1975 Brazilian Grand Prix
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. The circuit now 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.
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 mi) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 318.400[1] km (197.845 mi) | ||
Weather | Hot and dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Shadow-Ford | ||
Time | 2:29.88[2] | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Shadow-Ford | |
Time | 2:34.16[3] on lap 10 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Brabham-Ford | ||
Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Lap leaders
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Qualifying
Qualifying
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.
Brazilian drivers finished 1–2 in the race, 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.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 8 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 40 | 1:44:41.17 | 6 | 9 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 40 | + 5.79 | 2 | 6 |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 40 | + 26.66 | 10 | 4 |
4 | 11 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 40 | + 43.28 | 5 | 3 |
5 | 12 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 40 | + 1:01.88 | 4 | 2 |
6 | 24 | ![]() |
Hesketh-Ford | 40 | + 1:05.12 | 7 | 1 |
7 | 27 | ![]() |
Parnelli-Ford | 40 | + 1:06.81 | 18 | |
8 | 7 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 40 | + 1:39.62 | 3 | |
9 | 6 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 40 | + 1:51.84[3] | 12 | |
10 | 18 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | 40 | + 2:29.60 | 13 | |
11 | 21 | ![]() |
Williams-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
12 | 22 | ![]() |
Lola-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
13 | 30 | ![]() |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 21 | |
14 | 23 | ![]() |
Lola-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |
15 | 5 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 38 | + 2 laps | 16 | |
Ret | 17 | ![]() |
Shadow-Ford | 32 | Fuel System | 1 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 31 | Suspension | 9 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Shadow-Ford | 31 | Accident | 14 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Williams-Ford | 24 | Fuel System | 11 | |
Ret | 28 | ![]() |
Penske-Ford | 22 | Handling | 15 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
BRM | 22 | Electrical | 22 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 18 | Oil leak | 8 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 1 | Engine | 17 | |
Source:[4] |
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "The Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport. March 1975. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 68. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 70. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- "1975 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- "Brazilian Grand Prix 1975". motorsport-stats.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- "Brazil 1975 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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