1972 World Championship Victory Race

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.

1972 World Championship Victory Race
Non-championship race in the 1972 Formula One season
Race details
Date	22 October 1972
Official name	John Player Challenge Trophy
Location	Brands Hatch, Kent
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.265 km (2.65 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 170.59 km (106 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:20.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:23.8
Podium
First	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM
Second	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford
Third	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford

Qualifying

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

Pos.	No.	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	-
Source:[1][2][3]

† Holland's car was qualified by Brian Redman.

Race

Pos.	No.	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
Source:[1][2][4]