United States Grand Prix
1970 · Round 12 · New York State, United States · Oct 4, 1970Race summary
Victory went to Fittipaldi (from 3rd on the grid), with a 36.4s margin. Siffert made the biggest gain, from 23rd on the grid to 9th (up 14 places). Regazzoni had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 13th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 108 | 1:57:32.790 | 9 |
| 2 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 4 | 108 | +36.390 | 6 |
| 3 | Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | 9 | 108 | +45.170 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | 107 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | March | 5 | 107 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Bell | Surtees | 13 | 107 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 11 | 106 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 12 | 105 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | March | 23 | 105 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 16 | 105 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 15 | 104 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 19 | 104 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 6 | 101 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford | 21 | 100 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 2 | 82 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 10 | 72 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | François Cevert | March | 17 | 62 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Tim Schenken | De Tomaso | 20 | 61 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford | 24 | 50 | Water pipe | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 18 | 27 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Gus Hutchison | Brabham | 22 | 21 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| – | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 7 | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| – | George Eaton | BRM | 14 | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| – | John Surtees | Surtees | 8 | 6 | Engine | 0 |