Philippines Grand Prix

The Philippines Grand Prix was an open-wheel racing car motor race, held during the 1970s. The race was first held in 1973 as Formula Atlantic expanded across the region, becoming Formula Pacific as it did so. The race was held on a street circuit in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila. The race attracted the stars of the time like Hong Kong racer John MacDonald[1] and was included in the inaugural Rothmans International Grand Prix Trophy series in 1976.[2] The 1976 Rothmans Trophy race was won by New Zealander Graeme Lawrence and the race was scheduled to take part in the 1977 series but was cancelled. The race disappeared almost immediately afterwards and motorsport ceased in the Philippines for almost 20 years.

Philippines Grand Prix
Greenhills Street Circuit
Race information
First held1973
Last held1976

Winners of the Philippines Grand Prix
Year Driver Car Location Report
1973 Greenhills Report
1974 Graeme Lawrence [3] Surtees TS15 [3] Greenhills Report
1975 John MacDonald Ralt-Ford Greenhills Report
1976 Graeme Lawrence March-Ford Greenhills Report

References
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-02-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Graham Vercoe, Historic Racing Cars of New Zealand, 1991, page 285
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