1975 Formula One season

Niki Lauda, driving for Ferrari, won the first of his three world championships
Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren M23 Ford) placed second overall in the 1975 World Championship of F1 Drivers

The 1975 Formula One season was the 29th 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 12 January to 5 October over fourteen races. The season also included three non-championship Formula One races and a nine race South African Formula One Championship.

After a strong finish to the 1974 season, many observers felt the Brabham team were favourites going into the new year. An emotional first win for Carlos Pace in his native São Paulo looked to confirm this, but tyre wear frequently hampered the cars and the initial promise was not maintained.[3] In his second year with Ferrari, Niki Lauda was given the keys to the Ferrari 312T, a car that was technically far superior to any of the competition. He won his first drivers' title with five wins and a huge margin over second place in the championship. Ferrari took home the championship trophy for manufacturers. Lauda often referred to 1975 as "the unbelievable year".

American Mark Donohue died in August, two days after crashing in practice for the Austrian Grand Prix.[4][5][6] And after the season, in late November, an Embassy Hill airplane crashed in England and all six aboard were killed, including team owner Graham Hill and driver Tony Brise.[7][8][9]

Drivers and constructors

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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
United Kingdom Marlboro Team Texaco McLaren-Ford M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi All
2 West Germany Jochen Mass All
United Kingdom Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter All
4 France Patrick Depailler All
15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 9
France Michel Leclère 14
United Kingdom John Player Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 72E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 5 Sweden Ronnie Peterson All
6 Belgium Jacky Ickx 1–9
United Kingdom Jim Crawford 10, 13
United Kingdom John Watson 11
United Kingdom Brian Henton 12, 14
15 10
United Kingdom Martini Racing Brabham-Ford BT44B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann All
8 Brazil Carlos Pace All
United Kingdom Beta Team March
United Kingdom Lavazza March
March-Ford 741
751
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla All
10 Italy Lella Lombardi 3–9
West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 10–14
29 Italy Lella Lombardi 10–13
Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B3-74
312T
Ferrari 001/11 3.0 F12
Ferrari 015 3.0 F12
G 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni All
12 Austria Niki Lauda All
United Kingdom Stanley-BRM BRM P201 BRM P200 3.0 V12 G 14 United Kingdom Mike Wilds 1–2
United Kingdom Bob Evans 3–9, 12–13
United States UOP Shadow Racing Shadow-Ford DN3B
DN5
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce All
17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 1–11, 14
Shadow-Matra DN7 Matra MS73 3.0 V12 12–13
United Kingdom Matchbox Team Surtees
United Kingdom National Organs Team Surtees
Surtees-Ford TS16 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 18 United Kingdom John Watson 1–10, 12
19 United Kingdom Dave Morgan 10
United Kingdom HB Bewaking Team Ensign Ensign-Ford N174
N175
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 19 Netherlands Gijs van Lennep 11
31 8–9
Netherlands Roelof Wunderink 4–5, 10, 13–14
New Zealand Chris Amon 12
32 13
33 Netherlands Roelof Wunderink 12
United Kingdom Frank Williams Racing Cars
United Kingdom Williams Ambrozium H7 Racing
Williams-Ford FW
FW04
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 20 Italy Arturo Merzario 1–6
United Kingdom Damien Magee 7
South Africa Ian Scheckter 8
France François Migault 9
United Kingdom Ian Ashley 11
Switzerland Jo Vonlanthen 12
Italy Renzo Zorzi 13
Italy Lella Lombardi 14
21 South Africa Ian Scheckter 7
France Jacques Laffite 1–3, 5–6, 8–14
United Kingdom Tony Brise 4
United Kingdom Embassy Racing with Graham Hill Lola-Ford T370
T371
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 22 United Kingdom Graham Hill 1–3
23 West Germany Rolf Stommelen 1–3
Hill-Ford GH1 22 4, 12–13
France François Migault 6
Australia Vern Schuppan 7
Australia Alan Jones 8–11
23 France François Migault 4
United Kingdom Graham Hill 5
United Kingdom Tony Brise 6–14
United Kingdom Hesketh Racing
United Kingdom Warsteiner Brewery
United Kingdom Polar Caravans
Hesketh-Ford 308
308B
308C
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 24 United Kingdom James Hunt All
25 Sweden Torsten Palm 5
Austria Harald Ertl 11
United States Brett Lunger 12–14
32 Sweden Torsten Palm 7
Austria Harald Ertl 12
34 13
United Kingdom Custom Made Harry Stiller Racing Hesketh-Ford 308B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 25 Australia Alan Jones 4
26 5–7
United States Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Parnelli-Ford VPJ4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 F
G
27 United States Mario Andretti 1–5, 7, 9–14
United States First National City Bank Team March-Ford 751 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 28 United States Mark Donohue 10–12
Penske-Ford PC1 1–9
United Kingdom John Watson 14
Argentina Oreste Berta Berta-Ford F1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 29 Argentina Nestor García-Veiga 1–2
Brazil Copersucar Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford FD01
FD02
FD03
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 30 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi 1–12, 14
Italy Arturo Merzario 13
South Africa Lucky Strike Racing McLaren-Ford M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 31 South Africa Dave Charlton 3
South Africa Lexington Racing Tyrrell-Ford 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 32 South Africa Ian Scheckter 3
United Kingdom Pinch Plant (Ltd) Lyncar-Ford 006 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 32 New Zealand John Nicholson 10
South Africa Team Gunston Lotus-Ford 72E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 33 South Africa Eddie Keizan 3
34 South Africa Guy Tunmer 3
Japan Citizen Maki F1
Japan Citizen Maki Engineering
Japan Citizen Maki F1-Team
Maki-Ford F101C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 F
G
35 Australia Dave Walker 6-7
Japan Hiroshi Fushida 8, 10
United Kingdom Tony Trimmer 11–13

Team and driver changes

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Jacques Laffite driving for Williams in Watkins Glen
John Watson driving for Surtees in the British Grand Prix
Graham Hill waving to the crowd after announcing his retirement. Later in the year, he would tragically pass away in an airplane crash.

Mid-season changes

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Calendar

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Round Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Argentine Grand Prix Argentina Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires 12 January
2 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazil Autodromo de Interlagos, São Paulo 26 January
3 South African Grand Prix South Africa Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand 1 March
4 Spanish Grand Prix Spain Montjuïc circuit, Barcelona 27 April
5 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 11 May
6 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 25 May
7 Swedish Grand Prix Sweden Scandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp 8 June
8 Dutch Grand Prix Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 22 June
9 French Grand Prix France Paul Ricard Circuit, Le Castellet 6 July
10 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 19 July
11 German Grand Prix West Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg 3 August
12 Austrian Grand Prix Austria Österreichring, Spielberg 17 August
13 Italian Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 7 September
14 United States Grand Prix United States Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, New York 5 October

Calendar changes

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Regulation changes

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  • Fire-resistant race suits were made obligatory.[14][15][16]
  • The concept of marshal posts, with service roads leading to and from them, was created and implemented at various circuits. Also, from now on, marshals had to practice rescuing drivers from their cars.[15][16]

Season report

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Race 1: Argentina

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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 lead 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 2: Brazil

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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 3: South Africa

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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 4: Spain

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Nearly two months after the third round, the European season began in Spain at the very fast Montjuic street circuit in Barcelona. 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. Mechanics from the teams went around the entire circuit to attempt to repair/fasten down the barriers. After work was done on the circuit, the drivers agreed that the circuit was still 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 organisers of the event then locked the cars and motorhomes inside the circuit confines for breach of contract and threatened to keep them there. This being incompatible with the schedule for the next race at Monaco, the teams decided to cater for the organisers wishes and raced anyway.

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 by 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 5: Monaco

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After the chaotic and tragic Spanish GP, the race on 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 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.

It was the last weekend for Graham Hill in Formula One.

Race 6: Belgium

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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 7: Sweden

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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 8: Netherlands

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The first race in the second half of the season took place in the Netherlands, 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 9: France

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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 10: Great Britain

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The tenth round was held at the Silverstone airfield circuit 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 11: West Germany

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The drivers had to go to West Germany, in the legendary Nordschleife track, for round 11- and this proved to be the most crucial round in the championship (the German Grand Prix often was). Lauda was on pole, lapping the 14.2 mi (22.8 km) circuit in under 7 minutes- becoming the first driver to accomplish this feat. Pace was on the front row, and the two Tyrrell drivers Scheckter and Depailler third and fourth respectively. At the start, Lauda led from Pace, with Depailler getting third from his teammate Scheckter, who made a dreadful start and dropped to 20th. 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 a damaged spoiler and had to pit, leaving Reutemann to lead from Hunt and Pryce. Hunt was next to retire, with a wheel hub failure on the straight behind the pits, and 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 12: Austria

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The Austrian GP on 17 August 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 a morning practice lap, Mark Donohue's March slid off the track after a tyre failure and hit two marshals.[17] Donohue died two days later, and one of the marshals also died.[4][5][6]

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 heavier, 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 13: Italy

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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 14: United States

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The final round took place in the US, and it was no surprise that at the spectacular Watkins Glen track in upstate New York (which had a new chicane at the Esses introduced), 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.

Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report
1 Argentina Argentine Grand Prix France Jean-Pierre Jarier[a] United Kingdom James Hunt Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Report
2 Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix France Jean-Pierre Jarier France Jean-Pierre Jarier Brazil Carlos Pace United Kingdom Brabham-Ford Report
3 South Africa South African Grand Prix Brazil Carlos Pace Brazil Carlos Pace South Africa Jody Scheckter United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford Report
4 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Austria Niki Lauda United States Mario Andretti West Germany Jochen Mass United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Report
5 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Austria Niki Lauda France Patrick Depailler Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari Report
6 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Austria Niki Lauda Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari Report
7 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Italy Vittorio Brambilla Austria Niki Lauda Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari Report
8 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Austria Niki Lauda Austria Niki Lauda United Kingdom James Hunt United Kingdom Hesketh-Ford Report
9 France French Grand Prix Austria Niki Lauda West Germany Jochen Mass Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari Report
10 United Kingdom British Grand Prix United Kingdom Tom Pryce Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Report
11 West Germany German Grand Prix Austria Niki Lauda Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Argentina Carlos Reutemann United Kingdom Brabham-Ford Report
12 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Austria Niki Lauda Italy Vittorio Brambilla Italy Vittorio Brambilla United Kingdom March-Ford Report
13 Italy Italian Grand Prix Austria Niki Lauda Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Ferrari Report
14 United States United States Grand Prix Austria Niki Lauda Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari Report

Scoring system

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Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race. For both the Championship and the Cup, the best six results from rounds 1-7 and the best six results from rounds 8-14 were counted.

Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Race 9 6 4 3 2 1
Source:[18]

World Drivers' Championship standings

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Pos Driver ARG
Argentina
BRA
Brazil
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
SWE
Sweden
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
AUT
Austria
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
Pts
1 Austria Niki Lauda 6 5 5 Ret 1 1 1 2 1 8 3 6 3 1 64.5
2 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 1 2 NC DNS 2 7 8 Ret 4 1 Ret 9 2 2 45
3 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 3 8 2 3 9 3 2 4 14 Ret 1 14 4 Ret 37
4 United Kingdom James Hunt 2 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 2 4 Ret 2 5 4 33
5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 4 4 16 NC Ret 5 3 3 Ret 13 Ret 7 1 Ret 25
6 Brazil Carlos Pace Ret 1 4 Ret 3 8 Ret 5 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 24
7 South Africa Jody Scheckter 11 Ret 1 Ret 7 2 7 16 9 3 Ret 8 8 6 20
8 West Germany Jochen Mass 14 3 6 1 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 7 Ret 4 Ret 3 20
9 France Patrick Depailler 5 Ret 3 Ret 5 4 12 9 6 9 9 11 7 Ret 12
10 United Kingdom Tom Pryce 12 Ret 9 Ret Ret 6 Ret 6 Ret Ret 4 3 6 NC 8
11 Italy Vittorio Brambilla 9 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 1 Ret 7 6.5
12 France Jacques Laffite Ret 11 NC DNQ Ret Ret 11 Ret 2 Ret Ret DNS 6
13 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Ret 15 10 Ret 4 Ret 9 15 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 6
14 United States Mario Andretti Ret 7 17 Ret Ret 4 5 12 10 Ret Ret Ret 5
15 United States Mark Donohue 7 Ret 8 Ret Ret 11 5 8 Ret 5 Ret DNS 4
16 Belgium Jacky Ickx 8 9 12 2 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 3
17 Australia Alan Jones Ret Ret Ret 11 13 16 10 5 2
18 France Jean-Pierre Jarier DNS Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1.5
19 United Kingdom Tony Brise 7 Ret 6 7 7 15 Ret 15 Ret Ret 1
20 Netherlands Gijs van Lennep 10 15 6 1
21 Italy Lella Lombardi Ret 6 DNQ Ret Ret 14 18 Ret 7 17 Ret DNS 0.5
West Germany Rolf Stommelen 13 14 7 Ret 16 Ret 0
United Kingdom John Watson DSQ 10 Ret 8 Ret 10 16 Ret 13 11 Ret 10 9 0
Austria Harald Ertl 8 Ret 9 0
West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 0
United Kingdom Bob Evans 15 Ret DNQ 9 13 Ret 17 Ret Ret 0
Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Ret 13 DNQ Ret DNQ 12 17 11 Ret 19 Ret DNS 10 0
United Kingdom Graham Hill 10 12 DNQ DNQ 0
United States Brett Lunger 13 10 Ret 0
Sweden Torsten Palm DNQ 10 0
Italy Arturo Merzario NC Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 11 0
South Africa Guy Tunmer 11 0
New Zealand Chris Amon 12 12 0
South Africa Ian Scheckter Ret Ret 12 0
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 12 0
United Kingdom Jim Crawford Ret 13 0
South Africa Eddie Keizan 13 0
South Africa Dave Charlton 14 0
United Kingdom Damien Magee 14 0
Italy Renzo Zorzi 14 0
United Kingdom Brian Henton 16 DNS NC 0
New Zealand John Nicholson 17 0
United Kingdom Dave Morgan 18 0
Netherlands Roelof Wunderink Ret DNQ DNQ NC DNQ Ret 0
France François Migault NC Ret DNS 0
United Kingdom Mike Wilds Ret Ret 0
Australia Vern Schuppan Ret 0
United Kingdom Ian Ashley DNS 0
Switzerland Jo Vonlanthen Ret 0
France Michel Leclère Ret 0
Japan Hiroshi Fushida DNS DNQ 0
United Kingdom Tony Trimmer DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
Argentina Nestor García-Veiga WD WD
Australia Dave Walker WD WD
Pos Driver ARG
Argentina
BRA
Brazil
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
SWE
Sweden
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
AUT
Austria
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap


  • Half points were awarded because the races were stopped before 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings

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Ferrari won the 1975 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the 312B3 and the 312T (pictured)
Pos Constructor ARG
Argentina
BRA
Brazil
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
SWE
Sweden
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
AUT
Austria
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
Pts[19]
1 Italy Ferrari 4 4 5 NC 1 1 1 2 1 8 3 6 1 1 72.5
2 United Kingdom Brabham-Ford 3 1 2 (3) 3 3 2 4 14 2 1 14 4 Ret 54 (56)
3 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 1 2 6 1 2 7 8 Ret 3 1 Ret 4 2 2 53
4 United Kingdom Hesketh-Ford 2 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 1 2 4 8 2 5 4 33
5 United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 5 Ret 1 Ret 5 2 7 9 6 3 9 8 7 6 25
6 United States Shadow-Ford 12 Ret 9 4 Ret 6 Ret 6 8 14 4 3 6 NC 9.5
7 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 8 9 10 2 4 Ret 9 15 10 16 Ret 5 13 5 9
8 United Kingdom March-Ford 9 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 14 18 5 7 1 Ret 7 7.5
9 United Kingdom Williams-Ford NC 11 NC 7 DNQ Ret 14 12 11 Ret 2 Ret 14 DNS 6
10 United States Parnelli-Ford Ret 7 17 Ret Ret 4 5 12 10 Ret Ret Ret 5
11 United Kingdom Hill-Ford NC DNQ Ret 6 7 7 10 5 15 Ret Ret 3
12 United States Penske-Ford 7 Ret 8 Ret Ret 11 5 8 Ret 9 2
13 United Kingdom Ensign-Ford DNQ WD WD 10 15 DNQ 6 12 12 Ret 1
United Kingdom Lola-Ford 10 12 7 DNQ 0
United Kingdom Surtees-Ford DSQ 10 Ret 8 Ret 10 16 Ret 13 11 10 0
United Kingdom BRM Ret Ret 15 Ret DNQ 9 13 Ret 17 WD WD Ret Ret 0
Brazil Fittipaldi-Ford Ret 13 DNQ Ret DNQ 12 17 11 Ret 19 Ret DNS 11 10 0
United Kingdom Lyncar-Ford 17 0
United States Shadow-Matra Ret Ret 0
Japan Maki-Ford WD WD DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
Argentina Berta-Ford WD WD
Pos Constructor ARG
Argentina
BRA
Brazil
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
SWE
Sweden
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
AUT
Austria
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
Pts
  • Bold results counted to championship.
  • Half points awarded because the races were stopped before 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Non-championship races

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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
United Kingdom X Race of Champions Brands Hatch 16 March United Kingdom Tom Pryce United States Shadow-Cosworth Report
United Kingdom XXVII BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 13 April Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari Report
France XV Swiss Grand Prix Dijon-Prenois 24 August Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Ferrari Report

South African Formula One Championship

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Jean-Pierre Jarier set the fastest time in qualifying, but did not start the race. Pole position was left vacant on the grid. Carlos Pace, in the second slot, was the first driver on the grid. Jarier is still considered to have held pole position.

References

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  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. ^ a b c "Donohue dies after operation". Beaver County Times. (Pennsylvania, U.S.). UPI. 20 August 1975. p. D-4.
  5. ^ a b c "Donohue dies of injuries". Milwaukee Sentinel. (Wisconsin, U.S.). Associated Press. 20 August 1975. p. 1, part 2.
  6. ^ a b c "Donohue dies after surgery". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon, U.S.). Associated Press. 20 August 1975. p. 1C.
  7. ^ "Plane crash kills driver Graham Hill". Pittsburgh Press. (Pennsylvania, U.S.). UPI. 30 November 1975. p. D-1.
  8. ^ "Racing mourns death of Graham Hill". Milwaukee Sentinel. (Wisconsin, U.S.). UPI. 1 December 1975. p. 5, part 2.
  9. ^ "After cheating death 20 years, Hill killed in air crash". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. (Florida, U.S.). Associated Press. 1 December 1975. p. 1C.
  10. ^ "Lola's Formula One heritage". Motor Sport magazine. December 1996. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Hill GH1 Cosworth". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  12. ^ Ewald, Klaus (2006). "Hill Ford GH2". research-racing.de. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Cancelled Grands Prix of Canada - 1975 and 1987". canadianracer.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  14. ^ Anna Duxbury (4 July 2022). "History of safety devices in Formula 1: The halo, barriers & more". Autosport.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  15. ^ a b Steven de Grootte (1 January 2009). "F1 rules and stats 1970-1979". F1Technical.net. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Safety Improvements in F1 since 1963". AtlasF1. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Donahue seriously injured". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. (Florida, U.S.). Associated Press. 18 August 1975. p. 4B.
  18. ^ "World Championship points systems". 8W. Forix. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  19. ^ Only the best six results from the first seven races and the best six results from the last seven races counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.