1970 Guards European Formula 5000 Championship

The 1970 Guards European Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing competition for Formula 5000 cars.[1] The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club but also included European rounds.[2] 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.[3] The title was won by Peter Gethin, driving a McLaren M10B.[1]

1970 Guards European Formula 5000 Championship
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Calendar
Championship winner Peter Gethin, pictured in 1971

The championship was contested over twenty rounds with each round staged over two heats.[4]

Round [4] Name [4] Distance (miles) [4] Circuit [4] Country Date [4] Winning driver [4] Car [4]
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 Hockenheim 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.[1] 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.[1]

Championship standings
Peter Gethin won the championship driving a McLaren M10B
Position [1] Driver [1] Car [1] Entrant [1] Points [1]
1 Peter Gethin McLaren M10B Chevrolet Sid Taylor 90
2 Howden Ganley McLaren M10B Chevrolet Barry Newman 61
3 Frank Gardner Lola T190 Chevrolet Motor Racing Research Ltd 52
4 Mike Hailwood Lola T190 Chevrolet
Lola T192 Chevrolet		 Epstein-Cuthbert Team Lola 50
5 Mike Walker McLaren M10B Chevrolet Alan McKechnie Racing 42
6 Graham McRae McLaren M10B Chevrolet Crown Lynn Potteries 36
7 Trevor Taylor Surtees TS5A Chevrolet
Lola T192 Chevrolet		 Team Surtees
Doug Hardwick		 33
= Reine Wisell McLaren M10B Chevrolet Sid Taylor 33
9 Roy Pike Leda LT20
Leda LT22 Chevrolet		 Malaya Garage 17
10 David Prophet McLaren M10B Chevrolet 11
11 Ulf Norinder Lola T190 Chevrolet Sports Cars Switzerland 10
12 Keith Holland Lola T142 Chevrolet Alan Fraser 8
= Davey Powell Lola T190 Chevrolet
Lola T142 Chevrolet		 Doug Hardwick 8
14 Gordon Spice Kitchiner K3A Ford 7
15 Fred Saunders Crosslé 15F Rover Mermaid Racing 6
16 Kaye Griffiths Lola T142 Chevrolet 5
17 Willie Forbes Lola T142 Chevrolet 4
= Alan Rollinson Lotus 70 Chevrolet
Lotus 70 Ford
Surtees TS5A Chevrolet		 Lotus Components

Irish Racing Cars		 4
19 David Hobbs Surtees TS5A Chevrolet Team Surtees 2
= Derrick Williams Lola T142 Chevrolet 2
= Ray Calcutt Lola T142 Chevrolet Alan Fraser 2
22 Morris Nunn Lola T190 Chevrolet Doug Hardwick 1
= Lingard Goulding Lola T142 Chevrolet
Beattie P1100 Chevrolet		 1
= Tony Lanfranchi Lola T190 Chevrolet Sports Cars Switzerland 1

References
  1. Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 33 to 35
  2. European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 16 October 2014
  3. Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, Table of Contents
  4. Anthony Prichard, The Motor Racing Year No2, 1971, pages 245 to 259
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