The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 12

United States Grand Prix

1970  ·  Watkins Glen  ·  4 October 1970  ·  108 laps

  1. 1st Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus · 01:57:32.79
  2. 2nd Pedro Rodríguez BRM · +36.39
  3. 3rd Reine Wisell Team Lotus · +45.17

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacky Ickx

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 82

Jackie Stewart

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Oil leak

03 On the Charge

Jo Siffert

March  —  P23 → P9

04 Victory

Emerson Fittipaldi

Team Lotus  —  Won from P3

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 3 108 01:57:32.79 9
2 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 4 108 +36.39 6
3 Reine Wisell Team Lotus 9 108 +45.17 4
4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1 107 +1 Lap 3
5 Chris Amon March 5 107 +1 Lap 2
6 Derek Bell Surtees 13 107 +1 Lap 1
7 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 11 106 +2 Laps
8 Henri Pescarolo Matra 12 105 +3 Laps
9 Jo Siffert March 23 105 +3 Laps
10 Jack Brabham Brabham 16 105 +3 Laps
11 Ronnie Peterson March 15 104 +4 Laps
12 Rolf Stommelen Brabham 19 104 +4 Laps
13 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 6 101 +7 Laps
14 Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 21 100 +8 Laps
15 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 2 82 Oil leak
16 Graham Hill Team Lotus 10 72 Clutch
17 François Cevert March 17 62 Wheel
18 Tim Schenken De Tomaso 20 61 Suspension
19 Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 24 50 Water pipe
20 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 18 27 Handling
21 Gus Hutchison Brabham 22 21 Fuel leak
22 Jackie Oliver BRM 7 14 Engine
23 George Eaton BRM 14 10 Engine
24 John Surtees Surtees 8 6 Engine

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