The 1972 Rothmans F5000 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 included rounds in Belgium and Ireland.^[5] It was the fourth European Formula 5000 Championship,^[6] and the second to be contested under the Rothmans F5000 European Championship name. The championship was won by Gijs van Lennep, driving a Surtees TS11 and a McLaren M18.^[4]

The championship was contested over fourteen rounds.^[4]

Round [7]	Name [8]	Circuit [7]	Date [7]	Winning driver [8]	Car [7]
1	Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000	Brands Hatch	18 March	Brian Redman	McLaren M10B Chevrolet
2	Mallory Park Rothmans F5000	Mallory Park	26 March	Alan Rollinson	Lola T300 Chevrolet
3	Snetterton Rothmans F5000	Snetterton	31 March	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees TS11 Chevrolet
4	Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000	Brands Hatch	3 April	Graham McRae	Leda GM1 Chevrolet
5	Trophée de la Mer	Nivelles	9 April	Graham McRae	Leda GM1 Chevrolet
6	GKN Vanwall Trophy	Silverstone	22 April	Graham McRae	Leda GM1 Chevrolet
7	Dublin Grand Prix	Mondello Park	30 April	Brian Redman	McLaren M10B Chevrolet
8	Oulton Park Rothmans F5000	Oulton Park	29 May	Brian Redman	Chevron B24 Chevrolet
9	Mallory Park Rothmans F5000	Mallory Park	18 June	Steve Thompson	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet
10	Charles Heidsieck Challenge Trophy	Brands Hatch	13 July	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet
11	Silverstone Rothmans F5000	Silverstone	6 August	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees TS11 Chevrolet
12	Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000	Brands Hatch	24 September	Alan Rollinson	Lola T300 Chevrolet
13	Oulton Park Rothmans F5000	Oulton Park	14 October	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet
14	Brands Hatch Rothmans F5000	Brands Hatch	21 October	Brian Redman	Chevron B24 Chevrolet

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each of the first thirteen rounds and on an 18-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first six places at the final round.^[4]

Position [4]	Driver [4]	Car [4]	Entrant [4]	Points [4]
1	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees TS11 Chevrolet McLaren M18 Chevrolet	Speed International Racing	65
2	Brian Redman	McLaren M10B Chevrolet Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Sid Taylor	61
3	Graham McRae	Leda GM1 Chevrolet[7] McRae GM1 Chevrolet	Crown Lynn Potteries	57
4	Alan Rollinson	Lola T300 Chevrolet Kitchmac Chevrolet	Alan McKenchnie Racing	51
5	Teddy Pilette	McLaren M18 Chevrolet McLaren M22 Chevrolet	Racing Team VDS	25
6	Ray Allen	McLaren M18 Chevrolet Surtees TS11 Chevrolet	Speed International Racing	23
7	Steve Thompson	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet	Alan Brodie	19
8	Keith Holland	McLaren M10B Chevrolet		16
9	John Cannon	March 725 Oldsmobile		15
10	Frank Gardner	Lola T330 Chevrolet	Lola Cars	8
11	Ian Ashley	Lola T190 Chevrolet	Rocky Plumridge	6
=	David Prophet	McLaren M18 Chevrolet McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Speed International Racing	6
13	Clive Santo	McLaren M10B Chevrolet		5
14	Gordon Spice	Kitchmac Chevrolet		4
15	Fred Saunders	Crosslé 15F Rover	Mermaid Racing	3
16	Guy Edwards	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	John Butterworth	2
=	Pierre Soukry	McLaren M10B Chevrolet		2
=	Roger Williamson	Kitchmac Chevrolet		2
19	Ray Calcutt	McLaren M18 Chevrolet	Speed International Racing	1