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Rothmans F5000 Championship round

Silverstone, 5 Aug 1973

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
DNC Gijs van Lennep Lola T330 [HU18] - Chevrolet Smith V8
#1 ShellSPORT Luxembourg (see note 1) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Brett Lunger Trojan T101 [102] - Chevrolet Smith V8
#2 Sidney Taylor (see note 2) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Clive Santo Lola T330 [HU21] - Chevrolet Smith V8
#3 ShellSPORT Luxembourg (see note 3) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Guy Edwards Lola T330 [HU16] - Chevrolet Smith V8
#4 Barclays International with Amoco/J Butterworth
(see note 4) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Jock Russell McRae GM1 [003] - Chevrolet V8
#5 Jock Russell (see note 5) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Ian Ashley Lola T330 [HU17] - Chevrolet Smith V8
#6 Henley Forklift Co Ltd (see note 6) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Richard Knight Kitchmac [M10B 400-05] - Chevrolet Kitchiner V8
#7 Tony Kitchiner (see note 7) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Tony Dean Chevron B24 [24-73-01] - Chevrolet Morand V8
#8 Anglo American Racing Team (see note 8) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Bob Evans Trojan T101 [104] - Chevrolet Smith V8
#11 McKechnie Racing (see note 9) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Steve Thompson Chevron B24 [24-73-06] - Chevrolet RES V8
#15 Servis Domestic Appliances Racing
(see note 10) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Graham McRae McRae GM1 [015] - Chevrolet Bartz V8
#22 Iberia Team McRae (see note 11) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Keith Holland Trojan T101 [101] - Chevrolet Smith V8
#25 Ian Ward Racing (see note 12) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC John Bowtell McLaren M10A/B [300-16] - Rover Lilley V8
#28 Andrew Cavell (see note 13) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Peter Gethin Chevron B24 [24-73-08] - Chevrolet Morand V8
#32 Chevron Racing Team (see note 14) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Teddy Pilette Chevron B24 [24-73-04] - Chevrolet Morand V8
#33 Racing Team VDS (see note 15) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Chris Craft Chevron B24 [24-73-07] - Chevrolet Morand V8
#34 Racing Team VDS (see note 16) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC David Oxton Begg FM5 [1] - Chevrolet Morand-Begg V8
#39 G. N. Begg Engineering 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Willie Green Trojan T101 [105] - Chevrolet Smith V8
#44 Hexagon Racing (see note 17) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Brian Robinson McLaren M19C [2] - Chevrolet Morand V8
#47 Brian Robinson 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Clive Baker March 73A [5] - Chevrolet Bolthoff V8
#57 Clive Baker (see note 18) 		Practice only - race cancelled
DNC Chris Featherstone Lola T190/2 [190/F1/14] - Chevrolet Morand V8
#220 Chris Featherstone 		Practice only - race cancelled
  Alan Rollinson McRae GM1 [007] - Chevrolet V8
#12 Alan Rollinson (see note 19) 		On entry list
  Trevor Twaites Lola T330 [HU6] - Chevrolet Bolthoff V8
#16 Intertech Steering Wheels (see note 20) 		On entry list
  Terry Sanger Lola T300 [HU9] - Chevrolet V8
#20 Research Consultants Ltd (see note 21) 		On entry list
  Pierre Soukry Connew PC2 [002B] - Chevrolet Morand V8
#23 Pierre Soukry Racing 		On entry list
  Damien Magee Brabham - Chevrolet V8
#45 A. W. Brown Racing 		On entry list
  Willie Wood Surtees TS11 [02] - Chevrolet Smith V8
#78 Willie Wood 		On entry list
  Tom Belsø Lola T330 [HU2] - Chevrolet Smith V8
#208 ShellSPORT Luxembourg (see note 22) 		On entry list

All cars are 5-litre F5000 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Steve Thompson * (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-73-06] - Chevrolet RES V8 57.0s
2 Keith Holland * (F5000) 5-litre Trojan T101 [101] - Chevrolet Smith V8 57.2s
3 Peter Gethin * (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-73-08] - Chevrolet Morand V8 57.4s
4 Ian Ashley * (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU17] - Chevrolet Smith V8 57.4s
5 David Oxton * (F5000) 5-litre Begg FM5 [1] - Chevrolet Morand-Begg V8 57.6s
6 Gijs van Lennep * (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU18] - Chevrolet Smith V8 57.6s
7 Tony Dean * (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-73-01] - Chevrolet Morand V8 58.4s
8 Bob Evans * (F5000) 5-litre Trojan T101 [104] - Chevrolet Smith V8 58.4s
9 Guy Edwards * (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU16] - Chevrolet Smith V8 58.6s
10 Chris Craft * (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-73-07] - Chevrolet Morand V8 59.0s
11 Teddy Pilette * (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-73-04] - Chevrolet Morand V8 59.0s
12 Graham McRae * (F5000) 5-litre McRae GM1 [015] - Chevrolet Bartz V8 59.0s
13 Willie Green * (F5000) 5-litre Trojan T101 [105] - Chevrolet Smith V8 59.6s
14 Clive Santo * (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU21] - Chevrolet Smith V8 1m 00.2s
15 Brett Lunger * (F5000) 5-litre Trojan T101 [102] - Chevrolet Smith V8 1m 01.2s
16 Brian Robinson * (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M19C [2] - Chevrolet Morand V8 1m 01.8s
17 Clive Baker * (F5000) 5-litre March 73A [5] - Chevrolet Bolthoff V8 1m 03.2s
18 Richard Knight * (F5000) 5-litre Kitchmac [M10B 400-05] - Chevrolet Kitchiner V8 1m 06.4s
19 Chris Featherstone * (F5000) 5-litre Lola T190/2 [190/F1/14] - Chevrolet Morand V8 1m 07.2s
20 John Bowtell * (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10A/B [300-16] - Rover Lilley V8 1m 11.8s
21 Jock Russell * (F5000) 5-litre McRae GM1 [003] - Chevrolet V8 no time
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. Lola T330 [HU18] (Gijs van Lennep): See full history: Lola T330 HU18.
  2. Trojan T101 [102] (Brett Lunger): See full history: Trojan T101/102.
  3. Lola T330 [HU21] (Clive Santo): See full history: Lola T330 HU21.
  4. Lola T330 [HU16] (Guy Edwards): See full history: Lola T330 HU16.
  5. McRae GM1 [003] (Jock Russell): Built for 1972 season as a Leda LT27 and entered by Leda Cars for Trevor Taylor in the UK series until Graham McRae bought the Leda Cars operation. Rebranded as a McRae GM1 (plated "LT27 GM3") and sold to Jock Russell (Midlothian, Scotland) July 1972. Raced by Russell in the 1972 UK series (also raced by Brett Lunger at two races). Raced again by Russell in the UK series in 1973. From Russell to Noel Butler (Birmingham), then to Roy Lane 2000, and restored in Lane's orange colours. To Peter and Aaron Burson (New Zealand) Oct 2006, and raced regularly by Peter in the F5000 Tasman Revival series from 2007/08 onwards. More information about Leda LT27-003/McRae GM1-003
  6. Lola T330 [HU17] (Ian Ashley): See full history: Lola T330 HU17.
  7. Kitchmac [M10B 400-05] (Richard Knight): Barry Newman for Howden Ganley: UK 1970 (18 races, five second places) - Gordon Spice: Argentinean GP 1971; UK 1971 (11 races + 1 DNS). Rebuilt as 'Kitchmac' by Tony Kitchiner for 1972 season: driven by Gordon Spice (UK: 7 races + 1 DNS), John Kendall (UK: 2 races; US : 1 race only R3 Watkins Glen), Fred Saunders (UK: 1 DNS only), Alan Rollinson (UK: 1 race only), Roger Williamson (UK: 3 races); UK 1973: driven by Kaye Griffiths ( 1 race only), Richard Knight (5 races + 1 DNS). Not seen again after the end of 1973. It has been reported that this car was wrecked in an accident but it appears to have survived its final race in 1973 intact. Subsequent history unknown.
  8. Chevron B24 [24-73-01] (Tony Dean): Built for 1973 season. Tony Dean: raced in UK 1973, US 1973, UK 1974 (crashed at R1 - Dean then buys B24-73-08), also used to settle a bet at the BARC Harewood hill climb 4 Aug 1974; UK 1975 (driven by Dean 3 races, Alain Peltier 1 DNS, Roelof Wunderink 1 DNS). Presumably the car raced by Dean at the Easter Rufforth meeting, winning the libre event. Raced by Dean at Aintree 19 Apr 1975, setting a new circuit record as he won the libre race by over a lap. Crashed and written off by Wunderink Zandvoort (practice) 17 May 1975. Wreckage scrapped.
  9. Trojan T101 [104] (Bob Evans): See full history: Trojan T101/104.
  10. Chevron B24 [24-73-06] (Steve Thompson): Built for 1973 season. Alan Brodie for Steve Thompson: raced in UK 1973, UK 1974 - Dennis Leech (Exeter, UK): raced in UK 1975 (heavily crashed in practice at R15 Mallory Park 12 Oct 1975 and not seen again). Subsequent history unknown but presumably wrecked.
  11. McRae GM1 [015] (Graham McRae): Longer wheelbase car built for Graham McRae and raced in the 1973 British season. To Ian Ward Racing early 1974 and modified as "Ward KS1" but not raced in this form. It was then sold to Chris Featherstone and raced by him once at the end of 1974, then through the 1975 and 1976 seasons. After a single race at the start of 1977, the car was raced by Keith Holland in four races later in the year, and then by Featherstone in the Australian Rothmans series in February 1978. To Gary Dumbrell (Australia) 1978, then to Bob Tomlinson 1978, and then to Salt Walther 1979 for the 1979 Rothmans series, but it may be that Lee Seaton of Thomson Motor Auctions owned it though this period. Sold to Ray Gibbs (Australia) September 1979 and kept by him until sold to Stuart Lush (Auckland, New Zealand) 2000, and raced at Historic Sandown that year and in 2001. Lush raced it in the Tasman Cup Revival series from 2003 to 2015, during which time it was also raced by Chris Hyde in the 2009/10 season and by Greg Thornton in the 2012/13 season. Lush also raced the car in England during the Kiwis' visits to the UK in 2005 and 2008, and at Road America in 2014. Lush sold it to its former driver Garry Dumbrell in 2016, and after Dumbrell died in October 2021, it was sold to Peter Brennan (Melbourne, Australia) in December 2021. More information about McRae GM1-015
  12. Trojan T101 [101] (Keith Holland): See full history: Trojan T101/101.
  13. McLaren M10A/B [300-16] (John Bowtell): See full history: McLaren M10A 300-16.
  14. Chevron B24 [24-73-08] (Peter Gethin): See full history: Chevron B24 'B24-73-08'.
  15. Chevron B24 [24-73-04] (Teddy Pilette): Built for 1973 season. VDS for Teddy Pilette: raced in UK 1973 and Tasman 1974 - Roelof Wunderink: raced in UK 1974. Then via Tony Dean to Richard Simms and used in libre racing in 1975 and 1976. To John Lambert (York) 1977: used in hillclimbs in 1978 and 1979. Then via Ian Webb and Alex Seldon to Chris Townrow (Crantock, Cornwall) for sprints in Cornwall and Devon. To historic racer Richard Piper (Greenwich, London) and partner Patric Capon and raced by Piper in libre and HSCC racing in 1983 and 1984. To Dennis Humphries (Canterbury, Kent) and damaged in testing at West Malling airfield. Repaired and sold to John Harper (late 1980s/early 1990s) then via Tony Ingram (Atlanta, GA) and Lee Chapman (New Milford, CT) to Fred Gunther (Trumbull, CT). Later via Vintage Racing Services (Stratford, CT) to Alex Seiler (NY, NY) c1998. Following a restoration, it was raced in VARA events at Willow Springs and Phoenix and driven on occasion by Casey Annis, publisher of Vintage racecar Magazine. In 2000, it was sold to Stan Beck (Seattle, WA) restored again before it was sold on to Miles Jackson (Seattle, WA) in 2006.
  16. Chevron B24 [24-73-07] (Chris Craft): New to VDS for Chris Craft in 1973 UK series, then for Peter Gethin in 1974 Tasman series. Loaned to Adlards Crowne Racing for Craft UK 1974; returned to VDS, converted to B24/B28 specification and used by Vern Schuppan to win at Brands Hatch October 1974. Sold to Tony Dean for the UK and US series in 1975, but confiscated by UK Customs & Excise on its return from the US. Bought by Don Gray (Sittingbourne, Kent) at auction, and raced in UK 1977. To Keith Holland for 1978 Australian Internationals 1978, and sold there to Barry Singleton 1978, who raced it in Australia in 1978/79. To Jim Lowe 1980/81, but crashed at Surfers Paradise in early 1981 and heavily damaged. Wreck sold to Russel Gomersall, then to Peter Phillips, then Laurie O'Neill, then Dr Bill Marshall sometime around 1985. Run in Australian historic racing 1986-1988. To George Parlby early 1990s. To Aaron Lewis (Cessnock, NSW) late 2005, and raced in the F5000 Tasman Revival series from 2006 to 2010. Robert Tweedie (Sydney, NSW) 2012, and raced by his son Tom Tweedie, in historic racing from 2013 onwards. More information about Chevron B24 B24-73-07
  17. Trojan T101 [105] (Willie Green): See full history: Trojan T101/105.
  18. March 73A [5] (Clive Baker): See full history: March 73A/5.
  19. McRae GM1 [007] (Alan Rollinson): See full history: McRae GM1/007.
  20. Lola T330 [HU6] (Trevor Twaites): New to Australian Colin Hyams who raced it in the UK series in early 1973. To Trevor Twaites June 1973, and raced by him in the UK series in 1973, 1974 and 1975. Later to John Jordan (UK), who entered it for Tom Belso in 1977, and raced it himself in libre in 1978. Entered by Jordan for Dave Williams in libre racing 1983, and then for Tony Trimmer in the BRSCC Libre Championship from 1984 to 1989, winning the championship in 1986 and finishing second in 1987 and in 1988. At some point between 1985 and 1988, the T330 was dismantled and parts used by Dave Finnigan (Biggleswade, UK) to construct T332 "HU42" for Jordan's team. The original HU6 chassis remained with Finnigan until early 2000 when sold to Richard Lines (UK), then to Kevan McLurg (UK) 2005 and built into a complete car by McLurg and then by John Crawford's Motorsport Solutions NZ Ltd by July 2009. Owned by this time by Lindsay Willis of Wilco Racing (Rotorua, NZ), and raced by his son Brett Willis (Rotorua, NZ) in the F5000 Tasman Revival series every season from 2010/11 to 2017/18. More information about Lola T330 HU6
  21. Lola T300 [HU9] (Terry Sanger): New to Alan McKechnie for Alan Rollinson to race in the Rothmans British F5000 series in 1972, the only T300 to stay in the UK for 1972. Rollinson appeared with the car in 17 races in total, including the International Trophy, Rothmans 50,000 and John Player Challenge Trophy. He won at Mallory Park in March and at Brands Hatch in September. Sold to Research Consultants for Terry Sanger to drive in the 1973 series. Sanger first appeared at the abandoned Misano race, then crashed in practice at Mallory Park in early July and the Lola was very heavily damaged.
  22. Lola T330 [HU2] (Tom Belsø): See full history: Lola T330 HU2.

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

1969-1976 UK results have been researched and collated by Chris Townsend based primarily on material in Autosport and Motoring News. Information has been added from the growing collection of entry lists from programs.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help in any way with our research.