1972 World Championship Victory Race

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.

1972 World Championship Victory Race
Non-championship race in the 1972 Formula One season
Race details
Date 22 October 1972
Official name John Player Challenge Trophy
Location Brands Hatch, Kent
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.265 km (2.65 mi)
Distance 40 laps, 170.59 km (106 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Lotus-Ford
Time 1:20.8
Fastest lap
Driver Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford
Time 1:23.8
Podium
First
BRM
Second
Surtees-Ford
Third
Surtees-Ford

Qualifying

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapGap
1 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:20.8 —
2 12 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:21.4 +0.6
3 8 Brian Redman McLaren-Ford 1:21.8 +1.0
4 9 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6
5 10 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6
6 7 Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6
7 3 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:23.0 +2.2
8 52 Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet 1:23.2 +2.4
9 5 Peter Gethin BRM 1:23.2 +2.4
10 23 John Watson March-Ford 1:23.6 +2.8
11 20 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:24.0 +3.2
12 11 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 1:24.0 +3.2
13 68 Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet 1:24.0 +3.2
14 17 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:24.2 +3.4
15 19 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:24.2 +3.4
16 4 Vern Schuppan BRM 1:24.2 +3.4
17 14 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:24.6 +3.8
18 60 John Cannon March-Oldsmobile 1:25.6 +4.8
19 39 Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Chevrolet 1:25.6 +4.8
20 42 Alan Rollinson Lola-Chevrolet 1:25.8 +5.0
21 16 Chris Amon Politoys-Ford 1:26.4 +5.6
22 44 Steve Thompson Surtees-Chevrolet 1:27.0 +6.2
23 38 Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0
24 36 Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0
25 48 Clive Santo McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0
26 34 Guy Edwards McLaren-Chevrolet 1:29.2 +8.4
27 40 Tony Lanfranchi McLaren-Chevrolet 1:29.8 +9.0
28 65 Clive Baker McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.2 +9.4
29 51 David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.2 +9.4
30 63 Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.4 +9.6
31 22 David Purley Connew-Ford 1:30.8 +10.0
32 35 Brett Lunger McRae-Chevrolet 1:32.0 +11.2
33 31 Keith Holland Chevron-Chevrolet n/a † -
34 67 Roger Williamson Kitchmac-Chevrolet 1:33.8 +13.0
35 53 Pierre Soukry McLaren-Chevrolet 1:33.8 +13.0
36 16 François Migault March-Ford 6:56.2 +5:35.4
37 32 Tony Dean McLaren-Chevrolet No time -
38 220 Chris Featherstone Lola-Chevrolet No time -
Source:[1][2][3]

† Holland's car was qualified by Brian Redman.

Race
Pos.No.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1 3 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Marlboro BRM BRM 59:47.8 7
2 10 Carlos Pace Team Surtees Surtees-Ford + 6.6 s 5
3 11 Andrea de Adamich Team Surtees Surtees-Ford 12
4 4 Vern Schuppan Marlboro BRM BRM + 1 lap 15
5 5 Peter Gethin Marlboro BRM BRM + 1 lap 9
6 23 John Watson Hexagon of Highgate March-Ford + 1 lap 10
7 8 Brian Redman Yardley Team McLaren McLaren-Ford + 1 lap 3
8 12 Ronnie Peterson March Engineering March-Ford + 1 lap 2
9 9 Mike Hailwood Team Surtees Surtees-Ford + 2 laps 4
10 20 Carlos Reutemann Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Ford + 2 laps 11
11 31 Keith Holland Sid Taylor Racing Chevron-Chevrolet + 2 laps 31
12 52 Graham McRae Crown Lynn Potteries McRae-Chevrolet + 3 laps 8
13 36 Ian Ashley WMG Marketing Lola-Chevrolet + 3 laps 23
14 42 Alan Rollinson Alan McKechnie Racing Lola-Chevrolet + 3 laps 19
15 14 Mike Beuttler Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher Racing March-Ford + 3 laps 16
16 60 John Cannon Sid Taylor Racing March-Oldsmobile + 3 laps 17
17 35 Brett Lunger Jock Russell McRae-Chevrolet + 4 laps 30
NC 7 Jody Scheckter Yardley Team McLaren McLaren-Ford + 6 laps 6
Ret 39 Gijs van Lennep Speed International Racing Surtees-Chevrolet Tyre wear 18
Ret 16 Chris Amon Frank Williams Racing Cars Politoys-Ford Engine 20
Ret 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus Lotus-Ford Oil pressure 1
Ret 67 Roger Williamson Powrmatic H&V Kitchmac-Chevrolet Tyre wear 32
Ret 63 Teddy Pilette Racing Team VDS McLaren-Chevrolet Valve gear 28
Ret 19 Graham Hill Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Ford Gear linkage 14
Ret 38 Ray Allen Speed International Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Stopped 22
Ret 65 Clive Baker Clive Baker McLaren-Chevrolet Stopped 26
Ret 17 Henri Pescarolo Frank Williams Racing Cars March-Cosworth Steering damage 13
DNS 44 Steve Thompson Alan Brodle McLaren-Chevrolet Engine 21
DNS 34 Guy Edwards J. T. Butterworth McLaren-Chevrolet Engine 24
DNS 40 Tony Lanfranchi Speed International Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Car not ready 25
DNS 51 David Prophet David Prophet Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Car damaged 27
DNS 22 David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing Connew-Ford Electrical 29
DNS 68 Frank Gardner Lola Cars Lola-Chevrolet Withdrawn
DNS 48 Clive Santo Clive Santo McLaren-Chevrolet Engine
DNS 16 François Migault Écurie Volant Shell March-Ford Practice accident
DNQ 53 Pierre Soukry Pierre Soukry McLaren-Chevrolet
DNQ 32 Tony Dean A.G. Dean McLaren-Chevrolet
DNQ 220 Chris Featherstone Chris Featherstone Lola-Chevrolet
Source:[1][2][4]

References
  1. "John Player Challenge Trophy - Brands Hatch, 22 Oct 1972". OldRacingCars. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. "1972 John Player Challenge". Motor Sport. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. "John Player Challenge Trophy - (Qualifying Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  4. "John Player Challenge Trophy - (Race Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  • Race results at www.silhouet.com
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