The 1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship [1] was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars. [2] The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, but also incorporated European rounds. [3] It was the sixth in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships, [2] and the second to be contested as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship. The 1974 championship was won by Bob Evans, driving a Lola T332. [4]
The championship was contested over eighteen rounds. [3]
Round [5] | Name [5] | Circuit [5] | Date [5] | Winning driver [5] | Car [5] |
1 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 |
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16 March |
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Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
2 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 |
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24 March |
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Lola T330 Chevrolet |
3 | Silverstone Vanwall Trophy |
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6 April |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
4 | Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 |
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12 April |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
5 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 |
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15 April [6] |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
6 | Zolder Limburg Trophee |
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28 April |
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Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
7 | Thruxton Rothmans F5000 |
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27 May |
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Lola T330 Chevrolet |
8 | Zandvoort Duinen Trophee |
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3 June |
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Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
9 | Mugello Rothmans F5000 |
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23 June |
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Lola T330 Chevrolet |
10 | GP della Lotteria |
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30 June |
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Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
11 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 |
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14 July |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
12 | Mondello Park Dublin GP |
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28 July |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
13 | Thruxton Rothmans F5000 |
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18 August |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
14 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 |
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26 August |
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Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
15 | Oulton Park Gold Cup |
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8 September |
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Lola T330 Chevrolet |
16 | Snetterton Rothmans F5000 |
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6 October |
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Lola T330 Chevrolet |
17 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 |
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13 October |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
18 | Brands Hatch Rothmans Motorshow 200 |
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20 October |
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Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
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. [4] Each driver could retain points from fourteen rounds. [4]
The 1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship [1] was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars. [2] The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, but also incorporated European rounds. [3] It was the sixth in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships, [2] and the second to be contested as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship. The 1974 championship was won by Bob Evans, driving a Lola T332. [4]
The championship was contested over eighteen rounds. [3]
Round [5] | Name [5] | Circuit [5] | Date [5] | Winning driver [5] | Car [5] |
1 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 |
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16 March |
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Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
2 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 |
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24 March |
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Lola T330 Chevrolet |
3 | Silverstone Vanwall Trophy |
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6 April |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
4 | Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 |
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12 April |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
5 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 |
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15 April [6] |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
6 | Zolder Limburg Trophee |
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28 April |
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Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
7 | Thruxton Rothmans F5000 |
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27 May |
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Lola T330 Chevrolet |
8 | Zandvoort Duinen Trophee |
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3 June |
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Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
9 | Mugello Rothmans F5000 |
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23 June |
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Lola T330 Chevrolet |
10 | GP della Lotteria |
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30 June |
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Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
11 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 |
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14 July |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
12 | Mondello Park Dublin GP |
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28 July |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
13 | Thruxton Rothmans F5000 |
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18 August |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
14 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 |
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26 August |
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Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
15 | Oulton Park Gold Cup |
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8 September |
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Lola T330 Chevrolet |
16 | Snetterton Rothmans F5000 |
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6 October |
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Lola T330 Chevrolet |
17 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 |
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13 October |
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Lola T332 Chevrolet |
18 | Brands Hatch Rothmans Motorshow 200 |
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20 October |
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Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
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. [4] Each driver could retain points from fourteen rounds. [4]