Jochen Rindt won the French Grand Prix 1970 at Charade Circuit on 5 July 1970, starting from P6 on the grid. Chris Amon finished second for March, with Jack Brabham completing the podium for Brabham.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jochen RindtRIN | Team Lotus | 38 | 1:55:57.0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | Chris AmonAMO | March | 38 | +7.61 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Brabham | 38 | +44.83 | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren-Ford | 38 | +45.66 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | Henri PescaroloPES | Matra | 38 | +1:19.42 | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | Dan GurneyGUR | McLaren-Ford | 38 | +1:19.65 | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Brabham | 38 | +2:20.16 | 0 | |
| 8 | 18 | John MilesMIL | Team Lotus | 38 | +2:47.17 | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | Jackie StewartSTE | March | 38 | +3:09.61 | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | Graham HillHIL | Team Lotus | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 | François CevertCEV | March | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | George EatonEAT | BRM | 36 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | Matra | 35 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| 14 | 11 | Ignazio GiuntiGIU | Ferrari | 35 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 15 | Andrea de AdamichDEA | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 29 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Jo SiffertSIF | March | 23 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March | 17 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Pedro RodríguezROD | BRM | 6 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jackie OliverOLI | BRM | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Silvio MoserMOS | Bellasi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Alex Soler-RoigSOL | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Pete LovelyLOV | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |