1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship Explained

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

.The championship was contested over seventeen rounds.^[4]

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

• ‡ 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

Position	Driver	Car	Entrant	Points
1	Frank Gardner	Lola T192 Chevrolet Lola T300 Chevrolet	Lola Cars Limited	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	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	16
10	David Prophet	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Bugie Prophet	10
11	Tony Dean	McLaren M7A Chevrolet	Barry Newman Racing ^[12]	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	4
=	Tony Trimmer	Surtees TS5A Chevrolet Lola T190 Chevrolet	Kaye Griffiths	4
=	Gordon Spice	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Gordon Spice Cash and Carry	4
21	Jock Russell	Lotus 70 Ford	Jock Russell	2
22	Rob Taylor	Kitchiner K3A Ford		1
23	David Berry	Brabham BT16 Rover	David Berry	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. http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/racelist.php?CategoryID=F5 European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com
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. http://jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr/gp/gb5mod.htm F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr
9. Anthony Prichard, The Non-Championship Races, The Motor Racing Year No3, 1972, pages 118 to 147
10. https://progcovers.com/motor/snetterton710830.pdf Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Snetterton, Monday 30 August 1971, page 12
11. https://www.statsf1.com/en/1971-hc/grand-prix-273.aspx 1971 XVIII International Gold Cup, www.statsf1.com
12. Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship - Points Position, Programme, Snetterton, Monday, 30 August 1971, page 11