Round 12 · 1970
United States Grand Prix
WinnerFIATeam Lotus · from P3
PoleICK
Fastest lap1:02.740Ickx · L105
Biggest gain+14Siffert P23→P9
Retirements10of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 3 | +2 | 108 | 1:57:32.790 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | BRM | 4 | +2 | 108 | +36.390 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Reine Wisell WIS | Team Lotus | 9 | +6 | 108 | +45.170 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 1 | -3 | 107 | +1 lap FL | — | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon AMO | March | 5 | 0 | 107 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Bell BED | Surtees | 13 | +7 | 107 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 11 | +4 | 106 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo PES | Matra | 12 | +4 | 105 | +3 laps | — | |
| 9 | Jo Siffert SIF | March | 23 | +14 | 105 | +3 laps | — | |
| 10 | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 16 | +6 | 105 | +3 laps | — | |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 15 | +4 | 104 | +4 laps | — | |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen STM | Brabham | 19 | +7 | 104 | +4 laps | — | |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 6 | -7 | 101 | +7 laps | — | |
| 14 | Peter Gethin GET | McLaren | 21 | +7 | 100 | +8 laps | — | |
| — | Jackie Oliver OLI | BRM | 7 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Jo Bonnier BON | McLaren | 24 | 50 | DNF · L50 | — | ||
| — | Graham Hill HIG | Team Lotus | 10 | 72 | DNF · L72 | — | ||
| — | Pete Lovely LOE | Team Lotus | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | John Surtees SUE | Surtees | 8 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 2 | 82 | DNF · L82 | — | ||
| — | Matra | 18 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | |||
| — | McLaren | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | George Eaton EAT | BRM | 14 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | ||
| — | March | 17 | 62 | DNF · L62 | — | |||
| — | Gus Hutchison HUT | Brabham | 22 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Tim Schenken SCE | De Tomaso | 20 | 61 | DNF · L61 | — | ||
| — | Peter Westbury WES | BRM | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 12
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt RIN | 45 | |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 31 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 27 | |
| 4 | Jack Brabham BRB | 25 | |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 25 | |
| 6 | Denny Hulme HUM | 23 | |
| 7 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | 22 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Chris Amon AMO | 20 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Watkins Glen International
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | United States Grand Prix | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1968 | United States Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 2 |
| 1967 | United States Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1966 | United States Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1965 | United States Grand Prix | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 1 |
| 1964 | United States Grand Prix | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 4 |
| 1963 | United States Grand Prix | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 1 |
| 1962 | United States Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |