1975 Italian Grand Prix

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1975 Italian Grand Prix
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Race details
Date7 September 1975
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.780 km (3.59 mi)
Distance 52 laps, 300.56 km (186.68 mi)
Weather Dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:32.24 [1]
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
Time 1:33.1 [2] on lap 47
Podium
First Ferrari
Second McLaren-Ford
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1975 Italian Grand Prix

The 1975 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 7 September 1975. It was race 13 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 45th Italian Grand Prix and the 41st to be held at Monza. The race held over 52 laps of the five kilometre circuit for a race distance of 300 kilometres.

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The race was won by Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni in his Ferrari 312T in a glorious day for Scuderia Ferrari. It was Regazzoni's third win, Ferrari's fifth win for the season. Regazzoni took a sixteen-second win over the McLaren M23 of outgoing world champion, Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi. Behind Fittipaldi was the second Ferrari of Austrian driver Niki Lauda.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.NoDriverConstructorTimeGap
112 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:32.24
211 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:32.75+0.51
31 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 1:33.08+0.84
43 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 1:33.27+1.03
52 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 1:33.29+1.05
623 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brise Hill-Ford 1:33.34+1.10
77 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:33.44+1.20
824 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 1:33.73+1.49
99 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:33.90+1.66
108 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 1:34.17+1.93
115 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:34.22+1.98
124 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:34.36+2.12
1317 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Matra 1:34.61+2.37
1416 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 1:34.71+2.47
1527 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 1:34.72+2.48
1610 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 1:35.29+3.05
1734 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 1:35.43+3.19
1821 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1:35.48+3.24
1932 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ensign-Ford 1:35.56+3.32
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Evans BRM 1:35.61+3.37
2125 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger Hesketh-Ford 1:36.11+3.87
2220 Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Zorzi Williams-Ford 1:36.19+3.95
2322 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Hill-Ford 1:36.44+4.20
2429 Flag of Italy.svg Lella Lombardi March-Ford 1:37.06+4.82
256 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Crawford Lotus-Ford 1:37.14+4.90
2630 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Fittipaldi-Ford 1:37.33+5.09
2731 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roelof Wunderink Ensign-Ford 1:37.64+5.40
2835 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trimmer Maki-Ford 1:39.44+7.20

*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify.

Race summary

The race start, with the poleman Lauda (n. 12) and Regazzoni (n. 11) in their Ferrari 312Ts 1975 Italian GP race start - Niki Lauda & Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari 312T).jpg
The race start, with the poleman Lauda (n. 12) and Regazzoni (n. 11) in their Ferrari 312Ts
Regazzoni and Lauda at the Mirabello chicane leading the race during the first lap 1975 Italian GP - Regazzoni and Lauda at the Mirabello chicane.jpg
Regazzoni and Lauda at the Mirabello chicane leading the race during the first lap
Fittipaldi overtakes Lauda six laps before the end of the race 1975 Italian GP - Fittipaldi overtakes Lauda.jpg
Fittipaldi overtakes Lauda six laps before the end of the race

The Italian supporters were gathered in expectation of Ferrari gaining their first championship in 11 years-on home ground, with many Austrians travelling over the border to support Niki Lauda and were delighted when Ferrari filled both spaces on the front row. Tony Brise delighted his boss Graham Hill by gaining a third-row spot.

Lauda only needed to finish better than 6th to be champion; The only other driver who was mathematically eligible for the championship, Argentine Carlos Reutemann needed to win this race as well as the United States Grand Prix with Lauda out of the points in both races.

On Sunday morning there was a cloudburst and for some time the future of the race was in jeopardy, but the rain dried up with about an hour to go before the start. Clay Regazzoni led from Lauda and Jody Scheckter.

Vittorio Brambilla's clutch burnt out on the first lap, whilst Bob Evans halted with a failed engine plug. There was a chaotic accident at the chicane-Scheckter had to take to the escape road as around him Jochen Mass hit the kerb, damaging his car's suspension. Ronnie Peterson collided with another car, jamming his throttle open. Mario Andretti and Rolf Stommelen retired with accident damage and Brise spun across the chicane. Harald Ertl soared over the top of Hans-Joachim Stuck's car, damaging the uprights.

After six laps, Carlos Pace retired with a broken throttle link, soon joined by Hans-Joachim Stuck and Lella Lombardi. The Ferraris were circulating 1–2 with Clay Regazzoni leading majestically from Niki Lauda. On lap 14, Emerson Fittipaldi passed Carlos Reutemann for third place, and Reutemann's involvement in the championship was effectively over; he finished 4th in the race. Despite the Ferraris being way ahead, Fittipaldi would not give up the chase, carving down a gap of over ten seconds. With just six laps left, he managed to pass Lauda.

Meanwhile, Patrick Depailler had taken James Hunt for fifth only to spin off down the escape road. Hunt, Tom Pryce and Reutemann were duelling, Pryce taking the place when Hunt spun off on lap 27—but ceding it to him after a further ten laps. Harald Ertl was a lap down, but drove so well that Pryce could not overtake him.

Regazzoni took the flag, Fittapaldi was second, Lauda was third and it was enough for Lauda to secure his first world championship. Lauda's 16.5 point lead would be too much for Fittipaldi to bridge at the final round of the championship at the United States Grand Prix. With Regazzoni and Lauda scoring 13 points between them, Ferrari also secured the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers, their first such win since 1964. Ferrari won the championship for the first time since 1961 in front of their home crowd.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 521:22:42.629
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 52+ 16.636
312 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 52+ 23.214
47 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 52+ 55.173
524 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 52+ 57.182
616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 52+ 1:15.9141
74 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 51+ 1 Lap12 
83 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 51+ 1 Lap4 
934 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Ertl Hesketh-Ford 51+ 1 Lap17 
1025 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Lunger Hesketh-Ford 50+ 2 Laps21 
1130 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Fittipaldi-Ford 48+ 4 Laps26 
1232 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ensign-Ford 48+ 4 Laps19 
136 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Crawford Lotus-Ford 46+ 6 Laps25 
1420 Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Zorzi Williams-Ford 46+ 6 Laps22 
Ret17 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Matra 32Fuel pump13 
Ret29 Flag of Italy.svg Lella Lombardi March-Ford 21Accident24 
Ret10 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 15Accident16 
Ret21 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 7Gearbox18 
Ret8 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 6Throttle10 
Ret22 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Hill-Ford 3Accident23 
Ret2 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 2Accident5 
Ret5 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1Engine11 
Ret23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brise Hill-Ford 1Accident6 
Ret27 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 1Accident15 
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1Clutch9 
Ret14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Evans BRM 0Electrical20 
DNQ31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roelof Wunderink Ensign-Ford     
DNQ35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trimmer Maki-Ford     
Source: [3]

Championship standings after the race

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