1970 British Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 18 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 341.200 km (212.012 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:24.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford | |
| Time | 1:25.9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
The 1970 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 18 July 1970. It was the seventh race of the 1970 Formula One season. This was the debut race of the future world champion Emerson Fittipaldi.
Jack Brabham held a substantial lead until his car ran out of fuel at the last bend and allowed Jochen Rindt to win the race.[1]
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Jochen Rindt |
Lotus-Ford | 80 | 1:57:02.0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Ford | 80 | + 32.9 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 |  Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 80 | + 54.4 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 80 | + 54.8 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Chris Amon |
March-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 |  Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 |  François Cevert |
March-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 8 | 28 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 21 | |
| 9 | 27 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 72 | + 8 Laps | 13 | |
| NC | 29 |  Pete Lovely |
Lotus-Ford | 69 | Not Classified | 23 | |
| Ret | 32 | Dan Gurney |
McLaren-Ford | 60 | Oil Pressure | 11 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM | 58 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 23 | Jackie Oliver |
BRM | 54 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 1 | Jackie Stewart |
March-Ford | 52 | Clutch | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | John Surtees |
Surtees-Ford | 51 | Oil Pressure | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | Henri Pescarolo |
Matra | 41 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra | 24 | Wheel | 10 | |
| Ret | 26 | Mario Andretti |
March-Ford | 21 | Suspension | 9 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jo Siffert |
March-Ford | 19 | Suspension | 20 | |
| Ret | 6 | John Miles |
Lotus-Ford | 15 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 24 |  George Eaton |
BRM | 10 | Oil Pressure | 16 | |
| Ret | 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 6 | Transmission | 3 | |
| DNS | 11 |  Andrea de Adamich |
McLaren-Alfa Romeo | Fuel Leak | 18 | ||
| DNS | 18 |  Rolf Stommelen |
Brabham-Ford | ||||
| DNS | 25 | Brian Redman |
De Tomaso-Ford | ||||
Source:[2] | |||||||
Notes
- Rindt was initially disqualified but within minutes reinstated
- This was Dan Gurney's last race.
- Last podium and last points finish for Jack Brabham.
- First race for Emerson Fittipaldi
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "23rd British Grand Prix". Motor Sport: 22. August 1970. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ↑ "1970 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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