Rondel won five European Championship races before being forced to close down in 1973 due to a number of factors including lack of money, loss of Motul support and NatWest Bank calling in a £5,000 overdraft over a workshop floor installed by Dennis.

Jack Brabham's chief mechanic, Ron Dennis and his friend and colleague, Neil Trundle, decided to form their own racing team.

Vlassopulos asked his friend Ken Grob, chairman of Alexander Howden, insurance brokers in London if he was interested in joining in.

[5] Hill secured Rondel their first outright victory only a week later in the second round of that year's European Formula Two Championship at the BARC 200 event, held at Thruxton in the UK.

Due to his Formula One success, Hill had an 'A' grading, and was unable to score championship points in the races.

Initially, it was intended Reutemann would compete full-time in the F2 series with Rondel, while the works Brabham Formula 1 team would draft him in when the race weekends did not clash.

[6] Even so, he finished the championship in fourth position, equaling Tim Schenken's achievement for the team the previous season.

Williams Formula One driver Henri Pescarolo drove occasionally for the Rondel team, in part due to Motul's title sponsorship of both Williams and Rondel, and it was Pescarolo that gave the team their first victory of the season at the eleventh round held at Pergusa.

[3] Rondel's final victory came at the Norisring where Tim Schenken won the race, with teammates Tom Pryce and Henri Pescarolo in second and third position.

This meant Tom Pryce was not awarded points for his second-place finish at the Norisring, having competed in a previous complementary race in Germany at the Hockenheimring.