I John Player Formula 2 Championship Race 1972
European Championship for F2 Drivers, Rd 1
John Player British F2 Championship, Rd 1

Mallory Park, Kirkby Mallory, Leicester, Great Britain

 

March 12 2 x 50 laps x 2173 m = 217.3 km Pole Position: Ronnie Peterson, 43.4" Fastest Lap: Ronnie Peterson, 43.0" = 181.883 km/h

Aggregate Results

Graded Drivers not eligible for EC-points in bold.

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine/Tuner Chassis Cyl. vol Tyre Time, Laps
1 1 44 Dave Morgan, GBR Edward Reeves Racing Brabham BT35 - Ford BDA/David Wood BT35-8 1860 F 1:14'32.8"
2 2 2 Niki Lauda, AUT STP March Engineering March 722 - Ford BDA/R.E.S. 722-5 1825 GY 1:14'36.0"
3 3 28 Carlos Reutemann, ARG Motul Rondel Racing Brabham BT38 - Ford BDF/Cosworth BT38-11 1927 GY/F 1:14'42.0"
4 4 73 Jody Scheckter, RSA Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren M21 - Ford BDF/Cosworth M21-1 1927 GY 1:15'15.0"
5 5 57 Mike Hailwood, GBR Matchbox Team Surtees Surtees TS10 - Ford BDA/R.E.S. TS10-01 1825 F 99
6 6 17 Xavier Perrot, SUI Squadra Tartaruga March 722 - Ford BDE/Cosworth 722-16 1790 GY 99
7 7 35 Richard Scott, GBR Uniacke Chemicals Brabham BT36 - Ford BDA/Geoff Richardson BT36-9 1790 GY 99
8 8 15 David Purley, GBR Lec Refrigeration Racing March 722 - Ford BDA/R.E.S. 722-10 1825 GY 98
9 9 41 Wilson Fittipaldi, BRA Team Bardahl March 712M - Ford BDE/Novamotor
DNS Brabham BT38 - Ford BDA
712M-17 1790 GY 91
10 10 20 Brett Lunger, USA Peter Bloore Racing March 722 - Ford BDA/R.E.S. 722-11 1825 GY 89
                   
11 NC 6 Jean-Pierre Jabouille, FRA Elf Coombs Racing March 722 - Ford BDA/Brian Hart 722-4 1790 GY 84
12 NC 43 John Wingfield, GBR Nicoby Racing Brabham BT36 - Ford BDA/Felday BT36-10 1973   67
13 NC 29 Bob Wollek, FRA Motul Rondel Racing Brabham BT38 - Ford BDA/R.S. BT38-12 2000 GY 58
14 NC 36 Tom Belsö, DEN Team Viking Brabham BT28 - Ford BDA/Tony Steele
DNS Brabham BT38 - Ford BDA/ Tony Steele
BT28-35 2000   50
15 NC 82 Cyd Williams, GBR Alida - Graham Eden Racing Chevron B18 - Ford BDA/Graham Eden
DNS Chevron B20 - Ford BDA/Graham Eden
B18.F2.1 1860   48
16 NC 1 Ronnie Peterson, SWE STP March Engineering March 722 - Ford BDA/R.E.S. (Heat 1)
March 722 - Ford BDF/Cosworth (Heat 2)
722-17 1825
1927
GY 34
17 NC 21 Hiroshi Kazato, JPN Peter Bloore Racing March 722 - Ford BDA/Broadspeed 722-2 1790 GY 31
18 NC 34 Peter Westbury, GBR FIRST Brabham BT36 - Ford BDA/Felday BT36-5 1973   25
19 NC 48 Dick Barker, GBR Richard Barker Brabham BT28 - Ford BDA/Graham Eden BT28-20 1601   7
                   
20 DISQ 81 Peter Gethin, GBR Chevron Racing Team Chevron B20 - Ford BDA/Alan Smith B20.F2.2 1800 F 91 (Wing too high)
                   
21 DNS 8 Adrian Wilkins, GBR Elf Coombs Racing March 722 - Ford BDA/Felday 722-15 1790 GY  
22 DNS 9 Mike Beuttler, GBR Clarke Mordaunt Guthrie Racing March 722 - Ford BDA/R.E.S. 722-18 1825 GY  
                   
23 DNQ 67 Tetsu Ikuzawa, JPN GRS International GRD 272 - Ford Cosworth FVA
DNS GRD 272 - Ford BDA/Aubrey Woods-Chris Amon
272-020 1598 F  
24 DNQ 77 John Burton, GBR Team Ensign Ensign LNF2 - Ford BDA/Alan Smith F2-1 1790   Handling
                   
25 DNA 5 Francois Cevert, FRA Elf Coombs Racing March 722 - Ford BDA/Brian Hart   2000    
26 DNA 11 José Dolhem, FRA Shell - Meubles Arnold Team March 722 - Ford BDA/Novamotor   1830    
27 DNA 12 Jean-Pierre Jarier, FRA Shell - Meubles Arnold Team March 722 - Ford BDA/Novamotor   1830    
28 DNA 14 Francois Migault, FRA Ecurie Volants Shell March 722 - Ford BDA   2000    
29 DNA 16 Gerry Birrell, GBR Sports Motors (Manchester) Coca Cola Bottlers March 722 - Ford BDA/Brian Hart   2000    
30 DNA 22 Vern Schuppan, AUS Malaysia Singapore Airlines March 722 - Ford BDA/Cosworth   2000    
31 DNA 23 Hannelore Werner, DEU Eifelland Wohnwagenbau March 722 - Ford BDA        
32 DNA 24 Ernesto Brambilla, ITA Ernesto Brambilla March 712M - Ferrari Dino 206/Brambilla   2000    
33 DNA 33 Silvio Moser, SUI Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland Brabham BT38 - Ford BDA/Schenker   1790    
33 DNA 39 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, FRA Ecurie A.S.C.A Brabham BT38 - Ford BDA/Cosworth   1850    
34 DNA 40 Adam Potocki, FRA Ecurie A.S.C.A. Brabham BT38 - Ford BDA/Cosworth   1850    
35 DNA 42 Claudio Francisci, ITA Elcom Racing Team Brabham BT38 - Cosworth FVA/Novamotor   2000    
36 DNA 45 Alan Rollinson, GBR Alan McKechnie Racing Brabham BT36 - Cosworth FVA   1598    
37 DNA 51 Derek Bell, GBR Banting & Earle Racing Team Pygmée MDB17 - Ford BDA/Pygmée        
38 DNA 52 Carlos Pace, BRA Banting & Earle Racing Team Pygmée MDB17 - Ford BDA/Pygmée        
39 DNA 54 Patrick Dal Bo, FRA Banting & Earle Racing Team Pygmée MDB17 - Ford BDA/Pygmée        
40 DNA 56 John Surtees, GBR Matchbox Team Surtees Surtees TS10 - Ford BDA/R.E.S.   1900    
41 DNA 58 Carlos Ruesch, ARG Matchbox Team Surtees Surtees TS10 - Ford BDA/R.E.S.   1900    
42 DNA 59 Andrea de Adamich, ITA FINA - Team Surtees Surtees TS10 - Ford BDA/R.E.S.   1900    
43 DNA 65 Tom Walkinshaw, GBR GRS International GRD 272 - Ford BDA/R.E.S.   2000    
44 DNA 68 Walter Lehmann, DEU Walter Lehmann GRD 272 - Ford BDA/Cosworth   1900    
45 DNA 6 Patrick Depailler, FRA Elf Coombs Racing March 722 - Ford BDA/Brian Hart        

 

  Heat 1 Laps Time Reason Out     Heat 2 Laps Time Reason Out
1 Morgan 50 37'18.0"     1 Reutemann 50 37'11.0"  
2 Lauda 50 37'22.2"     2 Lauda 50 37'13.8"  
3 Reutemann 50 37'31.0"     3 Morgan 50 37'14.8"  
4 Scheckter 50 37'38.8"     4 Scheckter 50 37'36.2"  
5 Perrot 50 37'59.8"     5 Hailwood 50 37'43.0"  
6 Hailwood 49       6 Scott 50 37'52.4"  
7 Purley 49       7 Perrot 49    
8 Gethin 49       8 Purley 49    
9 Jabouille 49       9 Lunger 47    
10 W. Fittipaldi 49       DQ Gethin 42   Wing too high
11 Scott 49       DNF W. Fittipaldi 42   Engine
12 Wollek 49       DNF Jabouille 35   Engine
13 Lunger 42       DNF Wingfield 26   Engine
14 Wingfield 41       DNF Belsö 21   Head gasket
15 Williams 34   Radiator   DNF Westbury 15   Engine
DNF Kazato 31   Engine   DNF Williams 14   Gearbox
DNF Peterson 31   Fuel pressure   DNF Wollek 9   Crash
DNF Belsö 29   Water leak   DNF Peterson 3   Crash
DNF Westbury 10   Fuel pipe / Oil leak   DNS Kazato -    
DNF Barker 7   Engine   DNS Barker -    
DNS Beuttler -   Engine     ---      
DNS Ikuzawa -   Engine     ---      

 

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