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circuit on 28 August 1972 with a prize fund of £50,000. The race was held to

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rules, but the top placing three cars were all

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winning the race from pole in a

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in a McLaren M19A taking second and

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driving a March 711 finishing third. The race was run over 118 laps of the full GP circuit and initial plans were for an entry of up to 100 cars with a race for the first thirty qualifiers and a secondary race for qualifiers in positions 30 to 60. The entry list was ultimately lower than expected but a secondary race was still run. This was won by Dave Morgan ( Brabham BT38), with

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