1970 Formula One Season

The 1970 Formula One Season was the 21st season of the Drivers' World Championship and the 13th season of the Constructors' Championship. 
It began on March 19th 1970 in South Africa and ended on October 25th in Mexico, and consisted of 13 races.
The Drivers' World Championship was won by Jochen Rindt of , who became the first Austrian and also became the first (and so far only) posthumous winner of the championship, when he was killed during practice for the Italian Grand Prix. He finished five points ahead of Jacky Ickx of . Ickx's teammate, Clay Regazzoni was third.
The Constructors' Championship was won by , seven points ahead of , and 11 ahead of , a brand new constructor.
In addition to Rindt, drivers Bruce McLaren (testing accident at Goodwood) and Piers Courage (during the Dutch Grand Prix) were killed this season, giving this year the sobriquet "The Year of Death".
==Team and Drivers==
==Calendar==
===World Championship Schedules===
===Non-Championship Races===
Date 	Event 	Circuit 	Report
22nd March 	V Race of Champions 	Brands Hatch	Report
26th April 	XXII BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone 	Report
22nd August	XVII International Gold Cup 	Oulton Park 	Report
==Season Review==
===Pre-Season===
===Race 1: South Africa===
===Race 2: Spain===
===Race 3: Monaco===
===Race 4: Belgium===
===Race 5: Netherlands===
===Race 6: France===
===Race 7: United Kingdom===
===Race 8: Germany===
===Race 9: Austria===
===Race 10: Italy===
===Race 11: Canada===
===Race 12: United States===
===Race 13: Mexico===
===Non-Championship Rounds===
==Results==
===World Championship Grand Prix===
==Final Standings==
===World Championship for Drivers===
The full World Championship standings for the 1970 season are shown below:
Pos.	Driver 	1 	2	3	4 	5 	6 	7 	8	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	Pts.*
Pos.	Driver 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.*
 	Jochen Rindt† 	13th	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	 	 	45
 	Jacky Ickx 	 	 	 	8th	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	40
 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th	 	33
4th 	Denny Hulme 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	27
5th 	Jackie Stewart 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	25
6th 	Jack Brabham 	 	 	 	 	11th	 	 	 	13th	 	 	10th	 	25
7th 	Pedro Rodríguez 	9th 	 	 	 	10th	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	23
8th 	Chris Amon 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	7th	 	 	 	23
9th 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	 	 	 	 	13th	 	 	 	 	8th	 	 	16
10th	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th	 	15th	 	 	 	 	12
11th	Rolf Stommelen 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	12th	 	10
12th	Henri Pescarolo 	7th 	 	 	 	8th 	 	 	 	14th	 	7th	8th 	9th	8
==See Also==
*List of fatal accidents
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