| 1970 British Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 18 July 1970 | ||
| Official name | XXIIIRACBritish 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 | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:24.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford | |
| Time | 1:25.9 on lap 70[1] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1970 British Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atBrands Hatch on 18 July 1970. It was race 7 of 13 in both the1970 World Championship of Drivers and the1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The 80-lap race was won frompole position by Austrian driverJochen Rindt, driving aLotus 72. Rindt took his third consecutive victory after AustralianJack Brabham, driving aBrabham 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.[1] Brabham held on to second place, scoring what would turn out to be his final points in Formula One, with New ZealanderDenny Hulme finishing third forMcLaren.
This was the first Formula One race for Brazilian future World ChampionEmerson Fittipaldi, who qualified 21st and finished eighth in an olderLotus 49. It was also the final F1 race for AmericanDan Gurney.
| 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 | |
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