United States Grand Prix 1970
4 October 1970
Watkins Glen, USA
- Location
- New York State, USA
- Laps
- 108
- Previous winners
- 1980Alan JonesWilliams
- 1979Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
- 1978Carlos ReutemannFerrari
- 1977James HuntMcLaren
- 1976James HuntMcLaren
Starting Grid
- 1
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
No time set
- 2
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
No time set
- 3
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
No time set
- 4
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
No time set
- 5
Chris Amon
March
No time set
- 6
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
No time set
- 7
Jackie Oliver
BRM
No time set
- 8
John Surtees
Surtees
No time set
- 9
Reine Wisell
Team Lotus
No time set
- 10
Graham Hill
Team Lotus
No time set
- 11
Denny Hulme
McLaren-Ford
No time set
- 12
Henri Pescarolo
Matra
No time set
- 13
Derek Bell
Surtees
No time set
- 14
George Eaton
BRM
No time set
- 15
Ronnie Peterson
March
No time set
- 16
Jack Brabham
Brabham
No time set
- 17
François Cevert
March
No time set
- 18
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
No time set
- 19
Rolf Stommelen
Brabham
No time set
- 20
Tim Schenken
De Tomaso
No time set
- 21
Peter Gethin
McLaren-Ford
No time set
- 22
Gus Hutchison
Brabham
No time set
- 23
Jo Siffert
March
No time set
- 24
Jo Bonnier
McLaren-Ford
No time set
- PIT
Peter Westbury
BRM
No time set
- PIT
Pete Lovely
Team Lotus
No time set
- PIT
Andrea de Adamich
McLaren-Alfa Romeo
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +2 | Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus | 108 laps | 1:57:32.79 | 9pts |
| 2 | +2 | Pedro Rodríguez BRM | 108 laps | +36.39 | 6pts |
| 3 | +6 | Reine Wisell Team Lotus | 108 laps | +45.17 | 4pts |
| 4 | -3 | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | 107 laps | 3pts | |
| 5 | 0 | Chris Amon March | 107 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +7 | Derek Bell Surtees | 107 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +4 | Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford | 106 laps | ||
| 8 | +4 | Henri Pescarolo Matra | 105 laps | ||
| 9 | +14 | Jo Siffert March | 105 laps | ||
| 10 | +6 | Jack Brabham Brabham | 105 laps | ||
| 11 | +4 | Ronnie Peterson March | 104 laps | ||
| 12 | +7 | Rolf Stommelen Brabham | 104 laps | ||
| 13 | -7 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | 101 laps | ||
| 14 | +7 | Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford | 100 laps | ||
| R | - | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | 82 laps | ||
| R | - | Graham Hill Team Lotus | 72 laps | ||
| R | - | François Cevert March | 62 laps | ||
| R | - | Tim Schenken De Tomaso | 61 laps | ||
| R | - | Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford | 50 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra | 27 laps | ||
| R | - | Gus Hutchison Brabham | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Jackie Oliver BRM | 14 laps | ||
| R | - | George Eaton BRM | 10 laps | ||
| R | - | John Surtees Surtees | 6 laps | ||
| F | - | Peter Westbury BRM | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Pete Lovely Team Lotus | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 0 laps |