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1970 British Grand Prix

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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = United Kingdom

|Grand Prix = British

|Date = 18 July

|Year = 1970

|Image = File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg

|Caption =

|Official name = XXIII RAC British Grand Prix

|Location = Brands Hatch, Kent, England

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.650

|Course_km = 4.265

|Distance_laps = 80

|Distance_mi = 212.012

|Distance_km = 341.200

|Pole_Driver = Jochen Rindt

|Pole_Team = Lotus-Ford

|Pole_Time = 1:24.8

|Pole_Country = Austria

|Fast_Driver = Jack Brabham

|Fast_Team = Brabham-Ford

|Fast_Time = 1:25.9

|Fast_Lap = 70

|Fast_Country = Australia

|First_Driver = Jochen Rindt

|First_Team = Lotus-Ford

|First_Country = Austria

|Second_Driver = Jack Brabham

|Second_Team = Brabham-Ford

|Second_Country= Australia

|Third_Driver = Denny Hulme

|Third_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Third_Country = New Zealand

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1970|GBR}}

}}

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.{{cite magazine|last=Jenkinson |first=Denis |author-link=Denis Jenkinson |title=23rd British Grand Prix: An RAC Nonsense |magazine=Motor Sport |date=August 1970 |page=22 |url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1970/22/23rd-british-grand-prix |access-date=31 July 2015}} 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 =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!Pos

!No

!Driver

!Constructor

!Time

!Gap

!Grid

1

|5

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Jochen Rindt

|Lotus-Ford

|1:24.8

|align="center" | —

|1

2

|17

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

|Brabham-Ford

|1:24.8

| +0.0

|2

3

|3

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

|Ferrari

|1:25.1

| +0.3

|3

4

|23

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Oliver

|BRM

|1:25.6

| +0.8

|4

5

|9

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

|McLaren-Ford

|1:25.6

| +0.8

|5

6

|4

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

|Ferrari

|1:25.8

| +1.0

|6

7

|6

|{{flagicon|GBR}} John Miles

|Lotus-Ford

|1:25.9

| +1.1

|7

8

|1

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Stewart

|March-Ford

|1:26.0

| +1.2

|8

9

|26

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

|March-Ford

|1:26.2

| +1.4

|9

10

|18

|{{flagicon|GER}} Rolf Stommelen

|Brabham-Ford

|1:26.3

| +1.5

|DNS

11

|7

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

|Matra

|1:26.5

| +1.7

|10

12

|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Gurney

|McLaren-Ford

|1:26.6

| +1.8

|11

13

|8

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo

|Matra

|1:26.7

| +1.9

|12

14

|27

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

|March-Ford

|1:26.8

| +2.0

|13

15

|2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} François Cevert

|March-Ford

|1:26.8

| +2.0

|14

16

|22

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Rodríguez

|BRM

|1:26.9

| +2.1

|15

17

|24

|{{flagicon|CAN}} George Eaton

|BRM

|1:26.9

| +2.1

|16

18

|16

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon

|March-Ford

|1:27.0

| +2.2

|17

19

|11

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Adamich

|McLaren-Alfa Romeo

|1:27.1

| +2.3

|18

20

|20

|{{flagicon|GBR}} John Surtees

|Surtees-Ford

|1:27.7

| +2.9

|19

21

|15

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Jo Siffert

|March-Ford

|1:28.0

| +3.2

|20

22

|28

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

|Lotus-Ford

|1:28.1

| +3.3

|21

23

|14

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill

|Lotus-Ford

|1:28.4

| +3.6

|22

24

|29

|{{flagicon|USA}} Pete Lovely

|Lotus-Ford

|1:30.3

| +5.5

|23

25

|25

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Brian Redman

|De Tomaso-Ford

|1:32.8

| +8.0

|DNS

colspan=8|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx|title=Britain 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1|website=statsf1.com|access-date=13 March 2021}}

Race

= Classification =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 5

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Jochen Rindt

| Lotus-Ford

| 80

| 1:57:02.0

| 1

| 9

2

| 17

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

| Brabham-Ford

| 80

| + 32.9

| 2

| 6

3

| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

| McLaren-Ford

| 80

| + 54.4

| 5

| 4

4

| 4

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

| Ferrari

| 80

| + 54.8

| 6

| 3

5

| 16

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon

| March-Ford

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 17

| 2

6

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| Lotus-Ford

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 22

| 1

7

| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Cevert

| March-Ford

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 14

|  

8

| 28

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| Lotus-Ford

| 78

| + 2 Laps

| 21

|  

9

| 27

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

| March-Ford

| 72

| + 8 Laps

| 13

|  

NC

| 29

| {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Lovely

| Lotus-Ford

| 69

| + 11 Laps

| 23

|  

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Gurney

| McLaren-Ford

| 60

| Oil Pressure

| 11

|  

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Rodríguez

| BRM

| 58

| Accident

| 15

|  

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Oliver

| BRM

| 54

| Engine

| 4

|  

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| March-Ford

| 52

| Clutch

| 8

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees

| Surtees-Ford

| 51

| Oil Pressure

| 19

|  

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo

| Matra

| 41

| Accident

| 12

|  

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| Matra

| 24

| Wheel

| 10

|  

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

| March-Ford

| 21

| Suspension

| 9

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Jo Siffert

| March-Ford

| 19

| Suspension

| 20

|  

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Miles

| Lotus-Ford

| 15

| Engine

| 7

|  

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|CAN}} George Eaton

| BRM

| 10

| Oil Pressure

| 16

|  

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| Ferrari

| 6

| Transmission

| 3

|  

DNS

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Adamich

| McLaren-Alfa Romeo

|

| Fuel Leak

| 18

|  

DNS

| 18

| {{flagicon|GER}} Rolf Stommelen

| Brabham-Ford

|

|

|

|

DNS

| 25

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brian Redman

| De Tomaso-Ford

|

|

|

|

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1970/530/ |title=1970 British Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031042121/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1970/530/ |archive-date=31 October 2013}}}}

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

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Jochen Rindt

| align="left"| 36

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

| align="left"| 25

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jackie Stewart

| align="left"| 19

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Denny Hulme

| align="left"| 16

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon

| align="left"| 14

colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx|title=Britain 1970 - Championship • STATS F1|website=statsf1.com|access-date=13 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Constructor

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus-Ford

| align="left"| 41

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} March-Ford

| align="left"| 33

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Ford

| align="left"| 27

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| align="left"| 23

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|France}} Matra

| align="left"| 15

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

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

References

{{reflist}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = British Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1970

| Previous_race_in_season = 1970 French Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1970 German Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1969 British Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1971 British Grand Prix

}}

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