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A 1974 Lola T330 Formula 5000 car. A 1971 Lola T192 Formula 5000 car. A 1973 Brabham BT43 F5000 car. Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that ...
The 1974 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was the eighth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier open wheel racing series. [1] It was the first to be sanctioned jointly by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the United States Auto Club (USAC), [2] and the first to be held under the "SCCA /USAC Formula 5000 Championship" name. [1]
In 2016 there was a plan to hold a Race of Champions meeting between the Formula 5000 cars and Historic F1 cars at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park. This went ahead on the 28th and 29 January 2017. The race was won by Historic F1 driver Micheal Lyons 3.8s ahead of Ken Smith who was the top F5000 driver.
The 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was won by Brian Redman driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet. [3] In light of the Can Am Series' folding the previous year, the Formula 5000 Championship became the SCCA's flagship series in 1975. However, only two years later, the Formula 5000 category would
The Brabham BT43 was the only Formula 5000 racing car built by Motor Racing Developments (MRD). [2] Initiated by Ron Tauranac, designed by Geoff Ferris, and built by a team including Nick Goozee (monocoque) and Bob Paton (construction), it was one of the last cars produced by MRD before MRD was closed by the then new Brabham owner Bernie Ecclestone. [3]
The European Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars held annually from 1969 to 1975. [1] It was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club with each championship also including rounds held at European circuits.
The 1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship [1] [2] [3] was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars. [4] The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, but also incorporated European rounds. [5] It was the seventh and last in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships, [4] and the ...
Formula 5000 race reports (25 P) Rothmans International Series (5 P) T. Tasman Series (4 C, 26 P) ... 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship; 1975 Tasman Series;