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United States Grand Prix

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Sun 4th October 1970 Local
Sun 4th October 1970 12:00am UTC

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Formula 1

Season
1970

Round
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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01			Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus F1	1:57:32.79
02			Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	+ 36.39
03			Reine Wisell	Lotus F1	+ 45.17
04			Jacky Ickx	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
05			Chris Amon	March Engineering	+1 Lap
06			Derek Bell	Surtees Racing Organisation	+1 Lap
07			Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	+ 2 Laps
08			Henri Pescarolo	Matra Sports	+3 Laps
09			Joseph Siffert	March Engineering	+3 Laps
10			Jack Brabham	Brabham	+3 Laps
11			Ronnie Peterson	March Engineering	+4 Laps
12			Rolf Stommelen	Brabham	+4 Laps
13			Clay Regazzoni	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+7 Laps
14			Peter Gethin	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+8 Laps
15			Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
16			Graham Hill	Lotus F1	DNF
17			François Cevert	March Engineering	DNF
18			Tim Schenken	De Tomaso	DNF
19			Jo Bonnier	Brabham	DNF
20			Jean-Christophe Boullion	Matra Sports	DNF
21			Gus Hutchison	Brabham	DNF
22			Jackie Oliver	BRM	DNF
23			George Eaton	BRM	DNF
24			John Surtees	Surtees Racing Organisation	DNF
25			Peter Westbury	BRM	Did not qualify
26			Pete Lovely	Lotus F1	Did not qualify
27			Andrea De Adamich	McLaren Formula 1 Team	Did not qualify

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