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.
The first event took place on 29 May 1954 as a Formula Libre race and was won by Stirling Moss in a Maserati 250F. 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.
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.
Winners of the BARC 200
Year Date Formula Circuit Driver Entrant Constructor Report 1954 29 May Formula Libre Aintree Stirling Moss Equipe Moss Maserati 250F Report 1956 21 April Formula One Aintree Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Ltd. Maserati 250F Report 1958 19 April Formula One/Formula Two Aintree Stirling Moss (F1) Rob Walker Racing Cooper T45-Climax Report Tony Brooks (F2) Rob Walker Racing Cooper T43-Climax 1959 18 April Formula One/Formula Two Aintree Jean Behra (F1) Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Dino 246 Report Mike Taylor (F2) Equipe Alan Brown Cooper T45-Climax 1960 30 April Formula Two Aintree Stirling Moss R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Porsche 718/2 Report 1961 22 April Formula One Aintree Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper T55-Climax Report 1962 28 April Formula One Aintree Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus 24-Climax Report 1963 27 April Formula One Aintree Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57 Report 1964 18 April Formula One/Formula Two Aintree Jack Brabham (F1) Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT7-Climax Report Mike Spence (F2) Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 32-Cosworth 1965 20 March Formula Two SilverstoneRace cancelled - waterlogged track 1966 2 April Formula Two Oulton ParkRace cancelled - snow on track 1967 27 March Formula Two Silverstone Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23-Cosworth Report 1968 15 April Formula Two Thruxton Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23C-Cosworth Report 1969 7 April Formula Two Thruxton Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Lotus 59B-Cosworth Report 1970 30 March Formula Two Thruxton Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Racing Lotus 69-Cosworth Report 1971 12 April Formula Two Thruxton Graham Hill Rondel Racing Brabham BT36-Cosworth Report 1972 3 April Formula Two Thruxton Ronnie Peterson STP March Engineering March 722-Cosworth Report 1973 23 April Formula Two Thruxton Henri Pescarolo Motel Rondel Racing Motul M1-Cosworth Report 1974 15 April Formula Two ThruxtonRace cancelled 1975 31 March Formula Two Thruxton Jacques Laffite Écurie Elf Ambrozium Martini Mk 16-BMW Report 1976 19 April Formula Two Thruxton Maurizio Flammini March Cars Ltd./BMW Motorsport March 762-BMW Report 1977 11 April Formula Two Thruxton Brian Henton Netherton & Worth Boxer Cars Boxer PR276-Hart Report 1978 27 March Formula Two Thruxton Bruno Giacomelli Polifac BMW Junior Team March 782-BMW Report 1979 16 April Formula Two Thruxton Rad Dougall Toleman Group Motorsport March 782-Hart Report 1980 7 April Formula Two Thruxton Brian Henton Toleman Group Motorsport Toleman TG280-Hart Report 1981 20 April Formula Two Thruxton Roberto Guerrero Maurer Motorsport Maurer MM81-BMW Report 1982 12 April Formula Two Thruxton Johnny Cecotto March Racing Ltd. March 822-BMW Report 1983 4 April Formula Two Thruxton Beppe Gabbiani Onyx Race Engineering March 832-BMW Report 1984 23 April Formula Two Thruxton Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt RH6-Mugen/Honda Report
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