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{{Infobox Race Report
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|name              = {{GBR}} 1977 [[Tony Brise Memorial Trophy]]
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|Race_No            = 4
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|Season_No          = 4
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|year              = 1977
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|series            = Alternate Formula One
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|Circuit            = File:Silverstone 1975-1985.jpg
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|date              = 23 July, 1977
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|official name      = I [[Tony Brise Memorial Trophy]]
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|location          = Silverstone Circuit
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|course            = Permanent racing facility<br />4.724 km (2.935 mi)
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|distance          = 25 laps, 118.100 km (73.375 mi)
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|weather            = Sunny
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|pole driver        = {{GBR}} [[John Watson]]
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|pole team          = {{GBR}} [[Shadow Racing Team|Shadow-Alfa Romeo]]
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|pole time          = 1:20.184
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|fastest lap driver = {{GBR}} [[John Watson]]
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|fastest lap team  = {{GBR}} [[Shadow Racing Team|Shadow-Alfa Romeo]]
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|fastest lap time  = 1:23.399
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|first driver      = {{GBR}} [[Robert Kagan]]
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|first team        = {{GBR}} [[British Formula One Team|Customer March-Ford]]
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|second driver      = {{GER}} [[Leonhard von Gottorp]]
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|second team        = {{GBR}} [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh-Ford]]
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|third driver      = {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
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|third team        = {{GBR}} [[LEC Refrigeration Racing|LEC-Ford]]
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|}}
 
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.  
  
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A season high of 50 entries had been received for the [[1977 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 Tropy]] 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.
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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]].
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ ''Standings after 25 laps''
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|-
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! Pos !! Driver !! Entrant !! Car !! Grid !! Time
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|-
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! 1
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| {{GBR}} [[Robert Kagan]]
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| [[British Formula One Team|Penthouse British Formula One Racing Team]]
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| March-Ford
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|align=center| 2
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|align=right| '''36:32.135'''
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|-
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! 2
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| {{GER}} [[Leonhard von Gottorp]]
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| [[Hesketh Racing]]
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| Hesketh-Ford
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|align=center| 6
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|align=right| '''+0.911'''
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|-
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! 3
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| {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
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| [[LEC Refrigeration Racing]]
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| LEC-Ford
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|align=center| 3
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|align=right| '''+1.566'''
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|-
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! 4
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| {{GBR}} [[Brian Henton]]
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| [[Hesketh Racing]]
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| Hesketh-Ford
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|align=center| 8
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|align=right| '''+13.657'''
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|-
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! 5
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| {{ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]]
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| [[LEC Refrigeration Racing]]
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| LEC-Ford
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|align=center| 5
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|align=right| '''+15.041'''
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|-
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! 6
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| {{GBR}} [[Stephen South]]
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| [[British Formula One Team|Penthouse British Formula One Racing Team]]
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| March-Ford
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|align=center| 4
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|align=right| '''+25.416'''
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|-
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! 7
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| {{FRA}} [[Gabriel Château]]
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| [[Iberia Airlines]]
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| March-Ford
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|align=center| 9
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|align=right| '''+27.622'''
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|-
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! 8
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| {{FRA}} [[Henri Pescarolo]]
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| [[Team Penske]]
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| Penske-Ford
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|align=center| 12
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|align=right| '''+37.434'''
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|-
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! 9
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| {{ESP}} [[Emilio de Villota]]
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| [[Iberia Airlines]]
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| March-Ford
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|align=center| 10
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|align=right| '''+40.146'''
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|-
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! 10
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| {{AUT}} [[Harald Ertl]]
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| [[North Star Racing]]
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| Lola-Ford
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|align=center| 14
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|align=right| '''+1:05.944'''
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|-
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! 11
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| {{NED}} [[Gijs van Lennep]]
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| [[F&S Properties]]
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| Lola-Ford
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|align=center| 13
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|align=right| '''+1:19.516'''
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|-
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! 12
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| {{NED}} [[Boy Hayje]]
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| [[F&S Properties]]
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| Lola-Ford
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|align=center| 15
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|align=right| '''+1:22.069'''
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|-
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! 13
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| {{GBR}} [[Valentino Musetti|Val Musetti]]
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| [[Brian McGuire|Brian McGuire Racing]]
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| McGuire-Ford
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|align=center| 16
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|align=right| '''+1 lap'''
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|-
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! 14
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| {{AUS}} [[Brian McGuire]]
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| [[Brian McGuire|Brian McGuire Racing]]
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| McGuire-Ford
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|align=center| 16
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|align=right| '''+1 lap'''
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|-
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! 15
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| {{RZA}} [[William Ferguson]]
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| [[North Star Racing]]
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| Lola-Ford
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|align=center| 17
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|align=right| '''+1 lap'''
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|-
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! 16
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| {{ITA}} [[Renzo Zorzi]]
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| [[Dywa|Dywa Cars]]
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| Dywa-Renzo
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|align=center| 20
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|align=right| '''+1 lap'''
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|-
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! 17
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| {{GBR}} [[Divina Galica]]
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| [[B&S Fabrications]]
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| March-Renzo
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|align=center| 19
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|align=right| '''+1 lap'''
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|-
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!rowspan=9| Ret
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| {{SUI}} [[Loris Kessel]]
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| [[Jolly Club of Switzerland]]
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| Apollon-Ford
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|align=center| 23
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|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Engine failure}}
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|-
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| {{BRA}} [[Alex Ribeiro]]
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| [[Hollywood Shadow Racing Team|Shadow Racing Team]]
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| Shadow-Alfa Romeo
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|align=center| 11
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|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Engine failure}}
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|-
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| {{GBR}} [[Ian Ashley]]
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| [[B&S Fabrications]]
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| March-Renzo
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|align=center| 22
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|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Oil leak}}
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|-
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| {{AUT}} [[Otto Stuppacher]]
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| [[Wheatcroft Racing]]
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| Wheatcroft-Renzo
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|align=center| 26
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|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Puncture}}
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|-
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| {{ITA}} [[Alberto Colombo]]
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| [[Dywa|Dywa Cars]]
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| Dywa-Renzo
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|align=center| 24
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|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Puncture}}
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|-
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| {{GBR}} [[John Watson]]
 +
| [[Hollywood Shadow Racing Team|Shadow Racing Team]]
 +
| March-Ford
 +
|align=center| 1
 +
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Transmission failure}}
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|-
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| {{GER}} [[Bertram Schäfer]]
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| [[Team Penske]]
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| Penske-Ford
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|align=center| 7
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|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Engine failure}}
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|-
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| {{ITA}} [[Giorgio Francia]]
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| [[Jolly Club of Switzerland]]
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| Apollon-Ford
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|align=center| 21
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|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Engine failure}}
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|-
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| {{ANT}} [[Michael Tyrrell]]
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| [[Wheatcroft Racing]]
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| Wheatcroft-Renzo
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|align=center| 25
 +
|align=right| '''Retired''' {{Tooltip|[?]|Engine failure}}
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|-
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|}

Latest revision as of 11:25, 16 February 2021

Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png 1977 Tony Brise Memorial Trophy
Race 4 of 4 in the 1977 Alternate Formula One season
Silverstone 1975-1985.jpg
Date 23 July, 1977
Official Name I Tony Brise Memorial Trophy
Location Silverstone Circuit
Course Permanent racing facility
4.724 km (2.935 mi)
Distance 25 laps, 118.100 km (73.375 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole Position
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png John Watson Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Shadow-Alfa Romeo
Time 1:20.184
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png John Watson Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Shadow-Alfa Romeo
Time 1:23.399
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Robert Kagan Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Customer March-Ford
Second Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Hesketh-Ford
Third Flag of Italy svg.png Riccardo Patrese Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png LEC-Ford


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.

Standings after 25 laps
Pos Driver Entrant Car Grid Time
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Robert Kagan Penthouse British Formula One Racing Team March-Ford 2 36:32.135
2 Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp Hesketh Racing Hesketh-Ford 6 +0.911
3 Flag of Italy svg.png Riccardo Patrese LEC Refrigeration Racing LEC-Ford 3 +1.566
4 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Brian Henton Hesketh Racing Hesketh-Ford 8 +13.657
5 Flag of Italy svg.png Bruno Giacomelli LEC Refrigeration Racing LEC-Ford 5 +15.041
6 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stephen South Penthouse British Formula One Racing Team March-Ford 4 +25.416
7 Flag of France svg.png Gabriel Château Iberia Airlines March-Ford 9 +27.622
8 Flag of France svg.png Henri Pescarolo Team Penske Penske-Ford 12 +37.434
9 Flag of Spain svg.png Emilio de Villota Iberia Airlines March-Ford 10 +40.146
10 Flag of Austria svg.png Harald Ertl North Star Racing Lola-Ford 14 +1:05.944
11 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Gijs van Lennep F&S Properties Lola-Ford 13 +1:19.516
12 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Boy Hayje F&S Properties Lola-Ford 15 +1:22.069
13 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Val Musetti Brian McGuire Racing McGuire-Ford 16 +1 lap
14 Flag of Australia svg.png Brian McGuire Brian McGuire Racing McGuire-Ford 16 +1 lap
15 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png William Ferguson North Star Racing Lola-Ford 17 +1 lap
16 Flag of Italy svg.png Renzo Zorzi Dywa Cars Dywa-Renzo 20 +1 lap
17 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Divina Galica B&S Fabrications March-Renzo 19 +1 lap
Ret Flag of Switzerland svg.png Loris Kessel Jolly Club of Switzerland Apollon-Ford 23 Retired [?]
Flag of Brazil svg.png Alex Ribeiro Shadow Racing Team Shadow-Alfa Romeo 11 Retired [?]
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ian Ashley B&S Fabrications March-Renzo 22 Retired [?]
Flag of Austria svg.png Otto Stuppacher Wheatcroft Racing Wheatcroft-Renzo 26 Retired [?]
Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Colombo Dywa Cars Dywa-Renzo 24 Retired [?]
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png John Watson Shadow Racing Team March-Ford 1 Retired [?]
Flag of Germany svg.png Bertram Schäfer Team Penske Penske-Ford 7 Retired [?]
Flag of Italy svg.png Giorgio Francia Jolly Club of Switzerland Apollon-Ford 21 Retired [?]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda svg.png Michael Tyrrell Wheatcroft Racing Wheatcroft-Renzo 25 Retired [?]
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