Rothmans 50,000
The Rothmans 50,000 was a motor race held at the Brands Hatch circuit on 28 August 1972 with a prize fund of £50,000.
1972 Rothmans 50,000 | |||
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Non-championship Formula Libre race | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 28 August 1972 | ||
Official name | Rothmans 50,000 | ||
Location | Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.264 km (2.650 mi) | ||
Distance | 118 laps, 503.152 km (312.644 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
Time | 1:22.5 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:25.1 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
Second | McLaren-Cosworth | ||
Third | March-Cosworth |
The race was held to Formula Libre rules, but the top placing three cars were all Formula One cars - with Emerson Fittipaldi winning the race from pole in a Lotus 72, Brian Redman in a McLaren M19A taking second and Henri Pescarolo driving a March 711 finishing third.
The race was run over 118 laps of the full GP circuit and initial plans were for an entry of up to 100 cars with a race for the first thirty qualifiers and a secondary race for qualifiers in positions 30 to 60.[1] The entry list was ultimately lower than expected but a secondary race was still run. This was won by Dave Morgan (Brabham BT38), with Ian Ashley (Lola T191) and Tony Dean (Brabham BT30/36) second and third respectively.[1]
Classification
Qualifying
Race
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Category | Laps | Time/Retired |
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Lotus-Cosworth | Formula One | 118 | 2:50:49.1 |
2 | ![]() |
McLaren-Cosworth | Formula One | 118 | +47.6 |
3 | ![]() |
March-Cosworth | Formula One | 116 | +2 laps |
4 | ![]() |
March-Cosworth | Formula Two | 116 | +2 laps |
5 | ![]() |
March-Cosworth | Formula Two | 115 | +3 laps |
6 | ![]() |
Chevron-Cosworth | Formula Two | 115 | +3 laps |
7 | ![]() |
Lola-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 112 | +6 laps |
8 | ![]() |
Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 110 | +8 laps |
9 | ![]() |
McLaren-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 109 | +9 laps |
10 | ![]() |
GRD-Cosworth | Formula Two | 108 | +10 laps |
11 DNF |
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Surtees-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 107 | Fuel |
12 | ![]() |
Lola-Cosworth | Sports car | 107 | +11 laps |
13 | ![]() |
Lola-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 106 | +12 laps |
14 | ![]() |
Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Atlantic | 101 | +17 laps |
15 | ![]() |
BRM | Formula One | 101 | +17 laps |
16 | ![]() |
Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 97 | +21 laps |
17 | ![]() |
Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 96 | +22 laps |
18 | ![]() |
McLaren-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 95 | +23 laps |
19 | ![]() |
Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 95 | +23 laps |
20 | ![]() |
GRD-Cosworth | Formula Two | 93 | +25 laps |
21 DNF |
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Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 91 | Engine |
22 DNF |
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March-Cosworth | Formula One | 70 | Engine |
23 DNF |
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BRM | Formula One | 46 | Radius arm |
24 DQ |
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Surtees-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 34 | Push-start |
25 DNF |
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Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 32 | Overheating |
26 DNF |
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Kitchmac-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 26 | Overheating |
27 DQ |
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McRae-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 14 | Illegal maintenance |
28 DNF |
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McLaren-Cosworth | Formula Two | 14 | Overheating |
29 DNF |
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March-Cosworth | Formula Two | 9 | Driveshaft |
30 DNF |
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March-Oldsmobile | Formula 5000 | 0 | Engine |
References
- Jenkinson, Denis (October 1972). "the-rothmans-50000". Motor Sport magazine archive. p. 52. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- "Rothmans 50,000 – Brands Hatch, 28 Aug 1972". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.