Kyalami · 7 March 1970
Jack Brabham won the 1970 South African Grand Prix for Brabham from 3rd on the grid, 8.1s ahead of Denny Hulme. John Love gained the most places, from 22nd on the grid to 8th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham Brabham 9 + de Klerk 0 + Stommelen 0 | Brabham 9 + de Klerk 0 + Stommelen 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | McLaren-Ford Hulme 6 + Surtees 0 + McLaren 0 | Hulme 6 + Surtees 0 + McLaren 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | March Stewart 4 + Siffert 0 + Servoz-Gavin 0 + Andretti 0 + Amon 0 | Stewart 4 + Siffert 0 + Servoz-Gavin 0 + Andretti 0 + Amon 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Matra Beltoise 3 + Pescarolo 0 | Beltoise 3 + Pescarolo 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Team Lotus Miles 2 + Hill 1 + Love 0 + Charlton 0 + Rindt 0 | Miles 2 + Hill 1 + Love 0 + Charlton 0 + Rindt 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | BRM Rodríguez 0 + Eaton 0 + Oliver 0 | Rodríguez 0 + Eaton 0 + Oliver 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ferrari Ickx 0 | Ickx 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | De Tomaso Courage 0 | Courage 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham Brabham | Brabham | 1:49:35.400 | 80 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford | McLaren-Ford | +8.100s | 80 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart March | March | +17.100s | 80 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra | Matra | +1:13.100 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | John Miles Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 79 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Graham Hill Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 79 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Henri Pescarolo Matra | Matra | +2 Laps | 78 | — | — | |
| 8 | John Love Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 78 | — | — | |
| 9 | Pedro Rodríguez BRM | BRM | +4 Laps | 76 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jo Siffert March | March | +5 Laps | 75 | — | — | |
| 11 | Peter de Klerk Brabham | Brabham | +5 Laps | 75 | — | — | |
| 12 | Dave Charlton Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Engine | 73 | — | — | |
| 13 | Jochen Rindt Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Engine | 72 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 60 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Surtees McLaren-Ford | McLaren-Ford | DNF Engine | 60 | — | — | |
| DNF | George Eaton BRM | BRM | DNF Engine | 58 | — | — | |
| DNF | Johnny Servoz-Gavin March | March | DNF Engine | 57 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford | McLaren-Ford | DNF Engine | 39 | — | — | |
| DNF | Piers Courage De Tomaso | De Tomaso | DNF Accident | 39 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti March | March | DNF Overheating | 26 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rolf Stommelen Brabham | Brabham | DNF Engine | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jackie Oliver BRM | BRM | DNF Gearbox | 22 | — | — | |
| DNF | Chris Amon March | March | DNF Overheating | 14 | — | — |