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1975 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1975 Formula One season was the 26th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1975 World Championship of F1 Drivers [1] and the 1975 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers [2] which were contested concurrently from January 12 to October 5 over fourteen races. The season also included three non-championship Formula One races and a nine race South African Formula One Championship.

Season summary[]

After a strong finish to the 1974 season, many observers felt the Brabham team were favourites to win the 1975 title. The year started well, with an emotional first win for Carlos Pace at the Interlagos circuit in his native São Paulo. However, over the season tyre wear frequently slowed the cars, and the initial promise was not maintained.[3]

Niki Lauda often refers to 1975 as "the unbelievable year". In his second year with Ferrari, the team provided him with the Ferrari 312T - a car that was technically far superior to any of the competition. He won his first world title with 5 wins and a huge margin over second place in the championship.

Drivers and constructors[]

The following drivers and constructors and contested the 1975 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No Driver Rounds
25px Great Britain Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 1 25px Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi All
2 25px Germany Jochen Mass All
25px Great Britain Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 3 25px South African flag after 1928 Jody Scheckter All
4 25px France Patrick Depailler All
15 25px France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 9
25px France Michel Leclère 14
25px Great Britain John Player Team Lotus Lotus 72E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 5 25px Sweden Ronnie Peterson All
6 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx 1-9
25px Great Britain Jim Crawford 10, 13
25px Great Britain John Watson 11
25px Great Britain Brian Henton 12, 14
15 25px Great Britain Brian Henton 10
25px Great Britain Martini Racing Brabham BT44B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 7 25px Argentina Carlos Reutemann All
8 25px Brazil Carlos Pace All
25px Great Britain Beta Team March
25px Great Britain Lavazza March
March 741
751
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 9 25px Italy Vittorio Brambilla All
10 25px Italy Lella Lombardi 3-9
25px Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 10-14
29 25px Italy Lella Lombardi 10-13
25px Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B3
312T
Ferrari 001/11 3.0 F12
Ferrari 015 3.0 F12
G 11 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni All
12 25px Austria Niki Lauda All
25px Great Britain Stanley BRM BRM P201 BRM P200 3.0 V12 G 14 25px Great Britain Mike Wilds 1-2
25px Great Britain Bob Evans 3-9, 12-13
25px Great Britain UOP Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN3B
DN5
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Matra MS75 3.0 V12
G 16 25px Great Britain Tom Pryce All
17 25px France Jean-Pierre Jarier All
25px Great Britain Team Surtees
25px Great Britain National Organs Team Surtees
Surtees TS16 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 18 25px Great Britain John Watson 1-10, 12
19 25px Great Britain Dave Morgan 10
25px Great Britain Frank Williams Racing Cars Williams FW
FW04
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 20 25px Italy Arturo Merzario 1-6
25px Great Britain Damien Magee 7
25px South African flag after 1928 Ian Scheckter 8
25px France François Migault 9
25px Great Britain Ian Ashley 11
25px Switzerland Jo Vonlanthen 12
25px Italy Renzo Zorzi 13
25px Italy Lella Lombardi 14
21 25px France Jacques Laffite 1-3, 5-6, 8-14
25px Great Britain Tony Brise 4
25px South African flag after 1928 Ian Scheckter 7
25px Great Britain Embassy Racing with Graham Hill Lola
Hill
T370
T371
Hill GH1
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 22 25px Great Britain Graham Hill 1-3
25px Germany Rolf Stommelen 4, 12-13
25px France François Migault 6
25px Australia Vern Schuppan 7
25px Australia Alan Jones 8-11
23 25px Germany Rolf Stommelen 1-3
25px France François Migault 4
25px Great Britain Graham Hill 5
25px Great Britain Tony Brise 6-14
25px Great Britain Hesketh Racing
25px Great Britain Warsteiner Brewery
25px Great Britain Polar Caravans
Hesketh 308A
308B
308C
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 24 25px Great Britain James Hunt All
25 25px Sweden Torsten Palm 5
25px Austria Harald Ertl 11
25px USA Brett Lunger 12-14
32 25px Sweden Torsten Palm 7
25px Austria Harald Ertl 12
34 25px Austria Harald Ertl 13
25px Great Britain Custom Made Harry Stiller Racing Hesketh 308B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 25 25px Australia Alan Jones 4
26 25px Australia Alan Jones 5-7
25px USA Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Parnelli VPJ4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 27 25px USA Mario Andretti 1-5, 7, 9-14
25px USA Penske Cars Penske
March
PC1
751
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 28 25px USA Mark Donohue 1-12
25px Great Britain John Watson 14
25px Brazil Copersucar-Fittipaldi Fittipaldi FD01 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 30 25px Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi 1-12, 14
25px Italy Arturo Merzario 13
25px South African flag after 1928 Lucky Strike Racing McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 31 25px South African flag after 1928 Dave Charlton 3
25px Great Britain HB Bewaking Team Ensign Ensign N174
N175
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 31 25px Netherlands Roelof Wunderink 4-5, 10, 13-14
25px Netherlands Gijs van Lennep 8-9, 11
25px New Zealand Chris Amon 12
32 25px New Zealand Chris Amon 13
33 25px Netherlands Roelof Wunderink 12
25px South African flag after 1928 Lexington Racing Tyrrell 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 32 25px South African flag after 1928 Ian Scheckter 3
25px Great Britain Pinch Plant (Ltd) Lyncar 006 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 32 25px New Zealand John Nicholson 10
25px South African flag after 1928 Team Gunston Lotus 72D Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 33 25px South African flag after 1928 Eddie Keizan 3
34 25px South African flag after 1928 Guy Tunmer 3
25px Japan Maki Engineering Maki F101B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 35 25px Japan Hiroshi Fushida 8, 10
25px Great Britain Tony Trimmer 11-13

Race-by-Race[]

Race One: Argentina[]

The drivers went to Argentina to start the season, and it was Jean-Pierre Jarier in the Shadow who took pole position with the Brabhams of Carlos Pace and Carlos Reutemann second and third on the grid. However, poleman Jarier could not even start the race because his transmission failed on the parade lap. Home hero Reutemann took the led from teammate Pace, with Niki Lauda's Ferrari third.

Pace passed teammate Reutemann to take the lead but then spun off and dropped to seventh. James Hunt in his Hesketh soon overtook Lauda and then Reutemann, much to the chagrin of the crowd. By then, reigning world champion Emerson Fittipaldi in his McLaren was past Lauda and up to third, and soon took Reutemann for second as well. Fittipaldi closed in on Hunt and took the lead with 18 laps left. Pace recovered to fourth after his spin, but it was to no avail as his engine blew up. Fittipaldi started his title defence with a win, Hunt was a superb second, and Reutemann third in front of his home crowd.

Race Two: Brazil[]

The second round was in Brazil, and Jarier took pole position again with Fittipaldi alongside and Reutemann third. Reutemann, just like in Argentina, took the lead at the start from Jarier and Pace was up to third, whereas home driver Fittipaldi dropped to seventh. Jarier retook the lead from Reutemann on lap 5 and then pulled away. Reutemann struggled with handling issues and dropped well down the order then, with Pace up to second, Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari third and Fittipaldi recovering to fourth. Jarier's engine stopped with seven laps left and Pace took the lead. Regazzoni was up to second but dropped behind Fittipaldi and Jochen Mass in the second McLaren as he too suffered handling issues. Pace took a home victory, with countryman Fittipaldi second and Mass third.

Race Three: South Africa[]

A month after the Brazilian race, the field went to South Africa and Pace followed up his win with pole, with Reutemann alongside as Brabham locked out the front row, and home hero Jody Scheckter was third in the Tyrrell. Pace led at the start, with Scheckter second, and Ronnie Peterson in his Lotus jumped up from eighth to take third. However, the Swede did not have the pace of the front runners and dropped back down the order. Scheckter took the lead from Pace on the third lap, to the delight to the fans. Pace kept second until he struggled with tyres and was passed by Reutemann and the second Tyrrell of Patrick Depailler. Scheckter took an emotional home victory, with Reutemann and Depailler completing the podium.

Race Four: Spain[]

Nearly two months after the third round, the European season began in Spain. The Grand Prix Drivers Association was not happy with the state of the barriers, which were not bolted properly, and the drivers threatened not to take part. After work was done on the circuit, the drivers decided to race even though most of them thought that the circuit was not safe enough. Reigning world champion and championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi had no intention to race because of the condition of the barriers, and went home on Sunday morning.

The rest of the drivers were there for qualifying, and Ferrari took the front row, with Lauda on pole from Regazzoni, and Hunt third in the Hesketh. There was chaos at the start when Mario Andretti in his Parnelli tapped the car of polesitter Lauda, sending it into the sister car of Regazzoni and knocking both Ferraris out of contention. Hunt gratefully took the lead, and Andretti, whose car was undamaged was second. Hunt led until he crashed after spinning on oil on the track, leaving Andretti leading from John Watson in the Surtees and Rolf Stommelen's Hill. Watson then had to pit with a vibration and the leader Andretti retired after a suspension failure sent him into the guardrail. This promoted Pace to second and Peterson to third, but the Swede retired after colliding with backmarker François Migault while lapping him.

On lap 26, Stommelen's rear wing broke, and the car bounced into the barriers and flew back onto the road, hitting the barrier on the other side but the momentum of the car was enough for it to fly over the barrier where spectators were watching. The car hit some of them, and five spectators were killed, and Stommelen and other spectators were injured. Pace also crashed while trying to avoid the Hill as it bounced back off the road. The race went on for the moment, with Jochen Mass passing Jacky Ickx's Lotus to lead. The organizers stopped the race on lap 30 due to the debris on the track caused my Stommelen's crash. Mass was declared the winner, with Ickx second and Reutemann third. Only half points were awarded as the race was stopped before it had run 75% of its full course.

Race Five: Monaco[]

After the chaotic Spanish GP, the race at the streets of Monaco was next. Lauda took pole ahead of the Shadow of Tom Pryce, with Pryce's teammate Jarier third. Rain before the race meant that the it was started on a damp track. Lauda took off into the lead and Jarier climbed up to second but crashed on the first lap. Peterson was up to second, and Pryce was third. Pryce spun off after 20 laps, giving third to Scheckter. The field soon pitted for dry weather tyres and this shuffled up the order, with Scheckter dropping back after pitting too late. Fittipaldi was up to second behind Lauda, and Pace jumped up to third. That is how it stayed, with Lauda winning, Fittipaldi second and Pace third.

Race Six: Belgium[]

The next race took place in Belgium, and Lauda was on pole with Pace with him on the front row, and Vittorio Brambilla in the March a surprising third. It was Pace who got the better of Lauda at the start, to lead into the first corner. Pace was leading from Lauda and Brambilla at the end of the first lap, but Brambilla was on the move, and shocked everyone by overtaking both the front-row starters to lead. But this spurred Lauda into action, and after almost immediately passing Pace, he took the lead from Brambilla on the sixth lap. Scheckter was also on the move and was up to second, after passing Brambilla on lap 9. Brambilla held third until he was forced to pit with tyre troubles. Lauda won, becoming the first driver to take two wins this season, with Scheckter second and Reutemann third.

Race Seven: Sweden[]

In Sweden, it was Brambilla who took his first career pole, with Depailler second and Jarier third on the grid. The order was unchanged at the start, with Brambilla leading but Reutemann was up to third after three laps. Brambilla continued to lead, whereas second-placed Depailler dropped out of contention with brake problems. Reutemann was up to second, and now took the lead from Brambilla. Brambilla had to pit for new tyres almost immediately. Jarier ran second now, but his engine blew up and this gave the position to Pace until he spun off and retired. Lauda was now second, and towards the end of the race Reutemann began to suffer from oversteer, allowing Lauda to take the lead with 10 laps left. Lauda went on to win, with Reutemann and Regazzoni completing the podium.

Race Eight: Holland[]

The first race in the second half of the season took place in Holland, and pole went to Lauda as usual, with teammate Regazzoni alongside, and Hunt's Hesketh third. The race started on a damp track and Lauda took the lead, with Scheckter up to second ahead of Regazzoni. The order was unchanged until the drivers had to pit for dry tyres. Hunt and Jarier pitted early, and their gamble paid off as they were first and second, with Lauda, Scheckter and Regazzoni third, fourth and fifth respectively. Lauda passed Jarier for second midway through the race, and started closing on Hunt. Jarier almost immediately retired with a tyre failure, and Scheckter who inherited third had his engine blow up with just 12 laps left. Hunt held off Lauda to take his first career win, with Regazzoni completing the podium.

Race Nine: France[]

France was host to the 9th round of the season, and it was Lauda on pole ahead of Scheckter and Hunt. The top three maintained their starting positions into the first corner. In the early laps, Regazzoni was on a charge, and got up to second on the sixth lap but his engine blew up and he had to retire. Scheckter soon faded away, giving Hunt second. That was how it ended, with Lauda winning to take a large championship lead, Hunt finishing second and Mass third.

Race Ten: Great Britain[]

The tenth round was held in Great Britain, and Tom Pryce took a home pole position, with Pace second and championship leader Lauda third. Pace beat Pryce into the first corner, with Regazzoni third ahead of Lauda. After 10 laps, Regazzoni passed Pryce for second, and soon both of them passed Pace. It soon began to rain, and Regazzoni was pulling away until he spun off, hit a barrier and damaged his rear wing. He rejoined two laps down. Pryce now led, but he crashed out as well, two laps later. Scheckter had meanwhile passed both Lauda and Pace, and he was now leading.

Scheckter pitted for wet tyres from the lead, and most drivers followed suit. Hunt (after passing Pace) was the leader from Pace and Emerson Fittipaldi as they had not pitted for dries. Scheckter and Jarier both caught and passed the trio, but the track was drying out, and both had to pit for dries soon after. Hunt began to lose power in his engine, and was passed by Fittipaldi, and then Pace, and even a recovering Scheckter. On lap 56 out of 70, the rain fell again, in a massive shower with the whole field on dries. Nearly all the drivers spun off and crashed, and race was stopped. Only 6 drivers were left (notably Fittipaldi). The race was stopped, and the results were declared on the lap before the storm struck. Fittipaldi was the winner, and Pace and Scheckter, despite crashing out, were given second and third.

The result meant that Fittipaldi closed within 14 points of Lauda with five races left.

Race Eleven: Germany[]

The drivers had to go to Germany, in the legendary Nordschelife track, for round 11, and as usual Lauda was on pole, and it was Pace also on the front row, and Scheckter third. At the start, Lauda led from Pace, with Depailler getting third from his teammate Scheckter. Depailler was past Pace early on, but by midway through the race, both drivers were out of contention, Pace retiring with a puncture, and Depailler having to pit after a suspension failure. Lauda continued to lead with Regazzoni up to second, until the latter's engine failed. Lauda then suffered a puncture and had to pit, leaving Reutemann to lead from Hunt and Pryce. Hunt was next to retire, with a wheel hub failure, Pryce took second, but only briefly as he had to back off towards the end with fuel-feed troubles. At the front, Reutemann took his first win of the season, with Jacques Laffite's Williams second, and Lauda recovering to third.

Race Twelve: Austria[]

The Austrian GP had a very large attendance, as Lauda had a chance of getting close to the championship at his home race. Lauda did not disappoint them, as he took pole position, with Hunt second and Fittipaldi third. His chief rival, Reutemann, was only 11th. On one of the warm-up laps, Mark Donohue's March slid off the track after a tyre failure, and hit two marshals. Donohue died two days later, and one of the marshals also died.

It began to rain just before the race started, but it did not deter Lauda, who led from Hunt and Depailler. Depailler soon dropped back, and it was Vittorio Brambilla who was up to third. Lauda also began to struggle as the rain became hevier, and Hunt took the lead and Brambilla second on lap 15. Brambilla went to take the lead from Hunt four laps later when they were lapping a backmarker, whereas Pryce passed Lauda for third. Conditions became so bad that the organizers showed the chequered flag early, with Brambilla the winner (he spun off on the slowing down lap and crashed, and drove around to the pits waving to the fans with a badly damaged car), Hunt second and Pryce completing the podium. Only half points were given, as the race was stopped early, just like in Spain.

Race Thirteen: Italy[]

The penultimate round was in Italy, and after the cancellation of the Canadian GP, Lauda needed only half a point to be the 1975 world champion. The Ferrari fans were very happy as their team locked out the front row, with Lauda on pole from Regazzoni, and Fittipaldi third. Regazzoni took the lead at the start, with Lauda and Mass following. Soon Reutemann was up to third, but he needed to win to keep any faint hopes alive. However, he was passed by Fittipaldi, and towards the end, Lauda backed off and let Fittipaldi through. It was Regazzoni who won the race, with Fittipaldi second, and Lauda's third was enough to seal the championship.

Race Fourteen: United States[]

The final round took place in the US, and it was no surprise that new World Champion Lauda took pole again, with Fittipaldi alongside and Reutemann third. Lauda led into the first corner from Fittipaldi, and it was Jarier in third. Lauda and Fittipaldi drove away from the rest of the field, whereas Jarier retired with a wheel failure one-third into the race. This left Hunt in third, but Mass had other ideas and took the place midway through the race. Lauda went on to win, his fifth of the season, as he signed off in style, with Fittipaldi close behind in second, and Mass also on the podium.

Season review[]

Rnd Race Date Location Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner Constructor Report
1 25px Argentina Argentine Grand Prix January 12 Oscar Gálvez 25px France Jean-Pierre Jarier 25px UK James Hunt 25px Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 25px UK McLaren-Ford Report
2 25px Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix January 26 Interlagos 25px France Jean-Pierre Jarier 25px France Jean-Pierre Jarier 25px Brazil Carlos Pace 25px UK Brabham-Ford Report
3 25px South African flag after 1928 South African Grand Prix March 1 Kyalami 25px Brazil Carlos Pace 25px Brazil Carlos Pace 25px South African flag after 1928 Jody Scheckter 25px UK Tyrrell-Ford Report
4 25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945 Spanish Grand Prix April 27 Montjuïc 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px USA Mario Andretti 25px Germany Jochen Mass 25px UK McLaren-Ford Report
5 25px Monaco Monaco Grand Prix May 11 Monaco 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px France Patrick Depailler 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Italy Ferrari Report
6 25px Belgium Belgian Grand Prix May 25 Zolder 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Italy Ferrari Report
7 25px Sweden Swedish Grand Prix June 8 Scandinavian Raceway 25px Italy Vittorio Brambilla 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Italy Ferrari Report
8 25px Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix June 22 Zandvoort 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px UK James Hunt 25px UK Hesketh-Ford Report
9 25px France French Grand Prix July 6 Paul Ricard 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Germany Jochen Mass 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Italy Ferrari Report
10 25px UK British Grand Prix July 19 Silverstone 25px UK Tom Pryce 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 25px Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 25px UK McLaren-Ford Report
11 25px Germany German Grand Prix August 3 Nürburgring 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 25px Argentina Carlos Reutemann 25px UK Brabham-Ford Report
12 25px Austria Austrian Grand Prix August 17 Österreichring 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Italy Vittorio Brambilla 25px Italy Vittorio Brambilla 25px UK March-Ford Report
13 25px Italy Italian Grand Prix September 7 Monza 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 25px Italy Ferrari Report
14 25px United States United States Grand Prix October 5 Watkins Glen 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Italy Ferrari Report

1975 World Championship of F1 Drivers - final standings[]

Pos Driver ARG
25px Argentina
BRA
25px Brazil
RSA
25px South African flag after 1928
ESP
25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945
MON
25px Monaco
BEL
25px Belgium
SWE
25px Sweden
NED
25px Netherlands
FRA
25px France
GBR
25px UK
GER
25px Germany
AUT
25px Austria
ITA
25px Italy
USA
25px United States
Pts
1 25px Austria Niki Lauda 6 5 5 Ret 1 1 1 2 1 8 3 6 3 1 64.5
2 25px Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 1 2 NC DNS 2 7 8 Ret 4 1 Ret 9 2 2 45
3 25px Argentina Carlos Reutemann 3 8 2 3 9 3 2 4 14 Ret 1 14 4 Ret 37
4 25px UK James Hunt 2 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 2 4 Ret 2 5 4 33
5 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 4 4 16 NC Ret 5 3 3 Ret 13 Ret 7 1 Ret 25
6 25px Brazil Carlos Pace Ret 1 4 Ret 3 8 Ret 5 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 24
7 25px South African flag after 1928 Jody Scheckter 11 Ret 1 Ret 7 2 7 16 9 3 Ret 8 8 6 20
8 25px Germany Jochen Mass 14 3 6 1 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 7 Ret 4 Ret 3 20
9 25px France Patrick Depailler 5 Ret 3 Ret 5 4 12 9 6 9 9 11 7 Ret 12
10 25px UK Tom Pryce 12 Ret 9 Ret Ret 6 Ret 6 Ret Ret 4 3 6 NC 8
11 25px Italy Vittorio Brambilla 9 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 1 Ret 7 6.5
12 25px France Jacques Laffite Ret 11 NC DNQ Ret Ret 11 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 6
13 25px Sweden Ronnie Peterson Ret 15 10 Ret 4 Ret 9 15 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 6
14 25px USA Mario Andretti Ret 7 17 Ret Ret 4 5 12 10 Ret Ret Ret 5
15 25px USA Mark Donohue 7 Ret 8 Ret Ret 11 5 8 Ret 5 Ret DNS 4
16 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx 8 9 12 2 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 3
17 25px Australia Alan Jones Ret Ret Ret 11 13 16 10 5 2
18 25px France Jean-Pierre Jarier DNS Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1.5
19 25px UK Tony Brise 7 Ret 6 7 7 15 Ret 15 Ret Ret 1
20 25px Netherlands Gijs van Lennep 10 15 6 1
21 25px Italy Lella Lombardi Ret 6 DNQ Ret Ret 14 18 Ret 7 17 Ret DNS 0.5
25px Germany Rolf Stommelen 13 14 7 Ret 16 Ret 0
25px UK John Watson DSQ 10 Ret 8 Ret 10 16 Ret 13 11 Ret 10 9 0
25px Austria Harald Ertl 8 Ret 9 0
25px Germany Hans Joachim Stuck Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 0
25px UK Bob Evans 15 Ret DNQ 9 13 Ret 17 Ret Ret 0
25px Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Ret 13 DNQ Ret DNQ 12 17 11 Ret 19 Ret DNQ 10 0
25px UK Graham Hill 10 12 DNQ DNQ 0
25px USA Brett Lunger 13 10 Ret 0
25px Sweden Torsten Palm DNQ 10 0
25px Italy Arturo Merzario NC Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 11 0
25px South African flag after 1928 Guy Tunmer 11 0
25px New Zealand Chris Amon 12 12 0
25px South African flag after 1928 Ian Scheckter Ret Ret 12 0
25px France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 12 0
25px UK Jim Crawford Ret 13 0
25px South African flag after 1928 Eddie Keizan 13 0
25px South African flag after 1928 Dave Charlton 14 0
25px UK Damien Magee 14 0
25px Italy Renzo Zorzi 14 0
25px UK Brian Henton 16 DNS NC 0
25px New Zealand John Nicholson 17 0
25px UK Dave Morgan 18 0
25px Netherlands Roelof Wunderink Ret DNQ DNQ NC DNQ Ret 0
25px France François Migault NC Ret DNS 0
25px UK Mike Wilds Ret Ret 0
25px Australia Vern Schuppan Ret 0
25px UK Ian Ashley DNS 0
25px Switzerland Jo Vonlanthen Ret 0
25px France Michel Leclère Ret 0
25px Japan Hiroshi Fushida DNS DNQ 0
25px UK Tony Trimmer DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Driver ARG
25px Argentina
BRA
25px Brazil
RSA
25px South African flag after 1928
ESP
25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945
MON
25px Monaco
BEL
25px Belgium
SWE
25px Sweden
NED
25px Netherlands
FRA
25px France
GBR
25px UK
GER
25px Germany
AUT
25px Austria
ITA
25px Italy
USA
25px United States
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Injured or ill (Inj)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)


1975 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers - final standings[]

Pos Constructor ARG
25px Argentina
BRA
25px Brazil
RSA
25px South African flag after 1928
ESP
25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945
MON
25px Monaco
BEL
25px Belgium
SWE
25px Sweden
NED
25px Netherlands
FRA
25px France
GBR
25px UK
GER
25px Germany
AUT
25px Austria
ITA
25px Italy
USA
25px United States
Pts[4]
1 25px Italy Ferrari 4 4 5 NC 1 1 1 2 1 8 3 6 1 1 72.5
2 25px Great Britain Brabham-Ford 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 4 14 2 1 14 4 Ret 54 (56)
3 25px Great Britain McLaren-Ford 1 2 6 1 2 7 8 Ret 3 1 Ret 4 2 2 53
4 25px Great Britain Hesketh-Ford 2 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 1 2 4 8 2 5 4 33
5 25px Great Britain Tyrrell-Ford 5 Ret 1 Ret 5 2 7 9 6 3 9 8 7 6 25
6 25px Great Britain Shadow-Ford 12 Ret 9 4 Ret 6 Ret 6 8 14 4 3 6 NC 9.5
7 25px Great Britain Lotus-Ford 8 9 10 2 4 Ret 9 15 10 16 Ret 5 13 5 9
8 25px Great Britain March-Ford 9 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 14 18 5 7 1 Ret 7 7.5
9 25px Great Britain Williams-Ford NC 11 NC 7 DNQ Ret 14 12 11 Ret 2 Ret 14 DNS 6
10 25px USA Parnelli-Ford Ret 7 17 Ret Ret 4 5 12 10 Ret Ret Ret 5
11 25px Great Britain Hill-Ford NC DNQ Ret 6 7 7 10 5 15 Ret Ret 3
12 25px USA Penske-Ford 7 Ret 8 Ret Ret 11 5 8 Ret 9 2
13 25px Great Britain Ensign-Ford DNQ WD WD 10 15 DNQ 6 12 12 Ret 1
25px Great Britain Surtees-Ford DSQ 10 Ret 8 Ret 10 16 Ret 13 11 10 0
25px Great Britain BRM Ret Ret 15 Ret DNQ 9 13 Ret 17 WD WD Ret Ret 0
25px Brazil Fittipaldi-Ford Ret 13 DNS Ret DNQ 12 17 11 Ret 19 Ret DNS 11 10 0
25px Great Britain Lola-Ford 10 12 7 WD 0
25px Great Britain Lyncar-Ford 17 0
25px Great Britain Shadow-Matra Ret Ret 0
25px Japan Maki-Ford DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Constructor ARG
25px Argentina
BRA
25px Brazil
RSA
25px South African flag after 1928
ESP
25px Template:Country alias Spain 1945
MON
25px Monaco
BEL
25px Belgium
SWE
25px Sweden
NED
25px Netherlands
FRA
25px France
GBR
25px UK
GER
25px Germany
AUT
25px Austria
ITA
25px Italy
USA
25px United States
Pts
  • Bold results counted to championship.
  • ‡ Half points awarded.

Non-Championship race results[]

Other Formula One races were also held in 1975, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report
25px UK X Race of Champions Brands Hatch March 16 25px UK Tom Pryce 25px UK Shadow-Cosworth Report
25px UK XXVII BRDC International Trophy Silverstone April 13 25px Austria Niki Lauda 25px Italy Ferrari Report
25px France XV Swiss Grand Prix Dijon-Prenois August 24 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 25px Italy Ferrari Report

South African Formula One Championship[]

Race Name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report
25px South African flag after 1928 Cape South Easter Trophy Killarney February 8 25px South African flag after 1928 Dave Charlton 25px UK McLaren-Ford Report
25px South African flag after 1928 Goldfields 100 Goldfields March 22 25px South African flag after 1928 Ian Scheckter 25px UK Tyrrell-Ford Report
25px South African flag after 1928 Natal Mercury 100 Roy Hesketh March 29 25px South African flag after 1928 Ian Scheckter 25px UK Tyrrell-Ford Report
25px South African flag after 1928 Brandkop Winter Trophy Brandkop May 3 25px South African flag after 1928 Ian Scheckter 25px UK Tyrrell-Ford Report
25px South African flag after 1928 South African Republic Trophy Kyalami May 31 25px South African flag after 1928 Ian Scheckter 25px UK Tyrrell-Ford Report
25px South African flag after 1928 False Bay 100 Killarney July 5 25px South African flag after 1928 Guy Tunmer 25px UK Lotus-Ford Report
25px South African flag after 1928 Rand Winter Trophy Kyalami July 26 25px South African flag after 1928 Ian Scheckter 25px UK Tyrrell-Ford Report
25px South African flag after 1928 Natal Spring Trophy Roy Hesketh September 1 25px South African flag after 1928 Dave Charlton 25px UK McLaren-Ford Report
25px South African flag after 1928 Rand Spring Trophy Kyalami October 4 25px South African flag after 1928 Ian Scheckter 25px UK Tyrrell-Ford Report

Notes[]

  1. 1976 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, page 90
  2. 1976 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, page 91
  3. Gill, Barrie (1976) "The World Championship 1975" John Player Motorsport yearbook 1976 p. 103 Queen Anne Press Ltd. ISBN 0-362-00254-1
  4. Only the best 6 results from the first 7 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.


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