Race of Champions (Brands Hatch)

Tom Pryce in 1975

The Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, United Kingdom between 1965 and 1979, and again in 1983. It often attracted high quality entries from the Formula One World Championship. The first race was won by Mike Spence. The last running of the event was the last non-championship Formula One race (excluding the Formula One Indoor Trophy sprint event) and was won by reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg in a Williams-Cosworth after a tight battle with F1 rookie, American driver Danny Sullivan in a Tyrrell-Cosworth.

## Winners of the Race of Champions

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### By Year

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Year  | Driver  | Constructor  | Report

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1965 |  Mike Spence | Lotus | Report
1966  | Not held
1967 |  Dan Gurney | Eagle | Report
1968 |  Bruce McLaren | McLaren | Report
1969 |  Jackie Stewart | Matra | Report
1970 |  Jackie Stewart | March | Report
1971 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Report
1972 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | Report
1973 |  Peter Gethin | Chevron †  | Report
1974 |  Jacky Ickx | Lotus | Report
1975 |  Tom Pryce | Shadow | Report
1976 |  James Hunt | McLaren | Report
1977 |  James Hunt | McLaren | Report
1978  | Not held
1979 |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Report
1980

1982  | Not held
1983 |  Keke Rosberg | Williams | Report
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† Formula 5000 car

## References

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1. ^ "Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
2. ^ Higham, Peter (1995). "Racing Around the World – Great Britain – Race of Champions". The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. London, England: Motorbooks International. p. 395\. ISBN 978-0-7603-0152-4 - via Internet Archive.

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