Jochen Rindt won the 1970 French Grand Prix from sixth on the grid, furthering his championship campaign in the season he would posthumously claim the title.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Jochen Rindt (Lotus)
- Number of laps
- 38 laps
- Starting position of winner
- 6th
- Championship round
- Race 6 of 13
- Circuit
- Circuit de Charade
- Second place
- Chris Amon (March)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1970 French Grand Prix was scheduled at the Circuit de Charade after plans to use the Circuit d'Albi near Toulouse fell through. It was the third time the volcanic Clermont-Ferrand circuit had hosted the French Grand Prix and the second consecutive year it did so.
On 5 July 1970, the 38-lap race was contested at the Circuit de Charade as the sixth round of the 1970 World Championship of Drivers. Jochen Rindt, starting sixth, drove his Lotus to victory. Chris Amon brought his March home second, with Brabham's Jack Brabham finishing third.
Rindt's victory added to his points tally in a season he would dominate, ultimately becoming the only driver to be awarded the Formula One World Championship posthumously after his fatal accident at Monza later that year.