The 1975 Swiss Grand Prix was a non-championship event held on August 24. The race was actually held at Dijon-Prenois, in France, not far from the Swiss border. It was an attempt to interest Swiss fans in having a race of their own, something that has been banned by the Swiss government since the 1955 Le Mans disaster.
The race was won by Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni in a Ferrari, after early leader Jean-Pierre Jarier's Shadow broke down. Patrick Depailler in a Tyrrell finished second, ahead of Jochen Mass in a McLaren.
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 1975 Swiss Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice[]
Results[]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |  Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
 Shadow-Ford
|
0:59.25 | — |
| 2 | 1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
 McLaren-Ford
|
0:59.27 | +0.02 |
| 3 | 12 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
 Ferrari
|
0:59.76 | +0.51 |
| 4 | 2 |  Jochen Mass
|
McLaren-Ford
|
0:59.92 | +0.67 |
| 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler
|
Tyrrell-Ford
|
0:59.99 | +0.74 |
| 6 | 18 | John Watson
|
Surtees-Ford
|
1:00.04 | +0.79 |
| 7 | 8 | Carlos Pace
|
Brabham-Ford
|
1:00.13 | +0.88 |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Pryce
|
Shadow-Ford
|
1:00.28 | +1.03 |
| 9 | 31 |  Chris Amon
|
Ensign-Ford
|
1:00.32 | +1.07 |
| 10 | 5 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
Lotus-Ford
|
1:00.41 | +1.16 |
| 11 | 24 | James Hunt
|
Hesketh-Ford
|
1:00.47 | +1.22 |
| 12 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla
|
March-Ford
|
1:00.63 | +1.38 |
| 13 | 21 | Jacques Laffite
|
Williams-Ford
|
1:01.07 | +1.82 |
| 14 | 22 | Rolf Stommelen
|
Hill-Ford
|
1:02.00 | +2.75 |
| 15 | 20 | Jo Vonlanthen
|
Williams-Ford
|
1:02.81 | +3.56 |
| 16 | 35 | Tony Trimmer
|
 Maki-Ford
|
1:04.29 | +6.04 |
Race[]
Results[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari
|
60 | 1:01:25.34 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler
|
Tyrrell-Ford
|
60 | + 8.35 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | Jochen Mass
|
McLaren-Ford
|
60 | + 15.44 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson
|
Lotus-Ford
|
60 | + 40.14 | 10 |
| 5 | 18 | John Watson
|
Surtees-Ford
|
60 | + 45.55 | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Carlos Pace
|
Brabham-Ford
|
60 | + 45.90 | 7 |
| 7 | 16 | Tom Pryce
|
Shadow-Ford
|
60 | + 46.66 | 8 |
| 8 | 24 | James Hunt
|
Hesketh-Ford
|
59 | + 1 Lap | 11 |
| 9 | 31 | Chris Amon
|
Ensign-Ford
|
59 | + 1 Lap | 9 |
| 10 | 21 | Jacques Laffite
|
Williams-Ford
|
59 | + 1 Lap | 13 |
| 11 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla
|
March-Ford
|
58 | + 2 Laps | 12 |
| 12 | 22 | Rolf Stommelen
|
Hill-Ford
|
58 | + 2 Laps | 14 |
| 13 | 35 | Tony Trimmer
|
Maki-Ford
|
54 | + 6 Laps | 16 |
| NC | 20 | Jo Vonlanthen
|
Williams-Ford
|
51 | + 9 Laps | 15 |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Shadow-Ford
|
33 | Gearbox | 1 |
| Ret | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
McLaren-Ford
|
6 | Clutch | 2 |
Notes[]
| V T E | Swiss Grand Prix
|
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|---|---|---|
| Circuits | Bremgarten (1934 - 1939, 1947 - 1954), Dijon-Prenois (1975, 1982) | |
| Races | 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1982 | |
| Pre-war championship Races | 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 | |
| Non-Championship Races | 1934 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1975 |
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