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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 ChampionsNon championship race in the 1973 Formula One seasonRace detailsDate18 March 1973Official nameVIII Race of ChampionsLocationBrands HatchCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length4 264 km 2 65 miles Distance40 laps 170 554 km 105 977 miles Pole positionDriverJean Pierre BeltoiseBRMTime1 21 1Fastest lapDriversJean Pierre BeltoiseBRMFastest lapNiki LaudaBRMFastest lapRonnie PetersonLotus CosworthTime1 23 0PodiumFirstPeter GethinChevron ChevroletSecondDenny HulmeMcLaren CosworthThirdJames HuntSurtees Cosworth Contents 1 Qualifying 2 Classification 3 References 4 External linksQualifying editNote a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant Pos No Driver Constructor Car Lap Gap 1 60 nbsp Jean Pierre Beltoise BRM BRM P160D 01 21 1 2 61 nbsp Niki Lauda BRM BRM P160D 01 21 9 0 8 3 59 nbsp Vern Schuppan BRM BRM P160D 01 22 2 1 1 4 58 nbsp Jody Scheckter McLaren Cosworth McLaren M19C 01 22 6 1 5 5 52 nbsp Mike Hailwood Surtees Cosworth Surtees TS14A 01 22 7 1 6 6 65 nbsp Ronnie Peterson Lotus Cosworth Lotus 72E 01 22 7 1 6 7 64 nbsp Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus Cosworth Lotus 72D 01 23 1 2 0 8 32 nbsp Peter Gethin Chevron Chevrolet Chevron B24 01 23 9 2 8 9 57 nbsp Denis Hulme McLaren Cosworth McLaren M23 01 24 0 2 9 10 63 nbsp Howden Ganley Iso Marlboro Cosworth Iso Marlboro FX3B 01 24 2 3 1 11 22 nbsp Keith Holland Trojan Chevrolet Trojan T101 01 24 7 3 6 12 19 nbsp Brett Lunger Lola Chevrolet Lola T330 01 24 7 3 6 13 56 nbsp James Hunt Surtees Cosworth Surtees TS9B 01 24 8 3 7 14 4 nbsp Guy Edwards Lola Chevrolet Lola T330 01 25 2 4 1 15 18 nbsp David Hobbs Lola Chevrolet Lola T330 01 25 3 4 2 16 22 nbsp Graham McRae McRae Chevrolet McRae GM1 01 25 6 4 5 17 66 nbsp Graham Hill Brabham Cosworth Brabham BT37 01 26 3 5 2 18 26 nbsp John Watson Brabham Cosworth Brabham BT42 01 26 5 5 4 19 1 nbsp Gijs van Lennep Lola Chevrolet Lola T330 01 26 7 5 6 20 8 nbsp Tony Dean Chevron Chevrolet Chevron B24 01 26 8 5 7 21 15 nbsp Steve Thompson Chevron Chevrolet Chevron B24 01 27 1 6 0 22 3 nbsp Clive Santo Surtees Chevrolet Surtees TS11 01 27 7 6 6 23 208 nbsp Tom Belso Lola Chevrolet Lola T330 01 27 7 6 6 24 11 nbsp Bob Evans Trojan Chevrolet Trojan T101 01 27 8 6 7 25 33 nbsp Teddy Pilette McLaren Chevrolet McLaren M18 M22 01 28 3 7 2 26 67 nbsp Tony Trimmer Iso Marlboro Cosworth Iso Marlboro FX3B 01 28 4 7 3 27 5 nbsp Jock Russell McRae Chevrolet McRae GM1 01 29 2 8 1 28 6 nbsp Ian Ashley Lola Chevrolet Lola T330 01 29 6 8 5 29 38 nbsp John Gunn March Chevrolet March 73A 01 30 5 9 4 30 9 nbsp Bobby Brown Chevron Chevrolet Chevron B24 01 31 7 10 6 31 49 nbsp Clive Baker McLaren Chevrolet McLaren M10B 01 32 3 11 2 32 14 nbsp Ray Allen Surtees Chevrolet Surtees TS8 01 36 4 15 3 Source 1 2 3 Classification editNote a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant Pos No Driver Entrant Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid 1 32 nbsp Peter Gethin Chevron Racing Chevron Chevrolet 40 57 22 9 8 2 57 nbsp Denny Hulme Yardley Team McLaren McLaren Cosworth 40 3 4 9 3 56 nbsp James Hunt Lord Hesketh Surtees Cosworth 40 3 4 13 4 67 nbsp Tony Trimmer Frank Williams Racing Cars Iso Marlboro Cosworth 40 26 5 25 5 8 nbsp Tony Dean Anglo American Racing Team Chevron Chevrolet 39 1 lap 20 6 60 nbsp Jean Pierre Beltoise Marlboro BRM BRM 39 1 lap 1 7 208 nbsp Tom Belso ShellSPORT Luxembourg Lola Chevrolet 39 1 lap 23 8 14 nbsp Ray Allen Servis Domestic Appliances Surtees Chevrolet 38 2 laps 29 9 3 nbsp Clive Santo ShellSport Luxembourg Surtees Chevrolet 38 2 laps 22 10 6 nbsp Ian Ashley Henley Forklift Co Lola Chevrolet 38 2 laps 27 11 9 nbsp Bobby Brown Anglo American Racing Team Chevron Chevrolet 38 2 laps 28 12 1 nbsp Gijs van Lennep ShellSPORT Luxembourg Lola Chevrolet 37 3 laps 19 13 5 nbsp Jock Russell Jock Russell McRae Chevrolet 36 4 laps 26 Ret 52 nbsp Mike Hailwood Team Surtees Surtees Cosworth 35 Accident 5 Ret 22 nbsp Graham McRae Team McRae McRae Chevrolet 33 Overheating 16 Ret 61 nbsp Niki Lauda Marlboro BRM BRM 29 Electrical 2 Ret 19 nbsp Brett Lunger Hogan Racing Lola Chevrolet 29 Engine 12 Ret 59 nbsp Vern Schuppan Marlboro BRM BRM 26 Accident 3 Ret 58 nbsp Jody Scheckter Yardley Team McLaren McLaren Cosworth 26 Accident 4 Ret 25 nbsp Keith Holland Ian Ward Racing Trojan Chevrolet 22 Rear Wing 11 Ret 65 nbsp Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus Lotus Cosworth 18 Gearbox 6 Ret 4 nbsp Guy Edwards John Butterworth Lola Chevrolet 18 Engine 14 Ret 63 nbsp Howden Ganley Frank Williams Racing Iso Marlboro Cosworth 13 Handling 10 Ret 18 nbsp David Hobbs Hogan Racing Lola Chevrolet 12 Handling 15 Ret 15 nbsp Steve Thompson Servis Domestic Appliances Chevron Chevrolet 8 Radiator 21 Ret 62 nbsp John Watson Motor Racing Developments Brabham Cosworth 7 Accident 18 Ret 64 nbsp Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus Lotus Cosworth 2 Engine 7 Ret 66 nbsp Graham Hill Embassy Racing Brabham Cosworth 0 Accident 17 Ret 33 nbsp Teddy Pilette Racing Team V D S McLaren Chevrolet 0 Accident 24 DNS 11 nbsp Bob Evans McKechnie Racing Organisation Trojan Chevrolet DNS 38 nbsp John Gunn John Gunn March Chevrolet DNS 49 nbsp Clive Baker Clive Baker McLaren Chevrolet Source 1 2 4 References edit a b Race of Champions Brands Hatch 18 Mar 1973 OldRacingCars Retrieved December 15 2019 a b 1973 Race of Champions Motor Sport Archived from the original on April 6 2019 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 editResults at Silhouet com 1 Results at ultimateracinghistory com 2 Previous race 1972 World Championship Victory Race Formula One non championship races1973 season Next race 1973 BRDC International Trophy Previous race 1972 Race of Champions Race of Champions Next race 1974 Race of Champions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1973 Race of Champions amp oldid 1206500213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
