1973 Race of Champions

  1973 Race of Champions

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1973 Formula One season
Date	18 March 1973
Official name	VIII Race of Champions
Location	Brands Hatch
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.264 km (2.65 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 170.554 km (105.977 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM
Time	1:21.1
Fastest lap
Drivers	Jean-Pierre Beltoise Niki Lauda Ronnie Peterson	BRM BRM Lotus-Cosworth
Time	1:23.0
Podium
First	Peter Gethin	Chevron-Chevrolet
Second	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Cosworth
Third	James Hunt	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 first and only time that a Formula 5000 car beat a Formula One car in a race.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	32	Peter Gethin	Chevron Racing	Chevron-Chevrolet	40	57:22.9	8
2	57	Denny Hulme	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth	40	+3.4	9
3	56	James Hunt	Lord Hesketh	Surtees-Cosworth	40	+3.4	13
4	67	Tony Trimmer	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso Marlboro-Cosworth	40	+ 26.5	25
5	8	Tony Dean	Anglo-American Racing Team	Chevron-Chevrolet	39	+ 1 lap	20
6	60	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Marlboro BRM	BRM	39	+ 1 lap	1
7	3	Tom Belsø	ShellSPORT Luxembourg	Lola-Chevrolet	39	+ 1 lap	23
8	14	Ray Allen	Servis Domestic Appliances	Surtees-Chevrolet	38	+ 2 laps	29
9	208	Clive Santo	ShellSport Luxembourg	Surtees-Chevrolet	38	+ 2 laps	22
10	6	Ian Ashley	Henley Forklift Co	Lola-Chevrolet	38	+ 2 laps	27
11	9	Bobby Brown	Anglo-American Racing Team	Chevron-Chevrolet	38	+ 2 laps	28
12	1	Gijs van Lennep	ShellSPORT Luxembourg	Lola-Chevrolet	37	+ 3 laps	19
13	5	Jock Russell	Jock Russell	McRae-Chevrolet	36	+ 4 laps	26
Ret	52	Mike Hailwood	Team Surtees	Surtees-Cosworth	35	Accident	5
Ret	22	Graham McRae	Team McRae	McRae-Chevrolet	33	Overheating	16
Ret	61	Niki Lauda	BRM	BRM	29	Electrical	2
Ret	19	Brett Lunger	Hogan Racing	Lola-Chevrolet	29	Engine	12
Ret	59	Vern Schuppan	BRM	BRM	26	Accident	3
Ret	58	Jody Scheckter	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth	26	Accident	4
Ret	25	Keith Holland	Ian Ward	Trojan-Chevrolet	22	Rear Wing	11
Ret	65	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	Lotus-Cosworth	18	Gearbox	6
Ret	4	Guy Edwards	Barclay International Racing	Lola-Chevrolet	18	Engine	14
Ret	63	Howard Ganley	Frank Williams Racing	Williams-Cosworth	13	Handling	10
Ret	18	David Hobbs	Hogan Racing	Lola-Chevrolet	12	Handling	15
Ret	15	Steve Thompson	Servis Domestic Appliances	Chevron-Chevrolet	8	Radiator	21
Ret	62	John Watson	Brabham	Brabham-Cosworth	7	Accident	18
Ret	64	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Lotus	Lotus-Cosworth	2	Engine	7
Ret	66	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	Brabham-Cosworth	0	Accident	17
Ret	33	Teddy Pilette	VDS Racing	McLaren-Chevrolet	0	Accident	24

References

• Results at Silhouet.com
• Results at ultimateracinghistory.com
• Results at racingsportscars.com