1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship


The 1974 Rothmans 5000 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 incorporated European rounds. It was the sixth in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships, and the second to be contested as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship. The 1974 championship was won by Bob Evans, driving a Lola T332.

Calendar

The championship was contested over eighteen rounds.
RoundNameCircuitDateWinning driverCar
1Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 Brands Hatch16 March Peter GethinChevron B28 Chevrolet
2Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 Mallory Park24 March David HobbsLola T330 Chevrolet
3Silverstone Vanwall Trophy Silverstone6 April Brian RedmanLola T332 Chevrolet
4Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 Oulton Park12 April Brian RedmanLola T332 Chevrolet
5Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 Brands Hatch15 April Bob EvansLola T332 Chevrolet
6Zolder Limburg Trophee Zolder28 April Peter GethinChevron B28 Chevrolet
7Thruxton Rothmans F5000 Thruxton27 May Ian AshleyLola T330 Chevrolet
8Zandvoort Duinen Trophee Zandvoort3 June Peter GethinChevron B28 Chevrolet
9Mugello Rothmans F5000 Mugello23 June David HobbsLola T330 Chevrolet
10GP della Lotteria Monza30 June Peter GethinChevron B28 Chevrolet
11Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 Mallory Park14 July Bob EvansLola T332 Chevrolet
12Mondello Park Dublin GP Mondello Park28 July Bob EvansLola T332 Chevrolet
13Thruxton Rothmans F5000 Thruxton18 August Bob EvansLola T332 Chevrolet
14Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 Brands Hatch26 August Tony DeanChevron B24 Chevrolet
15Oulton Park Gold Cup Oulton Park8 September Ian AshleyLola T330 Chevrolet
16Snetterton Rothmans F5000 Snetterton6 October Tom BelsoLola T330 Chevrolet
17Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 Mallory Park13 October Guy EdwardsLola T332 Chevrolet
18Brands Hatch Rothmans Motorshow 200 Brands Hatch20 October Vern SchuppanChevron B24 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. Each driver could retain points from fourteen rounds.

Championship standings