1970 British Grand Prix

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1970 British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg
Race details
Date18 July 1970
Official name XXIII RAC British Grand Prix
Location Brands Hatch, Kent, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.265 km (2.650 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 341.200 km (212.012 miles)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:24.8
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford
Time 1:25.9 on lap 70 [1]
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Brabham-Ford
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1970 British Grand Prix

The 1970 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 18 July 1970. It was race 7 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Contents

The 80-lap race was won from pole position by Austrian driver Jochen Rindt, driving a Lotus 72. Rindt took his third consecutive victory after Australian Jack Brabham, driving a Brabham BT33, ran out of fuel at the last corner while leading comfortably, and after Rindt himself had originally been disqualified for having an illegal rear wing. [1] Brabham held on to second place, scoring what would turn out to be his final points in Formula One, with New Zealander Denny Hulme finishing third for McLaren.

This was the first Formula One race for Brazilian future World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi, who qualified 21st and finished eighth in an older Lotus 49. It was also the final F1 race for American Dan Gurney.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid
15 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:24.81
217 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:24.8+0.02
33 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:25.1+0.33
423 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver BRM 1:25.6+0.84
59 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:25.6+0.85
64 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:25.8+1.06
76 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Miles Lotus-Ford 1:25.9+1.17
81 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart March-Ford 1:26.0+1.28
926 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti March-Ford 1:26.2+1.49
1018 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 1:26.3+1.5DNS
117 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:26.5+1.710
1210 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney McLaren-Ford 1:26.6+1.811
138 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Matra 1:26.7+1.912
1427 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:26.8+2.013
152 Flag of France.svg François Cevert March-Ford 1:26.8+2.014
1622 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:26.9+2.115
1724 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Eaton BRM 1:26.9+2.116
1816 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon March-Ford 1:27.0+2.217
1911 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 1:27.1+2.318
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:27.7+2.919
2115 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert March-Ford 1:28.0+3.220
2228 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:28.1+3.321
2314 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:28.4+3.622
2429 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford 1:30.3+5.523
2525 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman De Tomaso-Ford 1:32.8+8.0DNS
Source: [2]

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 801:57:02.019
217 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 80+ 32.926
39 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 80+ 54.454
44 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 80+ 54.863
516 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon March-Ford 79+ 1 Lap172
614 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 79+ 1 Lap221
72 Flag of France.svg François Cevert March-Ford 79+ 1 Lap14 
828 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 78+ 2 Laps21 
927 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 72+ 8 Laps13 
NC29 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford 69+ 11 Laps23 
Ret10 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney McLaren-Ford 60Oil Pressure11 
Ret22 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 58Accident15 
Ret23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver BRM 54Engine4 
Ret1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart March-Ford 52Clutch8 
Ret20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees-Ford 51Oil Pressure19 
Ret8 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Matra 41Accident12 
Ret7 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 24Wheel10 
Ret26 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti March-Ford 21Suspension9 
Ret15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert March-Ford 19Suspension20 
Ret6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Miles Lotus-Ford 15Engine7 
Ret24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Eaton BRM 10Oil Pressure16 
Ret3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 6Transmission3 
DNS11 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo Fuel Leak18 
DNS18 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford
DNS25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman De Tomaso-Ford
Source: [3]

Notes

This was the Formula One World Champion debut for Surtees as a constructor.

Championship standings after the race

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References

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