1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship


The 1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing competition for Formula 5000 cars and cars with unrestricted racing engines of up to 2000cc capacity. The championship was organized in the United Kingdom but also included European rounds. It was the first and only series to carry the Guards Formula 5000 Championship name and the first in a sequence of seven annual European Formula 5000 Championships to be contested between 1969 and 1975. The championship was won by Peter Gethin, driving a McLaren M10A.

Calendar

The championship was contested over twelve rounds.
RoundNameCircuitCountryDateWinning driverCarTeam
1Oulton ParkGreat Britain4 AprilPeter GethinMcLaren M10A ChevroletChurch Farm Racing Team
2Brands HatchGreat Britain7 AprilPeter GethinMcLaren M10A ChevroletChurch Farm Racing Team
3Kent Messenger 5000Brands HatchGreat Britain11 MayPeter GethinMcLaren M10A ChevroletChurch Farm Racing Team
4Mallory ParkGreat Britain26 MayPeter GethinMcLaren M10A ChevroletChurch Farm Racing Team
5Vanwall TrophySilverstoneGreat Britain15 JuneMike WalkerLola T142 ChevroletMcKechnie Racing Team
6Dublin Grand PrixMondello ParkIreland13 JulyDavid HobbsSurtees TS5 ChevroletTeam Surtees
7Trofee der NoordzeeKoksijdeBelgium3 AugustTrevor TaylorSurtees TS5 ChevroletTeam Surtees
8Duinen TropheeZandvoortNetherlands10 AugTrevor TaylorSurtees TS5 ChevroletTeam Surtees
9SnettertonGreat Britain1 SeptemberTrevor TaylorSurtees TS5 ChevroletTeam Elite
10Nations Grand PrixHockenheimGermany14 SeptemberTrevor TaylorSurtees TS5 ChevroletTeam Elite
11Oulton ParkGreat Britain20 SeptemberMike WalkerLola T142 ChevroletMcKechnie Racing Team
12Brands HatchGreat Britain28 SeptemberMike HailwoodLola T142 ChevroletEpstein Cuthbert Racing

Points system

Championship points were awarded at each round on a 500-350-250-200-150-125-100-90-80-75-70-65-60-55 basis to the first 14 drivers, with 50 points awarded for each place from 15th to 20th. The final championship placings were determined from the best eight results from the twelve rounds.

Championship standings

The following table lists the top twenty positions in the championship.
PositionDriverCarEntrantPoints
1 Peter GethinMcLaren M10A Chevrolet 5.0Church Farm Racing Team2365
2 Trevor TaylorSurtees TS5 Chevrolet 5.0Team Surtees
Team Elite
2170
3 Mike HailwoodLola T142 Chevrolet 5.0Paul Hawkins & Epstein - Cuthbert2045
4 Keith HollandLola T142 Chevrolet 5.0Alan Fraser2000
5 Alan RollinsonBrabham BT30 Ford FVA 1.6
Lola T142 Chevrolet 5.0
Irish Racing Cars
Doug Hardwick
1920
6 Mike WalkerLola T142 Chevrolet 5.0Allan McKechnie Racing1845
7 Ulf NorinderLola T142 Chevrolet 5.0Sports Cars Switzerland1450
8 David HobbsSurtees TS5 Chevrolet 5.0Team Surtees1275
9 Willie ForbesLola T142 Chevrolet 5.0 1080
10 Robert LamploughLotus 43 Ford 4.7
Lotus 41 Ford 1.6
795
11 Derrick WilliamsLola T142 Chevrolet 5.0Race Development Engineering
DJ Bond Racing
675
12 Andrea de AdamichSurtees TS5 Chevrolet 5.0Team Surtees620
13 Doug HardwickLola T142 Chevrolet 5.0 575
14 Terry SangerBRM P83 Ford 4.7 540
15 Steve ThompsonLola T60 Ford 1.6 420
16 Kaye GriffithsBRP Mk2 Ford 4.7 415
17 Frank GardnerLola T142 Chevrolet 5.0Sid Taylor350
= Peter WestburyBrabham BT30 Ford FVA 1.6
Lola T142 Chevrolet 5.0
350
19 Ian AshleyKitchiner K3 Ford 4.7 330
20 Brian CullenLola T60 Ford 1.6 & Brabham BT23C Ford FVA 1.6 310