1970 British Grand Prix
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Race details | |||
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Race 7 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season | |||
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 | ||||
Source:[2]
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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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