1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship
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The 1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship [1][2][3] was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars.[4] The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, but also incorporated European rounds.[5] It was the seventh and last in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships,[4] and the first to be contested as the ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship. The 1975 championship was won by Teddy Pilette, driving a Lola T400.[6]
Calendar
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The championship was contested over sixteen rounds.[5]
Points system
[edit]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 fifteen rounds and on a 40–30–24–20–16–12–8–6–4–2 basis for the first ten places at the final round.[6] Each driver could retain points from twelve rounds.[6]
Championship standings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Programme, ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, Easter Monday, 31 March
- ^ Programme, ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday, 10 August
- ^ Programme, ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday, 12 October
- ^ a b Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004
- ^ a b European Formula 5000 races 1969–1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 17 January 2015
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wolfgang Kopfler, 1975 ShellSPORT European Formula 5000 Championship, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004, pages 178 to 180
- ^ a b c d e f F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 17 January 2015
The 1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship [1][2][3] was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars.[4] The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, but also incorporated European rounds.[5] It was the seventh and last in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships,[4] and the first to be contested as the ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship. The 1975 championship was won by Teddy Pilette, driving a Lola T400.[6]
Calendar
The championship was contested over sixteen rounds.[5]
| Round [7] | Name [7] | Circuit [7] | Date [7] | Winning driver [7] | Car [7] |
| 1 | Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000 |  Brands Hatch | 15 March | Ian Ashley | Lola T330 Chevrolet V8 |
| 2 | Oulton Park Shellsport F5000 | Oulton Park | 28 March | Gordon Spice | Lola T332 Chevrolet V8 |
| 3 | Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000 | Brands Hatch | 31 March | David Purley | Chevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4 |
| 4 | Silverstone Vanwall Trophy | Silverstone | 12 April | Richard Scott | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
| 5 | Zolder Limburg Trophee | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Zolder | 27 April | Peter Gethin | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
| 6 | Zandvoort Duinen Trophee |  Zandvoort | 19 May | Peter Gethin | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
| 7 | Shellsport F5000 Thruxton I | Thruxton | 26 May | Ian Ashley | Lola T330 Chevrolet V8 |
| 8 | Snetterton Shellsport F5000 | Snetterton | 27 July | Bob Evans | Lola T332 Chevrolet V8 |
| 9 | Mallory Park Shellsport F5000 | Mallory Park | 10 August | Teddy Pilette | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
| 10 | Thruxton Andover Mayoral Trophy | Thruxton | 17 August | Teddy Pilette | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
| 11 | Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000 | Brands Hatch | 25 August | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} Alan Jones | March 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4 |
| 12 | Oulton Park Gold Cup | Oulton Park | 6 September | David Purley | Chevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4 |
| 13 | Silverstone Shellsport F5000 | Silverstone | 28 September | Alan Jones | March 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4 |
| 14 | Shellsport F5000 Snetterton II | Snetterton | 5 October | Teddy Pilette | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
| 15 | Mallory Park Shellsport F5000 | Mallory Park | 12 October | Teddy Pilette | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
| 16 | Brands Hatch Shellsport Motorshow 200 | Brands Hatch | 19 October | Peter Gethin | Lola T400 Chevrolet V8 |
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 fifteen rounds and on a 40–30–24–20–16–12–8–6–4–2 basis for the first ten places at the final round.[6] Each driver could retain points from twelve rounds.[6]
Championship standings
References
- ^ Programme, ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, Easter Monday, 31 March
- ^ Programme, ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday, 10 August
- ^ Programme, ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday, 12 October
- ^ a b Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004
- ^ a b European Formula 5000 races 1969–1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 17 January 2015
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wolfgang Kopfler, 1975 ShellSPORT European Formula 5000 Championship, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004, pages 178 to 180
- ^ a b c d e f F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 17 January 2015