1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship

The 1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship [1] was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars.[2] The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, but also incorporated European rounds.[3] It was the sixth in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships,[2] and the second to be contested as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship. The 1974 championship was won by Bob Evans, driving a Lola T332.[4]

1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship
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Peter Gethin placed second in the championship driving a Chevron B28
Lela Lombardi placed fifth driving a Lola T330
David Hobbs placed sixth driving a Lola T330

The championship was contested over eighteen rounds.[3]

Round [5] Name [5] Circuit [5] Date [5] Winning driver [5] Car [5]
1 Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 Brands Hatch 16 March Peter Gethin Chevron B28 Chevrolet
2 Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 Mallory Park 24 March David Hobbs Lola T330 Chevrolet
3 Silverstone Vanwall Trophy Silverstone 6 April Brian Redman Lola T332 Chevrolet
4 Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 Oulton Park 12 April Brian Redman Lola T332 Chevrolet
5 Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 Brands Hatch 15 April [6] Bob Evans Lola T332 Chevrolet
6 Zolder Limburg Trophee Zolder 28 April Peter Gethin Chevron B28 Chevrolet
7 Thruxton Rothmans F5000 Thruxton 27 May Ian Ashley Lola T330 Chevrolet
8 Zandvoort Duinen Trophee Zandvoort 3 June Peter Gethin Chevron B28 Chevrolet
9 Mugello Rothmans F5000 Mugello 23 June David Hobbs Lola T330 Chevrolet
10 GP della Lotteria Monza 30 June Peter Gethin Chevron B28 Chevrolet
11 Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 Mallory Park 14 July Bob Evans Lola T332 Chevrolet
12 Mondello Park Dublin GP Mondello Park 28 July Bob Evans Lola T332 Chevrolet
13 Thruxton Rothmans F5000 Thruxton 18 August Bob Evans Lola T332 Chevrolet
14 Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 Brands Hatch 26 August Tony Dean Chevron B24 Chevrolet
15 Oulton Park Gold Cup Oulton Park 8 September Ian Ashley Lola T330 Chevrolet
16 Snetterton Rothmans F5000 Snetterton 6 October Tom Belso Lola T330 Chevrolet
17 Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 Mallory Park 13 October Guy Edwards Lola T332 Chevrolet
18 Brands Hatch Rothmans Motorshow 200 Brands Hatch 20 October Vern Schuppan Chevron B24 Chevrolet

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten places at each of the first seventeen rounds and on a 40–30–24–20–16–12–8–6–4–2 basis for the first ten places at the final round.[4] Each driver could retain points from fourteen rounds.[4]

Championship standings
Position [4] Driver [4] Car [4] Entrant [4] Points [4]
1 Bob Evans Lola T332 Chevrolet Alan McKechnie Racing 193
2 Peter Gethin Chevron B28 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS 186
3 Ian Ashley Lola T330 Chevrolet ShellSPORT Luxembourg 152
4 Teddy Pilette Chevron B28 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS 108
5 Lela Lombardi Lola T330 Chevrolet ShellSPORT Luxembourg 88
6 David Hobbs Lola T330 Chevrolet Hogan Racing Ltd 81
7 Vern Schuppan Trojan T101 Chevrolet
Lola T332 Chevrolet
Chevron B24/B28 Chevrolet		 Sid Taylor
Chevron Racing Team VDS		 77
8 Tom Belso Lola T330 Chevrolet   72
9 Brian Redman Lola T332 Chevrolet Sid Taylor 67
= Chris Craft Chevron B24/B28 Chevrolet
Brabham BT43 Chevrolet		 Crowne Racing 67
11 Mike Wilds March 74A Chevrolet Dempster International Racing 58
12 Clive Santo Lola T330 Chevrolet   42
= Brian Robinson McLaren M19 Chevrolet Anglo-American Racing 42
14 Damien Magee Lola T330 Chevrolet
Trojan T101 Chevrolet
Chevron B24 Chevrolet		 AW Brown Racing 41
15 Guy Edwards Lola T332 Chevrolet John Butterworth 37
16 Tony Dean Chevron B24 Chevrolet Anglo-American Racing 28
17 Patrick Summer Trojan T101 Chevrolet   27
18 Brian McGuire Trojan T101 Chevrolet
Lola T332 Chevrolet		   25
19 Keith Holland Trojan T102 Chevrolet
Lola T332 Chevrolet		 Ian Ward Racing
John Butterworth		 20
20 Steve Thompson Chevron B24 Chevrolet
Trojan T102 Chevrolet		 Servis Racing
Ian Ward Racing		 17
21 Roelof Wunderink Chevron B24 Chevrolet   14
22 Leen Verhoeven Lola T330 Chevrolet
Trojan T101 Chevrolet		 Hogan Racing Ltd
Sid Taylor		 11
23 Derek Bell Lola T330 Chevrolet Hogan Racing Ltd 10
24 Eddie Keizan Lola T332 Chevrolet John Butterworth 8
25 Trevor Twaites Lola T330 Chevrolet   8
26 Nick Wattiez Lola T330 Chevrolet   5
27 Clive Baker March 73A Chevrolet   4
28 Chris Featherstone McRae GM1 Chevrolet   2
29 Brendan McInerney Lola T330 Chevrolet Trevor Twaites 2
30 Tony Trimmer Lola T330 Chevrolet ShellSPORT Luxembourg 1

References
  1. The championship was promoted as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship, as indicated in (eg) the programmes for Oulton Park 12 April, Brands Hatch 15 April, Mallory Park 14 July and Brands Hatch 19/20 October
  2. Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004
  3. European Formula 5000 races 1969–1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 14 January 2015
  4. Wolfgang Kopfler, 1974 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004, pages 143 to 145
  5. F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 14 January 2015
  6. Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, Monday, 15 April 1974
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