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1975 Brazilian Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Brazil

|Grand Prix = Brazilian

|Image = Circuit Interlagos 1977.svg

|Official name =

|Date = January 26

|Year = 1975

|Location = São Paulo, Brazil

|Course = Permanent race track

|Course_mi = 4.946

|Course_km = 7.960{{cite journal |url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1975/39/brazilian-grand-prix |title=The Brazilian Grand Prix |journal=MotorSport |date=March 1975 |access-date=2017-11-13}}

|Distance_laps = 40

|Distance_mi = 197.845

|Distance_km = 318.400

|Weather = Sunny, hot and dry

|Pole_Driver = Jean-Pierre Jarier

|Pole_Country = France

|Pole_Team = Shadow-Ford

|Pole_Time = 2:29.88{{cite book | last = Lang | first = Mike | title = Grand Prix! Vol 3 | publisher = Haynes Publishing Group | year = 1983 | isbn = 0-85429-380-9 | page = 68}}

|Fast_Driver = Jean-Pierre Jarier

|Fast_Country = France

|Fast_Team = Shadow-Ford

|Fast_Time = 2:34.16

|Fast_Lap = 10

|First_Driver = Carlos Pace

|First_Country = Brazil

|First_Team = Brabham-Ford

|Second_Driver = Emerson Fittipaldi

|Second_Country = Brazil

|Second_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Third_Driver = Jochen Mass

|Third_Country = West Germany

|Third_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1975|BRA}}{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1975/brazil.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113064632/http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1975/brazil.html |archive-date=2007-01-13 |title=Brazilian Grand Prix 1975 |publisher=motorsport-stats.com |access-date=2017-08-11 |url-status=dead }}

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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.

Qualifying

= Qualifying classification =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
Pos.No.DriverConstructorTimeGap
1

| 17

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

| Shadow-Ford

| 2:29.88

|align="center"| —

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| McLaren-Ford

| 2:30.68

| +0.80

3

| 7

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

| Brabham-Ford

| 2:31.00

| +1.12

4

| 12

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| Ferrari

| 2:31.12

| +1.24

5

| 11

| {{Flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

| Ferrari

| 2:31.22

| +1.34

6

| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

| Brabham-Ford

| 2:31.58

| +1.70

7

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Hunt

| Hesketh-Ford

| 2:31.70

| +1.82

8

| 3

| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Jody Scheckter

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 2:31.74

| +1.86

9

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Depailler

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 2:32.94

| +3.06

10

| 2

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jochen Mass

| McLaren-Ford

| 2:33.06

| +3.18

11

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Arturo Merzario

| Williams-Ford

| 2:33.16

| +3.28

12

| 6

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| Lotus-Ford

| 2:33.20

| +3.32

13

| 18

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Watson

| Surtees-Ford

| 2:33.23

| +3.35

14

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Pryce

| Shadow-Ford

| 2:33.24

| +3.36

15

| 28

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Donohue

| Penske-Ford

| 2:33.33

| +3.45

16

| 5

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

| Lotus-Ford

| 2:33.90

| +4.02

17

| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Brambilla

| March-Ford

| 2:34.44

| +4.56

18

| 27

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

| Parnelli-Ford

| 2:34.56

| +4.68

19

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Williams-Ford

| 2:34.76

| +4.88

20

| 22

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill

| Lola-Ford

| 2:35.49

| +5.61

21

| 30

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Wilson Fittipaldi

| Fittipaldi-Ford

| 2:36.47

| +6.59

22

| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Wilds

| BRM

| 2:37.15

| +7.27

23

| 23

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Rolf Stommelen

| Lola-Ford

| 2:38.05

| +8.17

Race summary

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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.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

| Brabham-Ford

| 40

| 1:44:41.17

| 6

| 9

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| McLaren-Ford

| 40

| + 5.79

| 2

| 6

3

| 2

| {{flagicon|GER}} Jochen Mass

| McLaren-Ford

| 40

| + 26.66

| 10

| 4

4

| 11

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

| Ferrari

| 40

| + 43.28

| 5

| 3

5

| 12

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| Ferrari

| 40

| + 1:01.88

| 4

| 2

6

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Hunt

| Hesketh-Ford

| 40

| + 1:05.12

| 7

| 1

7

| 27

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

| Parnelli-Ford

| 40

| + 1:06.81

| 18

|  

8

| 7

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

| Brabham-Ford

| 40

| + 1:39.62

| 3

|  

9

| 6

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| Lotus-Ford

| 40

| + 1:51.84{{cite book | last = Lang | first = Mike | title = Grand Prix! Vol 3 | publisher = Haynes Publishing Group | year = 1983 | isbn = 0-85429-380-9 | page = 70}}

| 12

|  

10

| 18

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Watson

| Surtees-Ford

| 40

| + 2:29.60

| 13

|  

11

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Williams-Ford

| 39

| + 1 Lap

| 19

|  

12

| 22

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill

| Lola-Ford

| 39

| + 1 Lap

| 20

|  

13

| 30

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Wilson Fittipaldi

| Fittipaldi-Ford

| 39

| + 1 Lap

| 21

|  

14

| 23

| {{flagicon|GER}} Rolf Stommelen

| Lola-Ford

| 39

| + 1 Lap

| 23

|  

15

| 5

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

| Lotus-Ford

| 38

| + 2 laps

| 16

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

| Shadow-Ford

| 32

| Fuel System

| 1

|  

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Depailler

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 31

| Suspension

| 9

|  

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Pryce

| Shadow-Ford

| 31

| Accident

| 14

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Arturo Merzario

| Williams-Ford

| 24

| Fuel System

| 11

|  

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Donohue

| Penske-Ford

| 22

| Handling

| 15

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Wilds

| BRM

| 22

| Electrical

| 22

|  

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Jody Scheckter

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 18

| Oil leak

| 8

|  

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Brambilla

| March-Ford

| 1

| Engine

| 17

|  

WD

| 29

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Nestor García-Veiga

| Berta-Ford

|

| Withdrew{{cite news|url=http://8w.forix.com/berta.html|title=The Grand Prix car Argentina almost had|publisher=forix.autosport.com|accessdate=22 February 2023}}

|

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colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1975/459/ |title=1975 Brazilian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611100823/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1975/459/ |archive-date=11 June 2014}}}}

Notes

  • This was the first fastest lap set by a Shadow.

Championship standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| align="right"| 15

2

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

| align="right"| 9

3

| {{flagicon|UK}} James Hunt

| align="right"| 7

4

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

| align="right"| 6

5

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

| align="right"| 4

colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1975/bresil/championnat.aspx|title=Brazil 1975 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=13 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| align="right"| 15

2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Ford

| align="right"| 13

3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Hesketh-Ford

| align="right"| 7

4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="right"| 6

5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tyrrell-Ford

| align="right"| 2

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

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

References

{{Reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report|

Name_of_race = Brazilian Grand Prix |

Year_of_race = 1975 |

Previous_race_in_season = 1975 Argentine Grand Prix |

Next_race_in_season = 1975 South African Grand Prix |

Previous_year's_race = 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix |

Next_year's_race = 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix

}}

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