# 1973 Race of Champions

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.

## Qualifying

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Car | Lap | Gap |
| 1 | 60 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | BRM P160D | 01:21.1 | — |
| 2 | 61 | Niki Lauda | BRM | BRM P160D | 01:21.9 | +0.8 |
| 3 | 59 | Vern Schuppan | BRM | BRM P160D | 01:22.2 | +1.1 |
| 4 | 58 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Cosworth | McLaren M19C | 01:22.6 | +1.5 |
| 5 | 52 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Cosworth | Surtees TS14A | 01:22.7 | +1.6 |
| 6 | 65 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Cosworth | Lotus 72E | 01:22.7 | +1.6 |
| 7 | 64 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Cosworth | Lotus 72D | 01:23.1 | +2.0 |
| 8 | 32 | Peter Gethin | Chevron-Chevrolet | Chevron B24 | 01:23.9 | +2.8 |
| 9 | 57 | Denis Hulme | McLaren-Cosworth | McLaren M23 | 01:24.0 | +2.9 |
| 10 | 63 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth | Iso-Marlboro FX3B | 01:24.2 | +3.1 |
| 11 | 22 | Keith Holland | Trojan-Chevrolet | Trojan T101 | 01:24.7 | +3.6 |
| 12 | 19 | Brett Lunger | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:24.7 | +3.6 |
| 13 | 56 | James Hunt | Surtees-Cosworth | Surtees TS9B | 01:24.8 | +3.7 |
| 14 | 4 | Guy Edwards | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:25.2 | +4.1 |
| 15 | 18 | David Hobbs | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:25.3 | +4.2 |
| 16 | 22 | Graham McRae | McRae-Chevrolet | McRae GM1 | 01:25.6 | +4.5 |
| 17 | 66 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Cosworth | Brabham BT37 | 01:26.3 | +5.2 |
| 18 | 26 | John Watson | Brabham-Cosworth | Brabham BT42 | 01:26.5 | +5.4 |
| 19 | 1 | Gijs van Lennep | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:26.7 | +5.6 |
| 20 | 8 | Tony Dean | Chevron-Chevrolet | Chevron B24 | 01:26.8 | +5.7 |
| 21 | 15 | Steve Thompson | Chevron-Chevrolet | Chevron B24 | 01:27.1 | +6.0 |
| 22 | 3 | Clive Santo | Surtees-Chevrolet | Surtees TS11 | 01:27.7 | +6.6 |
| 23 | 208 | Tom Belsø | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:27.7 | +6.6 |
| 24 | 11 | Bob Evans | Trojan-Chevrolet | Trojan T101 | 01:27.8 | +6.7 |
| 25 | 33 | Teddy Pilette | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M18/M22 | 01:28.3 | +7.2 |
| 26 | 67 | Tony Trimmer | Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth | Iso-Marlboro FX3B | 01:28.4 | +7.3 |
| 27 | 5 | Jock Russell | McRae-Chevrolet | McRae GM1 | 01:29.2 | +8.1 |
| 28 | 6 | Ian Ashley | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T330 | 01:29.6 | +8.5 |
| 29 | 38 | John Gunn | March-Chevrolet | March 73A | 01:30.5 | +9.4 |
| 30 | 9 | Bobby Brown | Chevron-Chevrolet | Chevron B24 | 01:31.7 | +10.6 |
| 31 | 49 | Clive Baker | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M10B | 01:32.3 | +11.2 |
| 32 | 14 | Ray Allen | Surtees-Chevrolet | Surtees TS8 | 01:36.4 | +15.3 |
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## Classification

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 32 | Peter Gethin | Chevron Racing | Chevron-Chevrolet | 40 | 57:22.9 | 8 |
| 2 | 57 | Denny Hulme | Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren-Cosworth | 40 | +3.4 | 9 |
| 3 | 56 | James Hunt | Lord Hesketh | Surtees-Cosworth | 40 | +3.4 | 13 |
| 4 | 67 | Tony Trimmer | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth | 40 | + 26.5 | 25 |
| 5 | 8 | Tony Dean | Anglo-American Racing Team | Chevron-Chevrolet | 39 | + 1 lap | 20 |
| 6 | 60 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Marlboro BRM | BRM | 39 | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 208 | Tom Belsø | ShellSPORT Luxembourg | Lola-Chevrolet | 39 | + 1 lap | 23 |
| 8 | 14 | Ray Allen | Servis Domestic Appliances | Surtees-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 29 |
| 9 | 3 | Clive Santo | ShellSport Luxembourg | Surtees-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | Ian Ashley | Henley Forklift Co | Lola-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 27 |
| 11 | 9 | Bobby Brown | Anglo-American Racing Team | Chevron-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 laps | 28 |
| 12 | 1 | Gijs van Lennep | ShellSPORT Luxembourg | Lola-Chevrolet | 37 | + 3 laps | 19 |
| 13 | 5 | Jock Russell | Jock Russell | McRae-Chevrolet | 36 | + 4 laps | 26 |
| Ret | 52 | Mike Hailwood | Team Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | 35 | Accident | 5 |
| Ret | 22 | Graham McRae | Team McRae | McRae-Chevrolet | 33 | Overheating | 16 |
| Ret | 61 | Niki Lauda | Marlboro BRM | BRM | 29 | Electrical | 2 |
| Ret | 19 | Brett Lunger | Hogan Racing | Lola-Chevrolet | 29 | Engine | 12 |
| Ret | 59 | Vern Schuppan | Marlboro BRM | BRM | 26 | Accident | 3 |
| Ret | 58 | Jody Scheckter | Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren-Cosworth | 26 | Accident | 4 |
| Ret | 25 | Keith Holland | Ian Ward Racing | Trojan-Chevrolet | 22 | Rear Wing | 11 |
| Ret | 65 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 18 | Gearbox | 6 |
| Ret | 4 | Guy Edwards | John Butterworth | Lola-Chevrolet | 18 | Engine | 14 |
| Ret | 63 | Howden Ganley | Frank Williams Racing | Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth | 13 | Handling | 10 |
| Ret | 18 | David Hobbs | Hogan Racing | Lola-Chevrolet | 12 | Handling | 15 |
| Ret | 15 | Steve Thompson | Servis Domestic Appliances | Chevron-Chevrolet | 8 | Radiator | 21 |
| Ret | 62 | John Watson | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham-Cosworth | 7 | Accident | 18 |
| Ret | 64 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 2 | Engine | 7 |
| Ret | 66 | Graham Hill | Embassy Racing | Brabham-Cosworth | 0 | Accident | 17 |
| Ret | 33 | Teddy Pilette | Racing Team V.D.S. | McLaren-Chevrolet | 0 | Accident | 24 |
| DNS | 11 | Bob Evans | McKechnie Racing Organisation | Trojan-Chevrolet | | | |
| DNS | 38 | John Gunn | John Gunn | March-Chevrolet | | | |
| DNS | 49 | Clive Baker | Clive Baker | McLaren-Chevrolet | | | |
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