1973 Race of Champions
Appearance
1973 Race of Champions | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1973 Formula One season | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 18 March 1973 | ||
Official name | VIII Race of Champions | ||
Location | Brands Hatch | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.264 km (2.65 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 170.554 km (105.977 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | BRM | ||
Time | 1:21.1 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Drivers |
![]() | BRM | |
![]() | BRM | ||
![]() | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
Time | 1:23.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Chevron-Chevrolet | ||
Second | McLaren-Cosworth | ||
Third | 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
[edit]Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
Classification
[edit]Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 32 | ![]() |
Chevron Racing | Chevron-Chevrolet | 40 | 57:22.9 | 8 |
2 | 57 | ![]() |
Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren-Cosworth | 40 | +3.4 | 9 |
3 | 56 | ![]() |
Lord Hesketh | Surtees-Cosworth | 40 | +3.4 | 13 |
4 | 67 | ![]() |
Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth | 40 | + 26.5 | 25 |
5 | 8 | ![]() |
Anglo-American Racing Team | Chevron-Chevrolet | 39 | + 1 lap | 20 |
6 | 60 | ![]() |
Marlboro BRM | BRM | 39 | + 1 lap | 1 |
7 | 208 | ![]() |
ShellSPORT Luxembourg | Lola-Chevrolet | 39 | + 1 lap | 23 |
8 | 14 | ![]() |
Servis Domestic Appliances | Surtees-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 29 |
9 | 3 | ![]() |
ShellSport Luxembourg | Surtees-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 22 |
10 | 6 | ![]() |
Henley Forklift Co | Lola-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 27 |
11 | 9 | ![]() |
Anglo-American Racing Team | Chevron-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 28 |
12 | 1 | ![]() |
ShellSPORT Luxembourg | Lola-Chevrolet | 37 | + 3 laps | 19 |
13 | 5 | ![]() |
Jock Russell | McRae-Chevrolet | 36 | + 4 laps | 26 |
Ret | 52 | ![]() |
Team Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | 35 | Accident | 5 |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
Team McRae | McRae-Chevrolet | 33 | Overheating | 16 |
Ret | 61 | ![]() |
Marlboro BRM | BRM | 29 | Electrical | 2 |
Ret | 19 | ![]() |
Hogan Racing | Lola-Chevrolet | 29 | Engine | 12 |
Ret | 59 | ![]() |
Marlboro BRM | BRM | 26 | Accident | 3 |
Ret | 58 | ![]() |
Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren-Cosworth | 26 | Accident | 4 |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Ian Ward Racing | Trojan-Chevrolet | 22 | Rear Wing | 11 |
Ret | 65 | ![]() |
Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 18 | Gearbox | 6 |
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
John Butterworth | Lola-Chevrolet | 18 | Engine | 14 |
Ret | 63 | ![]() |
Frank Williams Racing | Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth | 13 | Handling | 10 |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Hogan Racing | Lola-Chevrolet | 12 | Handling | 15 |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
Servis Domestic Appliances | Chevron-Chevrolet | 8 | Radiator | 21 |
Ret | 62 | ![]() |
Motor Racing Developments | Brabham-Cosworth | 7 | Accident | 18 |
Ret | 64 | ![]() |
Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 2 | Engine | 7 |
Ret | 66 | ![]() |
Embassy Racing | Brabham-Cosworth | 0 | Accident | 17 |
Ret | 33 | ![]() |
Racing Team V.D.S. | McLaren-Chevrolet | 0 | Accident | 24 |
DNS | 11 | ![]() |
McKechnie Racing Organisation | Trojan-Chevrolet | |||
DNS | 38 | ![]() |
John Gunn | March-Chevrolet | |||
DNS | 49 | ![]() |
Clive Baker | McLaren-Chevrolet | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Race of Champions - Brands Hatch, 18 Mar 1973". OldRacingCars. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "1973 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Race of Champions - (Qualifying Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Race of Champions - (Race Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
External links
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