Peter Gethin – F5000 | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1969 Hockenheim ring. Photo Jim Culp via FB

1970 – Peter Gethin when he also raced F5000 Salzburgring, 12 Jul 1970 – with McLaren M10B [400-06] – Chevrolet Bartz/Smith V8. Photo/source sandlerchristian@aon.at

1970 9th August – The front row departs, with Peter Gethin just edging ahead of Frank Gardner (Lola T192) and Howden Ganley (McLaren M10B). Photograph © Tim Blackburn via FB

1970 – Peter Gethin in McLaren M10B at Thruxton in 1970, to claim second straight F5000 title. Photo and info Keith Lewcock

1973 Oulton Park

1973 March 18, 1973 saw Peter Gethin beating the F1s with a F5000 Chevron in the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch. Photo and Info Ian Wagstaff

1973 Pau GP. Photo Alain Poulain

1974 European F5000 Thruxton

1974 Peter Gethin wins the F 5000 race at Zandvoort in 1974. This is the lap of honour. Photo and info Willem J. Staat

1974 Zolder Belgium F5000 – the winner and left Bob Evans and right Chris Craft

1974 F5000 Monza. Photo Pietro Meller

1974 Tasman series. Photo Don Lemm

1974 Warwick Brown and Peter Gethin 1974 Oran park “F5000” Tasman series. Photo Russell Martin

1974 Warwick Brown and Peter Gethin 1974 Oran park “F5000” Tasman series. Photo Russell Martin

1974 Wigram. Photo Laurie Brenssell

1974 Peter at the 1974 Sandown Tasman round in the VDS Chevron. Photo and info Glenn Moulds

1974 Peter at the 1974 Sandown Tasman round in the VDS Chevron. Photo and info Glenn Moulds

1974 Tasman Oran Park. Photo Russell Martin

1975 Mallory Park. Photo Tony Carwithen

1975 Snetterton. John Turner: F5000 at Snetterton in, I think, late 70’s. Taken from the Bombhole grandstand, now long gone. The old Bailey bridge in one pic, also long gone. Photo and some info John Turner

1975 Zolder. Photo Christian Wolf

1976 F5000 USA Elkhart Lake August 1976. Photo Richard Deming Jr.

1977 Surfers Paradise Queensland. Photo Michael Strudwick