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Jochen Rindt won the 1970 French Grand Prix

Jochen Rindt won the 1970 French Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Chris Amon and Jack Brabham at Charade Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jochen Rindt
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Jochen Rindt, Chris Amon, and Jack Brabham
Race date
July 5, 1970
Pole
Jacky Ickx
Fastest lap
Jack Brabham
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Charade Circuit

The decisive result

Jochen Rindt finished first for Team Lotus. Chris Amon is listed 2 for March, with Jack Brabham 3 for Brabham.

Grid to finish

Dan Gurney from P17 to P6 (+11), John Miles from P18 to P8 (+10), and Graham Hill from P20 to P10 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacky Ickx started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Finished, 3 DNQ, 2 +1 lap, 2 Engine, and 1 +2 laps. Jack Brabham holds the fastest-lap entry at 3:00.750 on lap 29. 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
1Jochen RindtTeam Lotus1:55:57.0009
2Chris AmonMarch1:56:04.6106
3Jack BrabhamBrabham1:56:41.8304
4Denny HulmeMcLaren1:56:42.6603
5Henri PescaroloMatra1:57:16.4202
6Dan GurneyMcLaren1:57:16.6501
7Rolf StommelenBrabham1:58:17.1600
8John MilesTeam Lotus1:58:44.1700
9Jackie StewartMarch1:59:06.6100
10Graham HillTeam Lotus+1 lap0
11François CevertMarch+1 lap0
12George EatonBRM+2 laps0
13Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatraOut of fuel0
14Ignazio GiuntiFerrari+3 laps0
NCAndrea de AdamichMcLaren+9 laps0
DNFJo SiffertMarchAccident0
DNFRonnie PetersonMarchDifferential0
DNFJacky IckxFerrariEngine0
DNFPedro RodríguezBRMGearbox0
DNFJackie OliverBRMEngine0