# Rothmans 50,000

The Rothmans 50,000 was a non-championship motor race held at the Brands Hatch circuit on 28 August 1972 with a prize fund of £50,000.
The race was held to Formula Libre rules, but the top placing three cars were all Formula One cars - with Emerson Fittipaldi winning the race from pole in a Lotus 72, Brian Redman in a McLaren M19A taking second and Henri Pescarolo driving a March 711 finishing third.
The race was run over 118 laps of the full GP circuit and initial plans were for an entry of up to 100 cars with a race for the first thirty qualifiers and a secondary race for qualifiers in positions 30 to 60. The entry list was ultimately lower than expected but a secondary race was still run. This was won by Dave Morgan (Brabham BT38), with Ian Ashley (Lola T191) and Tony Dean (Brabham BT30/36) second and third respectively.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | Name | Chassis | Engine | Category | Time |
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus 72 | Cosworth DFV | Formula One | 1:22.5 |
| 2 | Brian Redman | McLaren M19A | Cosworth DFV | Formula One | 1:23.4 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM P160 | BRM | Formula One | 1:24.5 |
| 4 | Howden Ganley | BRM P160 | BRM | Formula One | 1:25.2 |
| 5 | Henri Pescarolo | March 711 | Cosworth DFV | Formula One | 1:25.2 |
| 6 | Gerry Birrell | March 722 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:25.3 |
| 7 | Graham McRae | McRae GM1 | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:25.9 |
| 8 | John Watson | Chevron B20 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:26.0 |
| 9 | Peter Westbury | Brabham BT38 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:26.0 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren M21 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:26.0 |
| 11 | James Hunt | March 712M | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:26.1 |
| 12 | John Cannon | March 725 | Oldsmobile | Formula 5000 | 1:26.4 |
| 13 | David Purley | March 721G | Cosworth DFV | Formula One | 1:26.5 |
| 14 | Tom Belsø | Brabham BT38 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:26.6 |
| 15 | Steve Thompson | Surtees TS8 | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:26.6 |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham BT38 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:26.6 |
| 17 | Alan Rollinson | Lola T300 | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:26.8 |
| 18 | Tim Schenken | Brabham BT38 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:26.8 |
| 19 | Gijs van Lennep | Surtees TS11 | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:26.8 |
| 20 | Vern Schuppan | March 722 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:26.8 |
| 21 | Ray Allen | McLaren M18 | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:27.2 |
| 22 | John Wingfield | Brabham BT36 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:27.2 |
| 23 | David Prophet | McLaren M10B | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:27.3 |
| 24 | Alan Jones | GRD 272 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:27.3 |
| 25 | Richard Scott | Brabham BT38 | Cosworth FVC | Formula Two | 1:27.4 |
| 26 | Claude Bourgoignie | GRD 272 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:28.1 |
| 27 | Mario Casoni | Lola T280 | Cosworth DFV | Sports car | 1:28.1 |
| 28 | Gordon Spice | Kitchmac | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:28.1 |
| 29 | Keith Holland | Lola T190X | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:28.2 |
| 30 | Ronnie Mackay | Brabham BT30/36 | Cosworth FVA | Formula Atlantic | 1:28.3 |
| Did not qualify ||||||
| 31 | Tony Dean | Brabham BT30 | Cosworth FVC | Formula Two | 1:28.4 |
| 32 | Guy Edwards | Lola T290 | Chevrolet | Sports car | 1:28.4 |
| 33 | Tony Lanfranchi | McLaren M18 | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:28.6 |
| 34 | Peter Hanson | Chevron B21 | Cosworth FVC | Sports car | 1:28.7 |
| 35 | Bob Wollek | Chevron B21 | Cosworth FVC | Sports car | 1:28.8 |
| 36 | Ian Ashley | Lola T190 | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:28.9 |
| 37 | John Burton | Chevron B21 | Cosworth FVC | Sports car | 1:28.9 |
| 38 | Clive Santo | McLaren M10B | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:29.4 |
| 39 | Dave Morgan | Brabham BT38 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:30.0 |
| 40 | François Migault | Connew PC1 | Cosworth DFV | Formula One | 1:30.3 |
| 41 | Jock Russell | McRae GM1 | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:30.5 |
| 42 | Peter Gethin | Chevron B20 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:30.5 |
| 43 | Brian Robinson | Chevron B21 | Cosworth FVC | Sports car | 1:31.1 |
| 44 | Andrew Fletcher | Chevron B21 | Cosworth FVC | Sports car | 1:31.1 |
| 45 | Ian Mawby | Lotus 69 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Atlantic | 1:31.4 |
| 46 | Clive Baker | McLaren M10B | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:31.5 |
| 47 | Willie Green | Chevron B18 | Cosworth FVC | Formula Two | 1:33.7 |
| 48 | Hervé Bayard | Surtees TS8 | Cosworth DFV | Formula One | 1:34.5 |
| 49 | Tony Dean | Porsche 908 | Porsche | Sports car | 1:34.7 |
| 50 | David Purley | March 722 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | 1:34.9 |
| 51 | Pierre Soukry | McLaren M10B | Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 1:36.5 |
| 52 | Robert Lamplough | BRM P133 | BRM | Formula One | 1:38.5 |
| 53 | Dave Berry | Brabham BT16/21B | Rover | Formula 5000 | 1:38.7 |
| 54 | Brian Husbands | Mallock U2 Mk. 11 | Ford | Clubmans | 1:39.3 |
| 55 | Albert Powell | Lola T70 | Chevrolet | Sports car | 1:41.0 |
| 56 | Tony Birchenhough | Lola T212 | Cosworth FVC | Sports car | 1:41.3 |
| 57 | David Saville-Peck | Costello SP7 | Chevrolet | Can-Am | 2:00.9 |
| 58 | Tony Trimmer | Brabham BT38 | Cosworth BDA | Formula Two | — |
Key :
| Colour | Category |
| None | Formula One |
| Yellow | Formula Two |
| Red | Formula 5000 |
| Blue | Formula Atlantic |
| Green | Sports car |
| Magenta | Can-Am |
| Cyan | Clubmans |

### Race

| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Category | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Cosworth | Formula One | 118 | 2:50:49.1 |
| 2 | Brian Redman | McLaren-Cosworth | Formula One | 118 | +47.6 |
| 3 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Cosworth | Formula One | 116 | +2 laps |
| 4 | Gerry Birrell | March-Cosworth | Formula Two | 116 | +2 laps |
| 5 | James Hunt | March-Cosworth | Formula Two | 115 | +3 laps |
| 6 | John Watson | Chevron-Cosworth | Formula Two | 115 | +3 laps |
| 7 | Alan Rollinson | Lola-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 112 | +6 laps |
| 8 | Tom Belsø | Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 110 | +8 laps |
| 9 | David Prophet | McLaren-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 109 | +9 laps |
| 10 | Claude Bourgoignie | GRD-Cosworth | Formula Two | 108 | +10 laps |
| 11 DNF | Steve Thompson | Surtees-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 107 | Fuel |
| 12 | Mario Casoni | Lola-Cosworth | Sports car | 107 | +11 laps |
| 13 | Keith Holland | Lola-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 106 | +12 laps |
| 14 | Ronnie Mackay | Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Atlantic | 101 | +17 laps |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | Formula One | 101 | +17 laps |
| 16 | Tim Schenken | Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 97 | +21 laps |
| 17 | Richard Scott | Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 96 | +22 laps |
| 18 | Ray Allen | McLaren-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 95 | +23 laps |
| 19 | John Wingfield | Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 95 | +23 laps |
| 20 | Alan Jones | GRD-Cosworth | Formula Two | 93 | +25 laps |
| 21 DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 91 | Engine |
| 22 DNF | David Purley | March-Cosworth | Formula One | 70 | Engine |
| 23 DNF | Howden Ganley | BRM | Formula One | 46 | Radius arm |
| 24 DQ | Gijs van Lennep | Surtees-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 34 | Push-start |
| 25 DNF | Peter Westbury | Brabham-Cosworth | Formula Two | 32 | Overheating |
| 26 DNF | Gordon Spice | Kitchmac-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 26 | Overheating |
| 27 DQ | Graham McRae | McRae-Chevrolet | Formula 5000 | 14 | Illegal maintenance |
| 28 DNF | Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Cosworth | Formula Two | 14 | Overheating |
| 29 DNF | Vern Schuppan | March-Cosworth | Formula Two | 9 | Driveshaft |
| 30 DNF | John Cannon | March-Oldsmobile | Formula 5000 | 0 | Engine |