1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship

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 first to be contested as the ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship. The 1975 championship was won by Teddy Pilette, driving a Lola T400.^[6]

The championship was contested over sixteen rounds.^[5]

Round [7]	Name [7]	Circuit [7]	Date [7]	Winning driver [7]	Car [7]
1	Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000	Brands Hatch	15 March	Ian Ashley	Lola T330 Chevrolet V8
2	Oulton Park Shellsport F5000	Oulton Park	28 March	Gordon Spice	Lola T332 Chevrolet V8
3	Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000	Brands Hatch	31 March	David Purley	Chevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4
4	Silverstone Vanwall Trophy	Silverstone	12 April	Richard Scott	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
5	Zolder Limburg Trophee	Zolder	27 April	Peter Gethin	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
6	Zandvoort Duinen Trophee	Zandvoort	19 May	Peter Gethin	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
7	Shellsport F5000 Thruxton I	Thruxton	26 May	Ian Ashley	Lola T330 Chevrolet V8
8	Snetterton Shellsport F5000	Snetterton	27 July	Bob Evans	Lola T332 Chevrolet V8
9	Mallory Park Shellsport F5000	Mallory Park	10 August	Teddy Pilette	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
10	Thruxton Andover Mayoral Trophy	Thruxton	17 August	Teddy Pilette	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
11	Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000	Brands Hatch	25 August	Alan Jones	March 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4
12	Oulton Park Gold Cup	Oulton Park	6 September	David Purley	Chevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4
13	Silverstone Shellsport F5000	Silverstone	28 September	Alan Jones	March 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4
14	Shellsport F5000 Snetterton II	Snetterton	5 October	Teddy Pilette	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
15	Mallory Park Shellsport F5000	Mallory Park	12 October	Teddy Pilette	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8
16	Brands Hatch Shellsport Motorshow 200	Brands Hatch	19 October	Peter Gethin	Lola T400 Chevrolet V8

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten places at each of the first fifteen rounds and on a 40–30–24–20–16–12–8–6–4–2 basis for the first ten places at the final round.^[6] Each driver could retain points from twelve rounds.^[6]