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GP Germany			Großer Preis von Deutschland			1.8.1971
9		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		Gold Leaf Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		Gold Leaf Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Reine Wisell (S)		Result: 8^th Grid: 17^th (7:39.9600)
		Sponsors: GOLD LEAF TEAM LOTUS			Colours: red/white (+gold)
		Sponsors: GOLD LEAF TEAM LOTUS			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 30/08/2019		Photo by courtesy of: H-J Roegler


Austrian Grand Prix Formula 1			Grand Prix von Österreich			15.8.1971
3		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		Gold Leaf Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		Gold Leaf Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Reine Wisell (S)		Result: 4^th Grid: 10^th (1:38.9500)
		Sponsors: GOLD LEAF TEAM LOTUS			Colours: red (+gold/white)
		Sponsors: GOLD LEAF TEAM LOTUS			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 15/05/2017		Photo by courtesy of: Fred Lewis


GP Canada			Player's Grand Prix Canada			19.9.1971
3		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		Gold Leaf Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		Gold Leaf Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Reine Wisell (S)		Result: 5^th Grid: 7^th (1:16.3000) - 9^th fastest qualifier
		Sponsors: GOLD LEAF TEAM LOTUS			Colours: red (+gold/white)
		Sponsors: GOLD LEAF TEAM LOTUS			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 12/06/2016		Photo by courtesy of: Gerald Melton and Martyn Ridley


GP United States			Grand Prix of The United States			3.10.1971
3		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		Gold Leaf Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		Gold Leaf Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Reine Wisell (S)		Result: did not finish (Brakes, accident) Grid: 9^th (1:44.0240) - 10^th fastest qualifier
		Sponsors: GOLD LEAF TEAM LOTUS			Colours: red (+gold/white)
		Sponsors: GOLD LEAF TEAM LOTUS			Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 29/05/2023		Photo by courtesy of: Chip Hansen and Daniel Glueck


GP South Africa			Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix of South Africa			4.3.1972
9		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Dave Walker (AUS)		Result: 10^th Grid: 19^th (1:18.7000)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 06/04/2015		Photo by courtesy of: Peter Wilson


Race of Champions			STP Daily Mail Race of Champions			19.3.1972
58		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Dave Walker (AUS)		Result: 9^th Grid: 10^th (1:25.8000)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 24/05/2014		Photo by courtesy of: John Crick


GP Belgium			Grand Prix de Belgique			4.6.1972
33		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Dave Walker (AUS)		Result: 14^th Grid: 12^th (1:12.7600)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 22/09/2019		Photo by courtesy of: Paul Kooyman and H-J Roegler


GP France			Grand Prix de France			2.7.1972
6		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Dave Walker (AUS)		Result: 18^th - did not finish (Gearbox) Grid: 22^nd (3:04.7000)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 06/08/2023		Photo by courtesy of: ZANTAFIO56 (CC-BY-SA-2.0)


GP Great Britain			John Player Grand Prix			15.7.1972
9		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Dave Walker (AUS) listed, never drove: Emerson Fittipaldi (BR)		Result: did not finish (Suspension) Grid: 15^th (1:24.4000)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 22/02/2007		Photo by courtesy of: Richard Bunyan


GP Germany			Grosser Preis von Deutschland			30.7.1972
25		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Dave Walker (AUS)		Result: did not finish (Oil tank) Grid: 23^rd (7:29.5000) - 25^th fastest qualifier
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 22/09/2019		Photo by courtesy of: H-J Roegler


GP Canada			Labatt's 50 Grand Prix of Canada			24.9.1972
6		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Reine Wisell (S)		Result: did not finish (Engine) Grid: 16^th (1:16.0000)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 12/06/2016		Photo by courtesy of: Martyn Ridley


GP United States			Grand Prix of the United States			8.10.1972
12		Lotus 72 D #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Reine Wisell (S)		Result: 10^th Grid: 16^th (1:43.5430)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 07/01/2023		Photo by courtesy of: Gerardo Brown-Manrique and Glenn Burnett


Race of Champions			Daily Mail Race of Champions			17.3.1973
65		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: did not finish (Gearbox) Grid: 6^th (1:22.7000)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 22/02/2007		Photo by courtesy of: Richard Bunyan and Rob Ryder


GP Belgium			Grand Prix of Europe			20.5.1973
2		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: did not finish (Accident) Grid: 1^st (1:22.4600)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 26/09/2019		Photo by courtesy of: Paul Kooyman, Thierry Périlleux and H-J Roegler


GP Sweden			Hitachi Grand Prix of Sweden			17.6.1973
2		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: 2^nd Grid: 1^st (1:23.8100)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 20/03/2015		Photo by courtesy of: Rallye Racing


GP France			Championat du Monde, Grand Prix de France de Formule 1			1.7.1973
2		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Spécial (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Spécial (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: winner Grid: 5^th (1:49.4500)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 27/09/2019		Photo by courtesy of: H-J Roegler


GP Great Britain			John Player Grand Prix			14.7.1973
2		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: 2^nd Grid: 1^st (1:16.3000)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 11/03/2005		Photo by courtesy of: Rob Ryder


GP Netherlands			Grand Prix van Nederland			29.7.1973
2		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: 11^th - did not finish (Engine, gearbox) Grid: 1^st (1:19.4700)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 06/08/2023		Photo by courtesy of: Wikipedia (Public Domain)


GP Germany			Grosser Preis von Deutschland			5.8.1973
2		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		JPTL (GB)			Open wheel car
		JPTL (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: did not finish (Distributor) Grid: 2^nd (7:08.3000)
		Sponsors: JPS			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: JPS			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 31/05/2023		Photo by courtesy of: John Crick and H-J Roegler


Austrian Grand Prix Formula 1			Memphis Grand Prix von Österreich			19.8.1973
2		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: winner Grid: 2^nd (1:35.3700)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 31/05/2023		Photo by courtesy of: Rainer Schlegelmilch and H-J Roegler


GP Italy			Italian GP			9.9.1973
2		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: winner Grid: 1^st (1:34.8000)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 02/06/2023		Photo by courtesy of: Ferdi Kräling and Rallye Racing


GP Canada			Labatt's 50 Grand Prix of Canada			23.9.1973
2		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: did not finish (Puncture) Grid: 1^st (1:13.6970)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 03/01/2021		Photo by courtesy of: Dan Samoyloff and Matti Lilleberg


GP United States			Grand Prix of the United States			7.10.1973
2		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Open wheel car
		John Player Team Lotus (GB)			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ronnie Peterson (S)		Result: winner Grid: 1^st (1:39.6570)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Colours: black (+gold)
		Sponsors: John Player Special			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 30/08/2017		Photo by courtesy of: Fred Lewis


GP South Africa			Lucky Strike Grand Prix of South Africa			30.3.1974
29		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		Team Gunston			Open wheel car
		Team Gunston			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Ian Scheckter (ZA)		Result: 13^th Grid: 22^nd (1:18.5600) - 23^rd fastest qualifier
		Sponsors: TEAM GUNSTON			Colours: orange (+black)
		Sponsors: TEAM GUNSTON			Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 23/12/2016		Photo by courtesy of: Brian Isherwood


GP South Africa			Lucky Strike Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix of South Africa			1.3.1975
33		Lotus 72 E #72/R6 - Ford Cosworth DFV V8/90° 4v DOHC 2993 cc N/A
		Team Gunston			Open wheel car
		Team Gunston			Mid-engined
		Driven by: Eddie Keizan (ZA)		Result: 13^th Grid: 22^nd (1:19.0100)
		Sponsors: TEAM GUNSTON			Colours: orange (+black)
		Sponsors: TEAM GUNSTON			Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 23/12/2016		Photo by courtesy of: Brian Isherwood

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