1973 Rothmans 5000 European Championship
The 1973 Rothmans 5000 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 incorporated European rounds.[5] It was the fifth in an annual sequence of European Formula 5000 Championships,[4] and the first to be contested as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship. The 1973 championship was won by Teddy Pilette, driving a McLaren M18 and a Chevron B24.[6]
The championship was open to Formula 5000 cars, which were defined for this series as single-seater cars using production based engines.[7] Significant changes to the technical regulations were made for 1973.[4] Engines from 2750cc to 5000cc capacity were now permitted, regardless of the number of cylinders.[4] Engines with a capacity of between 4000cc and 5000cc were still required to use pushrod operated valve gear, however engines of less than 4000cc capacity could use unrestricted valve gear and could be turbocharged.[4]
Calendar[]
The championship was contested over fifteen rounds.[5]
Round[5] | Name[8] | Circuit[5][8] | Date[5][8] | Winning driver[8] | Car[8] |
1 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
17 March | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
2 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
1 April | ![]() |
McRae GM1 Chevrolet |
3 | GKN Vanwall Trophy | ![]() |
7 April | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet |
4 | Snetterton Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
20 April | ![]() |
Trojan T101 Chevrolet |
5 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
23 April | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
6 | Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
13 May | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
7 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
28 May | ![]() |
Trojan T101 Chevrolet |
8 | ![]() |
10 June | Cancelled following practice[9] | ||
9 | ![]() |
1 July | Cancelled before practice[10] | ||
10 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
8 July | ![]() |
Trojan T101 Chevrolet |
11 | Dublin Grand Prix | ![]() |
22 July | ![]() |
Trojan T101 Chevrolet |
12 | ![]() |
5 August | Cancelled following practice[11] | ||
13 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
27 August | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
14 | Rothmans Gold Cup | ![]() |
9 September | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
15 | Jyllandsringen Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
23 September | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet |
16 | Duinen Trophee | ![]() |
30 September | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet |
17 | Snetterton Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
7 October | ![]() |
Trojan T101 Chevrolet |
18 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | ![]() |
21 October | ![]() |
Lola T330 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]
Championship standings[]
Position[6] | Driver[6] | Car[6] | Entrant[6] | Points[6] |
1 | ![]() |
McLaren M18 Chevrolet Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
Racing Team VDS | 136 |
2 | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Anglo-American Racing | 133 |
3 | ![]() |
Trojan T101 Chevrolet Lola T190 Chevrolet |
Ian Ward Racing | 116 |
4 | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Servis Appliances Racing | 114 |
5 | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet | John Butterworth | 102 |
6 | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet | ShellSPORT Luxembourg | 97 |
7 | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet Trojan T101 Chevrolet |
Hogan Racing Ltd Sid Taylor |
95 |
8 | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Chevron Racing Anglo-American Racing |
65 |
9 | ![]() |
Trojan T101 Chevrolet | Alan McKechnie Racing | 64 |
10 | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet | ShellSPORT Luxembourg | 59 |
11 | ![]() |
Surtees TS11 Chevrolet Lola T330 Chevrolet |
ShellSPORT Luxembourg | 50 |
12 | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet | Doug Hardwick | 37 |
13 | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet | Hogan Racing Ltd | 29 |
14 | ![]() |
McRae GM1 Chevrolet McRae GM2 Chevrolet |
Iberia Team McRae[7] | 28 |
= | ![]() |
Begg FM5 Chevrolet | GN Begg Engineering | 28 |
16 | ![]() |
Trojan T101 Chevrolet | Hexagon Racing | 24 |
17 | ![]() |
McLaren M18 Chevrolet Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
Racing Team VDS | 23 |
= | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Anglo-American Racing | 23 |
19 | ![]() |
McLaren M19 Chevrolet | Anglo-American Racing | 15 |
20 | ![]() |
Surtees TS8 Chevrolet Lola T330 Chevrolet |
Servis Appliances Racing ShellSPORT Luxembourg |
12 |
21 | ![]() |
McRae GM1 Chevrolet | Jock Russell[7] | 7 |
22 | ![]() |
McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Sheridan Thynne | 6 |
= | ![]() |
McRae GM1 Chevrolet | Alan Rollinson[7] | 6 |
24 | ![]() |
McLaren M18 Chevrolet Lola T330 Chevrolet |
Sheridan Thynne ShellSPORT Luxembourg |
5 |
= | ![]() |
Trojan T101 Chevrolet | Hexagon Racing | 5 |
26 | ![]() |
Trojan T101 Chevrolet | Hexagon Racing | 4 |
27 | ![]() |
Kitchmac Chevrolet | 3 | |
28 | ![]() |
March 73A Chevrolet | 2 | |
= | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Clive Baker[7] | 2 |
30 | ![]() |
McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Sheridan Thynne | 1 |
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Lola T190 Chevrolet | Chris Featherstone[7] | 1 |
References[]
- ^ Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday 1 April 1973
- ^ Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Grote Prijs van Zandvoort, 30-9-1973
- ^ Official Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, 20/21 October 1973
- ^ a b c d e f Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004
- ^ a b c d e European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 4 January 2015
- ^ a b c d e f Wolfgang Kopfler, 1973 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 114 to 116
- ^ a b c d e f Event 1, The Rothmans 5000 European Championship Race (entry list), Programme, Mallory Park, 8 July 1973
- ^ a b c d e F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 4 January 2015
- ^ "Rothmans F5000 Championship round, Misano, 10 Jun 1973", www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 4 January 2015
- ^ Brian Phillips, Two races cancelled, and now its F5000 action at last, Programme, Mallory Park, 8 July 1973, page 3
- ^ "Rothmans F5000 Championship round, Silverstone, 5 Aug 1973", www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 4 January 2015
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