The 1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing competition for Formula 5000 cars and cars with unrestricted racing engines of up to 2000cc capacity.[1] The championship was organized in the United Kingdom but also included European rounds.[2] It was the first and only series to carry the Guards Formula 5000 Championship name and the first in a sequence of seven annual European Formula 5000 Championships to be contested between 1969 and 1975.[3] The championship was won by Peter Gethin, driving a McLaren M10A.[4]
Championship points were awarded at each round on a 500-350-250-200-150-125-100-90-80-75-70-65-60-55 basis to the first 14 drivers, with 50 points awarded for each place from 15th to 20th.[1] The final championship placings were determined from the best eight results from the twelve rounds.[1]
Championship standingsedit
The following table lists the top twenty positions in the championship.
1969, guards, formula, 5000, championship, previous, none, next, 1970, motor, racing, competition, formula, 5000, cars, cars, with, unrestricted, racing, engines, 2000cc, capacity, championship, organized, united, kingdom, also, included, european, rounds, fir. 1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship Previous none Next 1970 The 1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing competition for Formula 5000 cars and cars with unrestricted racing engines of up to 2000cc capacity 1 The championship was organized in the United Kingdom but also included European rounds 2 It was the first and only series to carry the Guards Formula 5000 Championship name and the first in a sequence of seven annual European Formula 5000 Championships to be contested between 1969 and 1975 3 The championship was won by Peter Gethin driving a McLaren M10A 4 Contents 1 Calendar 2 Points system 3 Championship standings 4 ReferencesCalendar edit nbsp Championship winner Peter Gethin pictured in 1971The championship was contested over twelve rounds 1 Round 2 Name Circuit 2 Country 5 Date 2 Winning driver 5 Car 5 Team 5 1 Oulton Park Great Britain 4 April Peter Gethin McLaren M10A Chevrolet Church Farm Racing Team2 Brands Hatch Great Britain 7 April Peter Gethin McLaren M10A Chevrolet Church Farm Racing Team3 Kent Messenger 5000 6 Brands Hatch Great Britain 11 May Peter Gethin McLaren M10A Chevrolet Church Farm Racing Team4 Mallory Park Great Britain 26 May Peter Gethin McLaren M10A Chevrolet Church Farm Racing Team5 Vanwall Trophy 5 Silverstone Great Britain 15 June Mike Walker Lola T142 Chevrolet McKechnie Racing Team6 Dublin Grand Prix 5 Mondello Park Ireland 13 July David Hobbs Surtees TS5 Chevrolet Team Surtees7 Trofee der Noordzee 2 Koksijde Belgium 3 August Trevor Taylor Surtees TS5 Chevrolet Team Surtees8 Duinen Trophee 5 Zandvoort Netherlands 10 Aug Trevor Taylor Surtees TS5 Chevrolet Team Surtees9 Snetterton Great Britain 1 September Trevor Taylor Surtees TS5 Chevrolet Team Elite10 Nations Grand Prix 5 Hockenheim Germany 14 September Trevor Taylor Surtees TS5 Chevrolet Team Elite11 Oulton Park Great Britain 20 September Mike Walker Lola T142 Chevrolet McKechnie Racing Team12 Brands Hatch Great Britain 28 September Mike Hailwood Lola T142 Chevrolet Epstein Cuthbert RacingPoints system editChampionship points were awarded at each round on a 500 350 250 200 150 125 100 90 80 75 70 65 60 55 basis to the first 14 drivers with 50 points awarded for each place from 15th to 20th 1 The final championship placings were determined from the best eight results from the twelve rounds 1 Championship standings editThe following table lists the top twenty positions in the championship Position 4 Driver 4 Car 4 Entrant 4 Points 4 1 nbsp Peter Gethin McLaren M10A Chevrolet 5 0 Church Farm Racing Team 23652 nbsp Trevor Taylor Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 5 0 Team Surtees Team Elite 21703 nbsp Mike Hailwood Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 0 Paul Hawkins amp Epstein Cuthbert 20454 nbsp Keith Holland Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 0 Alan Fraser 20005 nbsp Alan Rollinson Brabham BT30 Ford FVA 1 6 Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 0 Irish Racing Cars Doug Hardwick 19206 nbsp Mike Walker Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 0 Allan McKechnie Racing 18457 nbsp Ulf Norinder Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 0 Sports Cars Switzerland 14508 nbsp David Hobbs Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 5 0 Team Surtees 12759 nbsp Willie Forbes Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 0 108010 nbsp Robert Lamplough Lotus 43 Ford 4 7 Lotus 41 Ford 1 6 79511 nbsp Derrick Williams Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 0 Race Development Engineering DJ Bond Racing 67512 nbsp Andrea de Adamich Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 5 0 Team Surtees 62013 nbsp Doug Hardwick Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 0 57514 nbsp Terry Sanger BRM P83 Ford 4 7 54015 nbsp Steve Thompson Lola T60 Ford 1 6 42016 nbsp Kaye Griffiths BRP Mk2 Ford 4 7 41517 nbsp Frank Gardner Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 0 Sid Taylor 350 nbsp Peter Westbury Brabham BT30 Ford FVA 1 6 Lola T142 Chevrolet 5 0 35019 nbsp Ian Ashley Kitchiner K3 Ford 4 7 33020 nbsp Brian Cullen Lola T60 Ford 1 6 amp Brabham BT23C Ford FVA 1 6 310References edit a b c d Wolfgang Kopfler Formula 5000 in Europe Race by Race 2004 page 7 a b c d e European Formula 5000 races 1969 1977 www oldracingcars com Retrieved on 10 August 2014 Wolfgang Kopfler Formula 5000 in Europe Race by Race 2004 Table of Contents a b c d e f Wolfgang Kopfler Formula 5000 in Europe Race by Race 2004 page 9 a b c d e f g h F5000 championship races in Europe jpgleize perso neuf fr Retrieved on 11 August 2014 Programme Brands Hatch Sunday 11 May 1969 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship amp oldid 1206500192, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
