| 1970 South African Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985) | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 March 1970 | ||
| Official name | Fourth AA Grand Prix of South Africa | ||
| Location | Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.104 km (2.550 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 328.320 km (204.009 miles) | ||
| Weather | Very hot, Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | March-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:19.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jack Brabham[a] | Brabham-Ford | |
| Time | 1:20.8 on lap 71 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | March-Ford | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1970 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the Fourth AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Vierde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix[1]), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 7 March 1970. It was race 1 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the 14th and last Formula One victory for triple world champion Jack Brabham, and at age 43, was the last driver to win a Formula One race over the age of 40 until Nigel Mansell at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix.[2]
Two time World Champion and five time Monaco Grand Prix winner Graham Hill, driving a Lotus 49C for Rob Walker, made his return to racing after a life-threatening crash in the 1969 United States Grand Prix.[2] Despite extensive knee surgery that left Hill with minimal mobility, he finished sixth. Hill rated this achievement as among his finest. After the race, he could not get out of the car by himself and had to be lifted out.[3]
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- ^ "1970 Formula One Programmes: South Africa". Motor Racing Programme Covers. The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ a b "The Grand Prix of South Africa". Motor Sport: 30. April 1970.
- ^ Graham Hill: Driven Documentary, BBC4, 2011, 43:57