1972 International Gold Cup

XIX Rothmans International Gold Cup
Oulton Park Circuit layout for the 1972 race
Race details
Date	May 29, 1972
Official Name	XIX Rothmans International Gold Cup
Location	Oulton Park Little Budworth, Cheshire, UK
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.443km (2.761mi)
Distance	40 laps, 177.72km (110.454 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Peter Gethin BRM
Time	1:24.6
Fastest Lap
Driver	Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Time	1:24.4
Podium
First	Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Second	Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Cosworth
Third	Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford Cosworth
Lap Leaders
No data available

Background

Entry list

The full entry list for the 1972 International Gold Cup is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Brian Redman	Sid Taylor	Chevron	B24	Chevrolet	V8 5.0	F
2	Tony Dean	Privateer	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
4	Guy Edwards	John Butterworth	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
5	Jock Russell	Privateer	Lotus	70	Ford	V8 5.0
6	Ian Ashley	WMG Marketing	Lola	T190	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
8	Ray Allen	Speed International	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
9	Gijs van Lennep	Speed International	Surtees	TS11	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
10	Ray Calcutt	Speed International	McLaren	M18	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
11	Trevor Taylor	Leda Engineering	Leda	LT27	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
12	Alan Rollinson	McKechnie Racing Organisation	Lola	T300	Chevrolet	V8 5.0	G
14	Steve Thompson	Alan Brodie	Surtees	TS8	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
18	Clive Santo	Privateer	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
21	David Prophet	Privateer	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
22	Graham McRae	Crown Lynn Potteries	Leda	GM1	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
23	Pierre Soukry	Privateer	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
25	Keith Holland	Privateer	McLaren	M10B	Chevrolet	V8 5.0
33	Teddy Pilette	Racing Team VDS	McLaren	M22	Chevrolet	V8 5.0	G
41	Peter Gethin	Marlboro BRM	BRM	P160	BRM	P142 V12 3.0	F
42	Reine Wisell	Marlboro BRM	BRM	P180	BRM	P142 V12 3.0	F
43	Vern Schuppan	Marlboro BRM	BRM	P153B	BRM	P142 V12 3.0	F
44	Emerson Fittipaldi	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	72D	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	F
45	Dave Walker	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	72D	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	F
46	Denny Hulme	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren	M19C	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	G
47	Tim Schenken	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees	TS9B	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	F
48	Ronnie Peterson	STP March Racing Team	March	721X	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	F
66	Brian Leonard	Privateer	Crosslé	15F	Rover	V8 5.0

• A blue background represents Formula 5000 entrants.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1972 International Gold Cup are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	41	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:24.6	—
2	46	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:24.8	+0.2s
3	44	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:25.2	+0.6s
4	45	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:25.8	+1.2s
5	43	Vern Schuppan	BRM	1:26.6	+2.0s
6	12	Alan Rollinson	Lola-Chevrolet	1:26.6	+2.0s
7	42	Reine Wisell	BRM	1:27.8	+3.2s
8	1	Brian Redman	Chevron-Chevrolet	1:28.0	+3.4s
9	48	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:28.6	+4.0s
10	8	Ray Allen	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:29.2	+4.6s
11	47	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:29.8	+5.2s
12	33	Teddy Pilette	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:30.8	+6.2s
13	21	David Prophet	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:32.2	+7.6s
14	6	Ian Ashley	Lola-Chevrolet	1:34.0	+9.4s
15	9	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees-Chevrolet	1:35.6	+11.0s
16	4	Guy Edwards	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:37.0	+12.4s
17	25	Keith Holland	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:38.8	+14.2s
18	10	Ray Calcutt	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:45.6	+21.0s
WD	2	Tony Dean	McLaren-Chevrolet	Withdrawn
WD	5	Jock Russell	Lotus-Ford	Withdrawn
WD	11	Trevor Taylor	Leda-Chevrolet	Withdrawn
WD	14	Steve Thompson	Surtees-Chevrolet	Withdrawn
WD	18	Clive Santo	McLaren-Chevrolet	Withdrawn
WD	22	Graham McRae	Leda-Chevrolet	Withdrawn
WD	23	Pierre Soukry	McLaren-Chevrolet	Withdrawn
WD	66	Brian Leonard	Crossle-Rover	Withdrawn

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
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1		______________
Peter Gethin		2		______________
		Denny Hulme		3
				Emerson Fittipaldi
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	4		______________
	Dave Walker		5
			Vern Schuppan
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6		______________
Alan Rollinson		7		______________
		Reine Wisell		8
				Brian Redman
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	9		______________
	Ronnie Peterson		10
			Ray Allen
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11		______________
Tim Schenken		12		______________
		Teddy Pilette		13
				David Prophet
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	14		______________
	Ian Ashley		15
			Gijs van Lennep
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16		______________
Guy Edwards		17		______________
		Keith Holland		18
				Ray Calcutt

Race

Results

The full results for the 1972 International Gold Cup are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	46	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	40	57:15.6	2
2	44	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	40	+37.4s	3
3	47	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap	11
4	1	Brian Redman	Chevron-Chevrolet	39	+ 1 Lap	8
5	43	Vern Schuppan	BRM	39	+ 1 Lap	5
6	8	Ray Allen	McLaren-Chevrolet	38	+ 2 Laps	10
7	4	Guy Edwards	McLaren-Chevrolet	38	+ 2 Laps	16
8	6	Ian Ashley	Lola-Chevrolet	37	+ 3 Laps	14
9	33	Teddy Pilette	McLaren-Chevrolet	35	+ 5 Laps	12
10	10	Ray Calcutt	McLaren-Chevrolet	35	+ 5 Laps	18
NC*	21	David Prophet	McLaren-Chevrolet	31	+ 9 Laps	13
Ret	25	Keith Holland	McLaren-Chevrolet	33	Engine	17
Ret	9	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees-Chevrolet	30	Shock absorber	15
Ret	45	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	25	Gearbox	4
Ret	12	Alan Rollinson	Lola-Chevrolet	19	Crossmember	6
Ret	41	Peter Gethin	BRM	10	Wheel	1
Ret	42	Reine Wisell	BRM	2	Accident	7
Ret	48	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1	Accident	9
WD	2	Tony Dean	McLaren-Chevrolet
WD	5	Jock Russell	Team Lotus-Ford
WD	11	Trevor Taylor	Leda-Chevrolet
WD	14	Steve Thompson	Surtees-Chevrolet
WD	18	Clive Santo	McLaren-Chevrolet
WD	22	Graham McRae	Leda-Chevrolet
WD	23	Pierre Soukry	McLaren-Chevrolet
WD	66	Brian Leonard	Crosslé-Rover

• * Prophet could not be classified as he had failed to complete 90% of the race distance.