F1 Championship 1970

In 1970 both Bruce McLaren and Jochen Rindt were killed in accidents, though Jochen Rindt became the first posthumous champion. Ken Tyrrell ran DFV powered Matra's, although at end of the season he entered cars under the Tyrrell name. At the end of the season Jack Brabham retired as a driver to continue to run the Brabham team.

Drivers Championship

Championship position: 1

Driver: Jochen Rindt
Team: Lotus
Points: 45
Race wins: 5
Pole positions: 3

Championship position: 2

Driver: Jacky Ickx
Team: Ferrari
Points: 40
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 3

Championship position: 3
Driver: Clay Regazzoni
Team: Ferrari
Points: 33
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 1

Championship position: 4
Driver: Denny Hulme
Team: McLaren
Points: 27
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 5
Driver: Jack Brabham
Team: Brabham
Points: 21
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 1

Championship position: 6
Driver: Jackie Stewart
Team: March
Points: 25
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 3

Championship position: 7
Driver: Pedro Rodríguez
Team: BRM
Points: 23
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 8
Driver: Chris Amon
Team: March
Points: 23
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 9
Driver: Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Team: Matra
Points: 16
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 10
Driver: Emerson Fittipaldi
Team: Lotus
Points: 12
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 0

Constructors Championship

Championship position: 1

Team: Lotus
Points: 59
Race wins: 6

Championship position: 2

Team: Ferrari
Points: 52
Race wins: 4

Championship position: 3
Team: March
Points: 48
Race wins: 1

Championship position: 4
Team: Brabham
Points: 35
Race wins: 1

Championship position: 5
Team: McLaren
Points: 35
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 6
Team: BRM
Points: 23
Race wins: 1

Championship position: 7
Team: Matra
Points: 23
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 8
Team: Surtees
Points: 3
Race wins: 0