1973 Race of Champions

NC UK Race of Champions VIII Race of Champions Brands Hatch 18 March 1973 File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg Permanent racing facility 2.65 4.264 40 105.977 170.554 Jean-Pierre Beltoise France BRM 1:21.1 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:23.0 France Niki Lauda BRM Austria Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Cosworth Sweden Peter Gethin UK Chevron-Chevrolet Denny Hulme NZL McLaren-Cosworth James Hunt UK Surtees-Cosworth The 8th Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 18 March 1973 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, UK. The race included several entrants in Formula 5000 cars and was won by Peter Gethin in a Chevron-Chevrolet B24 '72-05'. This was the only race other than the poorly-attended 1969 Madrid Grand Prix in which a Formula 5000 car beat a Formula One car. Qualifying Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Car Lap Gap 1 60 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM BRM P160D 01:21.1 — 2 61 AUT Niki Lauda BRM BRM P160D 01:21.9 +0.8 3 59 AUS Vern Schuppan BRM BRM P160D 01:22.2 +1.1 4 58 ZA 1928 Jody Scheckter McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M19C 01:22.6 +1.5 5 52 UK Mike Hailwood Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS14A 01:22.7 +1.6 6 65 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 72E 01:22.7 +1.6 7 64 BRA 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 72D 01:23.1 +2.0 8 32 UK Peter Gethin Chevron-Chevrolet Chevron B24 01:23.9 +2.8 9 57 NZ Denis Hulme McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M23 01:24.0 +2.9 10 63 NZ Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth Iso-Marlboro FX3B 01:24.2 +3.1 11 22 UK Keith Holland Trojan-Chevrolet Trojan T101 01:24.7 +3.6 12 19 US Brett Lunger Lola-Chevrolet Lola T330 01:24.7 +3.6 13 56 UK James Hunt Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS9B 01:24.8 +3.7 14 4 UK Guy Edwards Lola-Chevrolet Lola T330 01:25.2 +4.1 15 18 UK David Hobbs Lola-Chevrolet Lola T330 01:25.3 +4.2 16 22 NZ Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet McRae GM1 01:25.6 +4.5 17 66 UK Graham Hill Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT37 01:26.3 +5.2 18 26 UK John Watson Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT42 01:26.5 +5.4 19 1 NED Gijs van Lennep Lola-Chevrolet Lola T330 01:26.7 +5.6 20 8 UK Tony Dean Chevron-Chevrolet Chevron B24 01:26.8 +5.7 21 15 UK Steve Thompson Chevron-Chevrolet Chevron B24 01:27.1 +6.0 22 3 UK Clive Santo Surtees-Chevrolet Surtees TS11 01:27.7 +6.6 23 208 DEN Tom Belsø Lola-Chevrolet Lola T330 01:27.7 +6.6 24 11 UK Bob Evans Trojan-Chevrolet Trojan T101 01:27.8 +6.7 25 33 BEL Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet McLaren M18/M22 01:28.3 +7.2 26 67 UK Tony Trimmer Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth Iso-Marlboro FX3B 01:28.4 +7.3 27 5 UK Jock Russell McRae-Chevrolet McRae GM1 01:29.2 +8.1 28 6 UK Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet Lola T330 01:29.6 +8.5 29 38 US John Gunn March-Chevrolet March 73A 01:30.5 +9.4 30 9 US Bobby Brown Chevron-Chevrolet Chevron B24 01:31.7 +10.6 31 49 UK Clive Baker McLaren-Chevrolet McLaren M10B 01:32.3 +11.2 32 14 UK Ray Allen Surtees-Chevrolet Surtees TS8 01:36.4 +15.3Source:https://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=RC73 Race of Champions - Brands Hatch, 18 Mar 1973 OldRacingCars December 15, 2019https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1973-race-champions 1973 Race of Champions Motor Sport December 15, 2019 April 6, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190406050647/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1973-race-champions deadhttps://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/results/qualifying/Brands_Hatch-1973-03-17.html Race of Champions - (Qualifying Results) RacingSportCars December 15, 2019 Classification Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Entrant Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 32 UK Peter Gethin Chevron Racing Chevron-Chevrolet 40 57:22.9 8 2 57 NZL Denny Hulme Yardley Team McLaren McLaren-Cosworth 40 +3.4 9 3 56 UK James Hunt Lord Hesketh Surtees-Cosworth 40 +3.4 13 4 67 UK Tony Trimmer Frank Williams Racing Cars Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth 40 + 26.5 25 5 8 UK Tony Dean Anglo-American Racing Team Chevron-Chevrolet 39 + 1 lap 20 6 60 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Marlboro BRM BRM 39 + 1 lap 1 7 208 Denmark Tom Belsø ShellSPORT Luxembourg Lola-Chevrolet 39 + 1 lap 23 8 14 UK Ray Allen Servis Domestic Appliances Surtees-Chevrolet 38 + 2 laps 29 9 3 UK Clive Santo ShellSport Luxembourg Surtees-Chevrolet 38 + 2 laps 22 10 6 UK Ian Ashley Henley Forklift Co Lola-Chevrolet 38 + 2 laps 27 11 9 US Bobby Brown Anglo-American Racing Team Chevron-Chevrolet 38 + 2 laps 28 12 1 Netherlands Gijs van Lennep ShellSPORT Luxembourg Lola-Chevrolet 37 + 3 laps 19 13 5 UK Jock Russell Jock Russell McRae-Chevrolet 36 + 4 laps 26 Ret 52 UK Mike Hailwood Team Surtees Surtees-Cosworth 35 Accident 5 Ret 22 NZ Graham McRae Team McRae McRae-Chevrolet 33 Overheating 16 Ret 61 Austria Niki Lauda Marlboro BRM BRM 29 Electrical 2 Ret 19 USA Brett Lunger Hogan Racing Lola-Chevrolet 29 Engine 12 Ret 59 Australia Vern Schuppan Marlboro BRM BRM 26 Accident 3 Ret 58 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Yardley Team McLaren McLaren-Cosworth 26 Accident 4 Ret 25 UK Keith Holland Ian Ward Racing Trojan-Chevrolet 22 Rear Wing 11 Ret 65 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 18 Gearbox 6 Ret 4 UK Guy Edwards John Butterworth Lola-Chevrolet 18 Engine 14 Ret 63 NZL Howden Ganley Frank Williams Racing Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth 13 Handling 10 Ret 18 UK David Hobbs Hogan Racing Lola-Chevrolet 12 Handling 15 Ret 15 UK Steve Thompson Servis Domestic Appliances Chevron-Chevrolet 8 Radiator 21 Ret 62 UK John Watson Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Cosworth 7 Accident 18 Ret 64 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 2 Engine 7 Ret 66 UK Graham Hill Embassy Racing Brabham-Cosworth 0 Accident 17 Ret 33 BEL Teddy Pilette Racing Team V.D.S. McLaren-Chevrolet 0 Accident 24 DNS 11 UK Bob Evans McKechnie Racing Organisation Trojan-Chevrolet DNS 38 US John Gunn John Gunn March-Chevrolet DNS 49 UK Clive Baker Clive Baker McLaren-ChevroletSource:https://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/results/Brands_Hatch-1973-03-17.html Race of Champions - (Race Results) RacingSportCars December 15, 2019 References External links Results at Silhouet.com Results at ultimateracinghistory.com Race of Champions 1973 1972 World Championship Victory Race 1973 BRDC International Trophy 1972 Race of Champions 1974 Race of Champions Race of Champions Category:Race of Champions (Brands Hatch) Gold Race of Champions