1970 Guards European Formula 5000 Championship

1970 Guards European Formula 5000 Championship 1969 1971 The 1970 Guards European Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing competition for Formula 5000 cars.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 33 to 35 The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club but also included European rounds.European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 16 October 2014 It was the first and only series to carry the Guards European Formula 5000 Championship name and the second of seven annual European Formula 5000 Championships to be contested between 1969 and 1975.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, Table of Contents The title was won by Peter Gethin, driving a McLaren M10B. Calendar thumb|Championship winner Peter Gethin, pictured in 1971 The championship was contested over twenty rounds with each round staged over two heats.Anthony Prichard, The Motor Racing Year No2, 1971, pages 245 to 259 Round Name Distance (miles) Circuit Country Date Winning driver Car 1 110 Oulton Park United Kingdom 27 March Mike Walker McLaren M10B Chevrolet 2 106 Brands Hatch United Kingdom 30 March Peter Gethin McLaren M10B Chevrolet 3 North Sea Trophy 104 Zolder Belgium 5 April Peter Gethin McLaren M10B Chevrolet 4 104 Zandvoort Netherlands 19 April Peter Gethin McLaren M10B Chevrolet 5 Daily Express / GKN International Trophy 150 Silverstone United Kingdom 26 April Mike Hailwood Lola T190 Chevrolet 6 62 Brands Hatch (Club Circuit) United Kingdom 3 May Peter Gethin McLaren M10B Chevrolet 7 55 Castle Combe United Kingdom 9 May Peter Gethin McLaren M10B Chevrolet 8 64 Mallory Park United Kingdom 25 May Peter Gethin McLaren M10B Chevrolet 9 Rothmans Grand Prix 106 Mondello Park Ireland 1 June Trevor Taylor Surtees TS5A Chevrolet 10 Martini Trophy 104 Silverstone United Kingdom 6 June Peter Gethin McLaren M10B Chevrolet 11 Lottery Grand Prix 143 Monza Italy 21 June Mike Walker McLaren M10B Chevrolet 12 Anderstorp 5000 105 Scandinavian Raceway Sweden 28 June Peter Gethin McLaren M10B Chevrolet 13 Olympia Trophy 132 Salzburgring Austria 12 July Mike Hailwood Lola T190 Chevrolet 14 Kodak Super 8 Trophy 71 Thruxton United Kingdom 9 August Frank Gardner Lola T190 Chevrolet 15 Automotive Products Trophy 59 Silverstone United Kingdom 15 August Frank Gardner Lola T190 Chevrolet 16 Gold Cup 110 Oulton Park United Kingdom 22 August Howden Ganley McLaren M10B Chevrolet 17 65 Snetterton United Kingdom 31 August Reine Wisell McLaren M10B Chevrolet 18 Preis der Nationen 126 Hockenheimring West Germany 13 September Reine Wisell McLaren M10B Chevrolet 19 66 Oulton Park United Kingdom 19 September Reine Wisell McLaren M10B Chevrolet 20 80 Brands Hatch United Kingdom 27 September Graham McRae McLaren M10B Chevrolet Points system 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 ten results from the longer rounds (i.e. those contested over greater than 100 miles) and the best four results from the shorter rounds. Championship standings thumb|Peter Gethin won the championship driving a McLaren M10B Position Driver Car Entrant Points 1 GBR Peter Gethin McLaren M10B Chevrolet Sid Taylor 90 2 NZL Howden Ganley McLaren M10B Chevrolet Barry Newman 61 3 AUS Frank Gardner Lola T190 Chevrolet Motor Racing Research Ltd 52 4 GBR Mike Hailwood Lola T190 Chevrolet Lola T192 Chevrolet Epstein-Cuthbert Team Lola 50 5 GBR Mike Walker McLaren M10B Chevrolet Alan McKechnie Racing 42 6 NZL Graham McRae McLaren M10B Chevrolet Crown Lynn Potteries 36 7 GBR Trevor Taylor Surtees TS5A Chevrolet Lola T192 Chevrolet Team Surtees Doug Hardwick 33 = SWE Reine Wisell McLaren M10B Chevrolet Sid Taylor 33 9 USA Roy Pike Leda LT20 Leda LT22 Chevrolet Malaya Garage 17 10 GBR David Prophet McLaren M10B Chevrolet 11 11 SWE Ulf Norinder Lola T190 Chevrolet Sports Cars Switzerland 10 12 GBR Keith Holland Lola T142 Chevrolet Alan Fraser 8 = GBR Davey Powell Lola T190 Chevrolet Lola T142 Chevrolet Doug Hardwick 8 14 GBR Gordon Spice Kitchiner K3A Ford 7 15 GBR Fred Saunders Crosslé 15F Rover Mermaid Racing 6 16 GBR Kaye Griffiths Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 17 GBR Willie Forbes Lola T142 Chevrolet 4 = GBR Alan Rollinson Lotus 70 Chevrolet Lotus 70 Ford Surtees TS5A Chevrolet Lotus Components Irish Racing Cars 4 19 GBR David Hobbs Surtees TS5A Chevrolet Team Surtees 2 = GBR Derrick Williams Lola T142 Chevrolet 2 = GBR Ray Calcutt Lola T142 Chevrolet Alan Fraser 2 22 GBR Morris Nunn Lola T190 Chevrolet Doug Hardwick 1 = IRE Lingard Goulding Lola T142 Chevrolet Beattie P1100 Chevrolet 1 = GBR Tony Lanfranchi Lola T190 Chevrolet Sports Cars Switzerland 1 References Category:European Formula 5000 Championship seasons Guards