1970 German Grand Prix

The 1970 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 2 August 1970. It was race 8 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 50-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jochen Rindt after he started from second position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Ferrari team and McLaren driver Denny Hulme came in third.

On short notice following the drivers' demand for improved safety at the Nürburgring, the race was moved to Hockenheim for the first time in the history of the German Grand Prix as this track already had been fitted with Armco. F1 returned to an updated Nürburgring in 1971.

This was Rindt's final win in his career before his death at the Italian Grand Prix that year at Monza.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	10	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:59.5	—	1
2	2	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	1:59.7	+0.2	2
3	15	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:59.8	+0.3	3
4	12	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	March-Ford	2:00.0	+0.5	4
5	14	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	Matra	2:00.5	+1.0	5
6	5	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	March-Ford	2:00.9	+1.4	6
7	1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	2:01.0	+1.5	7
8	6	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	2:01.1	+1.6	8
9	11	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	March-Ford	2:01.5	+2.0	9
10	16	Template:Flagicon John Miles	Lotus-Ford	2:01.6	+2.1	10
11	21	Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	2:01.6	+2.1	11
12	3	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	2:02.0	+2.5	12
13	17	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	2:02.0	+2.5	13
14	23	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	March-Ford	2:02.1	+2.6	14
15	7	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	2:02.1	+2.6	15
16	4	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	2:02.1	+2.6	16
17	24	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	2:02.2	+2.7	17
18	18	Template:Flagicon Jackie Oliver	BRM	2:02.3	+2.8	18
19	22	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	2:02.4	+2.9	19
DNQ	25	Template:Flagicon Brian Redman	De Tomaso-Ford	2:02.7	+3.2	—
21	9	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	2:03.0	+3.5	20
DNQ	20	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	McLaren-Alfa Romeo	2:03.0	+3.5	—
23	8	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	2:05.2	+5.7	21
DNQ	27	Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser	Bellasi-Ford	2:06.2	+6.7	—
DNQ	26	Template:Flagicon Hubert Hahne	March-Ford	2:07.1	+7.6	—
Source:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	50	1:42:00.3	2	9
2	10	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	50	+ 0.7	1	6
3	4	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	50	+ 1:21.8	16	4
4	17	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	50	+ 1:55.1	13	3
5	21	Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	49	+ 1 Lap	11	2
6	14	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	Matra	49	+ 1 Lap	5	1
7	23	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	March-Ford	49	+ 1 Lap	14
8	12	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	March-Ford	47	Ignition	4
9	7	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	46	Engine	15
Ret	9	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	37	Engine	20
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	March-Ford	34	Engine	6
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	30	Engine	3
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon John Miles	Lotus-Ford	24	Engine	10
Ret	1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	20	Engine	7
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	March-Ford	15	Gearbox	9
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	11	Engine	19
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	7	Ignition	8
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Jackie Oliver	BRM	5	Engine	18
Ret	3	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	4	Oil Leak	12
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	4	Suspension	21
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	3	Throttle	17
DNQ	25	Template:Flagicon Brian Redman	De Tomaso-Ford
DNQ	20	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	McLaren-Alfa Romeo
DNQ	27	Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser	Bellasi-Ford
DNQ	26	Template:Flagicon Hubert Hahne	March-Ford
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Notes

• This was the 50th pole position for a Ferrari-powered car.
• This was the 50th race for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	45
	2	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	25
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	20
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	4	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	19
	5	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	14
Source:<ref name="Championship standings">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford	50
	2	Template:Flagicon March-Ford	33
	3	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Ford	29
	4	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford	27
File:1uparrow green.svg 2	5	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	16
Source:<ref name="Championship standings"/>

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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