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. Fellow Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi finished second in his McLaren M23 with his German teammate Jochen Mass finishing third.

1975 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race details
Date January 26, 1975
Location São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent race track
Course length 7.960[1] km (4.946 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 318.400[1] km (197.845 miles)
Weather Sunny, hot and dry
Pole position
Driver
Shadow-Ford
Time 2:29.88[2]
Fastest lap
Driver France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford
Time 2:34.16[3] on lap 10
Podium
First
Brabham-Ford
Second
McLaren-Ford
Third
McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

Qualifying

Qualifying classification
Pos.No.DriverConstructorTimeGap
1 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 2:29.88 —
2 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 2:30.68 +0.80
3 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 2:31.00 +1.12
4 12 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 2:31.12 +1.24
5 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 2:31.22 +1.34
6 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 2:31.58 +1.70
7 24 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 2:31.70 +1.82
8 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 2:31.74 +1.86
9 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 2:32.94 +3.06
10 2 West Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 2:33.06 +3.18
11 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Williams-Ford 2:33.16 +3.28
12 6 Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 2:33.20 +3.32
13 18 United Kingdom John Watson Surtees-Ford 2:33.23 +3.35
14 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 2:33.24 +3.36
15 28 United States Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 2:33.33 +3.45
16 5 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 2:33.90 +4.02
17 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 2:34.44 +4.56
18 27 United States Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 2:34.56 +4.68
19 21 France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 2:34.76 +4.88
20 22 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lola-Ford 2:35.49 +5.61
21 30 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 2:36.47 +6.59
22 14 United Kingdom Mike Wilds BRM 2:37.15 +7.27
23 23 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 2:38.05 +8.17


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 (for first time in the history of the category), 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.

Race classification
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 40 1:44:41.17 6 9
2 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 40 + 5.79 2 6
3 2 Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 40 + 26.66 10 4
4 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 40 + 43.28 5 3
5 12 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 40 + 1:01.88 4 2
6 24 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 40 + 1:05.12 7 1
7 27 United States Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 40 + 1:06.81 18  
8 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 40 + 1:39.62 3  
9 6 Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 40 + 1:51.84[3] 12  
10 18 United Kingdom John Watson Surtees-Ford 40 + 2:29.60 13  
11 21 France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 19  
12 22 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lola-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 20  
13 30 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 21  
14 23 Germany Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 23  
15 5 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 38 + 2 laps 16  
Ret 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 32 Fuel System 1  
Ret 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 31 Suspension 9  
Ret 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 31 Accident 14  
Ret 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Williams-Ford 24 Fuel System 11  
Ret 28 United States Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 22 Handling 15  
Ret 14 United Kingdom Mike Wilds BRM 22 Electrical 22  
Ret 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 18 Oil leak 8  
Ret 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1 Engine 17  
WD 29 Argentina Nestor García-Veiga Berta-Ford Withdrew[5]
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
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  2. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 68. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  3. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 70. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  4. "Brazilian Grand Prix 1975". motorsport-stats.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  5. "The Grand Prix car Argentina almost had". forix.autosport.com. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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