The 1970 South African Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1970 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 7 March 1970. Jackie Stewart started on pole position in a March Ford and Jack Brabham was the race winner in the Brabham Ford.
1970 South African Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 80 | 1:49:34.600 | 1:49:34.600 | - | - | 1:20.800 | 71 | 179.800 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +8.100 | 1:49:42.700 | +8.100 | +8.100 | 1:21.300 | 32 | 179.600 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | March Ford | Dunlop | 80 | +17.100 | 1:49:51.700 | +17.100 | +9.000 | 1:21.300 | 3 | 179.300 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Matra | Goodyear | 80 | +1:13.100 | 1:50:47.700 | +1:13.100 | +56.000 | 1:22.000 | 59 | 177.800 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | John Miles | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 79 | +1 lap | 1:50:36.300 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:22.600 | 47 | 175.900 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 79 | +1 lap | 1:50:46.800 | 1 lap | +10.500 | 1:22.800 | 63 | 175.600 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Henri Pescarolo | France | Matra | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 1:49:35.600 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:22.400 | 9 | 175.300 | 18 | |
| 8 | 23 | John Love | Zimbabwe | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 78 | +2 laps | 1:50:37.300 | 2 laps | +1:01.700 | 1:23.500 | 8 | 173.600 | 22 | |
| 9 | 20 | Pedro Rodríguez | Mexico | BRM | Dunlop | 76 | +4 laps | 1:50:35.200 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:22.200 | 60 | 169.200 | 16 | |
| 10 | 16 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | March Ford | Firestone | 75 | +5 laps | 1:49:42.500 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:22.300 | 8 | 168.300 | 9 | |
| 11 | 24 | Peter de Klerk | South Africa | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +5 laps | 1:50:46.100 | 5 laps | +1:03.600 | 1:23.800 | 73 | 166.700 | 21 | |
| 12 | 25 | Dave Charlton | South Africa | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 73 | Engine | 1:42:52.100 | 7 laps | 2 laps | 1:22.800 | 6 | 174.700 | 13 | |
| 13 | 9 | Jochen Rindt | Austria | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 72 | Engine | 1:40:28.400 | 8 laps | 1 lap | 1:22.000 | 6 | 176.500 | 4 | |
| DNF | 7 | John Surtees | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Firestone | 60 | Engine | 1:22:52.700 | 1:21.100 | 15 | 178.300 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 60 | Engine | 1:24:12.700 | 1:22.300 | 3 | 175.400 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 21 | George Eaton | Canada | BRM | Dunlop | 58 | Engine | 1:24:01.300 | 1:24.700 | 4 | 170.000 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | France | March Ford | Dunlop | 57 | Engine | 1:19:53.000 | 1:22.800 | 6 | 175.700 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Bruce McLaren | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 39 | Engine | 53:44.400 | 1:21.900 | 18 | 178.700 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Piers Courage | Great Britain | De Tomaso Ford | Dunlop | 39 | Accident | 55:55.700 | 1:23.700 | 38 | 171.700 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Mario Andretti | United States | March Ford | Firestone | 26 | Overheating | 36:35.100 | 1:22.600 | 12 | 175.000 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 23 | Engine | 32:39.400 | 1:23.600 | 6 | 173.400 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | BRM | Dunlop | 22 | Gearbox | 34:31.400 | 1:22.600 | 3 | 156.900 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | March Ford | Firestone | 14 | Overheating | 19:47.200 | 1:22.400 | 12 | 174.200 | 2 |