1972 World Championship Victory Race

NC UK World Championship Victory Race John Player Challenge Trophy Brands Hatch, Kent File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg 22 October 1972 Permanent racing facility 2.65 4.265 40 106 170.59 Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Lotus-Ford 1:20.8 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:23.8 Brazil Jean-Pierre Beltoise France BRM Carlos Pace Brazil Surtees-Ford Andrea de Adamich Italy Surtees-Ford The 2nd World Championship Victory Race, formally the John Player Challenge Trophy, was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 22 October 1972 at Brands Hatch, Kent. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit. Jean-Pierre Beltoise won in his BRM P180. The entry included several Formula 5000 cars. Qualifying Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Lap Gap 1 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:20.8 — 2 12 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:21.4 +0.6 3 8 UK Brian Redman McLaren-Ford 1:21.8 +1.0 4 9 UK Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6 5 10 BRA Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6 6 7 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6 7 3 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:23.0 +2.2 8 52 NZ Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet 1:23.2 +2.4 9 5 UK Peter Gethin BRM 1:23.2 +2.4 10 23 UK John Watson March-Ford 1:23.6 +2.8 11 20 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:24.0 +3.2 12 11 ITA Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 1:24.0 +3.2 13 68 AUS Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet 1:24.0 +3.2 14 17 FRA Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:24.2 +3.4 15 19 UK Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:24.2 +3.4 16 4 AUS Vern Schuppan BRM 1:24.2 +3.4 17 14 UK Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:24.6 +3.8 18 60 CAN John Cannon March-Oldsmobile 1:25.6 +4.8 19 39 NED Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Chevrolet 1:25.6 +4.8 20 42 UK Alan Rollinson Lola-Chevrolet 1:25.8 +5.0 21 16 NZ Chris Amon Politoys-Ford 1:26.4 +5.6 22 44 UK Steve Thompson Surtees-Chevrolet 1:27.0 +6.2 23 38 UK Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0 24 36 UK Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0 25 48 UK Clive Santo McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0 26 34 UK Guy Edwards McLaren-Chevrolet 1:29.2 +8.4 27 40 UK Tony Lanfranchi McLaren-Chevrolet 1:29.8 +9.0 28 65 UK Clive Baker McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.2 +9.4 29 51 UK David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.2 +9.4 30 63 BEL Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.4 +9.6 31 22 UK David Purley Connew-Ford 1:30.8 +10.0 32 35 USA Brett Lunger McRae-Chevrolet 1:32.0 +11.2 33 31 UK Keith Holland Chevron-Chevrolet n/a † - 34 67 UK Roger Williamson Kitchmac-Chevrolet 1:33.8 +13.0 35 53 SUI Pierre Soukry McLaren-Chevrolet 1:33.8 +13.0 36 16 FRA François Migault March-Ford 6:56.2 +5:35.4 37 32 UK Tony Dean McLaren-Chevrolet No time - 38 220 UK Chris Featherstone Lola-Chevrolet No time -Source:https://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=VR72 John Player Challenge Trophy - Brands Hatch, 22 Oct 1972 OldRacingCars December 13, 2019https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1972-john-player-challenge 1972 John Player Challenge Motor Sport December 13, 2019https://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/results/qualifying/Brands_Hatch-1972-10-22.html John Player Challenge Trophy - (Qualifying Results) RacingSportCars December 13, 2019 † Holland's car was qualified by Brian Redman. Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 3 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise Marlboro BRM BRM 59:47.8 7 2 10 BRA Carlos Pace Team Surtees Surtees-Ford + 6.6 s 5 3 11 ITA Andrea de Adamich Team Surtees Surtees-Ford 12 4 4 AUS Vern Schuppan Marlboro BRM BRM + 1 lap 15 5 5 UK Peter Gethin Marlboro BRM BRM + 1 lap 9 6 23 UK John Watson Hexagon of Highgate March-Ford + 1 lap 10 7 8 UK Brian Redman Yardley Team McLaren McLaren-Ford + 1 lap 3 8 12 SWE Ronnie Peterson March Engineering March-Ford + 1 lap 2 9 9 UK Mike Hailwood Team Surtees Surtees-Ford + 2 laps 4 10 20 ARG Carlos Reutemann Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Ford + 2 laps 11 11 31 UK Keith Holland Sid Taylor Racing Chevron-Chevrolet + 2 laps 31 12 52 NZ Graham McRae Crown Lynn Potteries McRae-Chevrolet + 3 laps 8 13 36 UK Ian Ashley WMG Marketing Lola-Chevrolet + 3 laps 23 14 42 UK Alan Rollinson Alan McKechnie Racing Lola-Chevrolet + 3 laps 19 15 14 UK Mike Beuttler Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher Racing March-Ford + 3 laps 16 16 60 CAN John Cannon Sid Taylor Racing March-Oldsmobile + 3 laps 17 17 35 USA Brett Lunger Jock Russell McRae-Chevrolet + 4 laps 30 NC 7 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Yardley Team McLaren McLaren-Ford + 6 laps 6 Ret 39 NED Gijs van Lennep Speed International Racing Surtees-Chevrolet Tyre wear 18 Ret 16 NZ Chris Amon Frank Williams Racing Cars Politoys-Ford Engine 20 Ret 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus Lotus-Ford Oil pressure 1 Ret 67 UK Roger Williamson Powrmatic H&V Kitchmac-Chevrolet Tyre wear 32 Ret 63 BEL Teddy Pilette Racing Team VDS McLaren-Chevrolet Valve gear 28 Ret 19 UK Graham Hill Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Ford Gear linkage 14 Ret 38 UK Ray Allen Speed International Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Stopped 22 Ret 65 UK Clive Baker Clive Baker McLaren-Chevrolet Stopped 26 Ret 17 France Henri Pescarolo Frank Williams Racing Cars March-Cosworth Steering damage 13 DNS 44 UK Steve Thompson Alan Brodle McLaren-Chevrolet Engine 21 DNS 34 UK Guy Edwards J. T. Butterworth McLaren-Chevrolet Engine 24 DNS 40 UK Tony Lanfranchi Speed International Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Car not ready 25 DNS 51 UK David Prophet David Prophet Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Car damaged 27 DNS 22 UK David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing Connew-Ford Electrical 29 DNS 68 AUS Frank Gardner Lola Cars Lola-Chevrolet Withdrawn DNS 48 UK Clive Santo Clive Santo McLaren-Chevrolet Engine DNS 16 FRA François Migault Écurie Volant Shell March-Ford Practice accident DNQ 53 SUI Pierre Soukry Pierre Soukry McLaren-Chevrolet DNQ 32 UK Tony Dean A.G. Dean McLaren-Chevrolet DNQ 220 UK Chris Featherstone Chris Featherstone Lola-ChevroletSource:https://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/results/Brands_Hatch-1972-10-22.html John Player Challenge Trophy - (Race Results) RacingSportCars December 13, 2019 References External links Race results at www.silhouet.com World Championship Victory Race 1972 1972 Italian Republic Grand Prix 1973 Race of Champions 1971 World Championship Victory Race None World Championship Victory Race Category:Formula 5000 race reports World Championship Victory Race