1970 season/Round 7
British Grand Prix 1970
- Brands Hatch
- Fawkham
- 18 July 1970
- 80 laps
- 341.2 km
- 4.265 km a lap
- P1Jochen RindtLotus1:57:02.000
- P2Jack BrabhamBrabham+32.900
- P3Denny HulmeMcLaren+54.400
- Pole positionJochen RindtLotus · 1:24.800
- Fastest lapJack Brabham1:25.900 · lap 70
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus | 1:24.800 | |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:24.800 | |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:25.100 | +0.300 |
| 4 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 1:25.600 | +0.800 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:25.600 | +0.800 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:25.800 | +1.000 |
| 7 | John Miles | Lotus | 1:25.900 | +1.100 |
| 8 | Jackie Stewart | March | 1:26.000 | +1.200 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | March | 1:26.200 | +1.400 |
| 10 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 1:26.300 | +1.500 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:26.500 | +1.700 |
| 12 | Dan Gurney | McLaren | 1:26.600 | +1.800 |
| 13 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 1:26.700 | +1.900 |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1:26.800 | +2.000 |
| 15 | François Cevert | March | 1:26.800 | +2.000 |
| 16 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:26.900 | +2.100 |
| 17 | George Eaton | BRM | 1:26.900 | +2.100 |
| 18 | Chris Amon | March | 1:27.000 | +2.200 |
| 19 | Andrea de Adamich | McLaren | 1:27.100 | +2.300 |
| 20 | John Surtees | Surtees | 1:27.700 | +2.900 |
| 21 | Jo Siffert | March | 1:28.000 | +3.200 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:28.100 | +3.300 |
| 23 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 1:28.400 | +3.600 |
| 24 | Pete Lovely | Lotus | 1:30.300 | +5.500 |
| 25 | Brian Redman | De Tomaso | 1:32.800 | +8.000 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 70 | 1:25.900 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | 36 | |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | 25 | |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | 19 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 16 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | 14 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Pedro Rodríguez | 10 | |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 | |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo | 7 | |
| 9 | Graham Hill | 7 | ▲1 |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | 6 | ▼1 |