Rothmans 50,000 Explained

Type:CUST
Description:Non-championship Formula Libre race
Country:United Kingdom
Grand Prix:Rothmans
Gp Suffix:50,000
Year:1972
Official Name:Rothmans 50,000
Location:Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.650
Course Km:4.264
Distance Laps:118
Distance Mi:312.644
Distance Km:503.152
Pole Driver:Emerson Fittipaldi
Pole Country:Brazil
Pole Team:Lotus-Cosworth
Pole Time:1:22.5
Fast Driver:Emerson Fittipaldi
Fast Team:Lotus-Cosworth
Fast Time:1:25.1
Fast Country:Brazil
First Driver:Emerson Fittipaldi
First Country:Brazil
First Team:Lotus-Cosworth
Second Driver:Brian Redman
Second Country:United Kingdom
Second Team:McLaren-Cosworth
Third Driver:Henri Pescarolo
Third Country:France
Third Team:March-Cosworth

The Rothmans 50,000 was a non-championship motor race held at the Brands Hatch circuit on 28 August 1972 with a prize fund of £50,000.

The race was held to Formula Libre rules, but the top placing three cars were all Formula One cars - with Emerson Fittipaldi winning the race from pole in a Lotus 72, Brian Redman in a McLaren M19A taking second and Henri Pescarolo driving a March 711 finishing third.

The race was run over 118 laps of the full GP circuit and initial plans were for an entry of up to 100 cars with a race for the first thirty qualifiers and a secondary race for qualifiers in positions 30 to 60.[1] The entry list was ultimately lower than expected but a secondary race was still run. This was won by Dave Morgan (Brabham BT38), with Ian Ashley (Lola T191) and Tony Dean (Brabham BT30/36) second and third respectively.[1]

Classification

Qualifying

[2]

PosNameChassisEngineCategoryTime
1 Emerson FittipaldiLotus 72Cosworth DFVFormula One1:22.5
2 Brian RedmanMcLaren M19ACosworth DFVFormula One1:23.4
3 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM P160BRMFormula One1:24.5
4 Howden GanleyBRM P160BRMFormula One1:25.2
5 Henri PescaroloMarch 711Cosworth DFVFormula One1:25.2
6 Gerry BirrellMarch 722Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:25.3
7 Graham McRaeMcRae GM1ChevroletFormula 50001:25.9
8 John WatsonChevron B20Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:26.0
9 Peter WestburyBrabham BT38Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:26.0
10 Jody ScheckterMcLaren M21Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:26.0
11 James HuntMarch 712MCosworth BDAFormula Two1:26.1
12 John CannonMarch 725OldsmobileFormula 50001:26.4
13 David PurleyMarch 721GCosworth DFVFormula One1:26.5
14 Tom BelsøBrabham BT38Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:26.6
15 Steve ThompsonSurtees TS8ChevroletFormula 50001:26.6
16 Carlos ReutemannBrabham BT38Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:26.6
17 Alan RollinsonLola T300ChevroletFormula 50001:26.8
18 Tim SchenkenBrabham BT38Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:26.8
19 Gijs van LennepSurtees TS11ChevroletFormula 50001:26.8
20 Vern SchuppanMarch 722Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:26.8
21 Ray AllenMcLaren M18ChevroletFormula 50001:27.2
22 John WingfieldBrabham BT36Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:27.2
23 David ProphetMcLaren M10BChevroletFormula 50001:27.3
24 Alan JonesGRD 272Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:27.3
25 Richard ScottBrabham BT38Cosworth FVCFormula Two1:27.4
26 Claude BourgoignieGRD 272Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:28.1
27 Mario CasoniLola T280Cosworth DFVSports car1:28.1
28 Gordon SpiceKitchmacChevroletFormula 50001:28.1
29 Keith HollandLola T190XChevroletFormula 50001:28.2
30 Ronnie MackayBrabham BT30/36Cosworth FVAFormula Atlantic1:28.3
Did not qualify
31 Tony DeanBrabham BT30Cosworth FVCFormula Two1:28.4
32 Guy EdwardsLola T290ChevroletSports car1:28.4
33 Tony LanfranchiMcLaren M18ChevroletFormula 50001:28.6
34 Peter HansonChevron B21Cosworth FVCSports car1:28.7
35 Bob WollekChevron B21Cosworth FVCSports car1:28.8
36 Ian AshleyLola T190ChevroletFormula 50001:28.9
37 John BurtonChevron B21Cosworth FVCSports car1:28.9
38 Clive SantoMcLaren M10BChevroletFormula 50001:29.4
39 Dave MorganBrabham BT38Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:30.0
40 François MigaultConnew PC1Cosworth DFVFormula One1:30.3
41 Jock RussellMcRae GM1ChevroletFormula 50001:30.5
42 Peter GethinChevron B20Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:30.5
43 Brian RobinsonChevron B21Cosworth FVCSports car1:31.1
44 Andrew FletcherChevron B21Cosworth FVCSports car1:31.1
45 Ian MawbyLotus 69Cosworth BDAFormula Atlantic1:31.4
46 Clive BakerMcLaren M10BChevroletFormula 50001:31.5
47 Willie GreenChevron B18Cosworth FVCFormula Two1:33.7
48 Hervé BayardSurtees TS8Cosworth DFVFormula One1:34.5
49 Tony DeanPorsche 908PorscheSports car1:34.7
50 David PurleyMarch 722Cosworth BDAFormula Two1:34.9
51 Pierre SoukryMcLaren M10BChevroletFormula 50001:36.5
52 Robert LamploughBRM P133BRMFormula One1:38.5
53 Dave BerryBrabham BT16/21BRoverFormula 50001:38.7
54 Brian HusbandsMallock U2 Mk. 11FordClubmans1:39.3
55 Albert PowellLola T70ChevroletSports car1:41.0
56 Tony BirchenhoughLola T212Cosworth FVCSports car1:41.3
57 David Saville-PeckCostello SP7ChevroletCan-Am2:00.9
58 Tony TrimmerBrabham BT38Cosworth BDAFormula Two—
Key
Colour Category
None Formula One
Yellow Formula Two
Red Formula 5000
Blue Formula Atlantic
Green Sports car
Magenta Can-Am
Cyan Clubmans

Race

[2]

Pos Driver Constructor Category Laps Time/Retired
1 Emerson FittipaldiLotus-CosworthFormula One1182:50:49.1
2 Brian RedmanMcLaren-CosworthFormula One118+47.6
3 Henri PescaroloMarch-CosworthFormula One116+2 laps
4 Gerry BirrellMarch-CosworthFormula Two116+2 laps
5 James HuntMarch-CosworthFormula Two115+3 laps
6 John WatsonChevron-CosworthFormula Two115+3 laps
7 Alan RollinsonLola-ChevroletFormula 5000112+6 laps
8 Tom BelsøBrabham-CosworthFormula Two110+8 laps
9 David ProphetMcLaren-ChevroletFormula 5000109+9 laps
10 Claude BourgoignieGRD-CosworthFormula Two108+10 laps
11
DNF		 Steve ThompsonSurtees-ChevroletFormula 5000107Fuel
12 Mario CasoniLola-CosworthSports car107+11 laps
13 Keith HollandLola-ChevroletFormula 5000106+12 laps
14 Ronnie MackayBrabham-CosworthFormula Atlantic101+17 laps
15 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRMFormula One101+17 laps
16 Tim SchenkenBrabham-CosworthFormula Two97+21 laps
17 Richard ScottBrabham-CosworthFormula Two96+22 laps
18 Ray AllenMcLaren-ChevroletFormula 500095+23 laps
19 John WingfieldBrabham-CosworthFormula Two95+23 laps
20 Alan JonesGRD-CosworthFormula Two93+25 laps
21
DNF		 Carlos ReutemannBrabham-CosworthFormula Two91Engine
22
DNF		 David PurleyMarch-CosworthFormula One70Engine
23
DNF		 Howden GanleyBRMFormula One46Radius arm
24
DQ		 Gijs van LennepSurtees-ChevroletFormula 500034Push-start
25
DNF		 Peter WestburyBrabham-CosworthFormula Two32Overheating
26
DNF		 Gordon SpiceKitchmac-ChevroletFormula 500026Overheating
27
DQ		 Graham McRaeMcRae-ChevroletFormula 500014Illegal maintenance
28
DNF		 Jody ScheckterMcLaren-CosworthFormula Two14Overheating
29
DNF		 Vern SchuppanMarch-CosworthFormula Two9Driveshaft
30
DNF		 John CannonMarch-OldsmobileFormula 50000Engine

Notes and References

  1. Web site: the-rothmans-50000. Jenkinson. Denis. Denis Jenkinson. October 1972. Motor Sport magazine archive. 52. 5 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Rothmans 50,000  - Brands Hatch, 28 Aug 1972 . OldRacingCars.com . 22 November 2013.

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