1972 Race of Champions

The 1972 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 19 March 1972. The race was also open to Formula 5000 cars. F1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi qualified on pole, set fastest lap and won. Alan Rollinson was the best-placed F5000 finisher, and tenth overall.

1972 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1972 Formula One season
Race details[1]
Date March 19, 1972 (1972-03-19)
Official name VII Race of Champions
Location Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit, Fawkham, Kent, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.206 km (2.6136 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Cosworth
Time 1:23.9
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth
Time 1:23.8
Podium
First Lotus-Cosworth
Second Surtees-Cosworth
Third McLaren-Cosworth

Qualifying

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Pos. Driver Constructor Car Lap Gap
1   Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 72 01:23.9
2   Peter Gethin BRM BRM P160 01:24.1 +0.2
3   Mike Hailwood Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS9 01:24.1 +0.2
4   Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M19A 01:24.3 +0.4
5   Peter Revson McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M19A 01:24.3 +0.4
6   Howden Ganley BRM BRM P160 01:24.8 +0.9
7   Tim Schenken Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS9 01:24.8 +0.9
8   Ronnie Peterson March-Cosworth March 721 01:25.6 +1.7
9   Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM BRM P160 01:25.8 +1.9
10   Dave Walker Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 72 01:25.8 +1.9
11   Mike Beuttler March-Cosworth March 721 01:26.0 +2.1
12   Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Cosworth Eifelland Type 21 01:26.2 +2.3
13   Graham McRae Leda-Chevrolet Leda LT27 01:26.3 +2.4
14   Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Chevrolet Surtees TS11 01:26.9 +3.0
15   Brian Redman McLaren-Chevrolet McLaren M10B 01:27.2 +3.3
16   Alan Rollinson Lola-Chevrolet Lola T300 01:27.4 +3.5
17   Keith Holland McLaren-Chevrolet McLaren M10B 01:28.6 +4.7
18   Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet McLaren M18 01:29.9 +6.0
19   Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet McLaren M22 01:29.9 +6.0
Sources:[2][3]

Classification

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Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Laps
1   Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth 56:40.6
2   Mike Hailwood Surtees-Cosworth +3.4
3   Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth +25.1
4   Peter Gethin BRM +25.7
5   Tim Schenken Surtees-Cosworth +26.4
6   Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +26.8
7   Howden Ganley BRM +34.1
8   Peter Revson McLaren-Cosworth +53.2
9   Dave Walker Lotus-Cosworth +1:24.2
10   Alan Rollinson Lola-Chevrolet 39 laps
11   Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Cosworth 39 laps
12   Ronnie Peterson March-Cosworth 39 laps
13   Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet 38 laps
14   Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet 37 laps
Ret   Brian Redman McLaren-Chevrolet 35 laps, spin/stalled
Ret   Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Chevrolet 18 laps; suspension
Ret   Mike Beuttler March-Cosworth 3 laps; fuel pump
DNS   Graham McRae Leda-Chevrolet withdrawn1; protest
DNS   Keith Holland McLaren-Chevrolet withdrawn; engine
Sources:[2][4][5]

1McRae withdrew in protest after having had his win in the F5000 Championship race overturned.

References

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  1. ^ "1972 Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "1972 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1972 Race of Champions – Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ "1972 Race of Champions – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ "1972 – VII Race of Champions". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.


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