1970 British Grand Prix

The 1970 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 18 July 1970. It was race 7 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

1970 British Grand Prix
Race details
Date	18 July 1970
Official name	XXIII RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Brands Hatch, Kent, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.265 km (2.650 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 341.200 km (212.012 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:24.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford
Time	1:25.9 on lap 70[1]
Podium
First	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Second	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford
Third	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

The 80-lap race was won from pole position by Austrian driver Jochen Rindt, driving a Lotus 72. Rindt took his third consecutive victory after Australian Jack Brabham, driving a Brabham 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 Zealander Denny Hulme finishing third for McLaren.

This was the first Formula One race for Brazilian future World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi, who qualified 21st and finished eighth in an older Lotus 49. It was also the final F1 race for American Dan Gurney.