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United States Grand Prix

Date
Sun 4th October 1970 (UTC)
Sun 4th October 1970 (Local)

Timestamp
1970-10-04T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1970

Round
12

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The 1970 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 4, 1970 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. It was race 12 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The 108-lap race was won by Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a Lotus-Ford, after he started from third position. Fittipaldi achieved his first Formula One victory, and the first for a Brazilian driver, in only his fourth Grand Prix start. Mexican driver Pedro Rodríguez finished second in a BRM, having led before a late pit stop for fuel, while Fittipaldi's Swedish team-mate Reine Wisell, making his F1 debut, finished third, which would turn out to be his only podium finish.
This would be the final Grand Prix for the circuit in this original fast configuration. 1971 would see a new longer layout presenting more of a challenge

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Result List

01	Emerson Fittipaldi	1:57:32.79
02	Pedro Rodríguez	+ 36.39
03	Reine Wisell	+ 45.17
04	Jacky Ickx	+1 Lap
05	Chris Amon	+1 Lap
06	Derek Bell	+1 Lap
07	Denny Hulme	+ 2 Laps
08	Henri Pescarolo	+3 Laps
09	Joseph Siffert	+3 Laps
10	Jack Brabham	+3 Laps
11	Ronnie Peterson	+4 Laps
12	Rolf Stommelen	+4 Laps
13	Clay Regazzoni	+7 Laps
14	Peter Gethin	+8 Laps
15	Jackie Stewart	DNF
16	Graham Hill	DNF
17	François Cevert	DNF
18	Tim Schenken	DNF
19	Jo Bonnier	DNF
20	Jean-Christophe Boullion	DNF
21	Gus Hutchison	DNF
22	Jackie Oliver	DNF
23	George Eaton	DNF
24	John Surtees	DNF
25	Peter Westbury	Did not qualify
26	Pete Lovely	Did not qualify
27	Andrea De Adamich	Did not qualify

Result Description
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:57:32.79
2 Pedro Rodríguez BRM + 36.39
3 Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford + 45.17
4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari + 1 Lap
5 Chris Amon March-Ford + 1 Lap
6 Derek Bell Surtees-Ford + 1 Lap
7 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford + 2 Laps
8 Henri Pescarolo Matra + 3 Laps
9 Jo Siffert March-Ford + 3 Laps
10 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford + 3 Laps

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