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

YearDateFormulaCircuitDriverEntrantConstructorReport
1954 29 MayFormula Libre Aintree Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Equipe Moss Maserati 250F Report
1956 21 AprilFormula One Aintree Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Ltd. Maserati 250F Report
1958 19 AprilFormula One/
Formula Two
Aintree Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss (F1) Rob Walker Racing Cooper T45-Climax Report
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brooks (F2) Rob Walker Racing Cooper T43-Climax
1959 18 AprilFormula One/
Formula Two
Aintree Flag of France.svg Jean Behra (F1) Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Dino 246 Report
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Taylor (F2) Equipe Alan Brown Cooper T45-Climax
1960 30 AprilFormula Two Aintree Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Porsche 718/2 Report
1961 22 AprilFormula One Aintree Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper T55-Climax Report
1962 28 AprilFormula One Aintree Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus 24-Climax Report
1963 27 AprilFormula One Aintree Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57 Report
1964 18 AprilFormula One/
Formula Two
Aintree Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham (F1) Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT7-Climax Report
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence (F2) Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 32-Cosworth
196520 MarchFormula Two Silverstone Race cancelled - waterlogged track
19662 AprilFormula Two Oulton Park Race cancelled - snow on track
196727 MarchFormula Two Silverstone Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23-Cosworth Report
196815 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23C-Cosworth Report
19697 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Lotus 59B-Cosworth Report
197030 MarchFormula Two Thruxton Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Racing Lotus 69-Cosworth Report
197112 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Rondel Racing Brabham BT36-Cosworth Report
19723 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson STP March Engineering March 722-Cosworth Report
197323 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Motel Rondel Racing Motul M1-Cosworth Report
197415 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Race cancelled
197531 MarchFormula Two Thruxton Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Écurie Elf Ambrozium Martini Mk 16-BMW Report
197619 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Flammini March Cars Ltd./BMW Motorsport March 762-BMW Report
197711 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Netherton & Worth Boxer CarsBoxer PR276-Hart Report
197827 MarchFormula Two Thruxton Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Polifac BMW Junior Team March 782-BMW Report
197916 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of South Africa.svg Rad Dougall Toleman Group Motorsport March 782-Hart Report
19807 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Toleman Group Motorsport Toleman TG280-Hart Report
198120 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Maurer Motorsport Maurer MM81-BMW Report
198212 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto March Racing Ltd. March 822-BMW Report
19834 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of Italy.svg Beppe Gabbiani Onyx Race Engineering March 832-BMW Report
198423 AprilFormula Two Thruxton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt RH6-Mugen/Honda Report

References

  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.