1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship
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]
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Points system
[edit | edit source]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
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[edit | edit source]- ^ 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