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European Formula 5000 Championship
The European Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars held annually from 1969 to 1975.[1] It was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club with each championship also including rounds held at European circuits.[2]
The championship was first run in 1969 as the Guards Formula 5000 Championship.[1] Various sponsorship and name changes followed, with the series run as the Guards European Formula 5000 Championship in 1970,[1] the Rothmans F5000 European Championship in 1971 [3][4][5] and 1972,[6][7][8] the Rothmans 5000 European Championship in 1973[9][10][11] and 1974[12][13][14] and finally as the ShellSport 5000 European Championship in 1975.[15][16][17]
The series was replaced by the Shellsport International Series in 1976[18] with Formula One, Formula Two and Formula Atlantic cars also eligible to compete.[2]
- ^ a b c Wolfgang Klopfer, Formula 5000 in Europe: Race By Race
- ^ a b European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 7 February 2015
- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship & Evening News Car Races, Brands Hatch, Monday 12 April 1971
- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Mallory Park, Monday 31 May 1971
- ^ Programme, Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Brands Hatch, Monday 26 September 1971
- ^ Programme, 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday 18 June 1972
- ^ Programme, 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, Sunday 24 September 1972
- ^ Programme, 1972 Rothmans F5000 European Championship Car Races, Oulton Park, Saturday 14 October 1972
- ^ Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday 1 April 1973
- ^ Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Grote Prijs van Zandvoort, 30-9-1973
- ^ Official Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, 20th/21 October 1973
- ^ Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Oulton Park, Friday 12 April 1974
- ^ Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, Monday 15 April 1974
- ^ Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, 14 July 1974
- ^ 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
- ^ 1976 Shellsport International Series, www.silhouet.com Retrieved on 7 February 2015
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