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Jochen Rindt won the 1970 British Grand Prix

Jochen Rindt won the 1970 British Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme at Brands Hatch.

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Race recap

Winner
Jochen Rindt
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Jochen Rindt, Jack Brabham, and Denny Hulme
Race date
July 18, 1970
Pole
Jochen Rindt
Fastest lap
Jack Brabham
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Brands Hatch

The decisive result

Jochen Rindt finished first for Team Lotus. Jack Brabham is listed 2 for Brabham, with Denny Hulme 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Graham Hill from P22 to P6 (+16), Emerson Fittipaldi from P21 to P8 (+13), and Chris Amon from P17 to P5 (+12) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jochen Rindt started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 Oil pressure, 2 Accident, and 2 DNS. Jack Brabham holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.900 on lap 70. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jochen RindtTeam Lotus1:57:02.0009
2Jack BrabhamBrabham1:57:34.9006
3Denny HulmeMcLaren1:57:56.4004
4Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:57:56.8003
5Chris AmonMarch+1 lap2
6Graham HillTeam Lotus+1 lap1
7François CevertMarch+1 lap0
8Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus+2 laps0
9Ronnie PetersonMarch+8 laps0
NCPete LovelyTeam Lotus+11 laps0
DNFDan GurneyMcLarenOil pressure0
DNFPedro RodríguezBRMAccident0
DNFJackie OliverBRMEngine0
DNFJackie StewartMarchClutch0
DNFJohn SurteesSurteesOil pressure0
DNFHenri PescaroloMatraAccident0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseMatraWheel0
DNFMario AndrettiMarchSuspension0
DNFJo SiffertMarchSuspension0
DNFJohn MilesTeam LotusEngine0