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]

Round [4] [5]	Name [4]	Circuit [4] [5]	Country	Date [4] [5]	Winning driver [4] [5]	Car [4] [5]	Report
1		Mallory Park	Great Britain	28-Mar	Mike Hailwood	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet
2		Snetterton	Great Britain	9 April	Frank Gardner	Lola T192 Chevrolet
3	Yellow Pages Trophy [7]	Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit	Great Britain	12 April	Brian Redman	McLaren M18 Chevrolet
4	Dublin GP [8]	Mondello Park	Ireland	2 May	Frank Gardner	Lola T192 Chevrolet
5	Daily Express International Trophy [9]	Silverstone	Great Britain	8 May	Mike Hailwood (Note 1)	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet	Report
6		Castle Combe	Great Britain	15 May	Frank Gardner	Lola T192 Chevrolet
7		Mallory Park	Great Britain	31May	Graham McRae	McLaren M10B Chevrolet
8	GP della Lotteria [8]	Monza	Italy	20 June	Alan Rollinson	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet
9	Yellow Pages Trophy [8]	Mallory Park	Great Britain	4 July	Mike Hailwood	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet
10	Kodak Super 8 Trophy [8]	Thruxton	Great Britain	1 August	Graham McRae	McLaren M10B Chevrolet
11	Uniflo Trophy [8]	Silverstone	Great Britain	14 August	Mike Hailwood	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet
12	Rothmans International Gold Cup [8]	Oulton Park	Great Britain	21 August	Frank Gardner (Note 2)	Lola T300 Chevrolet
13		Snetterton	Great Britain	30 August	Graham McRae	McLaren M10B Chevrolet
14	Nations GP [8]	Hockenheim	Germany	12 September	Frank Gardner	Lola T300 Chevrolet
15		Oulton Park	Great Britain	18 September	Frank Gardner	Lola T300 Chevrolet
16		Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit	Great Britain	26 September	Brian Redman	McLaren M18 Chevrolet
17	Rothmans World Championship Victory Race [9]	Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit	Great Britain	24 October	Alan Rollinson (Note 3)	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet	Report

• 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. Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 67 to 89
5. 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. Programme, Brands Hatch, Monday 12 April 1971, page 8
8. F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 16 October 2014
9. Anthony Prichard, The Non-Championship Races, The Motor Racing Year No3, 1972, pages 118 to 147