1975 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | January 26, 1975 | ||
| Location | São Paulo,Brazil | ||
| Course | Permanent race track | ||
| Course length | 7.960[1]km (4.946 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 318.400[1]km (197.845 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, hot and dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Shadow-Ford | ||
| Time | 2:29.88[2] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | |
| Time | 2:34.16[3]on lap 10 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The1975 Brazilian Grand Prixwas aFormula Onemotor raceheld atInterlagoson 26 January 1975. It was race 2 of 14 in both the1975 World Championship of Driversand the1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.It was the fourthBrazilian Grand Prixsince its introduction in 1972. The race was won by São Paulo nativeCarlos Pacedriving aBrabham BT44B.It was the only win of Pace's career; he was killed in an aircraft accident two years later. Fellow BrazilianEmerson Fittipaldifinished second in hisMcLaren M23with his German teammateJochen Massfinishing third.
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying classification
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Shadow-Ford | 2:29.88 | — |
| 2 | 1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
McLaren-Ford | 2:30.68 | +0.80 |
| 3 | 7 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 2:31.00 | +1.12 |
| 4 | 12 |  Niki Lauda
|
Ferrari | 2:31.12 | +1.24 |
| 5 | 11 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 2:31.22 | +1.34 |
| 6 | 8 | Carlos Pace
|
Brabham-Ford | 2:31.58 | +1.70 |
| 7 | 24 |  James Hunt
|
Hesketh-Ford | 2:31.70 | +1.82 |
| 8 | 3 |  Jody Scheckter
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 2:31.74 | +1.86 |
| 9 | 4 | Patrick Depailler
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 2:32.94 | +3.06 |
| 10 | 2 |  Jochen Mass
|
McLaren-Ford | 2:33.06 | +3.18 |
| 11 | 20 |  Arturo Merzario
|
Williams-Ford | 2:33.16 | +3.28 |
| 12 | 6 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Lotus-Ford | 2:33.20 | +3.32 |
| 13 | 18 | John Watson
|
Surtees-Ford | 2:33.23 | +3.35 |
| 14 | 16 | Tom Pryce
|
Shadow-Ford | 2:33.24 | +3.36 |
| 15 | 28 |  Mark Donohue
|
Penske-Ford | 2:33.33 | +3.45 |
| 16 | 5 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
Lotus-Ford | 2:33.90 | +4.02 |
| 17 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla
|
March-Ford | 2:34.44 | +4.56 |
| 18 | 27 | Mario Andretti
|
Parnelli-Ford | 2:34.56 | +4.68 |
| 19 | 21 | Jacques Laffite
|
Williams-Ford | 2:34.76 | +4.88 |
| 20 | 22 | Graham Hill
|
Lola-Ford | 2:35.49 | +5.61 |
| 21 | 30 | Wilson Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi-Ford | 2:36.47 | +6.59 |
| 22 | 14 | Mike Wilds
|
BRM | 2:37.15 | +7.27 |
| 23 | 23 | Rolf Stommelen
|
Lola-Ford | 2:38.05 | +8.17 |
Race summary
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Jean-Pierre Jariertook pole position, after beating the 1973 pole record. He lined up ahead of local driverEmerson 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 race organisers wanted to avoid a repeat of these problems.
This was the 176th and last championship race start ofGraham Hill's Formula One career.[citation needed]
Brazilian drivers finished 1–2 in the race (for first time in the history of the category), with Carlos Pace taking the only win of his career and Emerson Fittipaldi finishing second. A local 1–2 also occurred in the1986 Brazilian Grand PrixwithNelson Piquetwinning fromAyrton Senna.
Race classification
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Carlos Pace
|
Brabham-Ford | 40 | 1:44:41.17 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
McLaren-Ford | 40 | + 5.79 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Jochen Mass
|
McLaren-Ford | 40 | + 26.66 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 40 | + 43.28 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Niki Lauda
|
Ferrari | 40 | + 1:01.88 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 | James Hunt
|
Hesketh-Ford | 40 | + 1:05.12 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 27 | Mario Andretti
|
Parnelli-Ford | 40 | + 1:06.81 | 18 | |
| 8 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 40 | + 1:39.62 | 3 | |
| 9 | 6 | Jacky Ickx
|
Lotus-Ford | 40 | + 1:51.84[3] | 12 | |
| 10 | 18 | John Watson
|
Surtees-Ford | 40 | + 2:29.60 | 13 | |
| 11 | 21 | Jacques Laffite
|
Williams-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 12 | 22 | Graham Hill
|
Lola-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 13 | 30 | Wilson Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 21 | |
| 14 | 23 | Rolf Stommelen
|
Lola-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |
| 15 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson
|
Lotus-Ford | 38 | + 2 laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Shadow-Ford | 32 | Fuel System | 1 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 31 | Suspension | 9 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tom Pryce
|
Shadow-Ford | 31 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario
|
Williams-Ford | 24 | Fuel System | 11 | |
| Ret | 28 | Mark Donohue
|
Penske-Ford | 22 | Handling | 15 | |
| Ret | 14 | Mike Wilds
|
BRM | 22 | Electrical | 22 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jody Scheckter
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 18 | Oil leak | 8 | |
| Ret | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla
|
March-Ford | 1 | Engine | 17 | |
| WD | 29 | Nestor García-Veiga
|
Berta-Ford | Withdrew[5] | |||
Source:[6]
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Notes
[edit]- This was the first fastest lap set by aShadow.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note:Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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- ^"The Grand Prix car Argentina almost had".forix.autosport.Retrieved22 February2023.
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