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
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 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 170.554 km (105.977 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM
Time	1:21.1
Fastest lap
Drivers	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM
Fastest lap	Niki Lauda	BRM
Fastest lap	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Cosworth
Time	1:23.0
Podium
First	Peter Gethin	Chevron-Chevrolet
Second	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Cosworth
Third	James Hunt	Surtees-Cosworth

Qualifying

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Car	Lap	Gap
1	60	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	BRM P160D	01:21.1	—
2	61	Niki Lauda	BRM	BRM P160D	01:21.9	+0.8
3	59	Vern Schuppan	BRM	BRM P160D	01:22.2	+1.1
4	58	Jody Scheckter	McLaren-Cosworth	McLaren M19C	01:22.6	+1.5
5	52	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS14A	01:22.7	+1.6
6	65	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Cosworth	Lotus 72E	01:22.7	+1.6
7	64	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Cosworth	Lotus 72D	01:23.1	+2.0
8	32	Peter Gethin	Chevron-Chevrolet	Chevron B24	01:23.9	+2.8
9	57	Denis Hulme	McLaren-Cosworth	McLaren M23	01:24.0	+2.9
10	63	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth	Iso-Marlboro FX3B	01:24.2	+3.1
11	22	Keith Holland	Trojan-Chevrolet	Trojan T101	01:24.7	+3.6
12	19	Brett Lunger	Lola-Chevrolet	Lola T330	01:24.7	+3.6
13	56	James Hunt	Surtees-Cosworth	Surtees TS9B	01:24.8	+3.7
14	4	Guy Edwards	Lola-Chevrolet	Lola T330	01:25.2	+4.1
15	18	David Hobbs	Lola-Chevrolet	Lola T330	01:25.3	+4.2
16	22	Graham McRae	McRae-Chevrolet	McRae GM1	01:25.6	+4.5
17	66	Graham Hill	Brabham-Cosworth	Brabham BT37	01:26.3	+5.2
18	26	John Watson	Brabham-Cosworth	Brabham BT42	01:26.5	+5.4
19	1	Gijs van Lennep	Lola-Chevrolet	Lola T330	01:26.7	+5.6
20	8	Tony Dean	Chevron-Chevrolet	Chevron B24	01:26.8	+5.7
21	15	Steve Thompson	Chevron-Chevrolet	Chevron B24	01:27.1	+6.0
22	3	Clive Santo	Surtees-Chevrolet	Surtees TS11	01:27.7	+6.6
23	208	Tom Belsø	Lola-Chevrolet	Lola T330	01:27.7	+6.6
24	11	Bob Evans	Trojan-Chevrolet	Trojan T101	01:27.8	+6.7
25	33	Teddy Pilette	McLaren-Chevrolet	McLaren M18/M22	01:28.3	+7.2
26	67	Tony Trimmer	Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth	Iso-Marlboro FX3B	01:28.4	+7.3
27	5	Jock Russell	McRae-Chevrolet	McRae GM1	01:29.2	+8.1
28	6	Ian Ashley	Lola-Chevrolet	Lola T330	01:29.6	+8.5
29	38	John Gunn	March-Chevrolet	March 73A	01:30.5	+9.4
30	9	Bobby Brown	Chevron-Chevrolet	Chevron B24	01:31.7	+10.6
31	49	Clive Baker	McLaren-Chevrolet	McLaren M10B	01:32.3	+11.2
32	14	Ray Allen	Surtees-Chevrolet	Surtees TS8	01:36.4	+15.3
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Classification

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

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	208	Tom Belsø	ShellSPORT Luxembourg	Lola-Chevrolet	39	+ 1 lap	23
8	14	Ray Allen	Servis Domestic Appliances	Surtees-Chevrolet	38	+ 2 laps	29
9	3	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	Marlboro BRM	BRM	29	Electrical	2
Ret	19	Brett Lunger	Hogan Racing	Lola-Chevrolet	29	Engine	12
Ret	59	Vern Schuppan	Marlboro BRM	BRM	26	Accident	3
Ret	58	Jody Scheckter	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth	26	Accident	4
Ret	25	Keith Holland	Ian Ward Racing	Trojan-Chevrolet	22	Rear Wing	11
Ret	65	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	Lotus-Cosworth	18	Gearbox	6
Ret	4	Guy Edwards	John Butterworth	Lola-Chevrolet	18	Engine	14
Ret	63	Howden Ganley	Frank Williams Racing	Iso-Marlboro-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	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham-Cosworth	7	Accident	18
Ret	64	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Lotus	Lotus-Cosworth	2	Engine	7
Ret	66	Graham Hill	Embassy Racing	Brabham-Cosworth	0	Accident	17
Ret	33	Teddy Pilette	Racing Team V.D.S.	McLaren-Chevrolet	0	Accident	24
DNS	11	Bob Evans	McKechnie Racing Organisation	Trojan-Chevrolet
DNS	38	John Gunn	John Gunn	March-Chevrolet
DNS	49	Clive Baker	Clive Baker	McLaren-Chevrolet
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External links

• Results at Silhouet.com [1]
• Results at ultimateracinghistory.com [2]