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Jack Brabham won the 1970 South African Grand Prix

Jack Brabham won the 1970 South African Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of Denny Hulme and Jackie Stewart at Kyalami Racing Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jack Brabham
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme, and Jackie Stewart
Race date
March 7, 1970
Pole
Jackie Stewart
Fastest lap
Jack Brabham
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Kyalami Racing Circuit

The decisive result

Jack Brabham finished first for Brabham. Denny Hulme is listed 2 for McLaren, with Jackie Stewart 3 for March.

Grid to finish

John Love from P22 to P8 (+14), Graham Hill from P19 to P6 (+13), and Henri Pescarolo from P18 to P7 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jackie Stewart started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Engine, 4 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 +5 laps. Jack Brabham holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.800 on lap 71. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jack BrabhamBrabham1:49:34.6009
2Denny HulmeMcLaren1:49:42.7006
3Jackie StewartMarch1:49:51.7004
4Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra1:50:47.7003
5John MilesTeam Lotus+1 lap2
6Graham HillTeam Lotus+1 lap1
7Henri PescaroloMatra+2 laps0
8John LoveTeam Lotus+2 laps0
9Pedro RodríguezBRM+4 laps0
10Jo SiffertMarch+5 laps0
11Peter de KlerkBrabham+5 laps0
12Dave CharltonTeam LotusEngine0
13Jochen RindtTeam LotusEngine0
DNFJohn SurteesMcLarenEngine0
DNFJacky IckxFerrariEngine0
DNFGeorge EatonBRMEngine0
DNFJohnny Servoz-GavinMarchEngine0
DNFPiers CourageDe TomasoAccident0
DNFBruce McLarenMcLarenEngine0
DNFMario AndrettiMarchOverheating0