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
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The championship was contested over seventeen rounds.[4]
- ‡ Mike Hailwood was the highest placed Formula 5000 driver at Round 5 in a combined field of Formula 5000 and Formula One cars.[4]
- # Frank Gardner was the highest placed Formula 5000 driver at Round 12 in a combined field of Formula 5000 and Formula One cars.[11]
- @ 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship & Evening News Car Races, Brands Hatch, Monday 12 April 1971
- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Mallory Park, Monday 31 May 1971
- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Brands Hatch, Monday 26 September 1971
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 67 to 89
- ^ a b c d e f European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 16 October 2014
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, Table of Contents
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Programme, Brands Hatch, Monday 12 April 1971, page 8
- ^ a b c d e f g F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 16 October 2014
- ^ a b Anthony Prichard, The Non-Championship Races, The Motor Racing Year No3, 1972, pages 118 to 147
- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Snetterton, Monday 30 August 1971, page 12 Retrieved on 29 June 2022
- ^ 1971 XVIII International Gold Cup, www.statsf1.com Retrieved 9 February 2024
- ^ Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship - Points Position, Programme, Snetterton, Monday, 30 August 1971, page 11