Charade Circuit · 5 July 1970
Jochen Rindt won the 1970 French Grand Prix for Team Lotus from 6th on the grid, 7.61s ahead of Chris Amon. Dan Gurney gained the most places, from 17th on the grid to 6th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus Rindt 9 + Miles 0 + Hill 0 | Rindt 9 + Miles 0 + Hill 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | March Amon 6 + Stewart 0 + Cevert 0 + Siffert 0 + Peterson 0 | Amon 6 + Stewart 0 + Cevert 0 + Siffert 0 + Peterson 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brabham Brabham 4 + Stommelen 0 | Brabham 4 + Stommelen 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | McLaren-Ford Hulme 3 + Gurney 1 | Hulme 3 + Gurney 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Matra Pescarolo 2 + Beltoise 0 | Pescarolo 2 + Beltoise 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | BRM Eaton 0 + Rodríguez 0 + Oliver 0 | Eaton 0 + Rodríguez 0 + Oliver 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ferrari Giunti 0 + Ickx 0 | Giunti 0 + Ickx 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | McLaren-Alfa Romeo de Adamich 0 | de Adamich 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt Team Lotus | Team Lotus | 1:55 | 38 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Chris Amon March | March | +7.610s | 38 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jack Brabham Brabham | Brabham | +44.830s | 38 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford | McLaren-Ford | +45.660s | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Henri Pescarolo Matra | Matra | +1:19.420 | 38 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Dan Gurney McLaren-Ford | McLaren-Ford | +1:19.650 | 38 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Rolf Stommelen Brabham | Brabham | +2:20.160 | 38 | — | — | |
| 8 | John Miles Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +2:47.170 | 38 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jackie Stewart March | March | +3:09.610 | 38 | — | — | |
| 10 | Graham Hill Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 37 | — | — | |
| 11 | François Cevert March | March | +1 Lap | 37 | — | — | |
| 12 | George Eaton BRM | BRM | +2 Laps | 36 | — | — | |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra | Matra | DNF Out of fuel | 35 | — | — | |
| 14 | Ignazio Giunti Ferrari | Ferrari | +3 Laps | 35 | — | — | |
| NC | Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | NC | 29 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jo Siffert March | March | DNF Accident | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson March | March | DNF Differential | 17 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Pedro Rodríguez BRM | BRM | DNF Gearbox | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jackie Oliver BRM | BRM | DNF Engine | 5 | — | — |