BARC 200
# BARC 200

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 |
| 1958 | 19 April | Formula One/ Formula Two | Aintree | Tony Brooks (F2) | Rob Walker Racing | Cooper T43-Climax | Report |
| 1959 | 18 April | Formula One/ Formula Two | Aintree | Jean Behra (F1) | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246 | Report |
| 1959 | 18 April | Formula One/ Formula Two | Aintree | Mike Taylor (F2) | Equipe Alan Brown | Cooper T45-Climax | Report |
| 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 |
| 1964 | 18 April | Formula One/ Formula Two | Aintree | Mike Spence (F2) | Ron Harris Team Lotus | Lotus 32-Cosworth | Report |
| 1965 | 20 March | Formula Two | Silverstone | Race cancelled - waterlogged track | Race cancelled - waterlogged track | Race cancelled - waterlogged track | Race cancelled - waterlogged track |
| 1966 | 2 April | Formula Two | Oulton Park | Race cancelled - snow on track | Race cancelled - snow on track | Race cancelled - snow on track | Race 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 | Thruxton | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race 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 |
