1970 Guards European Formula 5000 Championship
# 1970 Guards European Formula 5000 Championship

The 1970 Guards European Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing competition 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 first and only series to carry the Guards European Formula 5000 Championship name and the second of seven annual European Formula 5000 Championships to be contested between 1969 and 1975. The title was won by Peter Gethin, driving a McLaren M10B.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over twenty rounds with each round staged over two heats.

| Round | Name | Distance (miles) | Circuit | Country | Date | Winning driver | Car |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | 110 | Oulton Park | United Kingdom | 27 March | Mike Walker | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 2 | | 106 | Brands Hatch | United Kingdom | 30 March | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 3 | North Sea Trophy | 104 | Zolder | Belgium | 5 April | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 4 | | 104 | Zandvoort | Netherlands | 19 April | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 5 | Daily Express / GKN International Trophy | 150 | Silverstone | United Kingdom | 26 April | Mike Hailwood | Lola T190 Chevrolet |
| 6 | | 62 | Brands Hatch (Club Circuit) | United Kingdom | 3 May | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 7 | | 55 | Castle Combe | United Kingdom | 9 May | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 8 | | 64 | Mallory Park | United Kingdom | 25 May | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 9 | Rothmans Grand Prix | 106 | Mondello Park | Ireland | 1 June | Trevor Taylor | Surtees TS5A Chevrolet |
| 10 | Martini Trophy | 104 | Silverstone | United Kingdom | 6 June | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 11 | Lottery Grand Prix | 143 | Monza | Italy | 21 June | Mike Walker | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 12 | Anderstorp 5000 | 105 | Scandinavian Raceway | Sweden | 28 June | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 13 | Olympia Trophy | 132 | Salzburgring | Austria | 12 July | Mike Hailwood | Lola T190 Chevrolet |
| 14 | Kodak Super 8 Trophy | 71 | Thruxton | United Kingdom | 9 August | Frank Gardner | Lola T190 Chevrolet |
| 15 | Automotive Products Trophy | 59 | Silverstone | United Kingdom | 15 August | Frank Gardner | Lola T190 Chevrolet |
| 16 | Gold Cup | 110 | Oulton Park | United Kingdom | 22 August | Howden Ganley | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 17 | | 65 | Snetterton | United Kingdom | 31 August | Reine Wisell | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 18 | Preis der Nationen | 126 | Hockenheimring | West Germany | 13 September | Reine Wisell | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 19 | | 66 | Oulton Park | United Kingdom | 19 September | Reine Wisell | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |
| 20 | | 80 | Brands Hatch | United Kingdom | 27 September | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet |

## 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 ten results from the longer rounds (i.e. those contested over greater than 100 miles) and the best four results from the shorter rounds.

## Championship standings

| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Sid Taylor | 90 |
| 2 | Howden Ganley | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Barry Newman | 61 |
| 3 | Frank Gardner | Lola T190 Chevrolet | Motor Racing Research Ltd | 52 |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | Lola T190 Chevrolet Lola T192 Chevrolet | Epstein-Cuthbert Team Lola | 50 |
| 5 | Mike Walker | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Alan McKechnie Racing | 42 |
| 6 | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn Potteries | 36 |
| 7 | Trevor Taylor | Surtees TS5A Chevrolet Lola T192 Chevrolet | Team Surtees Doug Hardwick | 33 |
| = | Reine Wisell | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Sid Taylor | 33 |
| 9 | Roy Pike | Leda LT20 Leda LT22 Chevrolet | Malaya Garage | 17 |
| 10 | David Prophet | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | | 11 |
| 11 | Ulf Norinder | Lola T190 Chevrolet | Sports Cars Switzerland | 10 |
| 12 | Keith Holland | Lola T142 Chevrolet | Alan Fraser | 8 |
| = | Davey Powell | Lola T190 Chevrolet Lola T142 Chevrolet | Doug Hardwick | 8 |
| 14 | Gordon Spice | Kitchiner K3A Ford | | 7 |
| 15 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé 15F Rover | Mermaid Racing | 6 |
| 16 | Kaye Griffiths | Lola T142 Chevrolet | | 5 |
| 17 | Willie Forbes | Lola T142 Chevrolet | | 4 |
| = | Alan Rollinson | Lotus 70 Chevrolet Lotus 70 Ford Surtees TS5A Chevrolet | Lotus Components Irish Racing Cars | 4 |
| 19 | David Hobbs | Surtees TS5A Chevrolet | Team Surtees | 2 |
| = | Derrick Williams | Lola T142 Chevrolet | | 2 |
| = | Ray Calcutt | Lola T142 Chevrolet | Alan Fraser | 2 |
| 22 | Morris Nunn | Lola T190 Chevrolet | Doug Hardwick | 1 |
| = | Lingard Goulding | Lola T142 Chevrolet Beattie P1100 Chevrolet | | 1 |
| = | Tony Lanfranchi | Lola T190 Chevrolet | Sports Cars Switzerland | 1 |
