The European Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars held annually from 1969 to 1975.[1] It was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club with each championship also including rounds held at European circuits.[2]
The championship was first run in 1969 as the Guards Formula 5000 Championship.[1] Various sponsorship and name changes followed, with the series run as the Guards European Formula 5000 Championship in 1970,[1] the Rothmans F5000 European Championship in 1971 [3] [4] [5] and 1972,[6] [7] [8] the Rothmans 5000 European Championship in 1973[9] [10] [11] and 1974[12] [13] [14] and finally as the ShellSport 5000 European Championship in 1975.[15] [16] [17]
The series was replaced by the Shellsport International Series in 1976[18] with Formula One, Formula Two and Formula Atlantic cars also eligible to compete.[2]
| Year | Championship | Winning driver | Car | |
| 1969 | Guards Formula 5000 Championship |  Peter Gethin | McLaren M10A Chevrolet | |
| 1970 | Guards European Formula 5000 Championship | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | |
| 1971 | Rothmans F5000 European Championship |  Frank Gardner | Lola T192 Chevrolet Lola T300 Chevrolet | |
| 1972 | Rothmans F5000 European Championship |  Gijs van Lennep | Surtees TS11 Chevrolet McLaren M18 Chevrolet | |
| 1973 | Rothmans 5000 European Championship |  Teddy Pilette | McLaren M18 Chevrolet Chevron B24 Chevrolet | |
| 1974 | Rothmans 5000 European Championship | Bob Evans | Lola T332 Chevrolet | |
| 1975 | ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship | Teddy Pilette | Lola T400 Chevrolet |