BRSCC Rothmans Trophy

Brands Hatch, 30 Aug 1971

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Ronnie Peterson March 712M [7] - Cosworth FVA
#16 March Engineering 		40 0.58.41.6
108.35
2 Graham Hill Brabham BT36 [2] - Cosworth FVA
#1 Rondel Racing 		40 0.58.56.4
3 Carlos Reutemann Brabham BT36 [6] - Cosworth FVA
#4 Automovil Club, Argentina 		40 0.58.56.8
4 Peter Westbury Brabham BT36 [5] - Cosworth FVA
#7 FIRST 		40 0.59.01.2
5 Gerry Birrell Lotus 69 [71/69.3.F2] - Cosworth FVA
#29 J&J Stanton 		40 0.59.02.4
6 Reine Wisell Lotus 69 [71/69.8.FB] - Cosworth FVA
#31 		40 0.59.05.4
7 Niki Lauda March 712M [9B as '9'] - Cosworth FVA
#22 March Engineering 		40 0.59.23.6
8 John Watson Brabham BT30 [11] - Cosworth FVA
#11 		40 0.59.25.8
9 Tom Walkinshaw March 712M [8] - Cosworth FVA
#20 Ecurie Ecosse 		40 0.25.40.2
10 Bob Wollek Brabham BT36 [9] - Cosworth FVA
#3 Rondel Racing 		40 0.59.49.4
11 Jean-Pierre Jarier March 712M [9A as '10'] - Cosworth FVA
#19 Shell-Arnold 		39
12 James Hunt March 712M [21] - Cosworth FVA
#17 March Engineering 		39
NC Carlos Pace March 712M [20] - Cosworth FVA
#27 Frank Williams Racing 		32 Fuel pipe
NC Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 69 [71/69.5.F2] - Cosworth FVA
#28 Team Bardahl 		27 Head gasket
NC Mike Beuttler March 712M [5] - Cosworth FVA
#23 		23
R Wilson Fittipaldi March 712M [17] - Cosworth FVA
#21 Team Bardahl 		17 Engine
R Jean-Pierre Jaussaud March 712M [11] - Cosworth FVA
#18 Shell-Arnold 		6 Clutch
R Tim Schenken Brabham BT36 [1] - Cosworth FVA
#2 Rondel Racing 		3 Metering unit drive belt
R Tetsu Ikuzawa Lotus 69 [71/69.1.F2] - Cosworth FVA
#37 		2 Rear suspension
R Henri Pescarolo March 712M [4] - Cosworth FVA
#25 Frank Williams Racing 		1 Gearbox
DNQ Carlos Reusch Brabham BT36 [7] - Cosworth FVA
#5 Automovil Club, Argentina 		Did not qualify
DNQ Jeremy Richardson Brabham BT30 [16] - Cosworth FVA
#12 Paul Watson Racing Organisation
 		Did not qualify
DNQ Derek Bell March 712M [2] - Cosworth FVA
#26 Frank Williams Racing 		Did not qualify
DNQ Brian Hart Brabham BT30 [15] - Cosworth FVA
#9 F.R. Gerard 		Did not qualify
DNQ Richard Scott Lotus 69 ["69/71.18.F2"] - Cosworth FVA
#33 LIRA 		Did not qualify
DNQ Nick May Chevron B17B [FB-70-01] - Cosworth FVA
#35 		Did not qualify
DNA Jim Charnock Brabham BT30 [3] - Cosworth FVA
#7 FIRST 		Did not arrive
DNA Jürg Dubler Brabham BT30 [24] - Cosworth FVA
#8 Jolly Club 		Did not arrive
DNA Tommy Reid Brabham BT30 [12] - Cosworth FVA
#10 Irish Racing Cars [Mick Mooney]
(see note 1) 		Did not arrive
DNA John Wingfield Brabham BT30 [3] - Cosworth FVA
#14 		Did not arrive
DNA John Pollock Lotus 69 [69.F2.2] - Cosworth FVA
#30 Gerry Kinnane 		Did not arrive
DNA François Migault Lotus 69 [69.F2.1] - Cosworth FVA
#32 LIRA 		Did not arrive
DNA Chris Craft Chevron B18 [18.F2.71.1] - Cosworth FVA
#34 Chevron Racing Team (see note 2) 		Did not arrive
DNA Brian Nelson Crosslé 18F [18F.71.02] - Cosworth FVA
#36 		Did not arrive
DNA Rod Pickering Brabham BT23C [10] - Cosworth FVA
#15 		Did not arrive
DNA John Cannon March 712M [15] - Cosworth FVA
#24 (see note 3) 		Did not arrive

All cars are 1.6-litre F2 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Ronnie Peterson (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [7] - Cosworth FVA 1.25.6
2 Graham Hill (F2) 1.6-litre Brabham BT36 [2] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.0
3 Emerson Fittipaldi (F2) 1.6-litre Lotus 69 [71/69.5.F2] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.0
4 Carlos Reutemann (F2) 1.6-litre Brabham BT36 [6] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.0
5 Wilson Fittipaldi (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [17] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.2
6 Carlos Pace (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [20] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.2
7 Niki Lauda (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [9B as '9'] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.2
8 Gerry Birrell (F2) 1.6-litre Lotus 69 [71/69.3.F2] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.2
9 Peter Westbury (F2) 1.6-litre Brabham BT36 [5] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.2
10 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [11] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.4
11 Reine Wisell (F2) 1.6-litre Lotus 69 [71/69.8.FB] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.4
12 Tim Schenken (F2) 1.6-litre Brabham BT36 [1] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.6
13 Mike Beuttler (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [5] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.8
14 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [9A as '10'] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.8
15 John Watson (F2) 1.6-litre Brabham BT30 [11] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.8
16 Henri Pescarolo (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [4] - Cosworth FVA 1.27.8
17 Tetsu Ikuzawa (F2) 1.6-litre Lotus 69 [71/69.1.F2] - Cosworth FVA 1.28.0
18 Tom Walkinshaw (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [8] - Cosworth FVA 1.28.2
19 James Hunt (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [21] - Cosworth FVA 1.28.4
20 Bob Wollek (F2) 1.6-litre Brabham BT36 [9] - Cosworth FVA 1.28.6
21 Carlos Reusch * (F2) 1.6-litre Brabham BT36 [7] - Cosworth FVA 1.29.0
22 Jeremy Richardson * (F2) 1.6-litre Brabham BT30 [16] - Cosworth FVA 1.29.8
23 Derek Bell * (F2) 1.6-litre March 712M [2] - Cosworth FVA 1.29.8
24 Brian Hart * (F2) 1.6-litre Brabham BT30 [15] - Cosworth FVA 1.30.2
25 Richard Scott * (F2) 1.6-litre Lotus 69 ["69/71.18.F2"] - Cosworth FVA 1.32.0
26 Nick May * (F2) 1.6-litre Chevron B17B [FB-70-01] - Cosworth FVA 1.32.2
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. Brabham BT30 [12] (Tommy Reid): Autosport identifies BT30-12 as Reid's F2 car in 1971 implying BT30-8 was his FVC libre car. As BT30-8 is advertised by Bobby Howlings in late 1971, it is reasonable to assume that it was BT30-12 that Reid retained for the early part of 1972, still FVA-powered. That car goes to Nelson Todd in July 1972 and has then been tentatively identified as John Pollock's 1973 car, Harold McGarrity's 1974 car and Paddy Heron's 1975 BT30.
  2. Chevron B18 [18.F2.71.1] (Chris Craft): Chassis number given [AS 3 Jun 1971 p12] for the works car of Chris Craft at Crystal Palace F2 race, 31 May 1971, where it is also described as the ex-Redman works development car used in South Africa. John Powell's car at Brands Hatch, 27 Dec 1971 is described by MN as "the ex works development B18 which Redman raced in South Africa last winter". Powell was shaking the car down before taking it back to Canada, where he used it in the FB series in 1972. It was used by Brian Robertson at Bogota (Montreal Gazette). Paul Wheatley's car for 1973 is described in Canadian Motorsport Bulletin’s season preview as ex Powell.
  3. March 712M [15] (John Cannon): John Cannon generally ran his March 712M in Formula 2 but took it to the US in September for the Lime Rock Formula 5000 race fitted with an FVC (MN 3 Feb 1972 p18).

Sources

The identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' orginal results.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen if you can add anything.

Individual sources for this event

The only chassis numbers noted at Brands Hatch are Wisell's Lotus 69 and Hunt's March 712M (Autosport 2 Sep 1971 p24). MN notes that Wilson Fittipaldi's March 712M-17 was rebuilt on a new tub.