The European Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing series for
Formula 5000
Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an Open-wheel car, open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel ...
cars held annually from 1969 to 1975.
[Wolfgang Klopfer, Formula 5000 in Europe: Race By Race] It was organized in the United Kingdom by the
British Racing and Sports Car Club
The British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC) is one of the major organisers of motorsport events in the United Kingdom. The club currently runs around thirty circuit racing championships for cars as diverse as Citroën, BMWs and Mazda. Formed i ...
with each championship also including rounds held at European circuits.
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The championship was first run in 1969 as the Guards Formula 5000 Championship.
[ Various sponsorship and name changes followed, with the series run as the Guards European Formula 5000 Championship in 1970,][ the Rothmans F5000 European Championship in 1971 and 1972, the Rothmans 5000 European Championship in 1973 and 1974 and finally as the ShellSport 5000 European Championship in 1975.
The series was replaced by the Shellsport International Series in ]1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
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Retrieved on 7 February 2015 with Formula One
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...
, Formula Two
Formula Two (F2) is a type of Open-wheel car, open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948. It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season, 2009 to 2012 FIA Formula Two C ...
and Formula Atlantic
Formula Atlantic is a specification of open-wheel racing car developed in the 1970s. It was used in professional racing through the IMSA Atlantic Championship until 2009 and is currently primarily used in amateur racing through Sports Car Club ...
cars also eligible to compete.[
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Championship results
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