The 1970 United States Grand Prix was Round 12 of the 1970 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Watkins Glen, United States on Sunday, 4 October 1970. Jacky Ickx started on pole position for Ferrari and Emerson Fittipaldi was the race winner in the Lotus Ford.
1970 United States Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 108 | 1:57:32.790 | 1:57:32.790 | - | - | 1:03.500 | 95 | 204.050 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 19 | Pedro Rodriguez | Mexico | BRM | Dunlop | 108 | +36.390 | 1:58:09.180 | +36.390 | +36.390 | 1:03.660 | 91 | 203.010 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 23 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 108 | +45.170 | 1:58:17.960 | +45.170 | +8.780 | 1:03.750 | 99 | 202.750 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 107 | +1 lap | 1:57:39.040 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:02.740 | 105 | 201.980 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | March Ford | Firestone | 107 | +1 lap | 1:57:44.160 | 1 lap | +5.120 | 1:03.970 | 95 | 201.840 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | Derek Bell | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 107 | +1 lap | 1:58:49.430 | 1 lap | +1:05.270 | 1:04.500 | 93 | 199.990 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 106 | +2 laps | 1:58:16.180 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:04.870 | 67 | 199.050 | 11 | |
| 8 | 7 | Henri Pescarolo | France | Matra | Goodyear | 105 | +3 laps | 1:57:38.470 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:05.500 | 67 | 198.220 | 12 | |
| 9 | 11 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | March Ford | Firestone | 105 | +3 laps | 1:58:06.400 | 3 laps | +27.930 | 1:05.280 | 104 | 197.440 | 23 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 105 | +3 laps | 1:58:26.780 | 3 laps | +20.380 | 1:05.210 | 62 | 196.880 | 16 | |
| 11 | 29 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 104 | +4 laps | 1:58:06.590 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:05.180 | 103 | 195.560 | 15 | |
| 12 | 16 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 104 | +4 laps | 1:58:38.330 | 4 laps | +31.740 | 1:05.420 | 67 | 194.690 | 19 | |
| 13 | 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 101 | +7 laps | 1:58:01.590 | 7 laps | 3 laps | 1:02.840 | 80 | 190.050 | 6 | |
| 14 | 9 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 100 | +8 laps | 1:57:34.950 | 8 laps | 1 lap | 1:06.530 | 13 | 188.880 | 21 | |
| DNF | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Dunlop | 82 | Oil Leak | 1:28:55.410 | 1:03.340 | 49 | 204.800 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 72 | Clutch | 1:40:12.250 | 1:05.190 | 50 | 159.580 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Francois Cevert | France | March Ford | Dunlop | 62 | Wheel | 1:17:57.320 | 1:04.590 | 59 | 176.630 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Tim Schenken | Australia | De Tomaso Ford | Dunlop | 61 | Suspension | 1:10:35.900 | 1:05.740 | 54 | 191.890 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Jo Bonnier | Sweden | McLaren Ford | - | 50 | Water pipe | 1:18:04.970 | 1:09.890 | 40 | 142.210 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Matra | Goodyear | 27 | Handling | 37:46.890 | 1:06.590 | 13 | 158.710 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 31 | Gus Hutchison | United States | Brabham Ford | - | 21 | Fuel leak | 25:07.670 | 1:09.290 | 18 | 185.610 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | BRM | Dunlop | 14 | Engine | 15:43.040 | 1:05.120 | 13 | 197.820 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 21 | George Eaton | Canada | BRM | Dunlop | 10 | Engine | 11:38.620 | 1:07.440 | 9 | 190.740 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 17 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 6 | Engine | 7:02.020 | 1:07.590 | 6 | 189.450 | 8 | |||
| DNQ | 32 | Peter Westbury | Great Britain | BRM | Dunlop | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 28 | Pete Lovely | United States | Lotus Ford | - | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | McLaren Alfa Romeo | Goodyear |