1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship

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The 1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship^[1] was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars.^[2] The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, but also incorporated European rounds.^[3] It was the sixth in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships,^[2] and the second to be contested as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship. The 1974 championship was won by Bob Evans, driving a Lola T332.^[4]

Calendar

The championship was contested over eighteen rounds.^[3]

Round ^[5]	Name ^[5]	Circuit ^[5]	Date ^[5]	Winning driver ^[5]	Car ^[5]
1	Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000	Brands Hatch	16 March	Peter Gethin	Chevron B28 Chevrolet
2	Mallory Park Rothmans F5000	Mallory Park	24 March	David Hobbs	Lola T330 Chevrolet
3	Silverstone Vanwall Trophy	Silverstone	6 April	Brian Redman	Lola T332 Chevrolet
4	Oulton Park Rothmans F5000	Oulton Park	12 April	Brian Redman	Lola T332 Chevrolet
5	Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000	Brands Hatch	15 April ^[6]	Bob Evans	Lola T332 Chevrolet
6	Zolder Limburg Trophee	Zolder	28 April	Peter Gethin	Chevron B28 Chevrolet
7	Thruxton Rothmans F5000	Thruxton	27 May	Ian Ashley	Lola T330 Chevrolet
8	Zandvoort Duinen Trophee	Zandvoort	3 June	Peter Gethin	Chevron B28 Chevrolet
9	Mugello Rothmans F5000	Mugello	23 June	David Hobbs	Lola T330 Chevrolet
10	GP della Lotteria	Monza	30 June	Peter Gethin	Chevron B28 Chevrolet
11	Mallory Park Rothmans F5000	Mallory Park	14 July	Bob Evans	Lola T332 Chevrolet
12	Mondello Park Dublin GP	Mondello Park	28 July	Bob Evans	Lola T332 Chevrolet
13	Thruxton Rothmans F5000	Thruxton	18 August	Bob Evans	Lola T332 Chevrolet
14	Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000	Brands Hatch	26 August	Tony Dean	Chevron B24 Chevrolet
15	Oulton Park Gold Cup	Oulton Park	8 September	Ian Ashley	Lola T330 Chevrolet
16	Snetterton Rothmans F5000	Snetterton	6 October	Tom Belsø	Lola T330 Chevrolet
17	Mallory Park Rothmans F5000	Mallory Park	13 October	Guy Edwards	Lola T332 Chevrolet
18	Brands Hatch Rothmans Motorshow 200	Brands Hatch	20 October	Vern Schuppan	Chevron B24 Chevrolet

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten places at each of the first seventeen rounds and on a 40–30–24–20–16–12–8–6–4–2 basis for the first ten places at the final round.^[4] Each driver could retain points from fourteen rounds.^[4]

Championship standings

Position ^[4]	Driver ^[4]	Car ^[4]	Entrant ^[4]	Points ^[4]
1	Bob Evans	Lola T332 Chevrolet	Alan McKechnie Racing	193
2	Peter Gethin	Chevron B28 Chevrolet	Chevron Racing Team VDS	186
3	Ian Ashley	Lola T330 Chevrolet	ShellSPORT Luxembourg	152
4	Teddy Pilette	Chevron B28 Chevrolet	Chevron Racing Team VDS	108
5	Lella Lombardi	Lola T330 Chevrolet	ShellSPORT Luxembourg	88
6	David Hobbs	Lola T330 Chevrolet	Hogan Racing Ltd	81
7	Vern Schuppan	Trojan T101 Chevrolet Lola T332 Chevrolet Chevron B24/B28 Chevrolet	Sid Taylor Chevron Racing Team VDS	77
8	Tom Belsø	Lola T330 Chevrolet		72
9	Brian Redman	Lola T332 Chevrolet	Sid Taylor	67
=	Chris Craft	Chevron B24/B28 Chevrolet Brabham BT43 Chevrolet	Crowne Racing	67
11	Mike Wilds	March 74A Chevrolet	Dempster International Racing	58
12	Clive Santo	Lola T330 Chevrolet		42
=	Brian Robinson	McLaren M19 Chevrolet	Anglo-American Racing	42
14	Damien Magee	Lola T330 Chevrolet Trojan T101 Chevrolet Chevron B24 Chevrolet	AW Brown Racing	41
15	Guy Edwards	Lola T332 Chevrolet	John Butterworth	37
16	Tony Dean	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Anglo-American Racing	28
17	Patrick Summer	Trojan T101 Chevrolet		27
18	Brian McGuire	Trojan T101 Chevrolet Lola T332 Chevrolet		25
19	Keith Holland	Trojan T102 Chevrolet Lola T332 Chevrolet	Ian Ward Racing John Butterworth	20
20	Steve Thompson	Chevron B24 Chevrolet Trojan T102 Chevrolet	Servis Racing Ian Ward Racing	17
21	Roelof Wunderink	Chevron B24 Chevrolet		14
22	Leen Verhoeven	Lola T330 Chevrolet Trojan T101 Chevrolet	Hogan Racing Ltd Sid Taylor	11
23	Derek Bell	Lola T330 Chevrolet	Hogan Racing Ltd	10
24	Eddie Keizan	Lola T332 Chevrolet	John Butterworth	8
25	Trevor Twaites	Lola T330 Chevrolet		8
26	Nick Wattiez	Lola T330 Chevrolet		5
27	Clive Baker	March 73A Chevrolet		4
28	Chris Featherstone	McRae GM1 Chevrolet		2
29	Brendan McInerney	Lola T330 Chevrolet	Trevor Twaites	2
30	Tony Trimmer	Lola T330 Chevrolet	ShellSPORT Luxembourg	1

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References

↑ The championship was promoted as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship, as indicated in (eg) the programmes for Oulton Park 12 April, Brands Hatch 15 April, Mallory Park 14 July and Brands Hatch 19/20 October
1 2 Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004
1 2 European Formula 5000 races 1969–1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 14 January 2015
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wolfgang Kopfler, 1974 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004, pages 143 to 145
1 2 3 4 5 6 F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 14 January 2015
↑ Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, Monday, 15 April 1974

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[1] The championship was promoted as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship, as indicated in (eg) the programmes for Oulton Park 12 April, Brands Hatch 15 April, Mallory Park 14 July and Brands Hatch 19/20 October

[Kopfler-2] 1 2 Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004

[oldracingcars-3] 1 2 European Formula 5000 races 1969–1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 14 January 2015

[Kopfler_1974-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wolfgang Kopfler, 1974 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004, pages 143 to 145

[jpgleize-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 14 January 2015

[6] Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, Monday, 15 April 1974

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