Race of Champions

Brands Hatch, 19 Mar 1972

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Notes on the cars:

1. McLaren M18/M22 [500-01] (Teddy Pilette): See full history: McLaren M18 500-01.
2. McLaren M18 [500-05] (Ray Allen): Built for 1971 season. Run by Team Trojan in the British F5000 series for Ulf Norinder in four races in May and June 1971. Then to Jackie Epstein's Speed International Racing for 1972 and raced by Ray Allen at most races in the British series, but also by David Prophet at Mallory Park in March and by Gijs van Lennep at Oulton Park in October. Not seen in 1973 and ended up being used by Shell as a show car. To dealer Jon Bradburn (Wolverhampton) by 1984 and sold by him to Gerry Walton, who raced for many years in HSCC racing before crashing it at Oulton Park. Repaired but then damaged when a lorry reversed into it! Subsequently sold to Martin Cowell (Hereford) in 1995 or 1996. The car's last outing with Cowell was at Shelsley Walsh in August 2005, and it was sold by him to Dave Roberts (Worcester) in December 2017.
3. McLaren "M10H" [400-06 (B)] (Keith Holland): Keith Holland's replacement car. Used in the 1971 British F5000 series during which time it was modified along the lines of McRae's successful car. Retained for 1972 but crashed at Brands in April, after which the car was even further modified and dubbed "M10H". By July 1972, it had side radiators, a wedge nose and had been lengthened by 3½in. Sold to Clive Baker August 1972 and raced in the British series in 1972 and 1973. Then via Chris Oates to Spencer Elton (Westbury, Wilts) late 1973 and advertised. To Stephen Cuff (also Westbury, Wilts) late 1973 and advertised with a 5.7-litre Chev Jan to Apr 1974. To Bob Leckie (Aberdeen) for libre racing that summer. Advertised by Leckie in July 1974 but not seen again. Spencer Elton recalls that Leckie converted the M10B to a Skoda Super Saloon. Subsequent history unknown.

Sources

Note that 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' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 Non-championship events 1966-1983

These results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help with our research.

Individual sources for this event

Autosport 23 Mar 1972 pp28-33 (by Richard Feast). Motoring News 23 Mar 1972 pp10-12 (by 'MGD' Mike Doodson). Motor Sport May 1972 p485 (uncredited). Sport Auto Mai 1972 pp14-16 (by Gérard Crombac). The Motor Racing Year (by Anthony Pritchard) pp 137-140. Autocourse 1972-73 pp136-137 (very brief report by Mike Kettlewell).

Motoring News gave chassis numbers for all except the Marches, but Autosport gave no chassis number information at all. Pritchard said that Beuttler's March was unnumbered, and called it both a 711 and a 721. Sport Auto came to the rescue by identifying it as 711/2. Twelve F1 cars were present: three BRM P160s, two Lotus 72s, two Surtees TS9Bs, two McLaren M19As, and three Marches: one new March 721X, a "new" March for Beuttler which turned out to be 711/2, and the Eifelland March 721.