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|series = Alternate Formula One | |series = Alternate Formula One | ||
|Circuit = File:Silverstone 1975-1985.jpg | |Circuit = File:Silverstone 1975-1985.jpg | ||
|date = | |date = 23 July, 1977 | ||
|official name = I [[Tony Brise Memorial Trophy]] | |official name = I [[Tony Brise Memorial Trophy]] | ||
|location = Silverstone Circuit | |location = Silverstone Circuit | ||
|course = Permanent racing facility<br />4.724 km (2.935 mi) | |course = Permanent racing facility<br />4.724 km (2.935 mi) | ||
|distance = | |distance = 25 laps, 118.100 km (73.375 mi) | ||
|weather = Sunny | |weather = Sunny | ||
|pole driver = {{ | |pole driver = {{GBR}} [[John Watson]] | ||
|pole team = {{ | |pole team = {{GBR}} [[Shadow Racing Team|Shadow-Alfa Romeo]] | ||
|pole time = | |pole time = 1:20.184 | ||
|fastest lap driver = {{ | |fastest lap driver = {{GBR}} [[John Watson]] | ||
|fastest lap team = {{ | |fastest lap team = {{GBR}} [[Shadow Racing Team|Shadow-Alfa Romeo]] | ||
|fastest lap time = | |fastest lap time = 1:23.399 | ||
|first driver = {{ | |first driver = {{GBR}} [[Robert Kagan]] | ||
|first team = {{ | |first team = {{GBR}} [[British Formula One Team|Customer March-Ford]] | ||
|second driver = {{ | |second driver = {{GER}} [[Leonhard von Gottorp]] | ||
|second team = {{ | |second team = {{GBR}} [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh-Ford]] | ||
|third driver = {{ | |third driver = {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] | ||
|third team = {{ | |third team = {{GBR}} [[LEC Refrigeration Racing|LEC-Ford]] | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
The '''1977 Tony Brise Memorial Trophy''' was a non-championship [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One]] race and the inaugural running of the [[Tony Brise Memorial Trophy]], held at the Silverstone Circuit on the 23rd July, 1977. | The '''1977 Tony Brise Memorial Trophy''' was a non-championship [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One]] race and the inaugural running of the [[Tony Brise Memorial Trophy]], held at the Silverstone Circuit on the 23rd July, 1977. | ||
A season high of 50 entries had been received for the [[1977 Alternate Formula One season|British Grand Prix]], reaching the limit on the number of entries allowed in the rules at the time. Of those 50 entries, only 22 were safe from Pre-Qualifying, and of those who competed in the extra Friday morning session, only 6 would progress into Qualifying proper. The fact that a large number of these entries were British or British based, and that a majority of them would not progress from Pre-Qualifying was not lost on the British Racing Drivers Club, who began searching for a way to give these smaller teams more exposure both to the thousands of spectators present and the people watching at home on television. Into the second full season of broadcasting, more and more viewers were tuning in to watch the races - and the BRDC were aware of this, given the success of the previous two runnings of the [[BRDC International Trophy]] non-championship race. Looking to exploit the patriotic nature of the British spectators and the cult interest in the pre-qualifying highlights program on Saturday mornings, the BRDC announced that all teams who failed to qualify for the British Grand Prix along with a select few runners from the ShellSport F5000 series would compete in a non-championship race on Saturday afternoon. The trophy was named in honour of [[Tony Brise]], a British rising star in Formula One who was tragically killed just two years prior in the same plane crash as [[Graham Hill]]. | A season high of 50 entries had been received for the [[1977 Alternate Formula One season|British Grand Prix]], reaching the limit on the number of entries allowed in the rules at the time. Of those 50 entries, only 22 were safe from Pre-Qualifying, and of those who competed in the extra Friday morning session, only 6 would progress into Qualifying proper. The fact that a large number of these entries were British or British based, and that a majority of them would not progress from Pre-Qualifying was not lost on the British Racing Drivers Club, who began searching for a way to give these smaller teams more exposure both to the thousands of spectators present and the people watching at home on television. Into the second full season of broadcasting, more and more viewers were tuning in to watch the races - and the BRDC were aware of this, given the success of the previous two runnings of the [[BRDC International Trophy]] non-championship race. Looking to exploit the patriotic nature of the British spectators and the cult interest in the pre-qualifying highlights program on Saturday mornings, the BRDC announced that all teams who failed to pre-qualify for the British Grand Prix along with a select few runners from the ShellSport F5000 series would compete in a non-championship race on Saturday afternoon. The trophy was named in honour of [[Tony Brise]], a British rising star in Formula One who was tragically killed just two years prior in the same plane crash as [[Graham Hill]]. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ ''Standings after 25 laps'' | |||
|- | |||
! Pos !! Driver !! Entrant !! Car !! Grid !! Time | |||
|- | |||
! 1 | |||
| {{GBR}} [[Robert Kagan]] | |||
| [[British Formula One Team|Penthouse British Formula One Racing Team]] | |||
| March-Ford | |||
|align=center| 2 | |||
|align=right| '''36:32.135''' | |||
|- | |||
! 2 | |||
| {{GER}} [[Leonhard von Gottorp]] | |||
| [[Hesketh Racing]] | |||
| Hesketh-Ford | |||
|align=center| 6 | |||
|align=right| '''+0.911''' | |||
|- | |||
! 3 | |||
| {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] | |||
| [[LEC Refrigeration Racing]] | |||
| LEC-Ford | |||
|align=center| 3 | |||
|align=right| '''+1.566''' | |||
|- | |||
! 4 | |||
| {{GBR}} [[Brian Henton]] | |||
| [[Hesketh Racing]] | |||
| Hesketh-Ford | |||
|align=center| 8 | |||
|align=right| '''+13.657''' | |||
|- | |||
! 5 | |||
| {{ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] | |||
| [[LEC Refrigeration Racing]] | |||
| LEC-Ford | |||
|align=center| 5 | |||
|align=right| '''+15.041''' | |||
|- | |||
! 6 | |||
| {{GBR}} [[Stephen South]] | |||
| [[British Formula One Team|Penthouse British Formula One Racing Team]] | |||
| March-Ford | |||
|align=center| 4 | |||
|align=right| '''+25.416''' | |||
|- | |||
! 7 | |||
| {{FRA}} [[Gabriel Château]] | |||
| [[Iberia Airlines]] | |||
| March-Ford | |||
|align=center| 9 | |||
|align=right| '''+27.622''' | |||
|- | |||
! 8 | |||
| {{FRA}} [[Henri Pescarolo]] | |||
| [[Team Penske]] | |||
| Penske-Ford | |||
|align=center| 12 | |||
|align=right| '''+37.434''' | |||
|- | |||
! 9 | |||
| {{ESP}} [[Emilio de Villota]] | |||
| [[Iberia Airlines]] | |||
| March-Ford | |||
|align=center| 10 | |||
|align=right| '''+40.146''' | |||
|- | |||
! 10 | |||
| {{AUT}} [[Harald Ertl]] | |||
| [[North Star Racing]] | |||
| Lola-Ford | |||
|align=center| 14 | |||
|align=right| '''+1:05.944''' | |||
|- | |||
! 11 | |||
| {{NED}} [[Gijs van Lennep]] | |||
| [[F&S Properties]] | |||
| Lola-Ford | |||
|align=center| 13 | |||
|align=right| '''+1:19.516''' | |||
|- | |||
! 12 | |||
| {{NED}} [[Boy Hayje]] | |||
| [[F&S Properties]] | |||
| Lola-Ford | |||
|align=center| 15 | |||
|align=right| '''+1:22.069''' | |||
|- | |||
! 13 | |||
| {{GBR}} [[Valentino Musetti|Val Musetti]] | |||
| [[Brian McGuire|Brian McGuire Racing]] | |||
| McGuire-Ford | |||
|align=center| 16 | |||
|align=right| '''+1 lap''' | |||
|- | |||
! 14 | |||
| {{AUS}} [[Brian McGuire]] | |||
| [[Brian McGuire|Brian McGuire Racing]] | |||
| McGuire-Ford | |||
|align=center| 16 | |||
|align=right| '''+1 lap''' | |||
|- | |||
! 15 | |||
| {{RZA}} [[William Ferguson]] | |||
| [[North Star Racing]] | |||
| Lola-Ford | |||
|align=center| 17 | |||
|align=right| '''+1 lap''' | |||
|- | |||
! 16 | |||
| {{ITA}} [[Renzo Zorzi]] | |||
| [[Dywa|Dywa Cars]] | |||
| Dywa-Renzo | |||
|align=center| 20 | |||
|align=right| '''+1 lap''' | |||
|- | |||
! 17 | |||
| {{GBR}} [[Divina Galica]] | |||
| [[B&S Fabrications]] | |||
| March-Renzo | |||
|align=center| 19 | |||
|align=right| '''+1 lap''' | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan=9| Ret | |||
| {{SUI}} [[Loris Kessel]] | |||
| [[Jolly Club of Switzerland]] | |||
| Apollon-Ford | |||
|align=center| 23 | |||
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Engine failure}} | |||
|- | |||
| {{BRA}} [[Alex Ribeiro]] | |||
| [[Hollywood Shadow Racing Team|Shadow Racing Team]] | |||
| Shadow-Alfa Romeo | |||
|align=center| 11 | |||
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Engine failure}} | |||
|- | |||
| {{GBR}} [[Ian Ashley]] | |||
| [[B&S Fabrications]] | |||
| March-Renzo | |||
|align=center| 22 | |||
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Oil leak}} | |||
|- | |||
| {{AUT}} [[Otto Stuppacher]] | |||
| [[Wheatcroft Racing]] | |||
| Wheatcroft-Renzo | |||
|align=center| 26 | |||
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Puncture}} | |||
|- | |||
| {{ITA}} [[Alberto Colombo]] | |||
| [[Dywa|Dywa Cars]] | |||
| Dywa-Renzo | |||
|align=center| 24 | |||
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Puncture}} | |||
|- | |||
| {{GBR}} [[John Watson]] | |||
| [[Hollywood Shadow Racing Team|Shadow Racing Team]] | |||
| March-Ford | |||
|align=center| 1 | |||
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Transmission failure}} | |||
|- | |||
| {{GER}} [[Bertram Schäfer]] | |||
| [[Team Penske]] | |||
| Penske-Ford | |||
|align=center| 7 | |||
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Engine failure}} | |||
|- | |||
| {{ITA}} [[Giorgio Francia]] | |||
| [[Jolly Club of Switzerland]] | |||
| Apollon-Ford | |||
|align=center| 21 | |||
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Engine failure}} | |||
|- | |||
| {{ANT}} [[Michael Tyrrell]] | |||
| [[Wheatcroft Racing]] | |||
| Wheatcroft-Renzo | |||
|align=center| 25 | |||
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Engine failure}} | |||
|- | |||
|} |
Latest revision as of 11:25, 16 February 2021
The 1977 Tony Brise Memorial Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race and the inaugural running of the Tony Brise Memorial Trophy, held at the Silverstone Circuit on the 23rd July, 1977.
A season high of 50 entries had been received for the British Grand Prix, reaching the limit on the number of entries allowed in the rules at the time. Of those 50 entries, only 22 were safe from Pre-Qualifying, and of those who competed in the extra Friday morning session, only 6 would progress into Qualifying proper. The fact that a large number of these entries were British or British based, and that a majority of them would not progress from Pre-Qualifying was not lost on the British Racing Drivers Club, who began searching for a way to give these smaller teams more exposure both to the thousands of spectators present and the people watching at home on television. Into the second full season of broadcasting, more and more viewers were tuning in to watch the races - and the BRDC were aware of this, given the success of the previous two runnings of the BRDC International Trophy non-championship race. Looking to exploit the patriotic nature of the British spectators and the cult interest in the pre-qualifying highlights program on Saturday mornings, the BRDC announced that all teams who failed to pre-qualify for the British Grand Prix along with a select few runners from the ShellSport F5000 series would compete in a non-championship race on Saturday afternoon. The trophy was named in honour of Tony Brise, a British rising star in Formula One who was tragically killed just two years prior in the same plane crash as Graham Hill.