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The 1st World Championship Victory Race was a motor race run to Formula One rules held on 24 October 1971 at Brands Hatch Kent. The race was to be run over 40 laps of the circuit but was stopped on lap 15 following the fatal accident suffered by Swiss driver Jo Siffert. The result was taken from the race order after 14 laps with Peter Gethin being declared the winner in his BRM P160. The entry included several Formula 5000 cars.