1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship
The 1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship [1][2][3] was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars.[4] The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club but also included European rounds.[5] It was the third of seven annual European Formula 5000 Championships to be contested between 1969 and 1975,[6] and the first to carry the Rothmans F5000 European Championship name. The championship was won by Frank Gardner, driving a Lola T192 and a Lola T300.[4]
Calendar
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The championship was contested over seventeen rounds.[4]
Round [4][5] | Name [4] | Circuit [4][5] | Date [4][5] | Winning driver [4][5] | Car [4][5] |
1 | ![]() | 28 March | ![]() | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet | |
2 | ![]() | 9 April | ![]() | Lola T192 Chevrolet | |
3 | Yellow Pages Trophy [7] | ![]() | 12 April | ![]() | McLaren M18 Chevrolet |
4 | Dublin Grand Prix [8] | ![]() | 2 May | ![]() | Lola T192 Chevrolet |
5 | Daily Express International Trophy[9] (Report) | ![]() | 8 May | ![]() | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
6 | ![]() | 15 May | ![]() | Lola T192 Chevrolet | |
7 | ![]() | 31 May | ![]() | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | |
8 | GP della Lotteria di Monza[8] | ![]() | 20 June | ![]() | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
9 | Yellow Pages Trophy [8] | ![]() | 4 July | ![]() | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
10 | Kodak Super 8 Trophy [8] | ![]() | 1 August | ![]() | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
11 | Uniflo Trophy [8] | ![]() | 14 August | ![]() | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
12 | Rothmans International Gold Cup[8] | ![]() | 21 August | ![]() | Lola T300 Chevrolet |
13 | The Rothmans Trophy Race [10] | ![]() | 30 August | ![]() | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
14 | Nations Grand Prix [8] | ![]() | 12 September | ![]() | Lola T300 Chevrolet |
15 | ![]() | 18 September | ![]() | Lola T300 Chevrolet | |
16 | ![]() | 26 September | ![]() | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | |
17 | Rothmans World Championship Victory Race [9] (Report) | ![]() | 24 October | ![]() | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
- ‡ Mike Hailwood was the highest placed Formula 5000 driver at Round 5 in a combined field of Formula 5000 and Formula One cars.[4]
- # Frank Gardner was the highest placed Formula 5000 driver at Round 12 in a combined field of Formula 5000 and Formula One cars.[11]
- @ Alan Rollinson was the highest placed Formula 5000 driver at Round 17 in a combined field of Formula 5000 and Formula One cars.[4]
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round.[4] Final championship positions were determined from the best six results from the longer rounds (i.e. those contested over a distance of 100 to 150 miles) and the best six results from the shorter rounds.[4]
Championship standings
Position [4] | Driver [4] | Car [4] | Entrant [4] | Points [4] |
1 | ![]() | Lola T192 Chevrolet Lola T300 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Limited[7] | 95 |
2 | ![]() | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet | Team Surtees | 58 |
3 | ![]() | Lola T192 Chevrolet | Doug Hardwick | 40 |
4 | ![]() | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet | Alan McKechnie Racing | 35 |
5 | ![]() | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Syd Taylor Team Castrol [7] | 34 |
6 | ![]() | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn Potteries | 33 |
7 | ![]() | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Team Trojan | 30 |
8 | ![]() | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 18 |
9 | ![]() | Leda LT25 Chevrolet | Malaya Garage Racing Division [7] | 16 |
10 | ![]() | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Bugie Prophet [7] | 10 |
11 | ![]() | McLaren M7A Chevrolet | Barry Newman Racing [12] | 9 |
12 | ![]() | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Syd Taylor | 7 |
13 | ![]() | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Team Trojan | 6 |
14 | ![]() | Crosslé 15F Rover | Mermaid Racing | 5 |
= | ![]() | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | John Butterworth | 5 |
16 | ![]() | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Barry Newman | 4 |
= | ![]() | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Barry Newman | 4 |
= | ![]() | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Keith Holland [7] | 4 |
= | ![]() | Surtees TS5A Chevrolet Lola T190 Chevrolet | Kaye Griffiths | 4 |
= | ![]() | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Gordon Spice Cash and Carry [7] | 4 |
21 | ![]() | Lotus 70 Ford | Jock Russell [7] | 2 |
22 | ![]() | Kitchiner K3A Ford | 1 | |
23 | ![]() | Brabham BT16 Rover | David Berry [7] | 1 |
References
- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship & Evening News Car Races, Brands Hatch, Monday 12 April 1971
- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Mallory Park, Monday 31 May 1971
- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Brands Hatch, Monday 26 September 1971
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 67 to 89
- ^ a b c d e f European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 16 October 2014
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, Table of Contents
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Programme, Brands Hatch, Monday 12 April 1971, page 8
- ^ a b c d e f g F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 16 October 2014
- ^ a b Anthony Prichard, The Non-Championship Races, The Motor Racing Year No3, 1972, pages 118 to 147
- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Snetterton, Monday 30 August 1971, page 12 Retrieved on 29 June 2022
- ^ 1971 XVIII International Gold Cup, www.statsf1.com Retrieved 9 February 2024
- ^ Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship - Points Position, Programme, Snetterton, Monday, 30 August 1971, page 11