1973 Race of Champions
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 only race other than the poorly-attended 1969 Madrid Grand Prix in which a Formula 5000 car beat a Formula One car.
| 1973 Race of Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1973 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 18 March 1973 | ||
| Official name | VIII Race of Champions | ||
| Location | Brands Hatch | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.264 km (2.65 mi) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 170.554 km (105.977 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM | ||
| Time | 1:21.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |
 | BRM | |
 | BRM | ||
 | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
| Time | 1:23.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Chevron-Chevrolet | ||
| Second | McLaren-Cosworth | ||
| Third | Surtees-Cosworth | ||
Qualifying
Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Car | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | |
BRM | BRM P160D | 01:21.1 | — |
| 2 | 61 | |
BRM | BRM P160D | 01:21.9 | +0.8 |
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BRM | BRM P160D | 01:22.2 | +1.1 |
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McLaren-Cosworth | McLaren M19C | 01:22.6 | +1.5 |
| 5 | 52 |  |
Surtees-Cosworth | Surtees TS14A | 01:22.7 | +1.6 |
| 6 | 65 | |
Lotus-Cosworth | Lotus 72E | 01:22.7 | +1.6 |
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Lotus-Cosworth | Lotus 72D | 01:23.1 | +2.0 |
| 8 | 32 | |
Chevron-Chevrolet | Chevron B24 | 01:23.9 | +2.8 |
| 9 | 57 |  |
McLaren-Cosworth | McLaren M23 | 01:24.0 | +2.9 |
| 10 | 63 | |
Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth | Iso-Marlboro FX3B | 01:24.2 | +3.1 |
| 11 | 22 | |
Trojan-Chevrolet | Trojan T101 | 01:24.7 | +3.6 |
| 12 | 19 |  |
Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:24.7 | +3.6 |
| 13 | 56 | |
Surtees-Cosworth | Surtees TS9B | 01:24.8 | +3.7 |
| 14 | 4 | |
Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:25.2 | +4.1 |
| 15 | 18 | |
Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:25.3 | +4.2 |
| 16 | 22 | |
McRae-Chevrolet | McRae GM1 | 01:25.6 | +4.5 |
| 17 | 66 | |
Brabham-Cosworth | Brabham BT37 | 01:26.3 | +5.2 |
| 18 | 26 | |
Brabham-Cosworth | Brabham BT42 | 01:26.5 | +5.4 |
| 19 | 1 |  |
Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:26.7 | +5.6 |
| 20 | 8 | |
Chevron-Chevrolet | Chevron B24 | 01:26.8 | +5.7 |
| 21 | 15 | |
Chevron-Chevrolet | Chevron B24 | 01:27.1 | +6.0 |
| 22 | 3 | |
Surtees-Chevrolet | Surtees TS11 | 01:27.7 | +6.6 |
| 23 | 208 |  |
Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:27.7 | +6.6 |
| 24 | 11 | |
Trojan-Chevrolet | Trojan T101 | 01:27.8 | +6.7 |
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McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M18/M22 | 01:28.3 | +7.2 |
| 26 | 67 | |
Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth | Iso-Marlboro FX3B | 01:28.4 | +7.3 |
| 27 | 5 | |
McRae-Chevrolet | McRae GM1 | 01:29.2 | +8.1 |
| 28 | 6 | |
Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:29.6 | +8.5 |
| 29 | 38 | |
March-Chevrolet | March 73A | 01:30.5 | +9.4 |
| 30 | 9 | |
Chevron-Chevrolet | Chevron B24 | 01:31.7 | +10.6 |
| 31 | 49 | |
McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M10B | 01:32.3 | +11.2 |
| 32 | 14 | |
Surtees-Chevrolet | Surtees TS8 | 01:36.4 | +15.3 |
Classification
Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | |
Chevron Racing | Chevron-Chevrolet | 40 | 57:22.9 | 8 |
| 2 | 57 | |
Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren-Cosworth | 40 | +3.4 | 9 |
| 3 | 56 | |
Lord Hesketh | Surtees-Cosworth | 40 | +3.4 | 13 |
| 4 | 67 | |
Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth | 40 | + 26.5 | 25 |
| 5 | 8 | |
Anglo-American Racing Team | Chevron-Chevrolet | 39 | + 1 lap | 20 |
| 6 | 60 | |
Marlboro BRM | BRM | 39 | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 208 | |
ShellSPORT Luxembourg | Lola-Chevrolet | 39 | + 1 lap | 23 |
| 8 | 14 | |
Servis Domestic Appliances | Surtees-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 29 |
| 9 | 3 | |
ShellSport Luxembourg | Surtees-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | |
Henley Forklift Co | Lola-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 27 |
| 11 | 9 | |
Anglo-American Racing Team | Chevron-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 28 |
| 12 | 1 | |
ShellSPORT Luxembourg | Lola-Chevrolet | 37 | + 3 laps | 19 |
| 13 | 5 | |
Jock Russell | McRae-Chevrolet | 36 | + 4 laps | 26 |
| Ret | 52 | |
Team Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | 35 | Accident | 5 |
| Ret | 22 | |
Team McRae | McRae-Chevrolet | 33 | Overheating | 16 |
| Ret | 61 | |
Marlboro BRM | BRM | 29 | Electrical | 2 |
| Ret | 19 | |
Hogan Racing | Lola-Chevrolet | 29 | Engine | 12 |
| Ret | 59 | |
Marlboro BRM | BRM | 26 | Accident | 3 |
| Ret | 58 | |
Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren-Cosworth | 26 | Accident | 4 |
| Ret | 25 | |
Ian Ward Racing | Trojan-Chevrolet | 22 | Rear Wing | 11 |
| Ret | 65 | |
Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 18 | Gearbox | 6 |
| Ret | 4 | |
John Butterworth | Lola-Chevrolet | 18 | Engine | 14 |
| Ret | 63 | |
Frank Williams Racing | Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth | 13 | Handling | 10 |
| Ret | 18 | |
Hogan Racing | Lola-Chevrolet | 12 | Handling | 15 |
| Ret | 15 | |
Servis Domestic Appliances | Chevron-Chevrolet | 8 | Radiator | 21 |
| Ret | 62 | |
Motor Racing Developments | Brabham-Cosworth | 7 | Accident | 18 |
| Ret | 64 | |
Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 2 | Engine | 7 |
| Ret | 66 | |
Embassy Racing | Brabham-Cosworth | 0 | Accident | 17 |
| Ret | 33 | |
Racing Team V.D.S. | McLaren-Chevrolet | 0 | Accident | 24 |
| DNS | 11 | |
McKechnie Racing Organisation | Trojan-Chevrolet | |||
| DNS | 38 | |
John Gunn | March-Chevrolet | |||
| DNS | 49 | |
Clive Baker | McLaren-Chevrolet | |||
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References
- "Race of Champions - Brands Hatch, 18 Mar 1973". OldRacingCars. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- "1973 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- "Race of Champions - (Qualifying Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- "Race of Champions - (Race Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
External links
| Previous race: 1972 World Championship Victory Race |
Formula One non-championship races 1973 season |
Next race: 1973 BRDC International Trophy |
| Previous race: 1972 Race of Champions |
Race of Champions | Next race: 1974 Race of Champions |
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