
John Miles, a British driver, raced for Team Lotus in the 1970 Formula 1 season with car number 24. Miles was born on 14 June 1943. Miles finished 19th in the 1970 drivers' championship with 2 points and no wins or podiums – 43 points behind champion Jochen Rindt.
Miles's best result was 5th at the South African Grand Prix. Miles's teammate was Jochen Rindt; Miles trailed their qualifying head-to-head 0–7 and trailed the race head-to-head 3–5.
Miles scored points in 1 of 8 Grands Prix. From grid to flag, Miles gained a net 20 places across 3 classified finishes. Miles scored 3% of Team Lotus's 1970 total of 70 points.
Final 1970 results after 13 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
8 shared GPs
7 shared GPs
4 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P5 | 2 | |
| 4 | DNF | 0 | |
| 5 | P7 | 0 | |
| 6 | P8 | 0 | |
| 7 | DNF | 0 | |
| 8 | DNF | 0 | |
| 9 | DNF | 0 | |
| 10 | DNS | 0 |
Short answers about Miles's 1970 season.
John Miles drove for Team Lotus in the 1970 Formula 1 season.
John Miles raced with car number 24 in 1970.
John Miles scored 2 points in 1970 and finished 19th in the drivers' championship, 43 points behind champion Jochen Rindt.
John Miles did not win a Grand Prix in 1970. Miles's best result was 5th at the South African Grand Prix.
Jochen Rindt was John Miles's teammate at Team Lotus in 1970. Miles trailed the qualifying head-to-head 0–7 and trailed the race head-to-head 3–5.