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1970 Britain Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Brands Hatch circuit. Full information

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1970 Britain Grand Prix

1970 Britain Grand Prix is 191st Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Brands Hatch circuit. Jochen Rindt won the pole position and this race. This was his 5th victory. Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 80 laps (341 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1970 France Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1970 Germany Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1970 Britain Grand Prix

40th victory for the Lotus team
5th victory for the Jochen Rindt
12th podium for the Jochen Rindt
31st podium for the Jack Brabham
19th podium for the Denny Hulme

Jochen Rindt - Winner of the 1970 Britain Grand Prix

1970 Britain Grand Prix

Lotus 72C - 1970 Britain Grand Prix winner

1970 Britain Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jochen Rindt	9.00	1h 57m 02.0s ( 174.925 km/h )	80	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
2	Jack Brabham	6.00	1h 57m 34.9s ( +32.9s )	80	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
3	Denny Hulme	4.00	1h 57m 56.4s ( +54.4s )	80	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
4	Clay Regazzoni	3.00	1h 57m 56.8s ( +54.8s )	80	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Chris Amon	2.00		79	March Engineering
6	Graham Hill	1.00		79	Brooke Bond Oxo Racing / Rob Walker
7	François Cevert	0		79	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	0		78	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
9	Ronnie Peterson	0		72	Colin Crabbe Racing
nc	Pete Lovely	0		69	Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.
ab	Dan Gurney	0	Oil pressure	60	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
ab	Pedro Rodriguez	0	Accident	58	Yardley Team BRM
ab	Jackie Oliver	0	Engine	54	Yardley Team BRM
ab	Jackie Stewart	0	Fire	52	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
ab	John Surtees	0	Oil pressure	51	Team Surtees
ab	Henri Pescarolo	0	Accident	41	Equipe Matra Elf
ab	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	0	Wheel	24	Equipe Matra Elf
ab	Mario Andretti	0	Suspension	21	STP Corporation
ab	Jo Siffert	0	Suspension	19	March Engineering
ab	John Miles	0	Distributor	15	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
ab	George Eaton	0	Oil pressure	10	Yardley Team BRM
ab	Jacky Ickx	0	Differential	6	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
np	Andrea De Adamich	0	Fuel leak		Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
f	Peter Gethin	0	Car unavailable		Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
np	Rolf Stommelen	0	Accident		Auto Motor Und Sport
f	Tim Schenken	0	Car unavailable		Motor Racing Developments Ltd
f	Trevor Taylor	0	Car unavailable		Team Surtees
np	Brian Redman	0	Transmission		Frank Williams Racing Cars
f	Jo Bonnier	0	Car unavailable		Ecurie Bonnier
f	Silvio Moser	0	Starting money dispute		Silvio Moser Racing Team

Qualifying Results for the 1970 Britain Grand Prix on the Brands Hatch circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Jochen Rindt	1'24''8	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
2	Jack Brabham	1'24''8	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
3	Jacky Ickx	1'25''1	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	Jackie Oliver	1'25''6	Yardley Team BRM
5	Denny Hulme	1'25''6	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
6	Clay Regazzoni	1'25''8	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	John Miles	1'25''9	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
8	Jackie Stewart	1'26''0	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
9	Mario Andretti	1'26''2	STP Corporation
10	Rolf Stommelen	1'26''3	Auto Motor Und Sport
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1'26''5	Equipe Matra Elf
12	Dan Gurney	1'26''6	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
13	Henri Pescarolo	1'26''7	Equipe Matra Elf
14	Ronnie Peterson	1'26''8	Colin Crabbe Racing
15	François Cevert	1'26''8	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
16	Pedro Rodriguez	1'26''9	Yardley Team BRM
17	George Eaton	1'26''9	Yardley Team BRM
18	Chris Amon	1'27''0	March Engineering
19	Andrea De Adamich	1'27''1	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
20	John Surtees	1'27''7	Team Surtees
21	Jo Siffert	1'28''0	March Engineering
22	Emerson Fittipaldi	1'28''1	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
23	Graham Hill	1'28''4	Brooke Bond Oxo Racing / Rob Walker
24	Pete Lovely	1'30''3	Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.
25	Brian Redman	1'32''8	Frank Williams Racing Cars
0	Peter Gethin	0	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
0	Tim Schenken	0	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
0	Trevor Taylor	0	Team Surtees
0	Jo Bonnier	0	Ecurie Bonnier
0	Silvio Moser	0	Silvio Moser Racing Team