1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship
The 1972 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 rounds in Belgium and Ireland.[5] It was the fourth European Formula 5000 Championship,[6] and the second to be contested under the Rothmans F5000 European Championship name. The championship was won by Gijs van Lennep, driving a Surtees TS11 and a McLaren M18.[4]
Calendar
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Gijs van Lennep won the championship driving a Surtees TS11 and a McLaren M18
The championship was contested over fourteen rounds.[4]
Round [7] | Name [8] | Circuit [7] | Country | Date [7] | Winning driver [8] | Car [7] |
1 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | Brands Hatch | Great Britain | 18 March | Brian Redman | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
2 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 | Mallory Park | Great Britain | 26 March | Alan Rollinson | Lola T300 Chevrolet |
3 | Snetterton Rothmans F5000 | Snetterton | Great Britain | 31 March | Gijs van Lennep | Surtees TS11 Chevrolet |
4 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | Brands Hatch | Great Britain | 3 April | Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet |
5 | Nivelles Trophée de la Mer | Nivelles | Belgium | 9 April | Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet |
6 | Silverstone GKN Vanwall Trophy | Silverstone | Great Britain | 22 April | Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet |
7 | Mondello Park Dublin GP | Mondello Park | Ireland | 30 April | Brian Redman | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
8 | Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 | Oulton Park | Great Britain | 29 May | Brian Redman | Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
9 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 | Mallory Park | Great Britain | 18 June | Steve Thompson | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
10 | Brands Hatch Charles Heidsieck Challenge Trophy | Brands Hatch | Great Britain | 13 July | Graham McRae | McRae GM1 Chevrolet |
11 | Silverstone Rothmans F5000 | Silverstone | Great Britain | 6 August | Gijs van Lennep | Surtees TS11 Chevrolet |
12 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | Brands Hatch | Great Britain | 24 September | Alan Rollinson | Lola T300 Chevrolet |
13 | Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 | Oulton Park | Great Britain | 14 October | Graham McRae | McRae GM1 Chevrolet |
14 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | Brands Hatch | Great Britain | 21 October | Brian Redman | Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each of the first thirteen rounds and on an 18-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first six places at the final round.[4]
Championship standings
Position [4] | Driver [4] | Car [4] | Entrant [4] | Points [4] |
1 | Gijs van Lennep | Surtees TS11 Chevrolet McLaren M18 Chevrolet |
Speed International Racing | 65 |
2 | Brian Redman | McLaren M10B Chevrolet Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
Sid Taylor | 61 |
3 | Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet [7] McRae GM1 Chevrolet |
Crown Lynn Potteries | 57 |
4 | Alan Rollinson | Lola T300 Chevrolet Kitchmac Chevrolet |
Alan McKenchnie Racing | 51 |
5 | Teddy Pilette | McLaren M18 Chevrolet McLaren M22 Chevrolet |
Racing Team VDS | 25 |
6 | Ray Allen | McLaren M18 Chevrolet Surtees TS11 Chevrolet |
Speed International Racing | 23 |
7 | Steve Thompson | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet | Alan Brodie | 19 |
8 | Keith Holland | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | 16 | |
9 | John Cannon | March 725 Oldsmobile | 15 | |
10 | Frank Gardner | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Lola Cars | 8 |
11 | Ian Ashley | Lola T190 Chevrolet | Rocky Plumridge | 6 |
= | David Prophet | McLaren M18 Chevrolet McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
Speed International Racing | 6 |
13 | Clive Santo | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | 5 | |
14 | Gordon Spice | Kitchmac Chevrolet | 4 | |
15 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé 15F Rover | Mermaid Racing | 3 |
16 | Guy Edwards | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | John Butterworth | 2 |
= | Pierre Soukry | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | 2 | |
= | Roger Williamson | Kitchmac Chevrolet | 2 | |
19 | Ray Calcutt | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Speed International Racing | 1 |
References
- ↑ Programme, 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday 18th June 1972
- ↑ Programme, 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, Sunday 24th September 1972
- ↑ Programme, 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Oulton Park, Saturday 14th October 1972
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 90 to 91
- ↑ European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 23 December 2014
- ↑ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, Table of Contents
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Rothmans European F5000 Championship, Motor Racing Year, 1973 Edition, page 122
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 23 December 2014