1975 Formula One Season

1975 FIA Formula One World Championship
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1975 World Champion, Niki Lauda
Season Information
Number of races	14
Season opener	Argentine Grand Prix
Season finale	United States Grand Prix
Tyre suppliers	G F
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Niki Lauda 64.5 points
Runner-Up	Emerson Fittipaldi 45 points
3rd	Carlos Reutemann 37 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champion	Ferrari 72.5 points
Runner-Up	Brabham-Ford Cosworth 54 points
3rd	McLaren-Ford Cosworth 53 points

Team and Drivers

Entry List

The full entry list for the 1975 FIA Formula One World Championship is outlined below:

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine
McLaren-Ford Cosworth	M23	G	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
Marlboro Team McLaren	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		2	Jochen Mass	All
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	007	G	3	Jody Scheckter	All
Elf Team Tyrrell	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		4	Patrick Depailler	All
			15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9
			15	Michel Leclère	14
Lotus-Ford Cosworth	72E 72F	G	5	Jacky Ickx	1-9
John Player Team Lotus	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		6	Jim Crawford	10, 13
			6	John Watson	11
			6	Brian Henton*	10, 12, 14
Brabham-Ford Cosworth	M23	G	7	Carlos Reutemann	All
Martini Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		8	Carlos Pace	All
March-Ford Cosworth	741 751	G	9	Vittorio Brambilla	All
Beta Team March Lavazza March	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		10	Lella Lombardi†	3-13
			10	Hans-Joachim Stuck	10-14
Ferrari	312B3-74 312T	G	11	Clay Regazzoni	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 001/11 3.0 F12 Ferrari 015 3.0 F12		12	Niki Lauda	All
BRM	P201	G	14	Mike Wilds	1-2
Stanley BRM	BRM P200 3.0 V12		14	Bob Evans	3-9, 12-13
Shadow-Ford Cosworth Shadow-Matra	DN3B DN5 DN7	G	16	Tom Pryce	All
UOP Shadow Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Matra MS73 3.0 V12		17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	All
Surtees-Ford Cosworth	TS16	G	18	John Watson	1-10, 12
Team Surtees National Organs Team Surtees	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		19	Dave Morgan	10
Williams-Ford Cosworth	FW FW04	G	20	Arturo Merzario	1-6
Frank Williams Racing Cars	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		20	Damien Magee	7
			20	Ian Scheckter‡	7-8
			20	François Migault	9
			20	Ian Ashley	11
			20	Jo Vonlanthen	12
			20	Renzo Zorzi	13
			20	Lella Lombardi	14
			21	Jacques Laffite	1-3, 5-6, 8-14
			21	Tony Brise	4
Lola-Ford Cosworth Hill-Ford Cosworth	T370 T371 GH1 GH2	G	22	Graham Hill§	1-3, 5
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		22	Rolf Stommelenƒ	1-4, 12-13
			22	François Migault€	4, 6
			22	Vern Schuppan	7
			22	Alan Jones	8-11
			23	Tony Brise	6-14
Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	308 308B 308C	G	24	James Hunt	All
Hesketh Racing Warsteiner Brewey Polar Caravans	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		25	Torsten Palm£	5, 7
			25	Harald Ertl₩	11-13
			25	Brett Lunger	12-14
Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	308B	G	26	Alan Jones♭	4-7
Custom Made Harry Stiller Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Parnelli-Ford Cosworth	VPJ4	F G	27	Mario Andretti	1-5, 7, 9-14
Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Penske-Ford Cosworth March-Ford Cosworth	PC1 751	G	28	Mark Donohue	1-12
Penske Cars	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		28	John Watson	14
Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	FD01 FD02 FD03	G	30	Wilson Fittipaldi	1-12, 14
Copersucar-Fittipaldi	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		30	Arturo Merzario	13
McLaren-Ford Cosworth	M23	G	31	Dave Charlton	3
Lucky Strike Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Ensign-Ford Cosworth	N174 N175	G	31	Roelof Wunderink$	4-5, 10, 12-14
HB Bewaking Team Ensign	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		31	Gijs van Lennep	8-9, 11
			31	Chris Amon¥	12-13
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	007	G	32	Ian Scheckter	3
Lexington Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Lyncar-Ford Cosworth	006	G	32	John Nicholson	10
Pinch Plant Ltd.	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Lotus-Ford Cosworth	72	G	33	Eddie Keizan	3
Team Gunston	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		34	Guy Tunmer	3
Maki-Ford Cosworth	F101C	G	35	Hiroshi Fushida	8, 10
Maki Engineering	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		35	Tony Trimmer	11-13

• * Henton would drive car #15 in Great Britain.
• ^† Lombardi would drive car #29 in the next four rounds before the last round in the United States.
• ^‡ Ian Scheckter would drive car #21 in Sweden.
• ^§ Graham Hill would drive car #23 in Monaco.
• ^ƒ Stommelen would drive car #23 in the first three rounds.
• ^€ Migault would drive car #23 in Spain.
• ^£ Palm would drive car #32 in Sweden.
• ^₩ Ertl would drive car #32 in Austria and #34 in Italy.
• ^♭ Alan Jones would drive car #25 in Spain.
• ^$ Wunderink would drive car #33 in Austria.
• ^¥ Amon would drive car #32 in Italy.

Calendar

World Championship Schedule

Outlined below is the full calendar for the 1975 FIA Formula One World Championship:

Round	Grand Prix	Date

1	Argentine Grand Prix			12 January
		Official Title	XII Gran Premio de la República Argentina
		Circuit	Autódromo Municipal de Buenos Aires
		Location	Buenos Aires, Argentina
		Lap distance	5.968 km (3.708 mi)
		Race distance	316.304 km (196.542 mi)
		Date	12 January	Laps	53

2	Brazilian Grand Prix			26 January
		Official Title	4° Grande Prêmio do Brasil
		Circuit	Autódromo do Interlagos
		Location	São Paulo, Brazil
		Lap distance	7.960 km (4.946 mi)
		Race distance	318.4 km (197.845 mi)
		Date	26 January	Laps	40

3	South African Grand Prix			1 March
		Official Title	XXI Lucky Strike Grand Prix of South Africa
		Circuit	Kyalami Circuit
		Location	Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
		Lap distance	4.104 km (2.550 mi)
		Race distance	320.112 km (198.908 mi)
		Date	1 March	Laps	78

4	Spanish Grand Prix			27 April
		Official Title	XXI Gran Premio de España
		Circuit	Montjuïc Park Circuit
		Location	Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
		Lap distance	3.790 km (2.355 mi)
		Race distance	109.91 km (68.295 mi)
		Date	27 April	Laps	29

5	Monaco Grand Prix			11 May
		Official Title	33e Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
		Circuit	Circuit de Monaco
		Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
		Lap distance	3.278 km (2.037 mi)
		Race distance	245.85 km (152.764 mi)
		Date	11 May	Laps	75

6	Belgian Grand Prix			25 May
		Official Title	XXXIII Grand Prix of Belgium
		Circuit	Circuit Zolder
		Location	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
		Lap distance	4.262 km (2.648 mi)
		Race distance	298.34 km (185.380 mi)
		Date	25 May	Laps	70

7	Swedish Grand Prix			8 June
		Official Title	XI Polar Grand Prix of Sweden
		Circuit	Scandinavian Raceway
		Location	Anderstorp, Sweden
		Lap distance	4.018 km (2.497 mi)
		Race distance	321.44 km (199.734 mi)
		Date	8 June	Laps	80

8	Dutch Grand Prix			22 June
		Official Title	XXII Grote Prijs van Nederland
		Circuit	Circuit Park Zandvoort
		Location	Zandvoort, Netherlands
		Lap distance	4.252 km (2.642 mi)
		Race distance	318.9 km (198.155 mi)
		Date	22 June	Laps	75

9	French Grand Prix			6 July
		Official Title	61ème Grand Prix de France
		Circuit	Circuit Paul Ricard
		Location	Le Castellet, France
		Lap distance	5.809 km (3.610 mi)
		Race distance	313.686 km (194.915 mi)
		Date	6 July	Laps	54

10	British Grand Prix			19 July
		Official Title	XXVIII John Player British Grand Prix
		Circuit	Silverstone Circuit
		Location	Northamptonshire, UK
		Lap distance	4.718 km (2.932 mi)
		Race distance	264.208 km (164.171 mi)
		Date	19 July	Laps	56

11	German Grand Prix			3 August
		Official Title	XXXVII Großer Preis von Deutschland
		Circuit	Nürburgring Nordschleife
		Location	Nürburg, Germany
		Lap distance	22.835 km (14.189 mi)
		Race distance	319.69 km (198.646 mi)
		Date	3 August	Laps	14

12	Austrian Grand Prix			17 August
		Official Title	XXXII Memphis Großer Preis von Europa
		Circuit	Österreichring
		Location	Spielberg, Styria, Austria
		Lap distance	5.911 km (3.673 mi)
		Race distance	171.419 km (106.515 mi)
		Date	17 August	Laps	29

13	Italian Grand Prix			7 September
		Official Title	46° Gran Premio d'Italia
		Circuit	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
		Location	Monza, Italy
		Lap distance	5.780 km (3.592 mi)
		Race distance	300.56 km (186.759 mi)
		Date	7 September	Laps	52

14	United States Grand Prix			5 October
		Official Title	XVIII Grand Prix of the United States
		Circuit	Watkins Glen International
		Location	Watkins Glen, New York, USA
		Lap distance	5.435 km (3.377 mi)
		Race distance	320.665 km (199.252 mi)
		Date	5 October	Laps	59

Non-Championship Schedule

Date	Event	Circuit	Report
16th March	X Daily Mail Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	Report
13th April	27th Daily Express International Trophy	Silverstone	Report
24th August	XV Grand Prix de Suisse	Dijon-Prenois	Report

South African Championship Schedule

Date	Event	Circuit	Report
8th February	Cape South Easter Trophy	Killarney	Report
22nd March	Goldfields 100	Goldfields	Report
29th March	Natal Mercury 100	Roy Hesketh	Report
3rd May	Brandkop Winter Trophy	Brandkop	Report
31st May	South African Republic Trophy	Kyalami	Report
5th June	False Bay 100	Killarney	Report
26th June	Rand Winter Trophy	Kyalami	Report
1st September	Natal Spring Trophy	Roy Hesketh	Report
4th October	Rand Spring Trophy	Kyalami	Report

Final Standings

World Championship for Drivers

Outlined below are the full final standings from the 1975 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers:

Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Points
1st	Niki Lauda	6th	5th	5th	Ret	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	8th	3rd	6th	3rd	1st	64.5
2nd	Emerson Fittipaldi	1st	2nd	NC	DNS	2nd	7th	8th	Ret	4th	1st	Ret	9th	2nd	2nd	45
3rd	Carlos Reutemann	3rd	8th	2nd	3rd	9th	3rd	2nd	4th	14th	Ret	1st	14th	4th	Ret	37
4th	James Hunt	2nd	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1st	2nd	4th	Ret	2nd	5th	4th	33
5th	Clay Regazzoni	4th	4th	16th	NC	Ret	5th	3rd	3rd	Ret	13th	Ret	7th	1st	Ret	25
6th	Carlos Pace	Ret	1st	4th	Ret	3rd	8th	Ret	5th	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	24
7th	Jody Scheckter	11th	Ret	1st	Ret	7th	2nd	7th	16th	9th	3rd	Ret	8th	8th	6th	20
8th	Jochen Mass	14th	3rd	6th	1st	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	3rd	7th	Ret	4th	Ret	3rd	20
9th	Patrick Depailler	5th	Ret	3rd	Ret	5th	4th	12th	9th	6th	9th	9th	11th	7th	Ret	12
10th	Tom Pryce	12th	Ret	9th	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	4th	3rd	6th	Ret	8
11th	Vittorio Brambilla	9th	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	1st	Ret	7th	6.5
12th	Jacques Laffite	Ret	11th	NC		DNQ	Ret		Ret	11th	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	DNS	6
13th	Ronnie Peterson	Ret	15th	10th	Ret	4th	Ret	9th	15th	10th	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	5th	6
14th	Mario Andretti	Ret	7th	17th	Ret	Ret		4th		5th	12th	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
15th	Mark Donohue†	7th	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	11th	5th	8th	Ret	5th	Ret	DNS†			4
16th	Jacky Ickx	8th	9th	12th	2nd	8th	Ret	15th	Ret	Ret						3
17th	Alan Jones				Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	13th	16th	10th	5th				2
18th	Jean-Pierre Jarier	DNS	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	14th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1.5
19th	Tony Brise				7th		Ret	6th	7th	7th	15th	Ret	15th	Ret	Ret	1
20th	Gijs van Lennep								10th	15th		6th				1
21st	Lella Lombardi			Ret	6th	DNQ	Ret	Ret	14th	18th	Ret	7th	17th	Ret	DNS	0.5
—	Rolf Stommelen	13th	14th	7th	Ret								16th	Ret		0
—	John Watson	DSQ	10th	Ret	8th	Ret	10th	16th	Ret	13th	11th	Ret	10th		9th	0
—	Harald Ertl											8th	Ret	9th		0
—	Hans-Joachim Stuck										Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	0
—	Bob Evans			15th	Ret	DNQ	9th	13th	Ret	17th			Ret	Ret		0
—	Wilson Fittipaldi	Ret	13th	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	12th	17th	11th	Ret	19th	Ret	DNS		10th	0
—	Graham Hill	10th	12th	DNQ		DNQ										0
—	Brett Lunger												13th	10th	Ret	0
—	Torsten Palm					DNQ		10th								0
—	Arturo Merzario	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret							11th		0
—	Guy Tunmer			11th												0
—	Chris Amon												12th	12th		0
—	Ian Scheckter			Ret				Ret	12th							0
—	Jean-Pierre Jabouille									12th						0
—	Jim Crawford										Ret			13th		0
—	Eddie Keizan			13th												0
—	Dave Charlton			14th												0
—	Damien Magee							14th								0
—	Renzo Zorzi													14th		0
—	Brian Henton										16th		DNS		NC	0
—	John Nicholson										17th					0
—	Dave Morgan										18th					0
—	Roelof Wunderink				Ret	DNQ					DNQ		NC	DNQ	Ret	0
—	François Migault				NC		Ret			DNS						0
—	Mike Wilds	Ret	Ret													0
—	Vern Schuppan							Ret								0
—	Jo Vonlanthen												Ret			0
—	Michel Leclère														Ret	0
—	Hiroshi Fushida								DNS		DNQ					0
—	Ian Ashley											DNS				0
—	Tony Trimmer											DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		0
Pos.	Driver															Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

• The red background represents rewarding half points.

International Cup for Manufacturers

Outlined below are the full final standings from the 1975 FIA Formula One World Championship for Constructors:

Pos.	Constructor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Points
1st	Ferrari	4th	4th	5th	NC	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	8th	3rd	6th	1st	1st	72.5
2nd	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	14th	2nd	1st	14th	4th	Ret	54 (56)
3rd	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1st	2nd	6th	1st	2nd	7th	8th	Ret	3rd	1st	Ret	4th	2nd	2nd	53
4th	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	2nd	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	1st	2nd	4th	8th	2nd	5th	4th	33
5th	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	5th	Ret	1st	Ret	5th	2nd	7th	9th	6th	3rd	9th	8th	7th	6th	25
6th	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	12th	Ret	9th	4th	Ret	6th	Ret	6th	8th	14th	4th	3rd	6th	NC	9.5
7th	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	8th	9th	10th	2nd	4th	Ret	9th	15th	10th	16th	Ret	5th	13th	5th	9
8th	March-Ford Cosworth	9th	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th	18th	5th	7th	1st	Ret	7th	7.5
9th	Williams-Ford Cosworth	NC	11th	NC	7th	DNQ	Ret	14th	12th	11th	Ret	2nd	Ret	14th	DNS	6
10th	Parnelli-Ford Cosworth	Ret	7th	17th	Ret	Ret		4th		5th	12th	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
11th	Hill-Ford Cosworth				NC	DNQ	Ret	6th	7th	7th	10th	5th	15th	Ret	Ret	3
12th	Penske-Ford Cosworth	7th	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	11th	5th	8th	Ret					9th	2
13th	Ensign-Ford Cosworth					DNQ	DNA	DNA	10th	15th	DNQ	6th	12th	12th	Ret	1
—	Lola-Ford Cosworth	10th	12th	7th		DNQ										0
—	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	DSQ	10th	Ret	8th	Ret	10th	16th	Ret	13th	11th		10th			0
—	BRM	Ret	Ret	15th	Ret	DNQ	9th	13th	Ret	17th	DNA	DNA	Ret	Ret		0
—	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	Ret	13th	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	12th	17th	11th	Ret	19th	Ret	DNS	11th	10th	0
—	Lyncar-Ford Cosworth										17th					0
—	Shadow-Matra												Ret	Ret		0
—	Maki-Ford Cosworth						DNA	DNA	DNS		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		0
Pos.	Constructor															Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

• The red background represents rewarding half points.

See Also

• List of fatal accidents

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