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**1970 South African Grand Prix**
Race details
	Race 1 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season
	; The Kyalami Circuit (1967-1985)
Date	March 7, 1970
Official name	XVI South African Grand Prix
Location	Kyalami, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Course	Permanent racing facility; 4.104 km (2.550 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 328.320 km (204.009 mi)
Weather	Very hot, Dry
Pole position
Time	1:19.3
Fastest lap
Time	1:20.8 on lap 71
Podium

The 1970 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on March 7, 1970. It was the first round of the 1970 Formula One season. It was also the last Formula One victory for triple world champion Jack Brabham.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	80	1:49:35.4	3	9
2	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	80	8.1	6	6
3	1	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	80	17.1	1	4
4	3	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	80	+ 1:13.1	8	3
5	10	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	14	2
6	11	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	19	1
7	4	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	78	+ 2 Laps	18
8	23	John Love	Lotus-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	22
9	20	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	76	+ 4 Laps	16
10	16	Jo Siffert	March-Ford	75	+ 5 Laps	9
11	24	Peter de Klerk	Brabham-Ford	75	+ 5 Laps	21
12	25	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford	73	Engine	13
13	9	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	72	Engine	4
Ret	17	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	60	Engine	5
Ret	7	John Surtees	McLaren-Ford	60	Engine	7
Ret	21	George Eaton	BRM	58	Engine	23
Ret	2	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	March-Ford	57	Engine	17
Ret	5	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	39	Engine	10
Ret	22	Piers Courage	De Tomaso-Ford	39	Accident	20
Ret	8	Mario Andretti	March-Ford	26	Overheating	11
Ret	14	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	23	Engine	15
Ret	19	Jackie Oliver	BRM	22	Gearbox	12
Ret	15	Chris Amon	March-Ford	14	Overheating	2

[edit] References

"The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1970/525/. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
"chicanef1.com". http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1970&gp=South%20African%20GP&r=1. Retrieved 2009-07-07.

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