Jochen Rindt won the German Grand Prix 1970 at Hockenheimring on 2 August 1970, starting from P2 on the grid. Jacky Ickx finished second for Ferrari, with Denny Hulme completing the podium for McLaren-Ford.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jochen RindtRIN | Team Lotus | 50 | 1:42:00.3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 50 | +0.7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 16 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren-Ford | 50 | +1:21.8 | 4 | |
| 4 | 13 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Team Lotus | 50 | +1:55.1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Brabham | 49 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | Henri PescaroloPES | Matra | 49 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | François CevertCEV | March | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Jo SiffertSIF | March | 47 | Ignition | 0 | |
| 9 | 15 | John SurteesSUR | Surtees | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Graham HillHIL | Team Lotus | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Chris AmonAMO | March | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ferrari | 30 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | John MilesMIL | Team Lotus | 24 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Jackie StewartSTE | March | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Mario AndrettiAND | March | 15 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March | 11 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Pedro RodríguezROD | BRM | 7 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Jackie OliverOLI | BRM | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Brabham | 4 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | Matra | 4 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Peter GethinGET | McLaren-Ford | 3 | Throttle | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Brian RedmanRED | De Tomaso | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Andrea de AdamichDEA | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Silvio MoserMOS | Bellasi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Hubert HahneHAH | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |