Race of Champions (Brands Hatch)


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 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

By Year

YearDriverConstructorReport
1965 Mike SpenceLotusReport
1966Not held--
1967 Dan GurneyEagleReport
1968 Bruce McLarenMcLarenReport
1969 Jackie StewartMatraReport
1970 Jackie StewartMarchReport
1971 Clay RegazzoniFerrariReport
1972 Emerson FittipaldiLotusReport
1973 Peter GethinChevron †Report
1974 Jacky IckxLotusReport
1975 Tom PryceShadowReport
1976 James HuntMcLarenReport
1977 James HuntMcLarenReport
1978Not held--
1979 Gilles VilleneuveFerrariReport
1980
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1982		Not held--
1983 Keke RosbergWilliamsReport

† Formula 5000 car