1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship

August 2015 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship 1971 1973 The 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship Programme, 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday 18 June 1972Programme, 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, Sunday 24 September 1972Programme, 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Oulton Park, Saturday 14 October 1972 was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 90 to 91 The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club but also included rounds in Belgium and Ireland.European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 23 December 2014 It was the fourth European Formula 5000 Championship,Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, Table of Contents and the second to be contested under the Rothmans F5000 European Championship name. The championship was won by Gijs van Lennep, driving a Surtees TS11 and a McLaren M18. Calendar thumb|Gijs van Lennep won the championship driving a Surtees TS11 and a McLaren M18 The championship was contested over fourteen rounds. Round Rothmans European F5000 Championship, Motor Racing Year, 1973 Edition, page 122 Name F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr https://web.archive.org/web/20141020022915/http://jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr/gp/gb5mod.htm 20 October 2014 Retrieved on 23 December 2014 Circuit Date Winning driver Car 1 Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 GBR Brands Hatch 18 March GBR Brian Redman McLaren M10B Chevrolet 2 Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 GBR Mallory Park 26 March GBR Alan Rollinson Lola T300 Chevrolet 3 Snetterton Rothmans F5000 GBR Snetterton 31 March NLD Gijs van Lennep Surtees TS11 Chevrolet 4 Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 GBR Brands Hatch 3 April NZL Graham McRae Leda GM1 Chevrolet 5 Trophée de la Mer BEL Nivelles 9 April NZL Graham McRae Leda GM1 Chevrolet 6 GKN Vanwall Trophy GBR Silverstone 22 April NZL Graham McRae Leda GM1 Chevrolet 7 Dublin Grand Prix IRE Mondello Park 30 April GBR Brian Redman McLaren M10B Chevrolet 8 Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 GBR Oulton Park 29 May GBR Brian Redman Chevron B24 Chevrolet 9 Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 GBR Mallory Park 18 June GBR Steve Thompson Surtees TS8 Chevrolet 10 Charles Heidsieck Challenge Trophy GBR Brands Hatch 13 July NZL Graham McRae McRae GM1 Chevrolet 11 Silverstone Rothmans F5000 GBR Silverstone 6 August NLD Gijs van Lennep Surtees TS11 Chevrolet 12 Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 GBR Brands Hatch 24 September GBR Alan Rollinson Lola T300 Chevrolet 13 Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 GBR Oulton Park 14 October NZL Graham McRae McRae GM1 Chevrolet 14 Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 GBR Brands Hatch 21 October GBR Brian Redman Chevron B24 Chevrolet Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each of the first thirteen rounds and on an 18-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first six places at the final round. Championship standings Position Driver Car Entrant Points 1 NLD Gijs van Lennep Surtees TS11 Chevrolet McLaren M18 Chevrolet Speed International Racing 65 2 GBR Brian Redman McLaren M10B Chevrolet Chevron B24 Chevrolet Sid Taylor 61 3 NZL Graham McRae Leda GM1 Chevrolet McRae GM1 Chevrolet Crown Lynn Potteries 57 4 GBR Alan Rollinson Lola T300 Chevrolet Kitchmac Chevrolet Alan McKenchnie Racing 51 5 BEL Teddy Pilette McLaren M18 Chevrolet McLaren M22 Chevrolet Racing Team VDS 25 6 GBR Ray Allen McLaren M18 Chevrolet Surtees TS11 Chevrolet Speed International Racing 23 7 GBR Steve Thompson Surtees TS8 Chevrolet Alan Brodie 19 8 GBR Keith Holland McLaren M10B Chevrolet   16 9 CAN John Cannon March 725 Oldsmobile   15 10 AUS Frank Gardner Lola T330 Chevrolet Lola Cars 8 11 GBR Ian Ashley Lola T190 Chevrolet Rocky Plumridge 6 = GBR David Prophet McLaren M18 Chevrolet McLaren M10B Chevrolet Speed International Racing 6 13 GBR Clive Santo McLaren M10B Chevrolet   5 14 GBR Gordon Spice Kitchmac Chevrolet   4 15 GBR Fred Saunders Crosslé 15F Rover Mermaid Racing 3 16 GBR Guy Edwards McLaren M10B Chevrolet John Butterworth 2 = CHE Pierre Soukry McLaren M10B Chevrolet   2 = GBR Roger Williamson Kitchmac Chevrolet   2 19 GBR Ray Calcutt McLaren M18 Chevrolet Speed International Racing 1 References Category:European Formula 5000 Championship seasons Rothmans