Emerson Fittipaldi becomes the then youngest F1 world champion aged 25 • Lotus appears in classic JPS black and gold livery for the first time • Jean-Pierre Beltoise scores the only win of his F1 career for BRM at a sodden Monaco GP • Firestone and Goodyear introduce qualifying tyres into F1 • Bernie Ecclestone buys Brabham from co-founder Ron Tauranac • Graham Hill wins the Le Mans 24 Hours to complete the 'triple crown' (F1 World Championship, Indy 500 and Le Mans) • Richard Petty becomes champion in the first season of NASCAR's Winston Cup era • Porsche ends McLaren's run of dominance in Can-Am • Mark Donohue takes McLaren's first Indy 500 win • Ian Taylor wins the first Formula Ford Festival at Snetterton
1972
Emerson Fittipaldi becomes the youngest F1 world champion, aged 25
Graham Hill wins the Le Mans 24 Hours to complete the triple crown (Indy 500 and F1 world title)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise takes his only F1 win for BRM at Monaco
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