McLaren 1/150
#1
Posted 28 July 2012 - 17:37
Here are a couple of truly bad photos of that event, shot by an eleven-year-old with a Kodak Instamatic (Back in the days when an eleven-year-old with an Instamatic could get close to the action without being arrested, evicted and prosecuted).
Any other recollections of memorable poles from those 150?
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#2
Posted 28 July 2012 - 20:55
#3
Posted 28 July 2012 - 21:04
Lewis Hamilton scored McLaren's 150th Grand Prix pole today, and I hadn't realized until Martin Whitmarsh pointed it out that the first was scored by Peter Revson, at Mosport, in 1972.
Any other recollections of memorable poles from those 150?
Was Denny's pole in the M23 for the 1973 South African GP really only McLaren's second Pole ?
#4
Posted 28 July 2012 - 21:20
Was Denny's pole in the M23 for the 1973 South African GP really only McLaren's second Pole ?
I think so. And was the 3rd by James Hunt in 1976!!!
Edited by alansart, 28 July 2012 - 21:20.
#5
Posted 28 July 2012 - 21:24
1) As far as I recall yes, and 2) I don't think so.Is that Andrea De Adamich that Revvie's talking to in the first picture ? Looks like JP Beltoise in the 2nd ?
#6
Posted 28 July 2012 - 21:25
Really? Emmo never got a pole for them?I think so. And was the 3rd by James Hunt in 1976!!!
#7
Posted 28 July 2012 - 21:38
#8
Posted 28 July 2012 - 21:46
Looks like JP Beltoise in the 2nd ?
I think it's Ron Jeremy.......
#9
Posted 29 July 2012 - 02:20
#10
Posted 29 July 2012 - 02:46
I think it's Ron Jeremy.......
Oh dear ( & it is definitely not Maurice Phillipe in the 2nd picture - unless I'm proved wrong of course !!)
Edited by LittleChris, 29 July 2012 - 02:49.
#11
Posted 29 July 2012 - 05:00
Was Denny's pole in the M23 for the 1973 South African GP really only McLaren's second Pole ?
And it was Denny's only Pole from 112 GPs.
#12
Posted 29 July 2012 - 08:06
The first F1 pole seems to have been the 1968 Race of Champions....
#13
Posted 29 July 2012 - 11:28
Oh dear ( & it is definitely not Maurice Phillipe in the 2nd picture - unless I'm proved wrong of course !!)
Well, I have to say he bears a strong (albeit hirsute) resemblance to him, and the gesture is pure Maurice.
Dave Luff on the right.
Thanks
Nigel
Edited by Nigel Beresford, 29 July 2012 - 11:32.
#14
Posted 29 July 2012 - 15:16
Fittipaldi had two poles (Brazil and Canada) in 1974.
Thanks for the correction Tim
I don't know why I go to this place as it's often wrong!! http://f1-facts.com/.../pole-positions
#15
Posted 29 July 2012 - 17:21
http://f1-facts.com/...any/Arthur_Owen
#16
Posted 29 July 2012 - 18:17
#17
Posted 29 July 2012 - 19:12
RoC: McLaren on pole at 1:30.0, ahead of Spence and JYS. Bruce P1 in race. International Trophy: Hulme on pole at 1:24.3, ahead of Spence and McLaren. Hulme also P1 in race.Slightly outside of the parameters of the original question, but didn't McLaren take pole (as well as winning) both the RoC and International Trophy in '68?
Which is a long-winded way of saying yes.
Martin Whitmarsh yesterday:
"For all you train-spotters out there, our first was scored by Peter Revson, at Mosport Park, in Canada, on September 23rd 1972, in a McLaren M19C, with a lap-time of 1min 13.6sec. Oh, and, by the way, I haven't forgotten the 1968 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, where we also got the pole, but that was a non-championship Formula 1 race!"
#18
Posted 29 July 2012 - 19:15
I hadn't realized I had a snap of Maurice Philippe - I'm chuffed, thanks!Well, I have to say he bears a strong (albeit hirsute) resemblance to him, and the gesture is pure Maurice.
#19
Posted 29 July 2012 - 20:34
Oh dear ( & it is definitely not Maurice Phillipe in the 2nd picture - unless I'm proved wrong of course !!)
And inevitably I'm proved wrong although to be fair I was referring to the chap in the dark jacket
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#20
Posted 29 July 2012 - 20:41
#21
Posted 29 July 2012 - 23:54
Unremarkable pics, to say the least, but a few points of interest - like the wonderful "garages" visible behind Cevert, and the sheer benevolence of Denny, and the unthinkably casual (by today's standards) atmosphere.
#22
Posted 30 July 2012 - 04:37
Edited by dbltop, 30 July 2012 - 04:38.
#23
Posted 30 July 2012 - 07:28
RoC: McLaren on pole at 1:30.0, ahead of Spence and JYS. Bruce P1 in race. International Trophy: Hulme on pole at 1:24.3, ahead of Spence and McLaren. Hulme also P1 in race.
Which is a long-winded way of saying yes.
Martin Whitmarsh yesterday:
"For all you train-spotters out there, our first was scored by Peter Revson, at Mosport Park, in Canada, on September 23rd 1972, in a McLaren M19C, with a lap-time of 1min 13.6sec. Oh, and, by the way, I haven't forgotten the 1968 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, where we also got the pole, but that was a non-championship Formula 1 race!"
Fantastic comment by Martin Whitmarsh - an anoraks anorak by the looks of things !!
#24
Posted 30 July 2012 - 13:11
#25
Posted 30 July 2012 - 20:14
In the second photo. is that Wisell between Reggazoni and Pescarolo?
I believe so.
#26
Posted 31 July 2012 - 09:58
Fantastic pics PCC! Yes Instamatic quality, but among the heroes, so close and even personal!
Agree.
Who is the blond hair chap in yellow overall, looking to Denny? Bill Brack?
#27
Posted 31 July 2012 - 10:29
Agree.
Who is the blond hair chap in yellow overall, looking to Denny? Bill Brack?
Skip Barber isn't it?
#28
Posted 31 July 2012 - 10:44
YesSkip Barber isn't it?
#29
Posted 31 July 2012 - 12:26
The one I can't figure out is in the STP jacket visible behind Denny. You just catch one of his eyes behind Jackie. Who is that guy...?
#30
Posted 31 July 2012 - 13:03
Thank you all for your comments and identifications!
The one I can't figure out is in the STP jacket visible behind Denny. You just catch one of his eyes behind Jackie. Who is that guy...?
Mike Beuttler?