1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship


The 1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars. The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, but also incorporated European rounds. It was the seventh and last in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships, and the first to be contested as the ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship. The 1975 championship was won by Teddy Pilette, driving a Lola T400.

Calendar

The championship was contested over sixteen rounds.
RoundNameCircuitDateWinning driverCar
1Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000 Brands Hatch15 March Ian AshleyLola T330 Chevrolet V8
2Oulton Park Shellsport F5000 Oulton Park28 March Gordon SpiceLola T332 Chevrolet V8
3Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000 Brands Hatch31 March David PurleyChevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4
4Silverstone Vanwall Trophy Silverstone12 April Richard ScottLola T400 Chevrolet V8
5Zolder Limburg Trophee Zolder27 April Peter GethinLola T400 Chevrolet V8
6Zandvoort Duinen Trophee Zandvoort19 May Peter GethinLola T400 Chevrolet V8
7Shellsport F5000 Thruxton I Thruxton26 May Ian AshleyLola T330 Chevrolet V8
8Snetterton Shellsport F5000 Snetterton27 July Bob EvansLola T332 Chevrolet V8
9Mallory Park Shellsport F5000 Mallory Park10 August Teddy PiletteLola T400 Chevrolet V8
10Thruxton Andover Mayoral Trophy Thruxton17 August Teddy PiletteLola T400 Chevrolet V8
11Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000 Brands Hatch25 August Alan JonesMarch 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4
12Oulton Park Gold Cup Oulton Park6 September David PurleyChevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4
13Silverstone Shellsport F5000 Silverstone28 September Alan JonesMarch 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4
14Shellsport F5000 Snetterton II Snetterton5 October Teddy PiletteLola T400 Chevrolet V8
15Mallory Park Shellsport F5000 Mallory Park12 October Teddy PiletteLola T400 Chevrolet V8
16Brands Hatch Shellsport Motorshow 200 Brands Hatch19 October Peter GethinLola 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. Each driver could retain points from twelve rounds.

Championship standings