Brands Hatch 1000km race 1972

Ferrari 312PB

The 1972 Brands Hatch 1000 km race , also known as the BOAC 1000 Kilometers World Championship Sports Car Race, Brands Hatch , took place on April 16 at the Brands Hatch circuit and was the fourth round of the World Sports Car Championship that year.

The race

At the 1000 km race at Brands Hatch, the duel between Ferrari and Alfa Romeo in the 1972 World Sports Car Championship was continued. In qualifying, Clay Regazzoni achieved the fastest training time in a factory Ferrari 312PB with a time of 1.26.600 minutes. The best-placed Alfa Romeo was the T33 / TT / 3 driven by Peter Revson and Rolf Stommelen in fourth place; the gap to the fastest Ferrari was only 1.3 seconds.

After a tight race at the beginning, the factory Ferrari prevailed again in the end. Jacky Ickx and Mario Andretti won ahead of their teammates Ronnie Peterson and Tim Schenken , as well as the Alfa Romeo crews Revson / Stommelen and Elford / de Adamich .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 3.0	11	Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Jacky Ickx Mario Andretti	Ferrari 312PB	235
2	S 3.0	10	Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken	Ferrari 312PB	234
3	S 3.0	8th	AutoDelta SpA	Peter Revson Rolf Stommelen	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 3	233
4th	S 3.0	5	AutoDelta SpA	Vic Elford Andrea de Adamich	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 3	231
5	S 3.0	9	Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Clay Regazzoni Brian Redman	Ferrari 312PB	220
6th	S 3.0	7th	AutoDelta SpA	Nanni Galli Helmut Marko	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 3	220
7th	S 2.0	29	Barclays International Racing with Lola Cars	Guy Edwards David Hobbs	Lola T290	218
8th	S 2.0	35	Worcestershire Racing Association	John Bamford Brendan McInerney	Chevron B19	212
9	S 3.0	2	Bosch Racing Team Vienna	Otto Stuppacher Kurt Rieder	Porsche 908/02	201
10	S 2.0	39	John Gray	John Gray Peter Gaydon	Chevron B19	199
11	S 2.0	31	Squadra Tartaruga	Peter Ettmüller Walter Frey	Chevron B19 / 21	191
12	S 2.0	27	Martin Ridehalgh	Martin Ridehalgh Hervé LeGuellec	Dulon LD11P	179
Not classified
13	S 3.0	5	Gulf Research Racing Company	Derek Bell Gijs van Lennep	Mirage M6	117
Disqualified
14th	S 2.0	34	Brian Robinson	Brian Robinson François Migault	Chevron B21	220
Failed
15th	S 2.0	22nd	Scuderia Brescia Corse	Mario Ilotte Franco Berruto	Abarth 2000	190
16	S 3.0	4th	Ecurie Bonnier	Reine Wisell Gérard Larrousse	Lola T280	112
17th	S 3.0	1	ATE team	Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni	Porsche 908/03	110
18th	S 2.0	26th	Cronks Garages	Tony Lanfranchi John Markey	Gropa CMC	110
19th	S 2.0	37	Peter Smith	Peter Smith David Welpton	Chevron B19 / 21	109
20th	S 2.0	38	Peter Humble	Peter Humble Nick May	Chevron B19	79
21st	S 2.0	30th	William Tuckett	Andrew Fletcher John Watson	Chevron B21	62
22nd	S 3.0	3	Ecurie Bonnier	Chris Craft Gérard Larrousse	Lola T280	32
23	S 2.0	21st	Osella Abarth Co. Ltd.	Arturo Merzario Toine Hezemans	Abarth-Osella SE-021	16
Not started
24	S 2.0	36	Central Garage Ltd.	John Lepp John Burton George Silverwood	Chevron B19	1
25th	S 2.0	25th	Dorset Racing Associates	Tony Birchenhough Brian Joscelyne	Lola T212	2
Not qualified
26th	S 2.0	24	Martin Davidson	Martin Davidson Jack Wheeler Hugh Dibley	Daren Mk.3	3
27	S 2.0	28	Arthur Collier	Arthur Collier Jeremy Lord	Daren Mk.3	4th

¹ Accident during training ² Engine damage during training ³ not qualified ⁴ not qualified

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
29	S 2.0	23	Hire International Racing Enterprises	Peter Hanson	Chevron B16
30th	S 2.0	32	Roger Heavens	Roger Heavens Mike Garton	Chevron B21
31	S 2.0	33	Intertech Steering Wheels	Trevor Twaites Angus Clydesdale Barrie Maskell	Chevron B21
32	S 2.0	40	Martin Racing Developments	Brian Martin Bob Howlings	Martin BM9
33	S 2.0	41	Huron Cars	Shaun Jackson	Huron 2C4E
34	S 2.0	42	Tony Goodwin	Tony Goodwin Alistair Cowin	Dulon LD11
35	S 2.0	43	Ken Appleby	Ken Costello Ken Appleby	Costin Amigo

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 3.0	Jacky Ickx	Mario Andretti	Ferrari 312PB	Overall victory
S 2.0	Guy Edwards	David Hobbs	Lola T290	Rank 7

Racing data

• Registered: 35
• Started: 27
• Rated: 13
• Race classes: 2
• Spectators: 80,000
• Race day weather: warm and dry
• Route length: 4.265 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 5: 55: 27,500 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 235
• Total distance of the winning team: 1002.219 km
• Winner's average: 169.171 km / h
• Pole position: Clay Regazzoni - Ferrari 312PB (# 9) - 1: 26.600 = 172.289 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Clay Regazzoni - Ferrari 312PB (# 9) - 1: 27.400 = 175.665 km / h
• Racing series: 4th round of the 1972 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Race results at wsrp Racing

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Training results for the Brands Hatch 1000 km race in 1972

Previous race of the Sebring 12-hour race in 1972

Sports car world championship

Successor to the 1000 km Monza race in 1972