Rothmans F5000 Championship round
Brands Hatch, 27 Aug 1973
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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| 1 | Teddy Pilette | Chevron B24 [24-73-04] - Chevrolet Morand V8 #33 (see note 1) |
65 | 49m 39.1s 97.4 mph |
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| 2 | Tom Belsø | Lola T330 [HU2] - Chevrolet Smith V8 #208 (see note 2) |
65 | 49m 51.1s |
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| 3 | Tony Dean | Chevron B24 [24-73-01] - Chevrolet Morand V8 #8 (see note 3) |
65 | 50m 00.3s |
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| 4 | Clive Santo | Lola T330 [HU21] - Chevrolet Smith V8 (see note 4) |
65 | 50m 25.2s |
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| 5 | Keith Holland | Trojan T101 [101] - Chevrolet Smith V8 #25 (see note 5) |
64 | ||||||
| 6 | Guy Edwards | Lola T330 [HU16] - Chevrolet Smith V8 #4 (see note 6) |
64 | ||||||
| 7 | Chris Craft | Chevron B24 [24-73-07] - Chevrolet Morand V8 #34 (see note 7) |
64 | ||||||
| 8 | Willie Green | Trojan T101 [105] - Chevrolet Smith V8 (see note 8) |
63 | ||||||
| 9 | Gijs van Lennep | Lola T330 [HU18] - Chevrolet Smith V8 #1 (see note 9) |
61 | ||||||
| 10 | Richard Knight | Kitchmac [M10B 400-05] - Chevrolet Kitchiner V8 (see note 10) |
61 | ||||||
| 11 | Ian Ashley | Lola T330 [HU17] - Chevrolet Smith V8 #6 (see note 11) |
60 | ||||||
| 12 | Peter Gethin | Chevron B24 [24-73-08] - Chevrolet Morand V8 #32 (see note 12) |
57 | Piston | |||||
| 13 | Allan Kayes | McLaren M14A [2-2] - Chevrolet Smith V8 |
55 | Not classified | |||||
| 14 | Brian Robinson | McLaren M19C [2] - Chevrolet Morand V8 #9 |
43 | Fuel pressure | |||||
| 15 | Tony Trimmer | McLaren M18 [500-04] - Chevrolet Trimmer V8 #10 (see note 13) |
39 | Not classified | |||||
| 16 | Steve Thompson | Chevron B24 [24-73-06] - Chevrolet RES V8 #15 (see note 14) |
23 | Head gasket | |||||
| 17 | Clive Baker | March 73A [5] - Chevrolet Bolthoff V8 (see note 15) |
7 | Oil pump | |||||
| 18 | Brendan McInerney | Lola T330 [HU6] - Chevrolet Bolthoff V8 (see note 16) |
6 | Fuel injection system fire | |||||
| DNS | Brett Lunger | Trojan T101 [102] - Chevrolet Smith V8 #2 (see note 17) |
Did not start (Engine fire) |
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| DNS | Bob Evans | Trojan T101 [104] - Chevrolet Smith V8 #11 (see note 18) |
Did not start (Fuel leak on grid) |
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| DNQ | Pierre Soukry | Connew PC2 [002B] - Chevrolet Morand V8 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Bob Ellice | Leda LT25 [001] - Chevrolet Smith V8 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Alan Rollinson | McRae GM1 [007] - Chevrolet RES V8 (see note 19) |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Chris Featherstone | Lola T190/2 [190/F1/14] - Chevrolet Morand V8 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
All cars are 5-litre F5000 unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Gethin | (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-73-08] - Chevrolet Morand V8 | 44.3s | ||
| 2 | Bob Evans * | (F5000) 5-litre Trojan T101 [104] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 44.3s | ||
| 3 | Brett Lunger * | (F5000) 5-litre Trojan T101 [102] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 44.3s | ||
| 4 | Keith Holland | (F5000) 5-litre Trojan T101 [101] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 44.4s | ||
| 5 | Guy Edwards | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU16] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 44.4s | ||
| 6 | Teddy Pilette | (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-73-04] - Chevrolet Morand V8 | 44.6s | ||
| 7 | Tony Dean | (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-73-01] - Chevrolet Morand V8 | 44.6s | ||
| 8 | Ian Ashley | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU17] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 44.7s | ||
| 9 | Steve Thompson | (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-73-06] - Chevrolet RES V8 | 44.7s | ||
| 10 | Gijs van Lennep | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU18] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 45.3?s | ||
| 11 | Tom Belsø | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU2] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 44.8s | ||
| 12 | Chris Craft | (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-73-07] - Chevrolet Morand V8 | 45.5s | ||
| 13 | Clive Santo | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU21] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 45.6s | ||
| 14 | Willie Green | (F5000) 5-litre Trojan T101 [105] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 45.7s | ||
| 15 | Tony Trimmer | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M18 [500-04] - Chevrolet Trimmer V8 | 46.0s | ||
| 16 | Richard Knight | (F5000) 5-litre Kitchmac [M10B 400-05] - Chevrolet Kitchiner V8 | 46.6s | ||
| 17 | Brendan McInerney | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU6] - Chevrolet Bolthoff V8 | 46.8s | ||
| 18 | Brian Robinson | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M19C [2] - Chevrolet Morand V8 | 46.9s | ||
| 19 | Allan Kayes | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M14A [2-2] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 47.9s | ||
| 20 | Clive Baker | (F5000) 5-litre March 73A [5] - Chevrolet Bolthoff V8 | 49.4s | ||
| 21 | Chris Featherstone * | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T190/2 [190/F1/14] - Chevrolet Morand V8 | 49.7s | ||
| 22 | Bob Ellice * | (F5000) 5-litre Leda LT25 [001] - Chevrolet Smith V8 | 50.2s | ||
| 23 | Pierre Soukry * | (F5000) 5-litre Connew PC2 [002B] - Chevrolet Morand V8 | 50.5s | ||
| 24 | Alan Rollinson * | (F5000) 5-litre McRae GM1 [007] - Chevrolet RES V8 | 54.5s | ||
| * Did not start | |||||
Notes on the cars:
- 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.
- Lola T330 [HU2] (Tom Belsø): See full history: Lola T330 HU2.
- 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.
- Lola T330 [HU21] (Clive Santo): See full history: Lola T330 HU21.
- Trojan T101 [101] (Keith Holland): See full history: Trojan T101/101.
- Lola T330 [HU16] (Guy Edwards): See full history: Lola T330 HU16.
- 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
- Trojan T101 [105] (Willie Green): See full history: Trojan T101/105.
- Lola T330 [HU18] (Gijs van Lennep): See full history: Lola T330 HU18.
- 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.
- Lola T330 [HU17] (Ian Ashley): See full history: Lola T330 HU17.
- Chevron B24 [24-73-08] (Peter Gethin): See full history: Chevron B24 'B24-73-08'.
- McLaren M18 [500-04] (Tony Trimmer): See full history: McLaren M18 500-04.
- 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.
- March 73A [5] (Clive Baker): See full history: March 73A/5.
- Lola T330 [HU6] (Brendan McInerney): 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
- Trojan T101 [102] (Brett Lunger): See full history: Trojan T101/102.
- Trojan T101 [104] (Bob Evans): See full history: Trojan T101/104.
- McRae GM1 [007] (Alan Rollinson): See full history: McRae GM1/007.
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.