Race of Champions (Brands Hatch) explained

The Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, United Kingdom between 1965 and 1979, and again in 1983. It often attracted high quality entries from the Formula One World Championship. The first race was won by Mike Spence. The last running of the event was the last non-championship Formula One race (excluding the Formula One Indoor Trophy sprint event) and was won by reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg in a Williams-Cosworth after a tight battle with F1 rookie, American driver Danny Sullivan in a Tyrrell-Cosworth.

Winners of the Race of Champions

By Year

YearDriver ConstructorReport
1965 Mike SpenceLotusReport
1966COLSPAN=3Not held
1967 Dan GurneyEagleReport
1968 Bruce McLarenMcLarenReport
1969 Jackie StewartMatraReport
1970 Jackie StewartMarchReport
1971 Clay RegazzoniFerrariReport
1972 Emerson FittipaldiLotusReport
1973 Peter GethinChevronReport
1974 Jacky IckxLotusReport
1975 Tom PryceShadowReport
1976 James HuntMcLarenReport
1977 James HuntMcLarenReport
1978COLSPAN=3Not held
1979 Gilles VilleneuveFerrariReport
1980

1982
COLSPAN=3Not held
1983 Keke RosbergWilliamsReport
Sources:[1] [2]
Formula 5000 car

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Race of Champions. ChicaneF1. 28 February 2024.
  2. Book: Higham, Peter. The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. Racing Around the World – Great Britain – Race of Champions. Motorbooks International. 1995. 395. 978-0-7603-0152-4. London, England. registration. Internet Archive.