Round 6 · 1970
French Grand Prix
WinnerRINTeam Lotus · from P6
PoleICK
Fastest lap3:00.750Brabham · L29
Biggest gain+11Gurney P17→P6
Retirements6of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 6 | +5 | 38 | 1:55:57.000 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Chris Amon AMO | March | 3 | +1 | 38 | +7.610 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 5 | +2 | 38 | +44.830 FL | — | 4 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 7 | +3 | 38 | +45.660 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Henri Pescarolo PES | Matra | 8 | +3 | 38 | +1:19.420 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney GUR | McLaren | 17 | +11 | 38 | +1:19.650 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen STM | Brabham | 14 | +7 | 38 | +2:20.160 | — | |
| 8 | John Miles MIL | Team Lotus | 18 | +10 | 38 | +2:47.170 | — | |
| 9 | Jackie Stewart STJ | March | 4 | -5 | 38 | +3:09.610 | — | |
| 10 | Graham Hill HIG | Team Lotus | 20 | +10 | 37 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | March | 13 | +2 | 37 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 12 | George Eaton EAT | BRM | 19 | +7 | 36 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Matra | 2 | -11 | 35 | +3 laps | — | ||
| 14 | Ignazio Giunti GIU | Ferrari | 11 | -3 | 35 | +3 laps | — | |
| — | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | BRM | 10 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Oliver OLI | BRM | 12 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Pete Lovely LOE | Team Lotus | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Jo Siffert SIF | March | 16 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 1 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Silvio Moser MOE | Bellasi | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | McLaren | 15 | 29 | NC · L29 | — | |||
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 9 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Alex Soler-Roig SOL | Team Lotus | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 6
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt RIN | 27 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Jack Brabham BRB | 19 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 19 | ▼2 |
| 4 | Chris Amon AMO | 12 | ▲4 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme HUM | 12 | |
| 6 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | 10 | ▼2 |
| 7 | 9 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo PES | 7 | ▲2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Charade Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | French Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 1 |
| 1965 | French Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |