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1970 Rand Spring Trophy
1970 Canadian GP
1969 United States GP

1970 United States GP

1970 Mexican GP
1971 United States GP
 XIII  United States Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 4 October 1970
Start time14:00
Event United States GP
Circuit Watkins Glen
Event FormatRace of 108 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#12 of 13 in 1970
#196 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps108
Circuit Perimeter3701 m
Race Distance3701 × 108 = 399.708 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherCold, Dry
Participants
Entries27
Qualifiers24
Finishers14
Debutants
Gus Hutchison (Driver),
Peter Westbury (Driver),
   Reine Wisell (Driver),
Gus Hutchison (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 1 – 100th Race Entry (Car Number)
 Emerson Fittipaldi – 1st Win (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most Retirements Graham Hill (54),
2. Highest 3rd Place Finish Ratio Reine Wisell (100.00%),
3. Most Retirements in a Season Jackie Oliver (11),
4. Most 9th Place Finishes in a Season March (6),
5. Most Failures to Qualify in a Season Andrea de Adamich (5)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (271),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (139),
3. Most Retirements Lotus (236),
4. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (46),
5. Most 9th Place Finishes Jo Siffert (6),
6. Most Fastest Laps Ferrari (52),
7. Most Laps Led Lotus (3103),
8. Most Race Entries Ferrari (563),
9. Most Race Entries Jack Brabham (127),
10. Most Failures to Qualify Lotus (37),
11. Most 6th Place Qualifications Ferrari (46)

World Championship standings
1  Jochen Rindt 45 
2  Jacky Ickx 31 
3  Clay Regazzoni 27 
4  Jackie Stewart 25 
  Jack Brabham 25 
6  Denny Hulme 23 
7  Pedro Rodriguez 22 up
8  Chris Amon 20 up
9  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 14 
10  Emerson Fittipaldi 12 up
11  Rolf Stommelen 10 up
12  Henri Pescarolo 8 up
13  Graham Hill 7 up
14  Bruce McLaren 6 up
15  Reine Wisell 4 
  Mario Andretti 4 up
17  Ignazio Giunti 3 up
18  John Surtees 3 up
19  Johnny Servoz-Gavin 2 up
  Jackie Oliver 2 up
  John Miles 2 up
22  François Cévert 1 up
  Peter Gethin 1 up
  Derek Bell 1 
  Dan Gurney 1 up
1  Lotus / Ford 59 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 46 
3  March / Ford 45 
4  Brabham / Ford 35 
5  McLaren / Ford 31 
6  BRM / BRM 22 up
7  Matra / Matra 21 up
8  Surtees / Ford 3 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 24Car 3Car 3
EntrantGold Leaf Team LotusScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Driver Emerson Fittipaldi Jacky Ickx Jacky Ickx
Car Lotus 72C Ferrari 312B Ferrari 312B
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ferrari 3.0 F12Ferrari 3.0 F12
Time1:57'32.791'03.071'02.74
Speed204.025 km/h211.251 km/h212.362 km/h