The 1975 ShellSPORT 5000 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 incorporated European rounds. [5] It was the seventh and last in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships, [4] and the first to be contested as the ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship. The 1975 championship was won by Teddy Pilette, driving a Lola T400. [6]
The championship was contested over sixteen rounds. [5]
Round [7] | Name [7] | Circuit [7] | Date [7] | Winning driver [7] | Car [7] |
1 | Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000 | Brands Hatch | 15 March | Ian Ashley | Lola T330 Chevrolet V8 |
2 | Oulton Park Shellsport F5000 | Oulton Park | 28 March | Gordon Spice | Lola T332 Chevrolet V8 |
3 | Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000 | Brands Hatch | 31 March | David Purley | Chevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4 |
4 | Silverstone Vanwall Trophy | Silverstone | 12 April | Richard Scott | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
5 | Zolder Limburg Trophee | Zolder | 27 April | Peter Gethin | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
6 | Zandvoort Duinen Trophee | Zandvoort | 19 May | Peter Gethin | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
7 | Shellsport F5000 Thruxton I | Thruxton | 26 May | Ian Ashley | Lola T330 Chevrolet V8 |
8 | Snetterton Shellsport F5000 | Snetterton | 27 July | Bob Evans | Lola T332 Chevrolet V8 |
9 | Mallory Park Shellsport F5000 | Mallory Park | 10 August | Teddy Pilette | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
10 | Thruxton Andover Mayoral Trophy | Thruxton | 17 August | Teddy Pilette | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
11 | Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000 | Brands Hatch | 25 August | Alan Jones | March 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4 |
12 | Oulton Park Gold Cup | Oulton Park | 6 September | David Purley | Chevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4 |
13 | Silverstone Shellsport F5000 | Silverstone | 28 September | Alan Jones | March 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4 |
14 | Shellsport F5000 Snetterton II | Snetterton | 5 October | Teddy Pilette | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
15 | Mallory Park Shellsport F5000 | Mallory Park | 12 October | Teddy Pilette | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
16 | Brands Hatch Shellsport Motorshow 200 | Brands Hatch | 19 October | Peter Gethin | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
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 fifteen rounds and on a 40–30–24–20–16–12–8–6–4–2 basis for the first ten places at the final round. [6] Each driver could retain points from twelve rounds. [6]
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