The 1972 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 19 March 1972. The race was also open to Formula 5000 cars. F1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi qualified on pole, set fastest lap and won. Alan Rollinson was the best-placed F5000 finisher, and tenth overall.
Qualifying Driver Constructor Car Lap Gap1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 72 01:23.92 Peter Gethin BRM BRM P160 01:24.1+0.23 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS9 01:24.1+0.24 Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M19A 01:24.3+0.45 Peter Revson McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M19A 01:24.3+0.46 Howden Ganley BRM BRM P160 01:24.8+0.97 Tim Schenken Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS9 01:24.8+0.98 Ronnie Peterson March-Cosworth March 721 01:25.6+1.79 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM BRM P160 01:25.8+1.910 Dave Walker Lotus-Cosworth Lotus 72 01:25.8+1.911 Mike Beuttler March-Cosworth March 721 01:26.0+2.112 Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Cosworth Eifelland Type 21 01:26.2+2.313 Graham McRae Leda-Chevrolet Leda LT27 01:26.3+2.414 Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Chevrolet Surtees TS11 01:26.9+3.015 Brian Redman McLaren-Chevrolet McLaren M10B 01:27.2+3.316 Alan Rollinson Lola-Chevrolet Lola T300 01:27.4+3.517 Keith Holland McLaren-Chevrolet McLaren M10B 01:28.6+4.718 Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet McLaren M18 01:29.9+6.019 Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet McLaren M22 01:29.9+6.0
Classification Driver Constructor Time/Laps 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth 56:40.6 2 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Cosworth +3.4 3 Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth +25.1 4 Peter Gethin BRM +25.7 5 Tim Schenken Surtees-Cosworth +26.4 6 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +26.8 7 Howden Ganley BRM +34.1 8 Peter Revson McLaren-Cosworth +53.2 9 Dave Walker Lotus-Cosworth +1:24.2 10 Alan Rollinson Lola-Chevrolet 39 laps 11 Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Cosworth 39 laps 12 Ronnie Peterson March-Cosworth 39 laps 13 Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet 38 laps 14 Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet 37 laps Ret Brian Redman McLaren-Chevrolet 35 laps, spin/stalled Ret Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Chevrolet 18 laps; suspension Ret Mike Beuttler March-Cosworth 3 laps; fuel pump DNS Graham McRae Leda-Chevrolet withdrawn1; protest DNS Keith Holland McLaren-Chevrolet withdrawn; engine 1McRae withdrew in protest after having had his win in the F5000 Championship race overturned.
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