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1970 British Grand Prix
Race details
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 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 341.200 km (212.012 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:24.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford
Time	1:25.9 on lap 70
Podium
First	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Second	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford
Third	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

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.

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. 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

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	5	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	1:24.8	—	1
2	17	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	1:24.8	+0.0	2
3	3	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:25.1	+0.3	3
4	23	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:25.6	+0.8	4
5	9	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:25.6	+0.8	5
6	4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:25.8	+1.0	6
7	6	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	1:25.9	+1.1	7
8	1	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	1:26.0	+1.2	8
9	26	Mario Andretti	March-Ford	1:26.2	+1.4	9
10	18	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	1:26.3	+1.5	DNS
11	7	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:26.5	+1.7	10
12	10	Dan Gurney	McLaren-Ford	1:26.6	+1.8	11
13	8	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	1:26.7	+1.9	12
14	27	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	1:26.8	+2.0	13
15	2	François Cevert	March-Ford	1:26.8	+2.0	14
16	22	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:26.9	+2.1	15
17	24	George Eaton	BRM	1:26.9	+2.1	16
18	16	Chris Amon	March-Ford	1:27.0	+2.2	17
19	11	Andrea de Adamich	McLaren-Alfa Romeo	1:27.1	+2.3	18
20	20	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	1:27.7	+2.9	19
21	15	Jo Siffert	March-Ford	1:28.0	+3.2	20
22	28	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:28.1	+3.3	21
23	14	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:28.4	+3.6	22
24	29	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford	1:30.3	+5.5	23
25	25	Brian Redman	De Tomaso-Ford	1:32.8	+8.0	DNS
Source:

Race

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	+ 11 Laps	23
Ret	10	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	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:

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Brazilian driver and future World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi.
• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor Surtees.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jochen Rindt 36 1 2 Jack Brabham 25 1 3 Jackie Stewart 19 1 4 Denny Hulme 16 1 5 Chris Amon 14 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 41 2 March-Ford 33 3 Brabham-Ford 27 4 McLaren-Ford 23 5 Matra 15 Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. ^ Jenkinson, Denis (August 1970). "23rd British Grand Prix: An RAC Nonsense". Motor Sport. p. 22. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
2. "Britain 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
3. "1970 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
4. ^ "Britain 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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