1970 British Grand Prix

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The 1970 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on July 18, 1970.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Flag of Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 80 1:57:02.0 1 9
2 17 Flag of Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 80 32.9 2 6
3 9 Flag of New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 80 54.4 5 4
4 4 Flag of Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 80 54.8 6 3
5 16 Flag of New Zealand Chris Amon March-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 17 2
6 14 Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 22 1
7 2 Flag of France François Cevert March-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 14  
8 28 Flag of Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 78 + 2 Laps 21  
9 27 Flag of Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 72 + 8 Laps 13  
NC 29 Flag of the United Kingdom Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford 69 Not Classified 23  
Ret 32 Flag of the United States Dan Gurney McLaren-Ford 60 Oil Pressure 11  
Ret 22 Flag of Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 58 Accident 15  
Ret 23 Flag of the United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 54 Engine 4  
Ret 1 Flag of the United Kingdom Jackie Stewart March-Ford 52 Clutch 8  
Ret 20 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 51 Oil Pressure 19  
Ret 8 Flag of France Henri Pescarolo Matra 41 Accident 12  
Ret 7 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 24 Wheel 10  
Ret 26 Flag of the United States Mario Andretti March-Ford 21 Suspension 9  
Ret 15 Flag of Switzerland Jo Siffert March-Ford 19 Suspension 20  
Ret 6 Flag of the United Kingdom John Miles Lotus-Ford 15 Engine 7  
Ret 24 Flag of Canada George Eaton BRM 10 Oil Pressure 16  
Ret 3 Flag of Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 6 Transmission 3  
Ret 11 Flag of Italy Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 0 Fuel Leak 18  

[edit] Notes

  • Fastest Lap: Jack Brabham - 1:25.9
  • Rindt was initially disqualified but within minutes reinstated

[edit] References


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