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Lotus 72/R3

The racing history of Lotus 72/R3 is shown below including any races in non-Formula 1 events. This contains all significant races at which this car appeared.

Race Car Driver Result
German Grand Prix
Hockenheim - 2 Aug 1970
Lotus 72 [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
John Miles Retired
Austrian Grand Prix
Österreichring - 16 Aug 1970
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
John Miles Retired
Italian Grand Prix
Monza - 6 Sep 1970
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
John Miles Did not start (withdrew)
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen - 4 Oct 1970
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#23 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell 3
Mexican Grand Prix
Mexico City - 25 Oct 1970
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#23 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell Not classified
Argentinian Grand Prix
Buenos Aires - 24 Jan 1971
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell 7
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami - 6 Mar 1971
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell 4
Race of Champions
Brands Hatch - 21 Mar 1971
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell Retired
Questor Grand Prix
Ontario Motor Speedway - 28 Mar 1971
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell 27
Spanish Grand Prix
Montjuich Park - 18 Apr 1971
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell Not classified
International Trophy
Silverstone - 8 May 1971
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell 13
Monaco Grand Prix
Monte Carlo - 23 May 1971
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell Retired
Jochen Rindt Trophy
Hockenheim - 13 Jun 1971
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#8 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell 10
Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort - 20 Jun 1971
Lotus 72C [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#14 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell Retired
French Grand Prix
Paul Ricard - 4 Jul 1971
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Reine Wisell 6
British Grand Prix
Silverstone - 17 Jul 1971
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Dave Charlton Retired
25th Anniversary Trophy
Kyalami - 7 Aug 1971
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
False Bay "100"
Killarney - 28 Aug 1971
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton Retired
Rhodesian Grand Prix
Bulawayo - 19 Sep 1971
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 4
Rand Spring Trophy
Kyalami - 9 Oct 1971
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Welkom "100"
Welkom - 23 Oct 1971
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Cape South Easter Trophy
Killarney - 8 Jan 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Highveld "100"
Kyalami - 29 Jan 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami - 4 Mar 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#26 Lucky Strike Racing
Dave Charlton Retired
Coronation "100"
Roy Hesketh - 3 Apr 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Goldfields Autumn Trophy
Welkom - 22 Apr 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton Retired
Bulawayo "100"
Bulawayo - 14 May 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Republic Day Trophy
Kyalami - 3 Jun 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
French Grand Prix
Clermont-Ferrand - 2 Jul 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#29 Lucky Strike Racing
Dave Charlton Did not start
British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch - 15 Jul 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#29 Lucky Strike Racing
Dave Charlton Retired
German Grand Prix
Nürburgring - 30 Jul 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#29 Lucky Strike Racing
Dave Charlton Retired
Rand Winter Trophy
Kyalami - 5 Aug 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
False Bay "100"
Killarney - 26 Aug 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Rhodesian Grand Prix
Bulawayo - 10 Sep 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton Retired
Rand Spring Trophy
Kyalami - 30 Sep 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Welkom "100"
Welkom - 21 Oct 1972
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Cape South Easter Trophy
Killarney - 6 Jan 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Highveld "100"
Kyalami - 27 Jan 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami - 3 Mar 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#25 Scribante Lucky Strike Racing
Dave Charlton Retired
Goldfields Autumn Trophy
Welkom - 31 Mar 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Mercury "100"
Roy Hesketh - 23 Apr 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Republic Day Trophy
Kyalami - 26 May 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Bulawayo "100"
Bulawayo - 10 Jun 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 4
Natal Winter Trophy
Roy Hesketh - 1 Jul 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Rand Winter Trophy
Kyalami - 4 Aug 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scribante/Lucky Strike Racing
Dave Charlton 1
False Bay "100"
Killarney - 25 Aug 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Rhodesian Grand Prix
Bulawayo - 23 Sep 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scribante/Lucky Strike Racing
Dave Charlton 1
Rand Spring Trophy
Kyalami - 6 Oct 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton 1
Goldfields "100"
Welkom - 20 Oct 1973
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Scuderia Scribante
Dave Charlton Retired
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami - 30 Mar 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#25 Scuderia Scribante
John McNicol Did not arrive
Cape South Easter Trophy
Killarney - 4 May 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Alex Blignaut
Eddie Keizan Did not start (crashed)
Republic Day Trophy
Kyalami - 25 May 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Alex Blignaut
Eddie Keizan 2
Brandkop Winter Trophy
Brandkop - 15 Jun 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Alex Blignaut
Eddie Keizan 2
Bulawayo "100"
Bulawayo - 30 Jun 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Alex Blignaut
Eddie Keizan 2
Natal Winter Trophy
Roy Hesketh - 13 Jul 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Alex Blignaut
Eddie Keizan 3
Rand Winter Trophy
Kyalami - 10 Aug 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Alex Blignaut
Eddie Keizan Retired
False Bay "100"
Killarney - 31 Aug 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Alex Blignaut
Eddie Keizan Retired
Rhodesian Grand Prix
Donnybrook - 15 Sep 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Alex Blignaut
Eddie Keizan Retired
Rand Spring Trophy
Kyalami - 28 Sep 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Alex Blignaut
Eddie Keizan 7
Goldfields "100"
Welkom - 19 Oct 1974
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Alex Blignaut
Eddie Keizan Did not start
Rand Winter Trophy
Kyalami - 26 Jul 1975
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 Team Gunston
Guy Tunmer Retired
Natal Spring Trophy
Roy Hesketh - 1 Sep 1975
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 Team Gunston
Guy Tunmer 9
Rand Spring Trophy
Kyalami - 4 Oct 1975
Lotus 72D [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 Team Gunston
Guy Tunmer 3