1975 Swiss Grand Prix

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1975 Swiss Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1975 Formula One season
Circuit de Dijon-Prenois-1972.svg
Dijon-Prenois Circuit
Race details
Date24 August 1975
Official name Swiss Grand Prix
Location Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.289 km (2.044 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 197.34 km (122.64 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
 Shadow-Ford
Time 0:59.25
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford
Time 1:00.44
Podium
First
 Ferrari
Second
 Tyrrell-Ford
Third
 McLaren-Ford

The 1975 Swiss Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One race held on 24 August 1975 at the Dijon-Prenois racetrack near Dijon, France, as circuit racing in Switzerland had been banned after the 1955 Le Mans disaster.

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The 1975 French Grand Prix had been held in July at Circuit Paul Ricard, and the Swiss GP took place a week after the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix, two weeks before the 1975 Italian Grand Prix. Only the 1982 Swiss Grand Prix was part of the championship.

Report

The week before in Austria, 30 cars had been entered, and 29 raced. The championship leaders Niki Lauda and Carlos Reutemann were not among the 16 entrants of this race.

Jean-Pierre Jarier took pole from reigning champion Emerson Fittipaldi, with home favourite Clay Regazzoni third and Jochen Mass in the other McLaren in fourth. Patrick Depailler qualified fifth and rounded out the five drivers in four makes to lap the short circuit in under a minute. [1]

Fittipaldi's clutch slipped on the line and after 2 laps he retired completely. Jarier led from home favourite Clay Regazzoni, Depailler, Mass and John Watson. James Hunt was maintaining 6th place, despite suffering dreadful handling problems. Losing power on the corners, he soon lost position to Carlos Pace and Ronnie Peterson.

Jarier's lead had built up and he looked certain to obtain his first Formula One victory. Gearbox drive problems thwarted him though and a bitterly disappointed Jarier retired on lap 34.

Peterson also passed Watson to take 5th before the close, leaving the order at the end as Regazzoni, Depailler, Mass, Peterson, Watson, Pace. It was the only time in the short history of the Swiss Grand Prix that a Swiss driver won the race.

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTime
117 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 59.25
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 59.27
312 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 59.76
42 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 59.92
54 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 59.99
618 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Surtees-Ford 1'00.04
78 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 1'00.13
816 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 1'00.28
931 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ensign-Ford 1'00.32
105 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1'00.41
1124 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 1'00.47
129 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1'00.63
1321 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1'01.07
1422 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Hill-Ford 1'02.00
1520 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Vonlanthen Williams-Ford 1'02.81
1635 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trimmer Maki-Ford 1'04.29
Sources: [2]

Race Result

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
112 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 601:01:25.343
24 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 60+ 0:08.355
32 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 60+ 0:15.444
45 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 60+ 0:40.1410
518 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Surtees-Ford 60+ 0:45.556
68 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 60+ 0:45.907
716 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 60+ 0:46.668
824 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 59+ 1 Lap11
931 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ensign-Ford 59+ 1 Lap9
1021 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 59+ 1 Lap13
119 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 58+ 2 Laps12
1222 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Hill-Ford 58+ 2 Laps14
1335 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trimmer Maki-Ford 54+ 6 Laps16
NC20 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Vonlanthen Williams-Ford 51+ 9 Laps15
Ret17 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 33Transmission1
Ret1 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 6Clutch2
Sources: [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "1975 Swiss Grand Prix | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  2. ↑ "1975 Swiss GP – Qualifying". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "1975 Swiss GP – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "1975 – XV Grosser Preis der Schweiz". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.


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