# 1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship

The 1974 Rothmans 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 sixth in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships, and the second to be contested as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship. The 1974 championship was won by Bob Evans, driving a Lola T332.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over eighteen rounds.
| Round | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car |
| 1 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | Brands Hatch | 16 March | Peter Gethin | Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
| 2 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 | Mallory Park | 24 March | David Hobbs | Lola T330 Chevrolet |
| 3 | Silverstone Vanwall Trophy | Silverstone | 6 April | Brian Redman | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 4 | Oulton Park Rothmans F5000 | Oulton Park | 12 April | Brian Redman | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 5 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | Brands Hatch | 15 April | Bob Evans | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 6 | Zolder Limburg Trophee | Zolder | 28 April | Peter Gethin | Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
| 7 | Thruxton Rothmans F5000 | Thruxton | 27 May | Ian Ashley | Lola T330 Chevrolet |
| 8 | Zandvoort Duinen Trophee | Zandvoort | 3 June | Peter Gethin | Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
| 9 | Mugello Rothmans F5000 | Mugello | 23 June | David Hobbs | Lola T330 Chevrolet |
| 10 | GP della Lotteria | Monza | 30 June | Peter Gethin | Chevron B28 Chevrolet |
| 11 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 | Mallory Park | 14 July | Bob Evans | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 12 | Mondello Park Dublin GP | Mondello Park | 28 July | Bob Evans | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 13 | Thruxton Rothmans F5000 | Thruxton | 18 August | Bob Evans | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 14 | Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000 | Brands Hatch | 26 August | Tony Dean | Chevron B24 Chevrolet |
| 15 | Oulton Park Gold Cup | Oulton Park | 8 September | Ian Ashley | Lola T330 Chevrolet |
| 16 | Snetterton Rothmans F5000 | Snetterton | 6 October | Tom Belsø | Lola T330 Chevrolet |
| 17 | Mallory Park Rothmans F5000 | Mallory Park | 13 October | Guy Edwards | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
| 18 | Brands Hatch Rothmans Motorshow 200 | Brands Hatch | 20 October | Vern Schuppan | Chevron B24 Chevrolet |

## 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 seventeen 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 fourteen rounds.

## Championship standings

| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Points |
| 1 | Bob Evans | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Alan McKechnie Racing | 193 |
| 2 | Peter Gethin | Chevron B28 Chevrolet | Chevron Racing Team VDS | 186 |
| 3 | Ian Ashley | Lola T330 Chevrolet | ShellSPORT Luxembourg | 152 |
| 4 | Teddy Pilette | Chevron B28 Chevrolet | Chevron Racing Team VDS | 108 |
| 5 | Lella Lombardi | Lola T330 Chevrolet | ShellSPORT Luxembourg | 88 |
| 6 | David Hobbs | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Hogan Racing Ltd | 81 |
| 7 | Vern Schuppan | Trojan T101 Chevrolet Lola T332 Chevrolet Chevron B24/B28 Chevrolet | Sid Taylor Chevron Racing Team VDS | 77 |
| 8 | Tom Belsø | Lola T330 Chevrolet | | 72 |
| 9 | Brian Redman | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Sid Taylor | 67 |
| = | Chris Craft | Chevron B24/B28 Chevrolet Brabham BT43 Chevrolet | Crowne Racing | 67 |
| 11 | Mike Wilds | March 74A Chevrolet | Dempster International Racing | 58 |
| 12 | Clive Santo | Lola T330 Chevrolet | | 42 |
| = | Brian Robinson | McLaren M19 Chevrolet | Anglo-American Racing | 42 |
| 14 | Damien Magee | Lola T330 Chevrolet Trojan T101 Chevrolet Chevron B24 Chevrolet | AW Brown Racing | 41 |
| 15 | Guy Edwards | Lola T332 Chevrolet | John Butterworth | 37 |
| 16 | Tony Dean | Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Anglo-American Racing | 28 |
| 17 | Patrick Summer | Trojan T101 Chevrolet | | 27 |
| 18 | Brian McGuire | Trojan T101 Chevrolet Lola T332 Chevrolet | | 25 |
| 19 | Keith Holland | Trojan T102 Chevrolet Lola T332 Chevrolet | Ian Ward Racing John Butterworth | 20 |
| 20 | Steve Thompson | Chevron B24 Chevrolet Trojan T102 Chevrolet | Servis Racing Ian Ward Racing | 17 |
| 21 | Roelof Wunderink | Chevron B24 Chevrolet | | 14 |
| 22 | Leen Verhoeven | Lola T330 Chevrolet Trojan T101 Chevrolet | Hogan Racing Ltd Sid Taylor | 11 |
| 23 | Derek Bell | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Hogan Racing Ltd | 10 |
| 24 | Eddie Keizan | Lola T332 Chevrolet | John Butterworth | 8 |
| 25 | Trevor Twaites | Lola T330 Chevrolet | | 8 |
| 26 | Nick Wattiez | Lola T330 Chevrolet | | 5 |
| 27 | Clive Baker | March 73A Chevrolet | | 4 |
| 28 | Chris Featherstone | McRae GM1 Chevrolet | | 2 |
| 29 | Brendan McInerney | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Trevor Twaites | 2 |
| 30 | Tony Trimmer | Lola T330 Chevrolet | ShellSPORT Luxembourg | 1 |