1972 Race of Champions

  1972 Race of Champions

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1972 Formula One season
Date	March 19, 1976 (1976-03-19)
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 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Cosworth
Time	1:23.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Cosworth
Time	1:23.8
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Cosworth
Second	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Cosworth
Third	Denny Hulme	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.

Qualifying

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Car	Lap	Gap
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Cosworth	Lotus 72	01:23.9
2	Peter Gethin	BRM	BRM P160	01:24.1	+0.2
3	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS9	01:24.1	+0.0
4	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Cosworth	McLaren M19A	01:24.3	+0.2
5	Peter Revson	McLaren-Cosworth	McLaren M19A	01:24.3	+0.0
6	Howden Ganley	BRM	BRM P160	01:24.8	+0.5
7	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS9	01:24.8	+0.0
8	Ronnie Peterson	March-Cosworth	March 721	01:25.6	+0.8
9	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	BRM P160	01:25.8	+0.2
10	Dave Walker	Lotus-Cosworth	Lotus 72	01:25.8	+0.0
11	Mike Beuttler	March-Cosworth	March 721	01:26.0	+0.2
12	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Cosworth	Eifelland Type 21	01:26.2	+0.2
13	Graham McRae	Leda-Chevrolet	Leda LT27	01:26.3	+0.1
14	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees-Chevrolet	Surtees TS11	01:26.9	+0.6
15	Brian Redman	McLaren-Chevrolet	McLaren M10B	01:27.2	+0.3
16	Alan Rollinson	Lola-Chevrolet	Lola T300	01:27.4	+0.2
17	Keith Holland	McLaren-Chevrolet	McLaren M10B	01:28.6	+1.2
18	Ray Allen	McLaren-Chevrolet	McLaren M18	01:29.9	+1.3
19	Teddy Pilette	McLaren-Chevrolet	McLaren M22	01:29.9	+0.0

Classification

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time/Laps
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Cosworth	56:40.6
2	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Cosworth	+3.4
3	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Cosworth	+25.1
4	Peter Gethin	BRM	+25.7
5	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Cosworth	+26.4
6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	+26.8
7	Howden Ganley	BRM	+34.1
8	Peter Revson	McLaren-Cosworth	+53.2
9	Dave Walker	Lotus-Cosworth	+1:24.2
10	Alan Rollinson	Lola-Chevrolet	39 laps
11	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Cosworth	39 laps
12	Ronnie Peterson	March-Cosworth	39 laps
13	Teddy Pilette	McLaren-Chevrolet	38 laps
14	Ray Allen	McLaren-Chevrolet	37 laps
Ret	Brian Redman	McLaren-Chevrolet	35 laps, spin/stalled
Ret	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees-Chevrolet	18 laps; suspension
Ret	Mike Beuttler	March-Cosworth	3 laps; fuel pump
DNS	Graham McRae	Leda-Chevrolet	withdrawn1; protest
DNS	Keith Holland	McLaren-Chevrolet	withdrawn; engine

¹McRae withdrew in protest after having had his win in the F5000 Championship race overturned.

References

• http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1972/1972.html#roc