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]
Calendar
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The championship was contested over twenty rounds with each round staged over two heats.[4]
Points system
[edit]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
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Position [1] | Driver [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Points [1] |
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McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Sid Taylor | 90 |
2 | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Barry Newman | 61 |
3 | ![]() |
Lola T190 Chevrolet | Motor Racing Research Ltd | 52 |
4 | ![]() |
Lola T190 Chevrolet Lola T192 Chevrolet |
Epstein-Cuthbert Team Lola | 50 |
5 | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Alan McKechnie Racing | 42 |
6 | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn Potteries | 36 |
7 | ![]() |
Surtees TS5A Chevrolet Lola T192 Chevrolet |
Team Surtees Doug Hardwick |
33 |
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McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Sid Taylor | 33 |
9 | ![]() |
Leda LT20 Leda LT22 Chevrolet |
Malaya Garage | 17 |
10 | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Chevrolet | 11 | |
11 | ![]() |
Lola T190 Chevrolet | Sports Cars Switzerland | 10 |
12 | ![]() |
Lola T142 Chevrolet | Alan Fraser | 8 |
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Lola T190 Chevrolet Lola T142 Chevrolet |
Doug Hardwick | 8 |
14 | ![]() |
Kitchiner K3A Ford | 7 | |
15 | ![]() |
Crosslé 15F Rover | Mermaid Racing | 6 |
16 | ![]() |
Lola T142 Chevrolet | 5 | |
17 | ![]() |
Lola T142 Chevrolet | 4 | |
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Lotus 70 Chevrolet Lotus 70 Ford Surtees TS5A Chevrolet |
Lotus Components Irish Racing Cars |
4 |
19 | ![]() |
Surtees TS5A Chevrolet | Team Surtees | 2 |
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Lola T142 Chevrolet | 2 | |
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Lola T142 Chevrolet | Alan Fraser | 2 |
22 | ![]() |
Lola T190 Chevrolet | Doug Hardwick | 1 |
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Lola T142 Chevrolet Beattie P1100 Chevrolet |
1 | |
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Lola T190 Chevrolet | Sports Cars Switzerland | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 33 to 35
- ^ European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 16 October 2014
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, Table of Contents
- ^ a b c d e f g h Anthony Prichard, The Motor Racing Year No2, 1971, pages 245 to 259