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

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

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

References

^ 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