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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 ...
Formula Two and Formula B: 1973 28 BT41 Formula Three: 1973 21 BT42 Formula One: 1973 6 BT43: Formula 5000: 1973 1 BT44: Formula One: 1974 4 BT44B: Formula One: 1975 4 BT45: Formula One: 1976 5 BT45B: Formula One: 1977 1 BT45C: Formula One: 1978 2 BT46: Formula One: 1978 9 BT47 Formula One: Not built 0 BT48: Formula One: 1979 4 BT49: Formula ...
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]
Brabham made one car for Formula 5000 racing, the Brabham BT43. Rolled out in late 1973 it was tested in early 1974 by John Watson at Silverstone before making its debut at the Rothmans F5000 Championship Round at Monza on 30 June 1974, driven by Martin Birrane.
The first title in 1957 was open in regulation, effectively Formula Libre.While the age of the 'Australian special', handbuilt racecars developed by local mechanic/engineers away from the European/American manufacturers that had dominated pre-World War II racing, was not yet dead, most notably the series of Maybach specials were still competitive as second-hand Formula 1 and Formula 2 cars ...
1:24.0 (Frank Gardner, Lola T300, 1972, Formula 5000) Warwick Farm Raceway was a motor racing facility which was in operation from 1960 to 1973. [ 1 ] Warwick Farm Raceway hosted numerous major events during its life such as the Australian Grand Prix and rounds of both the Australian Touring Car Championship and the Tasman Series .
A Rondel Racing Brabham BT36, as driven in 1971 by Tim Schenken. At the end of the 1970 Formula One season, driver and team owner Jack Brabham retired from the sport and sold his shares in the Brabham team to Ron Tauranac. Jack Brabham's chief mechanic, Ron Dennis and his friend and colleague, Neil Trundle, decided to form their own racing team ...
The front-running cars in the series were recently retired from the world championship although there was also a healthy selection of locally built or modified machines, and from the late 60s Formula 5000 added to grids with Formula Two cars joining in 1973. Front-running drivers from the series usually contested their local World Championship ...