F1 Points Calculator - 1970 Season
Explore the 1970 Formula 1 World Championship results and simulate alternative
standings. Use our drag-and-drop calculator to replay the season Jochen Rindt won, though he did not live to see it. Scoring is 9-6-4-3-2-1 with a split season: a driver's best six of the first seven races plus best five of the last six.
1970 F1 Season Highlights
- 13 rounds, opening at Kyalami and closing at the Mexican GP
- Jochen Rindt is World Champion (45 pts) after five wins in the Lotus 72. He was killed in practice at Monza, and nobody overhauled his total, making him F1's only posthumous champion
- Jacky Ickx P2 (40 pts) won three of the last five races for Ferrari but fell short
- Clay Regazzoni P3 (33 pts) won Monza in his debut season
- Lotus win the Constructors' Cup (59 pts to Ferrari's 52)
- Emerson Fittipaldi won the US GP in only his fourth start, which settled Rindt's title. Jackie Stewart won in Spain in a March, only the new team's second race, and Jack Brabham won his last race at Kyalami
- Bruce McLaren died testing at Goodwood, and Piers Courage at Zandvoort
- 9-6-4-3-2-1 points system, split season (best 6 + best 5). Constructors counted only each team's best car
- No Sprint races, no fastest lap bonus point
Scoring Notes for 1970
One-off rulings, race-day anomalies, and data quirks that affect how points are awarded this season.
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[Race]
Spanish GP — 6th place not a finisher:
John Surtees was classified 6th after retiring, which did not score.
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