Round 12 | Watkins Glen

1970 United States Grand Prix

United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, 1970-10-04. Emerson Fittipaldi won it for Team Lotus. Podium: Emerson Fittipaldi, Pedro Rodríguez, Reine Wisell.

Winner

Emerson Fittipaldi

Team Lotus

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

not available

Circuit

Watkins Glen

USA

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 3 108 Finished 9.0
2 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 4 108 Finished 6.0
3 Reine Wisell Team Lotus 9 108 Finished 4.0
4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1 107 +1 Lap 3.0
5 Chris Amon March 5 107 +1 Lap 2.0
6 Derek Bell Surtees 13 107 +1 Lap 1.0
7 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 11 106 +2 Laps 0.0
8 Henri Pescarolo Matra 12 105 +3 Laps 0.0
9 Jo Siffert March 23 105 +3 Laps 0.0
10 Jack Brabham Brabham 16 105 +3 Laps 0.0
11 Ronnie Peterson March 15 104 +4 Laps 0.0
12 Rolf Stommelen Brabham 19 104 +4 Laps 0.0
13 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 6 101 +7 Laps 0.0
14 Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 21 100 +8 Laps 0.0
R Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 2 82 Oil leak 0.0
R Graham Hill Team Lotus 10 72 Clutch 0.0
R François Cevert March 17 62 Wheel 0.0
R Tim Schenken De Tomaso 20 61 Suspension 0.0
R Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 24 50 Water pipe 0.0
R Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 18 27 Handling 0.0
R Gus Hutchison Brabham 22 21 Fuel leak 0.0
R Jackie Oliver BRM 7 14 Engine 0.0
R George Eaton BRM 14 10 Engine 0.0
R John Surtees Surtees 8 6 Engine 0.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 23 to P9 (+14)

Jo Siffert

March

Grid 13 to P6 (+7)

Derek Bell

Surtees

Grid 19 to P12 (+7)

Rolf Stommelen

Brabham

Grid 21 to P14 (+7)

Peter Gethin

McLaren-Ford

Grid 9 to P3 (+6)

Reine Wisell

Team Lotus

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