1972 Race of Champions | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
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Race details[1] | |||
Date | March 19, 1972 (1972-03-19) | ||
Official name | VII Race of Champions | ||
Location | Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit, Fawkham, Kent, England | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.206 km (2.6136 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
Time | 1:23.9 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Lotus-Cosworth | |
Time | 1:23.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
Second | Surtees-Cosworth | ||
Third | McLaren-Cosworth |
The 1972 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 19 March 1972. The race was also open to Formula 5000 cars. F1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi qualified on pole, set fastest lap and won. Alan Rollinson was the best-placed F5000 finisher, and tenth overall.
Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Car | Lap | Gap |
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1 | ![]() | Lotus-Cosworth | Lotus 72 | 01:23.9 | |
2 | ![]() | BRM | BRM P160 | 01:24.1 | +0.2 |
3 | ![]() | Surtees-Cosworth | Surtees TS9 | 01:24.1 | +0.2 |
4 | ![]() | McLaren-Cosworth | McLaren M19A | 01:24.3 | +0.4 |
5 | ![]() | McLaren-Cosworth | McLaren M19A | 01:24.3 | +0.4 |
6 | ![]() | BRM | BRM P160 | 01:24.8 | +0.9 |
7 | ![]() | Surtees-Cosworth | Surtees TS9 | 01:24.8 | +0.9 |
8 | ![]() | March-Cosworth | March 721 | 01:25.6 | +1.7 |
9 | ![]() | BRM | BRM P160 | 01:25.8 | +1.9 |
10 | ![]() | Lotus-Cosworth | Lotus 72 | 01:25.8 | +1.9 |
11 | ![]() | March-Cosworth | March 721 | 01:26.0 | +2.1 |
12 | ![]() | Eifelland-Cosworth | Eifelland Type 21 | 01:26.2 | +2.3 |
13 | ![]() | Leda-Chevrolet | Leda LT27 | 01:26.3 | +2.4 |
14 | ![]() | Surtees-Chevrolet | Surtees TS11 | 01:26.9 | +3.0 |
15 | ![]() | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M10B | 01:27.2 | +3.3 |
16 | ![]() | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T300 | 01:27.4 | +3.5 |
17 | ![]() | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M10B | 01:28.6 | +4.7 |
18 | ![]() | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M18 | 01:29.9 | +6.0 |
19 | ![]() | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M22 | 01:29.9 | +6.0 |
Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Laps |
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1 | ![]() | Lotus-Cosworth | 56:40.6 |
2 | ![]() | Surtees-Cosworth | +3.4 |
3 | ![]() | McLaren-Cosworth | +25.1 |
4 | ![]() | BRM | +25.7 |
5 | ![]() | Surtees-Cosworth | +26.4 |
6 | ![]() | BRM | +26.8 |
7 | ![]() | BRM | +34.1 |
8 | ![]() | McLaren-Cosworth | +53.2 |
9 | ![]() | Lotus-Cosworth | +1:24.2 |
10 | ![]() | Lola-Chevrolet | 39 laps |
11 | ![]() | Eifelland-Cosworth | 39 laps |
12 | ![]() | March-Cosworth | 39 laps |
13 | ![]() | McLaren-Chevrolet | 38 laps |
14 | ![]() | McLaren-Chevrolet | 37 laps |
Ret | ![]() | McLaren-Chevrolet | 35 laps, spin/stalled |
Ret | ![]() | Surtees-Chevrolet | 18 laps; suspension |
Ret | ![]() | March-Cosworth | 3 laps; fuel pump |
DNS | ![]() | Leda-Chevrolet | withdrawn1; protest |
DNS | ![]() | McLaren-Chevrolet | withdrawn; engine |
1McRae withdrew in protest after having had his win in the F5000 Championship race overturned.
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