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

Frank Gardner won the championship driving a Lola T300, similar to that pictured above, and a Lola T192

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The championship was contested over seventeen rounds.^[4]

• Note 1 Mike Hailwood was the highest placed Formula 5000 driver at Round 5 in a combined field of Formula 5000 and Formula One cars.^[4]
• Note 2 Frank Gardner was the highest placed Formula 5000 driver at Round 12 in a combined field of Formula 5000 and Formula One cars.
• Note 3 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	Frank Gardner	Lola T192 Chevrolet Lola T300 Chevrolet	Lola Cars Limited [7]	95
2	Mike Hailwood	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet	Team Surtees	58
3	Mike Walker	Lola T192 Chevrolet	Doug Hardwick	40
4	Alan Rollinson	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet	Alan McKechnie Racing	35
5	Brian Redman	McLaren M18 Chevrolet	Syd Taylor Team Castrol [7]	34
6	Graham McRae	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Crown Lynn Potteries	33
7	Ray Allen	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Team Trojan	30
8	Teddy Pilette	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Racing Team VDS	18
9	Trevor Taylor	Leda LT25 Chevrolet	Malaya Garage Racing Division [7]	16
10	David Prophet	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Bugie Prophet [7]	10
11	Tony Dean	McLaren M7A Chevrolet		9
12	Peter Gethin	McLaren M18 Chevrolet	Syd Taylor	7
13	Ulf Norinder	McLaren M18 Chevrolet	Team Trojan	6
14	Fred Saunders	Crosslé 15F Rover	Mermaid Racing	5
=	John Myerscough	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	John Butterworth	5
16	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	McLaren M18 Chevrolet	Barry Newman	4
=	Howden Ganley	McLaren M18 Chevrolet	Barry Newman	4
=	Keith Holland	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Keith Holland [7]	4
=	Tony Trimmer	Surtees TS5A Chevrolet Lola T190 Chevrolet	Kaye Griffiths	4
=	Gordon Spice	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Gordon Spice Cash and Carry [7]	4
21	Jock Russell	Lotus 70 Ford	Jock Russell [7]	2
22	Rob Taylor	Kitchiner K3A Ford		1
23	David Berry	Brabham BT16 Rover	David Berry [7]	1

References

1. ↑ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship & Evening News Car Races, Brands Hatch, Monday 12 April 1971
2. ↑ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Mallory Park, Monday 31 May 1971
3. ↑ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Brands Hatch, Monday 26 September 1971
4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 67 to 89
5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 16 October 2014
6. ↑ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, Table of Contents
7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Programme, Brands Hatch, Monday 12 April 1971, page 8
8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 16 October 2014
9. 1 2 Anthony Prichard, The Non-Championship Races, The Motor Racing Year No3, 1972, pages 118 to 147