1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship


The 1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing competition for Formula 5000 cars and cars with unrestricted racing engines of up to 2000cc capacity. The championship was organized in the United Kingdom but also included European rounds. It was the first and only series to carry the Guards Formula 5000 Championship name and the first in a sequence of seven annual European Formula [5000 Championship]s to be contested between 1969 and 1975. The championship was won by Peter Gethin, driving a McLaren M10A.

Calendar

The championship was contested over twelve rounds.
RoundNameCircuitCountryDateWinning driverCarTeam
1Oulton ParkGreat Britain4 AprilPeter GethinMcLaren M10A ChevroletChurch Farm Racing Team
2Brands HatchGreat Britain7 AprilPeter GethinMcLaren M10A ChevroletChurch Farm Racing Team
3Kent Messenger 5000Brands HatchGreat Britain11 MayPeter GethinMcLaren M10A ChevroletChurch Farm Racing Team
4Mallory ParkGreat Britain26 MayPeter GethinMcLaren M10A ChevroletChurch Farm Racing Team
5Vanwall TrophySilverstoneGreat Britain15 JuneMike WalkerLola T142 ChevroletMcKechnie Racing Team
6Dublin Grand PrixMondello ParkIreland13 JulyDavid HobbsSurtees TS5 ChevroletTeam Surtees
7Trofee der NoordzeeKoksijdeBelgium3 AugustTrevor TaylorSurtees TS5 ChevroletTeam Surtees
8Duinen TropheeZandvoortNetherlands10 AugTrevor TaylorSurtees TS5 ChevroletTeam Surtees
9Snetterton [Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]Great Britain1 SeptemberTrevor TaylorSurtees TS5 ChevroletTeam Elite
10Nations Grand PrixHockenheimGermany14 SeptemberTrevor TaylorSurtees TS5 ChevroletTeam Elite
11Oulton ParkGreat Britain20 SeptemberMike WalkerLola T142 ChevroletMcKechnie Racing Team
12Brands HatchGreat Britain28 SeptemberMike HailwoodLola T142 ChevroletEpstein Cuthbert Racing

Points system

Championship points were awarded at each round on a 500-350-250-200-150-125-100-90-80-75-70-65-60-55 basis to the first 14 drivers, with 50 points awarded for each place from 15th to 20th. The final championship placings were determined from the best eight results from the twelve rounds.

Championship standings

The following table lists the top twenty positions in the championship.
PositionDriverCarEntrantPoints
1