Race of Champions (Brands Hatch)

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Tom Pryce in 1975

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

Year Driver Constructor Report
1965 United Kingdom Mike Spence Lotus Report
1966 Not held
1967 United States Dan Gurney Eagle Report
1968 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren Report
1969 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra Report
1970 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart March Report
1971 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Report
1972 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus Report
1973 United Kingdom Peter Gethin Chevron Report
1974 Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus Report
1975 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow Report
1976 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren Report
1977 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren Report
1978 Not held
1979 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Report
1980

1982
Not held
1983 Finland Keke Rosberg Williams Report
Sources:[1][2]

Formula 5000 car

References

  1. ^ "Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ Higham, Peter (1995). "Racing Around the World – Great Britain – Race of Champions". The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. London, England: Motorbooks International. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-7603-0152-4 – via Internet Archive.

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