The 1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship was a motor racing competition for

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cars and cars with unrestricted racing engines of up to 2000cc capacity.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, page 7 The championship was organized in the

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but also included European rounds.''European Formula 5000 races 1969-1977'', www.oldracingcars.com
Retrieved on 10 August 2014 It was the first and only series to carry the Guards Formula 5000 Championship name and the first in a sequence of seven annual

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s to be contested between 1969 and 1975.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, Table of Contents The championship was won by

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, driving a

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.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula 5000 in Europe - Race by Race, 2004, page 9

Calendar

The championship was contested over twelve rounds.

Points system

Championship points were awarded at each round on a 500-350-250-200-150-125-100-90-80-75-70-65-60-55 basis to the first 14 drivers, with 50 points awarded for each place from 15th to 20th. The final championship placings were determined from the best eight results from the twelve rounds.

Championship standings

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References

European Formula 5000 Championship seasons Guards