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

Teddy Pilette won the championship driving for Racing Team VDS

The championship was contested over sixteen rounds.^[5]

Round [7]	Name [7]	Circuit [7]	Date [7]	Winning driver [7]	Car [7]
1	Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000	Brands Hatch	15 March	Ian Ashley	Lola T330 Chevrolet V8
2	Oulton Park Shellsport F5000	Oulton Park	28 March	Gordon Spice	Lola T332 Chevrolet V8
3	Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000	Brands Hatch	31 March	David Purley	Chevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4
4	Silverstone Vanwall Trophy	Silverstone	12 April	Richard Scott	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
5	Zolder Limburg Trophee	Zolder	27 April	Peter Gethin	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
6	Zandvoort Duinen Trophee	Zandvoort	19 May	Peter Gethin	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
7	Shellsport F5000 Thruxton I	Thruxton	26 May	Ian Ashley	Lola T330 Chevrolet V8
8	Snetterton Shellsport F5000	Snetterton	27 July	Bob Evans	Lola T332 Chevrolet V8
9	Mallory Park Shellsport F5000	Mallory Park	10 August	Teddy Pilette	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
10	Thruxton Andover Mayoral Trophy	Thruxton	17 August	Teddy Pilette	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
11	Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000	Brands Hatch	25 August	Alan Jones	March 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4
12	Oulton Park Gold Cup	Oulton Park	6 September	David Purley	Chevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4
13	Silverstone Shellsport F5000	Silverstone	28 September	Alan Jones	March 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4
14	Shellsport F5000 Snetterton II	Snetterton	5 October	Teddy Pilette	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
15	Mallory Park Shellsport F5000	Mallory Park	12 October	Teddy Pilette	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
16	Brands Hatch Shellsport Motorshow 200	Brands Hatch	19 October	Peter Gethin	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8

Points system

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

Position [6]	Driver [6]	Car [6]	Entrant [6]	Points [6]
1	Teddy Pilette	Lola T400 Chevrolet	Racing Team VDS	174
2	Peter Gethin	Lola T400 Chevrolet	Racing Team VDS	143
3	Guy Edwards	Lola T332 Chevrolet		122
4	Ian Ashley	Lola T330 Chevrolet Lola T400 Chevrolet	Richard Oaten Racing	101
5	David Purley	Chevron B30 Ford V6	Lec Refrigeration	98
6	Richard Scott	Lola T400 Chevrolet Lola T330 Chevrolet	Alan McKechnie Racing John Turner	85
7	Alan Jones	Chevron B28 Chevrolet March 751 Ford V6	RAM Racing	64
=	Bob Evans	Lola T332 Chevrolet Lola T400 Chevrolet	Theodore Racing Reed Racing Alan McKechnie Racing	64
9	Brian Robinson	McLaren M19 Chevrolet		49
10	Vern Schuppan	Lola T332 Chevrolet	Theodore Racing	30
=	Gordon Spice	Lola T332 Chevrolet	Reed Racing	30
12	Tony Dean	Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron B28 Chevrolet	AG Dean	28
13	Mick Hill	March 74A Chevrolet		27
14	Chris Featherstone	McRae GM1 Chevrolet		26
15	Ingo Hoffman	Chevron B28 Chevrolet	AG Dean	24
=	John Turner	Lola T330 Chevrolet		24
17	Brian McGuire	Lola T332 Chevrolet		22
18	Tom Belsø	Lola T330 Chevrolet		20
=	Damien Magee	Trojan T101 Chevrolet Chevron B24/B28 Chevrolet	Jim Kelly RAM Racing	20
20	Tom Walkinshaw	Modus M5 Ford V6 March 752 Ford V6	ShellSPORT	19
21	Leen Verhoeven	Lola T330 Chevrolet		15
22	Tony Brise	Lola T332 Chevrolet	Theodore Racing	15
23	Mike Wilds	March 74A Chevrolet	Mick Hill	12
24	Bill Gubelmann	Lola T332 Chevrolet	Reed Racing	11
25	Keith Holland	Lola T330 Chevrolet	John Turner	10
26	Dennis Leech	Chevron B24 Chevrolet		9
27	Boy Hayje	March 731 Ford V6	Hezemans Racing	8
28	Trevor Twaites	Lola T330 Chevrolet		5
29	Dave Walker	Chevron B28 Chevrolet	RAM Racing	4

References

1. Programme, ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, Easter Monday, 31 March
2. Programme, ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday, 10 August
3. Programme, ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday, 12 October
4. Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004
5. European Formula 5000 races 1969–1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 17 January 2015
6. Wolfgang Kopfler, 1975 ShellSPORT European Formula 5000 Championship, Formula 5000 in Europe – Race by Race, 2004, pages 178 to 180
7. F5000 championship races in Europe, jpgleize.perso.neuf.fr Retrieved on 17 January 2015