1975 French Grand Prix

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1975 French Grand Prix
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Race details
Date6 July 1975
Official name 61ème Grand Prix de France [1]
Location Circuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Var, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.809 km (3.610 miles)
Distance 54 laps, 313.686 km (194.915 miles)
Weather Dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:47.82 [2]
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford
Time 1:50.60 [3] on lap 38
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Hesketh-Ford
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1975 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 6 July 1975. It was race 9 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 53rd French Grand Prix and the third to be held at Paul Ricard. The race was held over 54 laps of the 5.8-kilometre (3.6 mi) circuit for a race distance of 313 kilometres (194 mi).

Contents

The race was won from pole position by Austrian driver Niki Lauda, driving a Ferrari. Lauda led every lap and survived late charges from British driver James Hunt in the Hesketh-Ford and West German driver Jochen Mass in the McLaren-Ford, who finished 1.6 and 2.3 seconds behind respectively. It was Lauda's fourth win of the season, enabling him to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 22 points over Brabham driver Carlos Reutemann.

Race summary

Despite suffering from flu, Niki Lauda still took pole position. Jean-Pierre Jarier brought a smile to French faces by setting Friday's quickest time. Jody Scheckter driving the new lightweight Tyrrell 007 set a record through the speed trap of 190 mph.

On the start line, Tom Pryce was left without a clutch and retired shortly afterwards. Lauda led from Scheckter, James Hunt and Jochen Mass. Clay Regazzoni had moved up to second before his engine exploded, Scheckter taking over the position before Hunt passed him on lap eight. Lauda and Hunt maintained first and second whilst Scheckter, struggling with handling issues, had to concede to Mass and Emerson Fittipaldi.

Jarier made a superb pass on him and made a brave bid to catch Fittipaldi, but rev-limiter problems caused him to fall back with erratic power. Mario Andretti and Patrick Depailler were performing brilliantly, advancing from eleventh to fifth and 19th to sixth respectively.

Alan Jones was duelling with Ronnie Peterson and Carlos Reutemann when he spun into the catch fencing. Reutemann suffered from tyre problems and lost a lap, whilst John Watson suffered excess power and took to the escape road. Vittorio Brambilla retired with a damper problem, Wilson Fittipaldi blew his engine, and Jacky Ickx, Mark Donohue and Carlos Pace all broke their driveshafts. Mass was in rapid pursuit of Hunt and Lauda – by the last lap he was only 2.4 seconds behind them. However, a superb lapping manoeuvre gave Hunt the space he needed. On the last corner, Lauda slid offline, but held on to win by 1.6 seconds.

Classification

Qualifying classification

Pos.NoDriverConstructorTimeGap
112 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:47.82
23 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 1:48.22+0.40
324 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 1:48.25+0.43
417 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:48.44+0.62
58 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 1:48.48+0.66
616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 1:48.48+0.66
72 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 1:48.54+0.72
89 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:48.56+0.74
911 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:48.68+0.86
101 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 1:48.75+0.93
117 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:48.85+1.03
1223 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brise Hill-Ford 1:49.21+1.39
134 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:49.31+1.49
1418 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Surtees-Ford 1:49.70+1.88
1527 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 1:49.72+1.90
1621 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1:49.72+1.90
175 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:50.04+2.22
1828 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 1:50.15+2.33
196 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 1:50.94+3.12
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Hill-Ford 1:51.02+3.20
2115 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Tyrrell-Ford 1:51.06+3.24
2231 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs van Lennep Ensign-Ford 1:51.21+3.39
2330 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:51.64+3.82
2420 Flag of France.svg François Migault Williams-Ford 1:51.82+4.00
2514 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Evans BRM 1:51.85+4.03
2610 Flag of Italy.svg Lella Lombardi March-Ford 1:52.97+5.15

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
112 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 541:40:18.8419
224 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 54+ 1.5936
32 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 54+ 2.3174
41 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 54+ 39.77103
527 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 54+ 1:02.08152
64 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 54+ 1:07.40131
723 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brise Hill-Ford 54+ 1:09.6112 
817 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 54+ 1:19.784 
93 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 54+ 1:31.682 
105 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 54+ 1:36.0217 
1121 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 54+ 1:36.7716 
1215 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Tyrrell-Ford 54+ 1:37.1321 
1318 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Surtees-Ford 53+ 1 Lap14 
147 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 53+ 1 Lap11 
1531 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs van Lennep Ensign-Ford 53+ 1 Lap22 
1622 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Hill-Ford 53+ 1 Lap20 
1714 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Evans BRM 52+ 2 Laps25 
1810 Flag of Italy.svg Lella Lombardi March-Ford 50+ 4 Laps26 
Ret8 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 26Transmission5 
Ret6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 17Brakes19 
Ret30 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 14Engine23 
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 6Chassis8 
Ret11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 6Engine9 
Ret28 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 6Transmission18 
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 2Transmission6 
DNS20 Flag of France.svg François Migault Williams-Ford 0Non Starter24 
Source: [5]

Championship standings after the race

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