1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship


The 1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars. The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club but also included European rounds. It was the third of seven annual European Formula 5000 Championships to be contested between 1969 and 1975, 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.

Calendar

The championship was contested over seventeen rounds.
RoundNameCircuitDateWinning driverCar
1 Mallory Park28 March Mike HailwoodSurtees TS8 Chevrolet
2 Snetterton9 April Frank GardnerLola T192 Chevrolet
3Yellow Pages Trophy Brands Hatch12 April Brian RedmanMcLaren M18 Chevrolet
4Dublin Grand Prix Mondello Park2 May Frank GardnerLola T192 Chevrolet
5Daily Express International Trophy
'		 Silverstone8 May Mike Hailwood ‡Surtees TS8 Chevrolet
6 Castle Combe15 May Frank GardnerLola T192 Chevrolet
7 Mallory Park31 May Graham McRaeMcLaren M10B Chevrolet
8GP della Lotteria di Monza Monza20 June Alan RollinsonSurtees TS8 Chevrolet
9Yellow Pages Trophy Mallory Park4 July Mike HailwoodSurtees TS8 Chevrolet
10Kodak Super 8 Trophy Thruxton1 August Graham McRaeMcLaren M10B Chevrolet
11Uniflo Trophy Silverstone14 August Mike HailwoodSurtees TS8 Chevrolet
12Rothmans International Gold Cup Oulton Park21 August Frank Gardner ‡Lola T300 Chevrolet
13 Snetterton30 August Graham McRaeMcLaren M10B Chevrolet
14Nations Grand Prix Hockenheim12 September Frank GardnerLola T300 Chevrolet
15 Oulton Park18 September Frank GardnerLola T300 Chevrolet
16 Brands Hatch26 September Brian RedmanMcLaren M18 Chevrolet
17Rothmans World Championship Victory Race
'		 Brands Hatch24 October Alan Rollinson ‡Surtees TS8 Chevrolet

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round. Final championship positions were determined from the best six results from the longer rounds and the best six results from the shorter rounds.

Championship standings