1972 World Championship Victory Race
Introduction The '''2nd World Championship Victory Race''', formally the ''John Player Challenge Trophy'', was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 22 October 1972 at Brands Hatch, Kent. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit. Jean-Pierre Beltoise won in his BRM P180.The entry included several Formula 5000 cars.
Qualifying ''Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.'' Driver  Constructor  Lap  Gap 1 1  Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:20.8 — 2 12  Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:21.4 +0.6 3 8  Brian Redman McLaren-Ford 1:21.8 +1.0 4 9  Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6 5 10  Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6 6 7  Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6 7 3  Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:23.0 +2.2 8 52  Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet 1:23.2 +2.4 9 5  Peter Gethin BRM 1:23.2 +2.4 10 23  John Watson March-Ford 1:23.6 +2.8 11 20  Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:24.0 +3.2 12 11  Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 1:24.0 +3.2 13 68  Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet 1:24.0 +3.2 14 17  Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:24.2 +3.4 15 19  Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:24.2 +3.4 16 4  Vern Schuppan BRM 1:24.2 +3.4 17 14  Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:24.6 +3.8 18 60  John Cannon March-Oldsmobile 1:25.6 +4.8 19 39  Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Chevrolet 1:25.6 +4.8 20 42  Alan Rollinson Lola-Chevrolet 1:25.8 +5.0 21 16  Chris Amon Politoys-Ford 1:26.4 +5.6 22 44  Steve Thompson Surtees-Chevrolet 1:27.0 +6.2 23 38  Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0 24 36  Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0 25 48  Clive Santo McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0 26 34  Guy Edwards McLaren-Chevrolet 1:29.2 +8.4 27 40  Tony Lanfranchi McLaren-Chevrolet 1:29.8 +9.0 28 65  Clive Baker McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.2 +9.4 29 51  David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.2 +9.4 30 63  Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.4 +9.6 31 22  David Purley Connew-Ford 1:30.8 +10.0 32 35  Brett Lunger McRae-Chevrolet 1:32.0 +11.2 33 31  Keith Holland Chevron-Chevrolet n/a † - 34 67  Roger Williamson Kitchmac-Chevrolet 1:33.8 +13.0 35 53  Pierre Soukry McLaren-Chevrolet 1:33.8 +13.0 36 16  François Migault March-Ford 6:56.2 +5:35.4 37 32  Tony Dean McLaren-Chevrolet No time - 38 220  Chris Featherstone Lola-Chevrolet No time -† Holland's car was qualified by Brian Redman.
Race      Driver  Entrant  Constructor  Time/Retired  Grid 1 3  Jean-Pierre Beltoise Marlboro BRM BRM 59:47.8 7 2 10  Carlos Pace Team Surtees Surtees-Ford + 6.6 s 5 3 11  Andrea de Adamich Team Surtees Surtees-Ford  12 4 4  Vern Schuppan Marlboro BRM BRM + 1 lap 15 5 5  Peter Gethin Marlboro BRM BRM + 1 lap 9 6 23  John Watson Hexagon of Highgate March-Ford + 1 lap 10 7 8  Brian Redman Yardley Team McLaren McLaren-Ford + 1 lap 3 8 12  Ronnie Peterson March Engineering March-Ford + 1 lap 2 9 9  Mike Hailwood Team Surtees Surtees-Ford + 2 laps 4 10 20  Carlos Reutemann Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Ford + 2 laps 11 11 31  Keith Holland Sid Taylor Racing Chevron-Chevrolet + 2 laps 31 12 52  Graham McRae Crown Lynn Potteries McRae-Chevrolet + 3 laps 8 13 36  Ian Ashley WMG Marketing Lola-Chevrolet + 3 laps 23 14 42  Alan Rollinson Alan McKechnie Racing Lola-Chevrolet + 3 laps 19 15 14  Mike Beuttler Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher Racing March-Ford + 3 laps 16 16 60  John Cannon Sid Taylor Racing March-Oldsmobile + 3 laps 17 17 35  Brett Lunger Jock Russell McRae-Chevrolet + 4 laps 30 NC 7  Jody Scheckter Yardley Team McLaren McLaren-Ford + 6 laps 6 Ret 39  Gijs van Lennep Speed International Racing Surtees-Chevrolet Tyre wear 18 Ret 16  Chris Amon Frank Williams Racing Cars Politoys-Ford Engine 20 Ret 1  Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus Lotus-Ford Oil pressure 1 Ret 67  Roger Williamson Powrmatic H&V Kitchmac-Chevrolet Tyre wear 32 Ret 63  Teddy Pilette Racing Team VDS McLaren-Chevrolet Valve gear 28 Ret 19  Graham Hill Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Ford Gear linkage 14 Ret 38  Ray Allen Speed International Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Stopped 22 Ret 65  Clive Baker Clive Baker McLaren-Chevrolet Stopped 26 Ret 17  Henri Pescarolo Frank Williams Racing Cars March-Cosworth Steering damage 13 DNS 44  Steve Thompson Alan Brodle McLaren-Chevrolet Engine 21 DNS 34  Guy Edwards J. T. Butterworth McLaren-Chevrolet Engine 24 DNS 40  Tony Lanfranchi Speed International Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Car not ready 25 DNS 51  David Prophet David Prophet Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Car damaged 27 DNS 22  David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing Connew-Ford Electrical 29 DNS 68  Frank Gardner Lola Cars Lola-Chevrolet Withdrawn DNS 48  Clive Santo Clive Santo McLaren-Chevrolet Engine DNS 16  François Migault Écurie Volant Shell March-Ford Practice accident DNQ 53  Pierre Soukry Pierre Soukry McLaren-Chevrolet DNQ 32  Tony Dean A.G. Dean McLaren-Chevrolet DNQ 220  Chris Featherstone Chris Featherstone Lola-Chevrolet
References
External links * Race results at www.silhouet.com