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Mantorp Park Hitachi Grand Prix F2

Mantorp Park, Sweden

Date: 6/8/1972
Track length: 4.092 m
Attendance: 23.000
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Peterson in 1.42,8
Fastest lap: Peterson in 1.41,0

Distance:
Average speed:
Weather: Changeble
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1972 Cars

 

Ronnie Peterson was on his way to stardom in Formula 1, despite his season not going to plan. But he delivered in Sportscars, and for this home occasion he hired one of the Le Mans Capris for a race at home. Kranefuss and two skilled mechanics took the trip as well, and Ronnie faced the whole Swedish opposition except the STP team which raced in Denmark.
On Thursday, Ronnie shattered the lap record, eventually getting down to 1.39,2 but in qualifying it was cold and he left it at 1.42,8, ahead of Emanuelsson and Hall.

Ronnie led after the start and although the BDA Escorts remained close the first laps, they never had any chance to catch the Capri. Ronnie put some distance between him and "Emma" with Hall in third. It remained that way, and noticeable incidents were the retirement from fourth of Axelsson in the last lap, and a coming together between Ridström and Odelfors, but both could finish.


Klass 1-3
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 31 Sportpromotion AB
Ford Capri RS 2600
Ronnie Peterson, S
2940 V6 Klass 3 8 laps, 13.40,1 1 1.42,8 1.41,0  
2 2Ford Escort RS 1600 L4 33 Timex Racing Team
Ford Escort RS 1600
Bo Emanuelsson, S
  L4 Klass 3 8 laps, 13.46,6 2 1.43,0    
3 3 34 Timex Racing Team
Ford Escort RS 1600
Lennart Hall, S
  L4 Klass 3 8 laps, 13.51,6 3 1.43,4    
4 4 46 Ridström Bilservice AB
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Bo Ridström, S
2993 V6 Klass 3 8 laps, 14.06,2 6 1.44,3    
5 1 21 Timex Racing Team
Ford Escort TC
Bengt Odelfors, S
1594 L4 Klass 2 8 laps, 14.07,2 4 1.44,1    
6 5 4 Elmo Racing Kino
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Tommy Jagervall, S
1985 L4 Klass 3 8 laps, 14.28,3 8 1.47,4    
7 6 39 Ronwill Speed Shop
Opel Commodore GS 2800
Jürg Bächi, CH
2998 L6 Klass 3 8 laps, 14.30,8        
8 1 1 Topcon Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Björn Steenberg, S
1290 L4 Klass 1 8 laps, 14.35,5 9      
9 2 3 Topcon Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Claes Rothstein, S
1290 L4 Klass 1 8 laps, 14.35,6 10      
10 2 23 SMK Nyköping
Ford Escort TC
Sten Hultin, S
1594 L4 Klass 2 8 laps, 14.47,2        
11 3 8 Timex Racing Team
Ford Escort 1300 GT
Jonny Green, S
1298 L4 Klass 1 8 laps, 15.00,1        
12 7 38 Bilbolaget BMW
BMW 2002 TI
Hans Åström, S
1990 L4 Klass 3 8 laps, 15.01,4        
    19 Pommac Racing Team
BMC Mini Cooper S
Brigitte Uppling, S
1293 L4 Klass 1          
    35 Timex Racing Team
Ford Escort RS 1600
Andreas Waerner, S
  L4 Klass 3   7 1.47,3    
    36 SARF Team Coca-Cola
Ford Escort RS 1600
Sten Axelsson, S
  L4 Klass 3 7       Blown engine
    10 Lipton Picko Troberg Racing
Ford Escort 1300 GT
Conny Ljungfeldt, S
1298 L4 Klass 1   11      
DNF   32 SMK Motala
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Reine Wisell, S
1570 L4 Klass 2 5 12     Engine
DNS   37 Lipton Picko Troberg Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
Bo Ljungfeldt, S
  V8 Klass 3   5 1.44,2   Engine