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]

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Peter Gethin placed second in the championship driving a Chevron B28 Peter Gethin at 1974 Monza Formula 5000 race.jpg
Peter Gethin placed second in the championship driving a Chevron B28
Lela Lombardi placed fifth driving a Lola T330 Lella Lombardi at 1974 Monza Formula 5000 race.jpg
Lela Lombardi placed fifth driving a Lola T330
David Hobbs placed sixth driving a Lola T330 Hogan Racing at 1974 Monza Formula 5000 race.jpg
David Hobbs placed sixth driving a Lola T330

The championship was contested over eighteen rounds. [3]

Round [5] Name [5] Circuit [5] Date [5] Winning driver [5] Car [5]
1Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch 16 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin Chevron B28 Chevrolet
2Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mallory Park 24 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Hobbs Lola T330 Chevrolet
3Silverstone Vanwall Trophy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone 6 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman Lola T332 Chevrolet
4Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park 12 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman Lola T332 Chevrolet
5Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch 15 April [6] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Evans Lola T332 Chevrolet
6Zolder Limburg Trophee Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Zolder 28 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin Chevron B28 Chevrolet
7Thruxton Rothmans F5000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton 27 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Ashley Lola T330 Chevrolet
8Zandvoort Duinen Trophee Flag of the Netherlands.svg Zandvoort 3 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin Chevron B28 Chevrolet
9Mugello Rothmans F5000 Flag of Italy.svg Mugello 23 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Hobbs Lola T330 Chevrolet
10GP della Lotteria Flag of Italy.svg Monza 30 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin Chevron B28 Chevrolet
11Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mallory Park 14 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Evans Lola T332 Chevrolet
12Mondello Park Dublin GP Flag of Ireland.svg Mondello Park 28 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Evans Lola T332 Chevrolet
13Thruxton Rothmans F5000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton 18 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Evans Lola T332 Chevrolet
14Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch 26 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Dean Chevron B24 Chevrolet
15Oulton Park Gold Cup Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park 8 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Ashley Lola T330 Chevrolet
16Snetterton Rothmans F5000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Snetterton 6 October Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Belso Lola T330 Chevrolet
17Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mallory Park 13 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards Lola T332 Chevrolet
18Brands Hatch Rothmans Motorshow 200 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch 20 October Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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 Racing193
2 Peter Gethin Chevron B28 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS186
3 Ian Ashley Lola T330 Chevrolet ShellSPORT Luxembourg152
4 Teddy Pilette Chevron B28 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS108
5 Lela Lombardi Lola T330 Chevrolet ShellSPORT Luxembourg88
6 David Hobbs Lola T330 Chevrolet Hogan Racing Ltd81
7 Vern Schuppan Trojan T101 Chevrolet
Lola T332 Chevrolet
Chevron B24/B28 Chevrolet
Sid Taylor
Chevron Racing Team VDS
77
8 Tom Belso Lola T330 Chevrolet  72
9 Brian Redman Lola T332 Chevrolet Sid Taylor67
= Chris Craft Chevron B24/B28 Chevrolet
Brabham BT43 Chevrolet
Crowne Racing67
11 Mike Wilds March 74A Chevrolet Dempster International Racing58
12Clive Santo Lola T330 Chevrolet  42
=Brian Robinson McLaren M19 Chevrolet Anglo-American Racing42
14 Damien Magee Lola T330 Chevrolet
Trojan T101 Chevrolet
Chevron B24 Chevrolet
AW Brown Racing41
15 Guy Edwards Lola T332 Chevrolet John Butterworth37
16 Tony Dean Chevron B24 Chevrolet Anglo-American Racing28
17Patrick 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
20Steve Thompson Chevron B24 Chevrolet
Trojan T102 Chevrolet
Servis Racing
Ian Ward Racing
17
21 Roelof Wunderink Chevron B24 Chevrolet  14
22Leen Verhoeven Lola T330 Chevrolet
Trojan T101 Chevrolet
Hogan Racing Ltd
Sid Taylor
11
23 Derek Bell Lola T330 Chevrolet Hogan Racing Ltd10
24 Eddie Keizan Lola T332 Chevrolet John Butterworth8
25Trevor Twaites Lola T330 Chevrolet  8
26Nick Wattiez Lola T330 Chevrolet  5
27Clive Baker March 73A Chevrolet  4
28Chris Featherstone McRae GM1 Chevrolet  2
29Brendan McInerney Lola T330 Chevrolet Trevor Twaites2
30 Tony Trimmer Lola T330 Chevrolet ShellSPORT Luxembourg1

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References

  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
  2. 1 2 Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004
  3. 1 2 European Formula 5000 races 1969–1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 14 January 2015
  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
  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