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Race details
Race 2 of 14 in the 1975 Formula One season
Interlagos 1973
Date January 26, 1975
Location São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent race track
7.98 km (4.79 mi)
Distance 40 laps, 319.2 km (191.6 mi)
Weather Hot and dry
Pole position
Driver 25px France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford
Time 2:29.88[1]
Fastest lap
Driver 25px France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford
Time 2:34.16[2] on lap 10
Podium
First 25px Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford
Second 25px Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford
Third 25px Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford

The 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on January 26, 1975. It was the fourth Brazilian Grand Prix since its introduction in 1972. The race was memorably won by São Paulo native Carlos Pace driving a Brabham BT44B. It would be the only win of Pace's abbreviated career, he would be killed in an aircraft accident two years later. It would be eight years before another Brazilian would win the Grand Prix. Fellow Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi finished second in his McLaren M23 with his German team mate Jochen Mass finishing third.

Race summary[]

Jean-Pierre Jarier was again the pole position, after beating the 1973 pole record. He lined up ahead of local hero Emerson Fittipaldi. The race was delayed whilst the track was washed down to remove debris – punctures had played a critical part in the 1974 race and no-one wanted a repeat of these problems.

This race marked the last start (and finish) of Graham Hill's extremely long F1 career.

Brazilian drivers finished 1–2 in this race, with Carlos Pace winning the only race of his career and Emerson Fittipaldi finishing second. This feat was to be repeated in 1986.

Classification[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 25px Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 40 1:44:41.17 6 9
2 1 25px Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 40 + 5.79 2 6
3 2 25px Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 40 + 26.66 10 4
4 11 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 40 + 43.28 5 3
5 12 25px Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 40 + 1:01.88 4 2
6 24 25px Great Britain James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 40 + 1:05.12 7 1
7 27 25px USA Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 40 + 1:06.81 18  
8 7 25px Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 40 + 1:39.62 3  
9 6 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 40 + 1:51.84[2] 12  
10 18 25px Great Britain John Watson Surtees-Ford 40 + 2:29.60 13  
11 21 25px France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 11  
12 22 25px Great Britain Graham Hill Lola-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 20  
13 30 25px Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 21  
14 23 25px Germany Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 23  
15 5 25px Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 38 + 2 laps 16  
Ret 17 25px France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 32 Fuel System 1  
Ret 4 25px France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 31 Suspension 9  
Ret 16 25px Great Britain Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 31 Accident 14  
Ret 20 25px Italy Arturo Merzario Williams-Ford 24 Fuel System 11  
Ret 28 25px USA Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 22 Handling 15  
Ret 14 25px Great Britain Mike Wilds BRM 22 Electrical 22  
Ret 3 25px South African flag after 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 18 Oil leak 8  
Ret 9 25px Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1 Engine 17  

Standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 15
2 25px Brazil Carlos Pace 9
3 25px UK James Hunt 7
4 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 6
5 25px Argentina Carlos Reutemann 4
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px UK McLaren-Ford 15
2 25px UK Brabham-Ford 13
3 25px UK Hesketh-Ford 7
4 25px Italy Ferrari 6
5 25px UK Tyrrell-Ford 2
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

  1. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 68. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 70. 

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1975/459/. Retrieved 2007-06-15. 


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