Brian Snelson from Hockley, Essex, England · CC BY 2.0

Where this comes from

Team
Team Lotus
Runner-up
Jacky Ickx — 40
Engine formula
3.0 L naturally aspirated / 1.5 L forced induction
Tyres
Goodyear, Firestone, Dunlop
Entered
43 drivers, 11 constructors, 5 engine makers — counted from the entries, whether or not they started