United States Grand Prix
Round 12 · 4 October 1970 ·Watkins Glen, New York State, United States
Rodríguez
BRM
2
Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
1
Wisell
Team Lotus
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Team Lotus | 108 | 1:57:32.79 | 9 |
| 2 | Pedro Rodríguez |  Mexican | BRM | 108 | +36.39 | 6 |
| 3 | Reine Wisell |  Swedish | Team Lotus | 108 | +45.17 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ferrari | 107 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon |  New Zealander | March | 107 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Bell |  British | Surtees | 107 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | New Zealander | McLaren-Ford | 106 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo |  French | Matra | 105 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jo Siffert |  Swiss | March | 105 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham |  Australian | Brabham | 105 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | Swedish | March | 104 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Rolf Stommelen |  German | Brabham | 104 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni | Swiss | Ferrari | 101 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Peter Gethin | British | McLaren-Ford | 100 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| R | Jackie Stewart | British | Tyrrell | 82 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | Graham Hill | British | Team Lotus | 72 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | François Cevert | French | March | 62 | Wheel | 0 |
| R | Tim Schenken | Australian | De Tomaso | 61 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Jo Bonnier | Swedish | McLaren-Ford | 50 | Water pipe | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | French | Matra | 27 | Handling | 0 |
| R | Gus Hutchison |  American | Brabham | 21 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| R | Jackie Oliver | British | BRM | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| R | George Eaton |  Canadian | BRM | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| R | John Surtees | British | Surtees | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| F | Peter Westbury | British | BRM | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Pete Lovely | American | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Andrea de Adamich |  Italian | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify