Hailwood champion
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M. Hailwood, of Britain, secured the 1972 Formula Two motor-racing world championship when he finished second behind T. Schenken (Australia). Schenken sent his Brabham over the finishing line way ahead of his competitors after Ihr 7min 23.45ec, Hailwood was second in a Surtees in Ihr 7min 40.6 sec, and third was Sweden’s R. Peterson whose March followed close on the new champion’s tail-pipe in Ihr 7min 42.8 sec. The double Formula One world champion, G. Hill (Britain), the senior driver on the world’s circuits, drove into an excellent fifth position in his Brabham in Ihr 7min 56.55ec. Hill was in the last row on the starting grid and relentlessly battled his way to the front to finish just 13.4 seconds behind Brazil’s W. Fittipaldi, also in a Brabham. E. Fittipaldi, the Formula One world champion this year, gave Schenken a good run for his money, but dropped out in the ninth round when his Lotus developed mechanical trouble.
Boxing.—R. Zami (France) lost the European junior welterweight boxing title when he was outpointed over 15 rounds in Istanbul by C. Kamachl (Turkey).
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33037, 3 October 1972, Page 26
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189Hailwood champion Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33037, 3 October 1972, Page 26
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