▁so ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁Sur te es , ▁G ur ney ▁and ▁Hill ▁were ▁all ▁under ▁ 1 : 1 3 , ▁as ▁well , ▁followed ▁by ▁Bruce ▁Mc L aren ▁and ▁Clark ' s ▁team mate , ▁Mike ▁Sp ence . ▁ ▁C ool ▁b ree zes ▁and ▁bright ▁sun ▁wel com ed ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁Sunday ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁next ▁to ▁last ▁round ▁of ▁a ▁t ense ▁Championship ▁battle . ▁Hill ▁led ▁Clark ▁by ▁two ▁points , ▁with ▁Sur te es , ▁having ▁won ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁previous ▁races , ▁just ▁two ▁points ▁behind ▁Clark ▁in ▁third . ▁Clark ▁led ▁off ▁the ▁line , ▁but ▁Sur te es ▁and ▁Sp ence ▁quickly ▁went ▁past , ▁dro pping ▁the ▁def ending ▁Champion ▁to ▁third ▁before ▁they ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁hill . ▁After ▁one ▁lap , ▁the ▁order ▁was ▁Sur te es , ▁Sp ence , ▁Hill , ▁Clark , ▁Jack ▁B rab ham , ▁In nes ▁Ireland , ▁G ur ney ▁and ▁Mc L aren . ▁ ▁G ur ney ▁quickly ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁poor ▁start ▁by ▁getting ▁around ▁Ireland ▁and ▁B rab ham . ▁Hill ▁briefly ▁over to ok ▁Sp ence ▁for ▁second ▁spot , ▁but ▁then ▁Clark ▁seemed ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁bit ▁between ▁his ▁teeth . ▁The ▁Scot ▁sur ged ▁past ▁the ▁BR M ▁of ▁Hill ▁and ▁set ▁off ▁after ▁Sur te es , ▁taking ▁the ▁lead ▁from ▁the ▁Ferr ari ▁on ▁lap