18 Jul 1970 British Grand Prix
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The 1970 British Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1970 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Brands Hatch, United Kingdom on 18 July 1970. Jochen Rindt started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and was the race winner.
1970 British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jochen Rindt | Austria | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 80 | 1:57:02.000 | 1:57:02.000 | - | - | 1:27.000 | 43 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +32.900 | 1:57:34.900 | +32.900 | +32.900 | 1:25.900 | 70 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +54.400 | 1:57:56.400 | +54.400 | +21.500 | 1:27.100 | 74 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Clay RegazzoniClay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 80 | +54.800 | 1:57:56.800 | +54.800 | +0.400 | 1:27.000 | 78 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | March Ford | Firestone | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:27.200 | 66 | 17 | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:28.100 | 49 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | François Cévert | France | March Ford | Dunlop | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:28.800 | 53 | 14 | |||
| 8 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 78 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:27.900 | 51 | 21 | ||
| 9 | 27 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +8 laps | 8 laps | 6 laps | 1:28.200 | 67 | 13 | ||
| NCL | 29 | Pete Lovely | United States | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 69 | +11 laps | 1:32.900 | 17 | 23 | ||||
| DNF | 10 | Dan Gurney | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 60 | Oil pressure | 11 | ||||||
| DNF | 22 | Pedro Rodríguez | Mexico | BRM | Dunlop | 58 | Accident | 1:28.500 | 43 | 15 | ||||
| DNF | 23 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | BRM | Dunlop | 54 | Engine | 1:27.300 | 40 | 4 | ||||
| DNF | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | March Ford | Dunlop | 52 | Clutch | 1:27.900 | 49 | 8 | ||||
| DNF | 20 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 51 | Oil pressure | 1:27.300 | 42 | 19 | ||||
| DNF | 8 | Henri Pescarolo | France | Matra | Goodyear | 41 | Accident | 1:28.100 | 41 | 12 | ||||
| DNF | 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Matra | Goodyear | 24 | Wheel | 1:28.200 | 14 | 10 | ||||
| DNF | 26 | Mario Andretti | United States | March Ford | Firestone | 21 | Suspension | 1:29.100 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| DNF | 15 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | March Ford | Firestone | 19 | Suspension | 1:29.300 | 4 | 20 | ||||
| DNF | 6 | John Miles | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 15 | Engine | 1:28.900 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| DNF | 24 | George Eaton | Canada | BRM | Dunlop | 10 | Oil pressure | 1:29.900 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| DNF | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 6 | Transmission | 1:27.500 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| DNS | 11 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | McLaren Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | Fuel leak | 18 |