25 Oct 1970 Mexican Grand Prix
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The 1970 Mexican Grand Prix was Round 13 of the 1970 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Mexico City, Mexico on Sunday, 25 October 1970. Clay Regazzoni started on pole position for Ferrari and Jacky Ickx was the race winner for Ferrari.
1970 Mexican Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 65 | 1:53:28.360 | 1:53:28.360 | - | - | 1:43.110 | 46 | 171.850 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 65 | +24.640 | 1:53:53.000 | +24.640 | +24.640 | 1:43.460 | 40 | 171.230 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 65 | +45.970 | 1:54:14.330 | +45.970 | +21.330 | 1:44.040 | 43 | 170.700 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | March Ford | Firestone | 65 | +47.050 | 1:54:15.410 | +47.050 | +1.080 | 1:43.780 | 63 | 170.670 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Matra | Goodyear | 65 | +50.110 | 1:54:18.470 | +50.110 | +3.060 | 1:44.190 | 62 | 170.590 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Pedro Rodríguez | Mexico | BRM | Dunlop | 65 | +84.760 | 1:54:53.120 | +1:24.760 | +34.650 | 1:44.600 | 59 | 169.730 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | BRM | Dunlop | 64 | +1 lap | 1:54:14.030 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:44.950 | 42 | 168.080 | 13 | |
| 8 | 17 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 64 | +1 lap | 1:54:29.200 | 1 lap | +15.170 | 1:45.520 | 24 | 167.710 | 15 | |
| 9 | 7 | Henri Pescarolo | France | Matra | Goodyear | 61 | +4 laps | 1:54:52.830 | 4 laps | 3 laps | 1:44.430 | 56 | 159.300 | 11 | |
| NC | 23 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 56 | +9 laps | 1:53:34.260 | 1:46.110 | 31 | 147.930 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Engine | 1:31:24.680 | 1:44.020 | 44 | 170.660 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Dunlop | 33 | Suspension | 1:00:07.070 | 1:43.170 | 28 | 164.680 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Engine | 58:08.030 | 1:46.480 | 18 | 139.330 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Fuel system | 32:01.550 | 1:47.340 | 12 | 140.510 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 2 | François Cévert | France | March Ford | Dunlop | 8 | Engine | 18:30.880 | 1:47.010 | 6 | 129.630 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 4 | Overheating | 22:45.210 | 1:55.570 | 1 | 52.740 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | March Ford | Firestone | 3 | Engine | 7:47.780 | 1:50.380 | 2 | 115.440 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 1 | Engine | 1:59.510 | 1:59.510 | 1 | 150.620 | 18 |