Round 12 · 4 October 1970
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · New York State, USA
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
35 drivers
After Round 11
1
Jochen Rindt
Team Lotus
45
pts
2
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
28
pts
3
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
27
pts
4
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
25
pts
5
Jack Brabham
Brabham
25
pts
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6
Denny Hulme
McLaren-Ford
23
pts
7
Chris Amon
March
18
pts
8
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
16
pts
9
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
14
pts
10
Rolf Stommelen
Brabham
10
pts
11
Henri Pescarolo
Matra
8
pts
12
Graham Hill
Team Lotus
7
pts
13
Bruce McLaren
McLaren-Ford
6
pts
14
Mario Andretti
March
4
pts
15
Ignazio Giunti
Ferrari
3
pts
16
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
3
pts
17
John Surtees
Surtees
3
pts
18
John Miles
Team Lotus
2
pts
19
Jackie Oliver
BRM
2
pts
20
Johnny Servoz-Gavin
March
2
pts
21
François Cevert
March
1
pts
22
Peter Gethin
McLaren-Ford
1
pts
23
Dan Gurney
McLaren-Ford
1
pts
-
Jo Siffert
March
0
pts
-
Ronnie Peterson
March
0
pts
-
Andrea de Adamich
McLaren-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
John Love
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
George Eaton
BRM
0
pts
-
Peter de Klerk
Brabham
0
pts
-
Dave Charlton
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Piers Courage
De Tomaso
0
pts
-
Pete Lovely
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Tim Schenken
De Tomaso
0
pts
-
Derek Bell
Brabham
0
pts
-
Silvio Moser
Bellasi
0
pts
After the race
38 drivers
After Round 12
1
Jochen Rindt
Team Lotus
—
45
+0
2
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
—
31
+3
3
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
—
27
+0
4
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
—
25
+0
5
Jack Brabham
Brabham
—
25
+0
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6
Denny Hulme
McLaren-Ford
—
23
+0
7
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
↑1
22
+6
8
Chris Amon
March
↓1
20
+2
9
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
—
14
+0
10
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
↑6
12
+9
11
Rolf Stommelen
Brabham
↓1
10
+0
12
Henri Pescarolo
Matra
↓1
8
+0
13
Graham Hill
Team Lotus
↓1
7
+0
14
Bruce McLaren
McLaren-Ford
↓1
6
+0
15
Mario Andretti
March
↓1
4
+0
16
Reine Wisell
Team Lotus
NEW
4
+4
17
Ignazio Giunti
Ferrari
↓2
3
+0
18
John Surtees
Surtees
↓1
3
+0
19
John Miles
Team Lotus
↓1
2
+0
20
Jackie Oliver
BRM
↓1
2
+0
21
Johnny Servoz-Gavin
March
↓1
2
+0
22
François Cevert
March
↓1
1
+0
23
Peter Gethin
McLaren-Ford
↓1
1
+0
24
Dan Gurney
McLaren-Ford
↓1
1
+0
25
Derek Bell
Surtees
↑974
1
+1
-
Jo Siffert
March
—
0
+0
-
Ronnie Peterson
March
—
0
+0
-
Andrea de Adamich
McLaren-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
John Love
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
George Eaton
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Peter de Klerk
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Dave Charlton
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Piers Courage
De Tomaso
—
0
+0
-
Pete Lovely
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Tim Schenken
De Tomaso
—
0
+0
-
Jo Bonnier
McLaren-Ford
NEW
0
+0
-
Silvio Moser
Bellasi
—
0
+0
-
Gus Hutchison
Brabham
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 1:57:32.790 | 9 |
| 2 | ROD Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 4 | +36.390 | 6 |
| 3 | WIS Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | 9 | +45.170 | 4 |
| 4 | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | 1L | 3 |
| 5 | AMO Chris Amon | March | 5 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | BEL Derek Bell | Surtees | 13 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | HUL Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 11 | 2L | 0 |
| 8 | PES Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 12 | 3L | 0 |
| 9 | SIF Jo Siffert | March | 23 | 3L | 0 |
| 10 | BRA Jack Brabham | Brabham | 16 | 3L | 0 |
| 11 | PET Ronnie Peterson | March | 15 | 4L | 0 |
| 12 | STO Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 19 | 4L | 0 |
| 13 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 6 | 7L | 0 |
| 14 | GET Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford | 21 | 8L | 0 |
| R | STE Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | HIL Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | CEV François Cevert | March | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Tim Schenken | De Tomaso | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | BON Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | BEL Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | HUT Gus Hutchison | Brabham | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | OLI Jackie Oliver | BRM | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | EAT George Eaton | BRM | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | SUR John Surtees | Surtees | 8 | — | 0 |