1970 British Grand Prix

The British Grand Prix was held on July 18, 1970. Jochen Rindt, in a , inherited the victory after Jack Brabham's car ran short of fuel on the final lap. The two drivers had been dueling for much of the race. Denny Hulme's just beat rookie Clay Regazzoni's for third.
__TOC__
==Background==
Brands Hatch usually attracts a healthy turnout, and this event was no exception. Out of 30 entries, 25 cars materialized, and the organizers had announced that there would not be a limit to the number of cars allowed to race.
*: Jack Brabham's car was fitted with inboard rear brakes, to save on unsprung weight and improve response on the bumps.
*: All three cars had revised gear linkages, after the problems suffered by Pedro Rodríguez in France. The team had been having problems with oil surge, so the sump and tanks had been redesigned, with different variations being tried.
*: The team returned after the tragic loss of Piers Courage, using the second car that was run at Brands earlier in the season. Brian Redman, who it was revealed had turned down an offer to join Tyrrell after Monaco, was driving the De Tomaso here. This car featured a narrower track than the older car.
*: Clay Regazzoni was back in the second car. The team had been having problems with oil surge similar to BRM, so the oil tanks had a revised baffle configuration.
*: Jochen Rindt's 72 was seen with a fiberglass air intake box, drawing air into the engine from both sides of the roll bar. This was the first example of what eventually became a required part of every F1 car. The 49C that had been driven by Alex Soler-Roig earlier in the season was entrusted to Formula 3 champion Emerson Fittipaldi here, and was looking much more carefully prepared.
**Graham Hill's 49C had some revised suspension components from the factory.
**Pete Lovely made his final European appearance of the season, but his 49B was definitely showing it's age.
*: The Race of Champions had shown that the Marches had serious suspension issues on bumpy tracks like Brands Hatch. All of the cars had some form of revised suspension (the factory had a kit available, but their own cars were not using it), and a great deal of experimentation went on during practice. Jo Siffert was driving a new monocoque after his accident in France.
**Both Tyrrell cars had made their own modifications to the rear suspension of the cars, and the team was experimenting with inertia switches for the fire extinguisher on Jackie Stewart's car.
**Ronnie Peterson's car was the only one to use the revised rear suspension offered by the factory without modification, so it became the baseline by default. Peterson was actually faster than the factory cars in practice.
**Mario Andretti's STP team had completely rebuilt and modified the car on their own during testing in the US since it was last seen at Spain, and the changes were noted with interest. This car was faster than all of the Marches except for Stewart's.
*: No changes, but Henri Pescarolo used the spare car for most of the weekend.
*: The two powered cars were unchanged, but the car of Andrea de Adamich had been having similar oil surge problems as the 12-cylinder cars. Alfa Romeo had redesigned the oil tank and sump systems, but the larger tank required a higher ride height than the other cars.
*: John Surtees became the fourth driver (after Jack Brabham, Dan Gurney and the late Bruce McLaren) to drive in Formula One in a car that his own team manufactured, with the debut of the new Surtees TS7. The car looked well prepared, but needed further development, so this weekend was a big test session for the team.
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jackie Stewart 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
2 	François Cevert 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
3 	Jacky Ickx 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 F12 3.0 	
4 	Clay Regazzoni 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 F12 3.0 	
5 	Jochen Rindt 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
6 	John Miles 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
7 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Equipe Matra Elf 	 	MS120 	 	MS12 V12 3.0	
8 	Henri Pescarolo 	Equipe Matra Elf 	 	MS120 	 	MS12 V12 3.0	
9 	Denny Hulme 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14D 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
10 	Dan Gurney 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
11 	Andrea de Adamich 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M7D 	 	T33 V8 3.0 	
12 	Peter Gethin 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M7A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
14 	Graham Hill 	Brooke Bond Oxo / Rob Walker 	 	49C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
15 	Jo Siffert 	March Engineering 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
16 	Chris Amon 	March Engineering 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
17 	Jack Brabham 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	 	BT33 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
18 	Rolf Stommelen 	Auto Motor und Sport 	 	BT33 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
19 	Tim Schenken 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	 	BT33 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
20 	John Surtees 	Team Surtees 	 	TS7 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
21 	Trevor Taylor 	Team Surtees 	 	M7C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
22 	Pedro Rodríguez 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 V12 3.0	
23 	Jackie Oliver 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 V12 3.0	
24 	George Eaton 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 V12 3.0	
25 	Brian Redman 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	505/38 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
26 	Mario Andretti 	STP Corporation 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
27 	Ronnie Peterson 	Colin Crabbe Racing 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
28 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	49C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
29 	Pete Lovely 	Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. 	 	49B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
30 	Jo Bonnier 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	M7C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
31 	Silvio Moser 	Silvio Moser Racing Team 	 	F1 70 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	P1 	P2 	Gap
1 	5 	Jochen Rindt 	 	1:24.8 	1:26.3 	—
2 	17 	Jack Brabham 	 	1:26.6 	1:24.8 	—
3 	3 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:25.8 	1:25.1 	+0.3s
4 	23 	Jackie Oliver 	 	1:25.6 	1:25.8 	+0.8s
5 	9 	Denny Hulme 	 	1:25.6 	1:27.5 	+0.8s
6 	4 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	1:29.6 	1:25.8 	+1.0s
7 	6 	John Miles 	 	1:26.8 	1:25.9 	+1.1s
8 	1 	Jackie Stewart 	 	1:26.1 	1:26.0 	+1.2s
9 	26 	Mario Andretti 	 	1:28.4 	1:26.2 	+1.4s
10*	18 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	1:26.3 	No time 	+1.5s
11 	7 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	1:27.2 	1:26.5 	+1.7s
12 	10 	Dan Gurney 	 	1:26.6 	1:26.8 	+1.8s
13 	8 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	1:27.5 	1:26.7 	+1.9s
14 	27 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	1:30.6 	1:26.8 	+2.0s
15 	2 	François Cevert 	 	1:27.5 	1:26.8 	+2.0s
16 	22 	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	1:26.9 	1:27.2 	+2.1s
17 	24 	George Eaton 	 	1:27.5 	1:26.9 	+2.1s
18 	16 	Chris Amon 	 	1:27.7 	1:27.0 	+2.2s
19†	11 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	1:27.7 	1:27.1 	+2.3s
20 	20 	John Surtees 	 	1:29.2 	1:27.7 	+2.9s
21 	15 	Jo Siffert 	 	1:30.2 	1:28.0 	+3.2s
22 	28 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	1:28.1 	1:28.3 	+3.3s
23 	14 	Graham Hill 	 	1:28.4 	1:31.2 	+3.6s
24 	29 	Pete Lovely 	 	1:35.4 	1:30.3 	+5.5s
25*	25 	Brian Redman 	 	1:32.8 	No time 	+8.0s
WD 	12 	Peter Gethin 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	19 	Tim Schenken 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	21 	Trevor Taylor 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	30 	Jo Bonnier 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	31 	Silvio Moser 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
** Stommelen and Redman were both withdrawn before the next practice session in Friday.
*† De Adamich has fuel leak trouble when he was unable to take the start of the race.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1 	5 	Jochen Rindt 	 	80 	1:57:02.0 	1 	9
2 	17 	Jack Brabham 	 	80 	+32.9 	2 	6
3 	9 	Denny Hulme 	 	80 	+54.4 	5 	4
4 	4 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	50 	+54.8 	6 	3
5 	16 	Chris Amon 	 	79 	+1 Lap 	17 	2
6 	14 	Graham Hill 	 	79 	+1 Lap 	22 	1
7 	2 	François Cevert 	 	79 	+1 Lap 	14 	 
8 	28 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	78 	+2 Laps 	21 	 
9 	27 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	72 	+8 Laps 	13 	 
NC 	29 	Pete Lovely 	 	69 	+11 Laps 	23 	 
Ret 	32 	Dan Gurney 	 	60 	Oil pressure	11 	 
Ret 	22 	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	58 	Accident 	15 	 
Ret 	23 	Jackie Oliver 	 	54 	Engine 	4 	 
Ret 	1 	Jackie Stewart 	 	52 	Clutch 	8 	 
Ret 	20 	John Surtees 	 	51 	Oil pressure	19 	 
Ret 	8 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	41 	Accident 	12 	 
Ret 	7 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	24 	Broken wheel	10 	 
Ret 	26 	Mario Andretti 	 	21 	Suspension 	9 	 
Ret 	15 	Jo Siffert 	 	19 	Suspension 	20 	 
Ret 	6 	John Miles 	 	15 	Engine 	7 	 
Ret 	24 	George Eaton 	 	10 	Oil pressure	16 	 
Ret 	3 	Jacky Ickx 	 	6 	Transmission	3 	 
DNS 	11 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	 	Fuel leak 	18 	 
==Milestones==
*First race for Emerson Fittipaldi
==Standings after race==
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Jochen Rindt 	36 	
2 	Jack Brabham 	25 	
3 	Jackie Stewart 	19 	1
4 	Denny Hulme 	16 	
5 	Chris Amon 	14 	1
6 	Pedro Rodríguez 	10 	
7 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	9 	
8 	Henri Pescarolo 	7 	
8 	Graham Hill 	7 	1
10 	Bruce McLaren 	6 	1
10 	Clay Regazzoni 	6 	3
12 	Mario Andretti 	4 	1
12 	Jacky Ickx 	4 	1
14 	Ignazio Giunti 	3 	1
15 	John Miles 	2 	
15 	Johnny Servoz-Gavin 	2 	
15 	Rolf Stommelen 	2 	
18 	John Surtees 	1 	
18 	Dan Gurney 	1 	
Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	41 	
2 	 	33 	
3 	 	27 	
4 	 	24 	
5 	 	15 	
6 	 	10 	
6 	 	10 	1
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:1970 Grands Prix
Category:British Grand Prix
Category:Formula One races in the United Kingdom