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BARC 200

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The BARC 200 was an annual motor race organised by the British Automobile Racing Club from 1954 to 1984. it was a revival of the pre-war 200 mile races organised at Brooklands and Donington Park by the BARC's predecessor, the Junior Car Club, and inspired by the construction of the new motor racing circuit at Aintree.[1]

The first event took place on 29 May 1954 as a Formula Libre race and was won by Stirling Moss in a Maserati 250F.[2] Subsequent races at Aintree took place either as a Formula One or mixed Formula One/Formula Two event, with Moss winning on a further three occasions and Jack Brabham winning twice.[3]

Racing at Aintree was scaled back to club-level racing following the 1964 race and, after being scheduled (and twice being cancelled due to the vagaries of British spring weather) variously at Silverstone and Oulton Park, the event moved in 1968 to be a permanent fixture at Thruxton. By now it was a purely Formula Two event, counting as a round of the European Formula Two Championship. Future Formula One World Champion Jochen Rindt won the race four times in succession, leading to a subsequent trophy being awarded in his name.[4]

Winners of the BARC 200

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Year Date Formula Circuit Driver Entrant Constructor Report
1954 29 May Formula Libre Aintree United Kingdom Stirling Moss Equipe Moss Maserati 250F Report
1956 21 April Formula One Aintree United Kingdom Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Ltd. Maserati 250F Report
1958 19 April Formula One/
Formula Two
Aintree United Kingdom Stirling Moss (F1) Rob Walker Racing Cooper T45-Climax Report
United Kingdom Tony Brooks (F2) Rob Walker Racing Cooper T43-Climax
1959 18 April Formula One/
Formula Two
Aintree France Jean Behra (F1) Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Dino 246 Report
United Kingdom Mike Taylor (F2) Equipe Alan Brown Cooper T45-Climax
1960 30 April Formula Two Aintree United Kingdom Stirling Moss R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Porsche 718/2 Report
1961 22 April Formula One Aintree Australia Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper T55-Climax Report
1962 28 April Formula One Aintree United Kingdom Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus 24-Climax Report
1963 27 April Formula One Aintree United Kingdom Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57 Report
1964 18 April Formula One/
Formula Two
Aintree Australia Jack Brabham (F1) Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT7-Climax Report
United Kingdom Mike Spence (F2) Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 32-Cosworth
1965 20 March Formula Two Silverstone Race cancelled - waterlogged track
1966 2 April Formula Two Oulton Park Race cancelled - snow on track
1967 27 March Formula Two Silverstone Austria Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23-Cosworth Report
1968 15 April Formula Two Thruxton Austria Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23C-Cosworth Report
1969 7 April Formula Two Thruxton Austria Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Lotus 59B-Cosworth Report
1970 30 March Formula Two Thruxton Austria Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Racing Lotus 69-Cosworth Report
1971 12 April Formula Two Thruxton United Kingdom Graham Hill Rondel Racing Brabham BT36-Cosworth Report
1972 3 April Formula Two Thruxton Sweden Ronnie Peterson STP March Engineering March 722-Cosworth Report
1973 23 April Formula Two Thruxton France Henri Pescarolo Motel Rondel Racing Motul M1-Cosworth Report
1974 15 April Formula Two Thruxton Race cancelled
1975 31 March Formula Two Thruxton France Jacques Laffite Écurie Elf Ambrozium Martini Mk 16-BMW Report
1976 19 April Formula Two Thruxton Italy Maurizio Flammini March Cars Ltd./BMW Motorsport March 762-BMW Report
1977 11 April Formula Two Thruxton United Kingdom Brian Henton Netherton & Worth Boxer Cars Boxer PR276-Hart Report
1978 27 March Formula Two Thruxton Italy Bruno Giacomelli Polifac BMW Junior Team March 782-BMW Report
1979 16 April Formula Two Thruxton South Africa Rad Dougall Toleman Group Motorsport March 782-Hart Report
1980 7 April Formula Two Thruxton United Kingdom Brian Henton Toleman Group Motorsport Toleman TG280-Hart Report
1981 20 April Formula Two Thruxton Colombia Roberto Guerrero Maurer Motorsport Maurer MM81-BMW Report
1982 12 April Formula Two Thruxton Venezuela Johnny Cecotto March Racing Ltd. March 822-BMW Report
1983 4 April Formula Two Thruxton Italy Beppe Gabbiani Onyx Race Engineering March 832-BMW Report
1984 23 April Formula Two Thruxton United Kingdom Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt RH6-Mugen/Honda Report

References

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  1. ^ "Opening Meeting At Aintree". 7 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  2. ^ "Daily Telegraph 200". Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  3. ^ "The Formula One Archives". Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  4. ^ "F2 Register". Retrieved 2022-10-23.