1970 British Grand Prix
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| Race details | |||
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| 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 race held at Brands Hatch on 18 July 1970. It was the seventh race of the 1970 Formula One season.
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 |
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| 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 |  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 | ||||
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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
| Previous race: 1970 French Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1970 season |
Next race: 1970 German Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1969 British Grand Prix |
British Grand Prix | Next race: 1971 British Grand Prix |
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