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The 1973 Rothmans 5000 European Championship 〔Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Mallory Park, Sunday April 1st 1973〕 〔Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Grote Prijs van Zandvoort, 30-9-1973〕 〔Official Programme, Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Brands Hatch, 20th/21st October 1973〕 was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars.〔Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004〕 The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club but also incorporated European rounds.〔(''European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977'', www.oldracingcars.com ) Retrieved on 4 January 2015〕 It was the fifth in an annual sequence of European Formula 5000 Championships,〔 and the first to be contested as the Rothmans 5000 European Championship. The 1973 championship was won by Teddy Pilette, driving a McLaren M18 and a Chevron B24.〔Wolfgang Kopfler, ''1973 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship'', Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, pages 114 to 116〕 The championship was open to Formula 5000 cars, which were defined for this series as single-seater cars using production based engines.〔''Event 1, The Rothmans 5000 European Championship Race'' (entry list), Programme, Mallory Park, July 8th 1973〕 Significant changes to the technical regulations were made for 1973.〔 Engines from 2750cc to 5000cc capacity were now permitted, regardless of the number of cylinders.〔 Engines with a capacity of between 4000cc and 5000cc were still required to use pushrod operated valve gear, however engines of less than 4000cc capacity could use unrestricted valve gear and could be turbocharged.〔 ==Calendar== The championship was contested over fifteen rounds.〔 * Round 8 at Misano was cancelled following practice.〔(''Rothmans F5000 Championship round, Misano, 10 Jun 1973, www.oldracingcars.com ) Retrieved on 4 January 2015〕 * Round 9 at Zandvoort was cancelled.〔Brian Phillips, ''Two races cancelled, and now its F5000 action at last'', Programme, Mallory Park, July 8th 1973, page 3〕 * Round 12 at Silverstone was cancelled following practice.〔(''Rothmans F5000 Championship round, Silverstone, 5 Aug 1973, www.oldracingcars.com ) Retrieved on 4 January 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1973 Rothmans 5000 European Championship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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