Round 1 · 1970
South African Grand Prix
WinnerBRBBrabham · from P3
PoleSTJ
Fastest lap1:20.800Brabham · L71
Biggest gain+14Love P22→P8
Retirements10of 23 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 3 | +2 | 80 | 1:49:34.600 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 6 | +4 | 80 | +8.100 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart STJ | March | 1 | -2 | 80 | +17.100 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Matra | 8 | +4 | 80 | +1:13.100 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | John Miles MIL | Team Lotus | 14 | +9 | 79 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill HIG | Team Lotus | 19 | +13 | 79 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Henri Pescarolo PES | Matra | 18 | +11 | 78 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | John Love LOV | Team Lotus | 22 | +14 | 78 | +2 laps | — | |
| 9 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | BRM | 16 | +7 | 76 | +4 laps | — | |
| 10 | Jo Siffert SIF | March | 9 | -1 | 75 | +5 laps | — | |
| 11 | Peter de Klerk DEK | Brabham | 21 | +10 | 75 | +5 laps | — | |
| 12 | Dave Charlton CHL | Team Lotus | 13 | +1 | 73 | +7 laps | — | |
| 13 | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 4 | -9 | 72 | +8 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | March | 11 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Oliver OLI | BRM | 12 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Rolf Stommelen STM | Brabham | 15 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Bruce McLaren MCL | McLaren | 10 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | ||
| — | John Surtees SUE | McLaren | 7 | 60 | DNF · L60 | — | ||
| — | Chris Amon AMO | March | 2 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Piers Courage COU | De Tomaso | 20 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | ||
| — | March | 17 | 57 | DNF · L57 | — | |||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 5 | 60 | DNF · L60 | — | ||
| — | Brian Redman RED | Team Lotus | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | George Eaton EAT | BRM | 23 | 58 | DNF · L58 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham BRB | 9 | |
| 2 | Denny Hulme HUM | 6 | |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | John Miles MIL | 2 | |
| 6 | Graham Hill HIG | 1 | |
| 7 | Mario Andretti ANI | 0 | |
| 8 | Jackie Oliver OLI | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Kyalami
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | South African Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 4 |
| 1968 | South African Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1967 | South African Grand Prix | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | Cooper | 4 |