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Graham McRae, seen here in his modified McLaren M10B during the 1971 Tasman series, was the only driver to win four Formula 5000 titles.  Copyright Ted Walker (Ferret Fotographics) 2012.  Used with permission.

Formula A and Formula 5000 International champions 1967-1976

Year
US F5000
1967

Gus Hutchison

Lotus 41*

1968

Lou Sell

Eagle Mk 5

1969

Tony Adamowicz

Eagle Mk 5

1970

John Cannon

McLaren M10B

1971

David Hobbs

McLaren M10B

1972

Graham McRae

McRae GM1

1973

Jody Scheckter

Trojan T101Lola T330

1974

Brian Redman

Lola T332

1975

Brian Redman

Lola T332Lola T400

1976

Brian Redman

Lola T332C

Year
British F5000
1967

(no championship)

1968

(no championship)

1969

Peter Gethin

McLaren M10A

1970

Peter Gethin

McLaren M10B

1971

Frank Gardner

Lola T192Lola T300

1972

Gijs van Lennep

Surtees TS11

1973

Teddy Pilette

Chevron B24

1974

Bob Evans

Lola T332

1975

Teddy Pilette

Lola T400

1976

David Purley

Chevron B30*

Year
Tasman F5000
1967

(2.5-litre formula)

1968

(2.5-litre formula)

1969

(2.5-litre formula)

1970

Graeme Lawrence

Ferrari 246T/69*

1971

Graham McRae

McLaren M10B

1972

Graham McRae

McRae GM1

1973

Graham McRae

McRae GM1

1974

Peter Gethin

Chevron B24

1975

Warwick Brown

Lola T332

1976

(no championship)

Notes

  • Numerous sources say Hutchison's car was Chevrolet powered in 1967. It was actually equipped with a Formula B 1600cc "phase 2 BRM-Ford dohc engine ... with Weber DCOE45 carburetion" (see Competition Press & Autoweek 10 Jun 1967 p2).
  • Graeme Lawrence's 1970 Tasman-winning car was a 2.4-litre Ferrari. He only won one race, most of the others falling to McLarens.
  • David Purley's Chevron B30, which won the 1976 British G8 championship, is included in the table above although by then the Shellsport championship had been opened up to F1 cars. The Chevron was powered by a 3.4-litre Cosworth-Ford GA V6 engine.