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1975 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
ImagePaul Ricard 1970.png
Official name61ème Grand Prix de France
Date6 July
Year1975
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Var, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.610
Course_km5.809
Distance_laps54
Distance_mi194.915
Distance_km313.686
WeatherDry and sunny
Pole_DriverNiki Lauda
Pole_CountryAustria
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:47.82
Fast_DriverJochen Mass
Fast_CountryWest Germany
Fast_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Fast_Time1:50.60
Fast_Lap38
First_DriverNiki Lauda
First_CountryAustria
First_TeamFerrari
Second_DriverJames Hunt
Second_CountryUK
Second_TeamHesketh-Ford
Third_DriverJochen Mass
Third_CountryWest Germany
Third_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Lapchart

Le Castellet, Var, France 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 km circuit for a race distance of 313 km.

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.NoDriverConstructorTimeGap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
12AUT Niki LaudaFerrari**1:47.82**
3RSA Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford1:48.22+0.40
24GBR James HuntHesketh-Ford1:48.25+0.43
17FRA Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford1:48.44+0.62
8BRA Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford1:48.48+0.66
16GBR Tom PryceShadow-Ford1:48.48+0.66
2FRG Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford1:48.54+0.72
9ITA Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford1:48.56+0.74
11SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:48.68+0.86
1BRA Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford1:48.75+0.93
7ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:48.85+1.03
23GBR Tony BriseHill-Ford1:49.21+1.39
4FRA Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:49.31+1.49
18GBR John WatsonSurtees-Ford1:49.70+1.88
27USA Mario AndrettiParnelli-Ford1:49.72+1.90
21FRA Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford1:49.72+1.90
5SWE Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:50.04+2.22
28USA Mark DonohuePenske-Ford1:50.15+2.33
6BEL Jacky IckxLotus-Ford1:50.94+3.12
22AUS Alan JonesHill-Ford1:51.02+3.20
15FRA Jean-Pierre JabouilleTyrrell-Ford1:51.06+3.24
31NED Gijs van LennepEnsign-Ford1:51.21+3.39
30BRA Wilson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:51.64+3.82
20FRA François MigaultWilliams-Ford1:51.82+4.00
14GBR Bob EvansBRM1:51.85+4.03
10ITA Lella LombardiMarch-Ford1:52.97+5.15

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718RetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNS
12AUT **Niki Lauda****Ferrari**541:40:18.841**9**
24GBR **James Hunt****Hesketh-Ford**54+ 1.593**6**
2FRG **Jochen Mass****McLaren-Ford**54+ 2.317**4**
1BRA **Emerson Fittipaldi****McLaren-Ford**54+ 39.7710**3**
27USA **Mario Andretti****Parnelli-Ford**54+ 1:02.0815**2**
4FRA **Patrick Depailler****Tyrrell-Ford**54+ 1:07.4013**1**
23GBR Tony BriseHill-Ford54+ 1:09.6112
17FRA Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford54+ 1:19.784
3RSA Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford54+ 1:31.682
5SWE Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford54+ 1:36.0217
21FRA Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford54+ 1:36.7716
15FRA Jean-Pierre JabouilleTyrrell-Ford54+ 1:37.1321
18GBR John WatsonSurtees-Ford53+ 1 Lap14
7ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford53+ 1 Lap11
31NED Gijs van LennepEnsign-Ford53+ 1 Lap22
22AUS Alan JonesHill-Ford53+ 1 Lap20
14GBR Bob EvansBRM52+ 2 Laps25
10ITA Lella LombardiMarch-Ford50+ 4 Laps26
8BRA Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford26Transmission5
6BEL Jacky IckxLotus-Ford17Brakes19
30BRA Wilson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford14Engine23
9ITA Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford6Chassis8
11SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari6Engine9
28USA Mark DonohuePenske-Ford6Transmission18
16GBR Tom PryceShadow-Ford2Transmission6
20FRA François MigaultWilliams-Ford0Non Starter24

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1AUT **Niki Lauda***47
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2ARG **Carlos Reutemann***25
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3BRA **Emerson Fittipaldi***24
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 14UK **James Hunt***22
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 15BRA **Carlos Pace***18

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1ITA **Ferrari***50
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK **Brabham-Ford***36 (38)
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK **McLaren-Ford***30.5
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 14UK **Hesketh-Ford***22
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 15UK **Tyrrell-Ford***20
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results from the first 7 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
  • Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1974 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1976 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1975". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. Lang, Mike. (1983). "Grand Prix! Vol 3". Haynes Publishing Group.
  3. Lang, Mike. (1983). "Grand Prix! Vol 3". Haynes Publishing Group.
  4. "French Grand Prix 1975". motorsport-stats.com.
  5. "1975 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  6. "France 1975 - Championship".
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