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| Official Name | XIII Marlboro Daily Mail Race of Champions |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Brands Hatch |
| Date | April 15 |
| Pole | Mario Andretti 01:17.520 |
| Fastest Lap | Nelson Piquet 01:17.460 |
| Podium | 1st Gilles Villeneuve (15) , 2nd Nelson Piquet, 3rd Mario Andretti (18) |
| Prev race | International Trophy March 19 |
| Next race | Gran Premio Dino Ferrari September 16 |
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Cat | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |  Ferrari 312T3 [033] |
Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | 00:53:17.120 | 40 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
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| 2 | 6 |  Nelson Piquet |
Parmalat Racing |  Brabham BT48 [1] |
Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | 00:53:31.190 | 40 |
01:17.460 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
| 3 | 1 |  Mario Andretti |
Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 00:53:40.290 | 40 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
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| 4 | 30 |  Jochen Mass |
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 00:53:57.880 | 40 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
||
| 5 | 5 |  Niki Lauda |
Parmalat Racing | Brabham BT48 [2] |
Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 39 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
||
| 6 | 18 | Elio de Angelis |
Interscope Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9B [1B] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 39 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
||
| 7 | 44 | Guy Edwards |
Mopar Ultramar Racing Team | Fittipaldi F5A [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | +1 lap | 39 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
| 8 | 45 |  Bernard de Dryver |
Mopar Ultramar Racing Team | Fittipaldi F5A [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | +1 lap | 39 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
|
| 9 | 41 |  Desiré Wilson |
Melchester Racing | Tyrrell 008 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | +2 laps | 38 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
| 10 | 42 | Gordon Smiley |
Melchester Racing | Tyrrell 008 [5] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | +2 laps | 38 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
| 11 | 49 | Giacomo Agostini |
Team Agostini Marlboro | Williams FW06 [001] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | +2 laps | 38 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
| 12 | 47 | Val Musetti |
Valentino Musetti | March 781 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | +4 laps | 36 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
| 13 | 63 | Robin Smith |
Smith & Jones | Ensign N174 [MN02] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | +4 laps | 36 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 56 | Rupert Keegan |
Charles Clowes Racing | Arrows A1 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | Engine | 35 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 43 |  Emilio de Villota |
Madom Formula 1 Team | Lotus 78 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | Engine | 34 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 52 | Philip Bullman |
John Surtees Garages | Surtees TS20 [02] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | Spun off | 24 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 7 | John Watson |
Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Gearbox | 18 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
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| DNF | 46 | Tiff Needell |
Durex-Eden-Award Racing | Chevron B41 [41-79-01] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | Accident | 16 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
| DNS | 51 |  David Kennedy |
Theodore Racing with Hi-Line | Wolf WR [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | Gearbox | 0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
| DNQ | 62 | Gerd Biechteler |
Walz Toj Racing | March 781 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| T | 1 | Mario Andretti |
Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 80 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| T | 52 | Philip Bullman |
John Surtees Garages | Surtees TS20 [01] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| T | 52 | Philip Bullman |
John Surtees Garages | Surtees TS20 [03] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNA | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
ATS/ATS Wheels | ATS D2 |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F6 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | 22 | Derek Daly |
Team Ensign | Ensign N179 [MN09] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | 24 | Arturo Merzario |
Team Merzario | Merzario A1B [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | 27 |  Alan Jones |
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW06 |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli |
Willi Kauhsen Racing Team | Kauhsen WK |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | 61 | Neil Bettridge |
Stanley BRM | BRM P230 |
BRM P202 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNA | 64 | Lella Lombardi |
David Price Racing | Williams FW06 [004] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Aurora | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| It was also the third round of the Aurora F1 championship of the year. | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Class | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Kennedy |
Wolf | 21 | |
| 2 | Guy Edwards |
Fittipaldi | 17 | |
| 3 | Desiré Wilson |
Tyrrell | 13 | |
| 4 | Bernard de Dryver |
Fittipaldi | 8 | |
| 5 | Tiff Needell |
Chevron | 6 | |
| 6 | Philip Bullman |
Surtees | 5 | |
| 7 | Norman Dickson |
March | F2 | 4 |
| 8 | Gordon Smiley |
Tyrrell | 3 | |
| 9 | Giacomo Agostini |
Williams | 3 | |
| 10 | Rupert Keegan |
Arrows | 3 | |
| 11 | Val Musetti |
March | 1 | |
| 12 | Kim Mather |
March | F2 | 0 |
| 13 | Emilio de Villota |
Lotus | 0 | |
| 14 | Robin Smith |
Ensign | 0 | |
| 15 | Klaus Walz |
March | F2 | 0 |
| 16 | Gerd Biechteler |
March | 0 | |
| 17 | Brian Robinson |
Chevron | F2 | 0 |
| 18 | Tony Dean |
Chevron | F2 | 0 |
| 19 | Warren Booth |
Chevron | F2 | 0 |
| 20 | Germain Garon |
Chevron | F2 | 0 |
| 21 | Pascal Witmeur |
March | F2 | 0 |
| 22 | Adrian Russell |
March | F2 | 0 |
| 23 | Divina Galica |
March | F2 | 0 |
| 24 | Claude Bourgoignie |
Surtees | 0 | |
| 25 | John C. Cooper |
March | F2 | 0 |
| 26 | Gianfranco Brancatelli |
Kauhsen | 0 | |
| 27 | Richard Jones |
Ensign | 0 |