The 2nd World Championship Victory Race, formally the John Player Challenge Trophy, was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 22 October 1972 at Brands Hatch, Kent. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit. Jean-Pierre Beltoise won in his BRM P180. The entry included several Formula 5000 cars.
Qualifying Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant. Driver Constructor Lap Gap 1 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:20.8 — 2 12 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:21.4 +0.6 3 8 Brian Redman McLaren-Ford 1:21.8 +1.0 4 9 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6 5 10 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6 6 7 Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 1:22.4 +1.6 7 3 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:23.0 +2.2 8 52 Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet 1:23.2 +2.4 9 5 Peter Gethin BRM 1:23.2 +2.4 10 23 John Watson March-Ford 1:23.6 +2.8 11 20 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:24.0 +3.2 12 11 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 1:24.0 +3.2 13 68 Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet 1:24.0 +3.2 14 17 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:24.2 +3.4 15 19 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:24.2 +3.4 16 4 Vern Schuppan BRM 1:24.2 +3.4 17 14 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:24.6 +3.8 18 60 John Cannon March-Oldsmobile 1:25.6 +4.8 19 39 Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Chevrolet 1:25.6 +4.8 20 42 Alan Rollinson Lola-Chevrolet 1:25.8 +5.0 21 16 Chris Amon Politoys-Ford 1:26.4 +5.6 22 44 Steve Thompson Surtees-Chevrolet 1:27.0 +6.2 23 38 Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0 24 36 Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0 25 48 Clive Santo McLaren-Chevrolet 1:28.8 +8.0 26 34 Guy Edwards McLaren-Chevrolet 1:29.2 +8.4 27 40 Tony Lanfranchi McLaren-Chevrolet 1:29.8 +9.0 28 65 Clive Baker McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.2 +9.4 29 51 David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.2 +9.4 30 63 Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet 1:30.4 +9.6 31 22 David Purley Connew-Ford 1:30.8 +10.0 32 35 Brett Lunger McRae-Chevrolet 1:32.0 +11.2 33 31 Keith Holland Chevron-Chevrolet n/a † - 34 67 Roger Williamson Kitchmac-Chevrolet 1:33.8 +13.0 35 53 Pierre Soukry McLaren-Chevrolet 1:33.8 +13.0 36 16 François Migault March-Ford 6:56.2 +5:35.4 37 32 Tony Dean McLaren-Chevrolet No time - 38 220 Chris Featherstone Lola-Chevrolet No time -
† Holland's car was qualified by Brian Redman.
Race
Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 3 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Marlboro BRM BRM 59:47.8 7 2 10 Carlos Pace Team Surtees Surtees-Ford + 6.6 s 5 3 11 Andrea de Adamich Team Surtees Surtees-Ford 12 4 4 Vern Schuppan Marlboro BRM BRM + 1 lap 15 5 5 Peter Gethin Marlboro BRM BRM + 1 lap 9 6 23 John Watson Hexagon of Highgate March-Ford + 1 lap 10 7 8 Brian Redman Yardley Team McLaren McLaren-Ford + 1 lap 3 8 12 Ronnie Peterson March Engineering March-Ford + 1 lap 2 9 9 Mike Hailwood Team Surtees Surtees-Ford + 2 laps 4 10 20 Carlos Reutemann Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Ford + 2 laps 11 11 31 Keith Holland Sid Taylor Racing Chevron-Chevrolet + 2 laps 31 12 52 Graham McRae Crown Lynn Potteries McRae-Chevrolet + 3 laps 8 13 36 Ian Ashley WMG Marketing Lola-Chevrolet + 3 laps 23 14 42 Alan Rollinson Alan McKechnie Racing Lola-Chevrolet + 3 laps 19 15 14 Mike Beuttler Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher Racing March-Ford + 3 laps 16 16 60 John Cannon Sid Taylor Racing March-Oldsmobile + 3 laps 17 17 35 Brett Lunger Jock Russell McRae-Chevrolet + 4 laps 30 NC 7 Jody Scheckter Yardley Team McLaren McLaren-Ford + 6 laps 6 Ret 39 Gijs van Lennep Speed International Racing Surtees-Chevrolet Tyre wear 18 Ret 16 Chris Amon Frank Williams Racing Cars Politoys-Ford Engine 20 Ret 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus Lotus-Ford Oil pressure 1 Ret 67 Roger Williamson Powrmatic H&V Kitchmac-Chevrolet Tyre wear 32 Ret 63 Teddy Pilette Racing Team VDS McLaren-Chevrolet Valve gear 28 Ret 19 Graham Hill Motor Racing Developments Brabham-Ford Gear linkage 14 Ret 38 Ray Allen Speed International Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Stopped 22 Ret 65 Clive Baker Clive Baker McLaren-Chevrolet Stopped 26 Ret 17 Henri Pescarolo Frank Williams Racing Cars March-Cosworth Steering damage 13 DNS 44 Steve Thompson Alan Brodle McLaren-Chevrolet Engine 21 DNS 34 Guy Edwards J. T. Butterworth McLaren-Chevrolet Engine 24 DNS 40 Tony Lanfranchi Speed International Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Car not ready 25 DNS 51 David Prophet David Prophet Racing McLaren-Chevrolet Car damaged 27 DNS 22 David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing Connew-Ford Electrical 29 DNS 68 Frank Gardner Lola Cars Lola-Chevrolet Withdrawn DNS 48 Clive Santo Clive Santo McLaren-Chevrolet Engine DNS 16 François Migault Écurie Volant Shell March-Ford Practice accident DNQ 53 Pierre Soukry Pierre Soukry McLaren-Chevrolet DNQ 32 Tony Dean A.G. Dean McLaren-Chevrolet DNQ 220 Chris Featherstone Chris Featherstone Lola-Chevrolet
References
External links Race results at www.silhouet.com