1972 World Championship Victory Race
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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.
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1972 World Championship Victory Race | |||
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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 | Lotus-Ford | ||
Time | 1:20.8 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | |
Time | 1:23.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First | BRM | ||
Second | Surtees-Ford | ||
Third | Surtees-Ford |
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