1975 Brazilian Grand Prix

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1975 Brazilian Grand Prix
Circuit Interlagos 1977.svg
Race details
DateJanuary 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 Flag of France.svg 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

The 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 26 January 1975. It was race 2 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the fourth Brazilian Grand Prix since its introduction in 1972. The race was won by São Paulo native Carlos Pace driving a Brabham BT44B. It was the only win of Pace's career; he was killed in an aircraft accident two years later. Since 1985, the circuit holds his name. It would be eight years before another Brazilian would win the Grand Prix. Fellow Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi finished second in his McLaren M23 with his German teammate Jochen Mass finishing third.

Contents

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorTimeGap
117 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 2:29.88
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 2:30.68+0.80
37 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 2:31.00+1.12
412 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 2:31.12+1.24
511 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 2:31.22+1.34
68 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 2:31.58+1.70
724 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 2:31.70+1.82
83 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 2:31.74+1.86
94 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 2:32.94+3.06
102 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 2:33.06+3.18
1120 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Williams-Ford 2:33.16+3.28
126 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 2:33.20+3.32
1318 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Surtees-Ford 2:33.23+3.35
1416 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 2:33.24+3.36
1528 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 2:33.33+3.45
165 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 2:33.90+4.02
179 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 2:34.44+4.56
1827 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 2:34.56+4.68
1921 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 2:34.76+4.88
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lola-Ford 2:35.49+5.61
2130 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 2:36.47+6.59
2214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Wilds BRM 2:37.15+7.27
2323 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 2:38.05+8.17


Race summary

Jean-Pierre Jarier took pole position, after beating the 1973 pole record. He lined up ahead of local driver Emerson 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 of Graham 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 the 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix with Nelson Piquet winning from Ayrton Senna.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 401:44:41.1769
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 40+ 5.7926
32 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 40+ 26.66104
411 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 40+ 43.2853
512 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 40+ 1:01.8842
624 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 40+ 1:05.1271
727 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 40+ 1:06.8118 
87 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 40+ 1:39.623 
96 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 40+ 1:51.84 [3] 12 
1018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Surtees-Ford 40+ 2:29.6013 
1121 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 39+ 1 Lap19 
1222 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lola-Ford 39+ 1 Lap20 
1330 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 39+ 1 Lap21 
1423 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 39+ 1 Lap23 
155 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 38+ 2 laps16 
Ret17 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 32Fuel System1 
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 31Suspension9 
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 31Accident14 
Ret20 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Williams-Ford 24Fuel System11 
Ret28 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 22Handling15 
Ret14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Wilds BRM 22Electrical22 
Ret3 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 18Oil leak8 
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1Engine17 
WD29 Flag of Argentina.svg Nestor García-Veiga Berta-Ford Withdrew [5]
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the race

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