# 1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship

The 1971 Rothmans F5000 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 included European rounds. It was the third of seven annual European Formula 5000 Championships to be contested between 1969 and 1975, and the first to carry the Rothmans F5000 European Championship name. The championship was won by Frank Gardner, driving a Lola T192 and a Lola T300.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over seventeen rounds.
| Round | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car |
| 1 | | Mallory Park | 28 March | Mike Hailwood | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
| 2 | | Snetterton | 9 April | Frank Gardner | Lola T192 Chevrolet |
| 3 | Yellow Pages Trophy | Brands Hatch | 12 April | Brian Redman | McLaren M18 Chevrolet |
| 4 | Dublin Grand Prix | Mondello Park | 2 May | Frank Gardner | Lola T192 Chevrolet |
| 5 | Daily Express International Trophy (Report) | Silverstone | 8 May | Mike Hailwood ‡ | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
| 6 | | Castle Combe | 15 May | Frank Gardner | Lola T192 Chevrolet |
| 7 | | Mallory Park | 31 May | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 8 | GP della Lotteria di Monza | Monza | 20 June | Alan Rollinson | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
| 9 | Yellow Pages Trophy | Mallory Park | 4 July | Mike Hailwood | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
| 10 | Kodak Super 8 Trophy | Thruxton | 1 August | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 11 | Uniflo Trophy | Silverstone | 14 August | Mike Hailwood | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
| 12 | Rothmans International Gold Cup | Oulton Park | 21 August | Frank Gardner # | Lola T300 Chevrolet |
| 13 | The Rothmans Trophy Race | Snetterton | 30 August | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 14 | Nations Grand Prix | Hockenheim | 12 September | Frank Gardner | Lola T300 Chevrolet |
| 15 | | Oulton Park | 18 September | Frank Gardner | Lola T300 Chevrolet |
| 16 | | Brands Hatch | 26 September | Brian Redman | McLaren M18 Chevrolet |
| 17 | Rothmans World Championship Victory Race (Report) | Brands Hatch | 24 October | Alan Rollinson @ | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet |
* ‡ Mike Hailwood was the highest placed Formula 5000 driver at Round 5 in a combined field of Formula 5000 and Formula One cars.
* # Frank Gardner was the highest placed Formula 5000 driver at Round 12 in a combined field of Formula 5000 and Formula One cars.
* @ Alan Rollinson was the highest placed Formula 5000 driver at Round 17 in a combined field of Formula 5000 and Formula One cars.

## Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round. Final championship positions were determined from the best six results from the longer rounds (i.e. those contested over a distance of 100 to 150 miles) and the best six results from the shorter rounds.

## Championship standings

| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Points |
| 1 | Frank Gardner | Lola T192 Chevrolet Lola T300 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Limited | 95 |
| 2 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet | Team Surtees | 58 |
| 3 | Mike Walker | Lola T192 Chevrolet | Doug Hardwick | 40 |
| 4 | Alan Rollinson | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet | Alan McKechnie Racing | 35 |
| 5 | Brian Redman | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Syd Taylor Team Castrol | 34 |
| 6 | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn Potteries | 33 |
| 7 | Ray Allen | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Team Trojan | 30 |
| 8 | Teddy Pilette | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 18 |
| 9 | Trevor Taylor | Leda LT25 Chevrolet | Malaya Garage Racing Division | 16 |
| 10 | David Prophet | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Bugie Prophet | 10 |
| 11 | Tony Dean | McLaren M7A Chevrolet | Barry Newman Racing | 9 |
| 12 | Peter Gethin | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Syd Taylor | 7 |
| 13 | Ulf Norinder | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Team Trojan | 6 |
| 14 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé 15F Rover | Mermaid Racing | 5 |
| = | John Myerscough | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | John Butterworth | 5 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Barry Newman | 4 |
| = | Howden Ganley | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Barry Newman | 4 |
| = | Keith Holland | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Keith Holland | 4 |
| = | Tony Trimmer | Surtees TS5A Chevrolet Lola T190 Chevrolet | Kaye Griffiths | 4 |
| = | Gordon Spice | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Gordon Spice Cash and Carry | 4 |
| 21 | Jock Russell | Lotus 70 Ford | Jock Russell | 2 |
| 22 | Rob Taylor | Kitchiner K3A Ford | | 1 |
| 23 | David Berry | Brabham BT16 Rover | David Berry | 1 |