Round 7 · 1970
British Grand Prix
WinnerRINTeam Lotus · from P1
PoleRIN
Fastest lap1:25.900Brabham · L70
Biggest gain+16Hill P22→P6
Retirements13of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 80 | 1:57:02.000 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 2 | 0 | 80 | +32.900 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 5 | +2 | 80 | +54.400 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 6 | +2 | 80 | +54.800 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Chris Amon AMO | March | 17 | +12 | 79 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill HIG | Team Lotus | 22 | +16 | 79 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | March | 14 | +7 | 79 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 8 | Team Lotus | 21 | +13 | 78 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 13 | +4 | 72 | +8 laps | — | |
| — | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | BRM | 15 | 58 | DNF · L58 | — | ||
| — | Dan Gurney GUR | McLaren | 11 | 60 | DNF · L60 | — | ||
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | March | 9 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Oliver OLI | BRM | 4 | 54 | DNF · L54 | — | ||
| — | Rolf Stommelen STM | Brabham | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Pete Lovely LOE | Team Lotus | 23 | 69 | NC · L69 | — | ||
| — | John Surtees SUE | Surtees | 19 | 51 | DNF · L51 | — | ||
| — | Jo Siffert SIF | March | 20 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Stewart STJ | March | 8 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Matra | 10 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | |||
| — | Brian Redman RED | De Tomaso | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | McLaren | 18 | 0 | DNS | — | |||
| — | Henri Pescarolo PES | Matra | 12 | 41 | DNF · L41 | — | ||
| — | John Miles MIL | Team Lotus | 7 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | George Eaton EAT | BRM | 16 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 7
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt RIN | 36 | |
| 2 | Jack Brabham BRB | 25 | |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 19 | |
| 4 | Denny Hulme HUM | 16 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Chris Amon AMO | 14 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Graham Hill HIG | 7 | ▲2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Brands Hatch
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | British Grand Prix | Jo Siffert SIF | Team Lotus | 4 |
| 1966 | British Grand Prix | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 1 |
| 1964 | British Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |