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

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.

Qualifying

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

Classification

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

  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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