1975 Formula One season

1975 Formula One season

Drivers' Champion: Niki Lauda
Constructors' Champion: Ferrari

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Niki Lauda, driving for Ferrari, won the first of his three world championships

Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren M23 Ford) placed second overall in the 1975 World Championship of F1 Drivers

The 1975 Formula One season was the 29th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1975 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers which were contested concurrently from 12 January to 5 October over fourteen races. The season also included three non-championship Formula One races and a nine race South African Formula One Championship.

After a strong finish to the 1974 season, many observers felt the Brabham team were favourites going into the new year. An emotional first win for Carlos Pace in his native São Paulo looked to confirm this, but tyre wear frequently hampered the cars and the initial promise was not maintained. In his second year with Ferrari, Niki Lauda was given the keys to the Ferrari 312T, a car that was technically far superior to any of the competition. He won his first drivers' title with five wins and a huge margin over second place in the championship. Ferrari took home the championship trophy for manufacturers. Lauda often referred to 1975 as "the unbelievable year".

American Mark Donohue died in August, two days after crashing in practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. And after the season, in late November, an Embassy Hill airplane crashed in England and all six aboard were killed, including team owner Graham Hill and driver Tony Brise.

Drivers and constructors

The following drivers and constructors and contested the 1975 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No	Driver	Rounds
Marlboro Team Texaco	McLaren-Ford	M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
					2	Jochen Mass	All
Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Ford	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	3	Jody Scheckter	All
					4	Patrick Depailler	All
					15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9
						Michel Leclère	14
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	72E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	5	Ronnie Peterson	All
					6	Jacky Ickx	1–9
						Jim Crawford	10, 13
						John Watson	11
						Brian Henton	12, 14
					15		10
Martini Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT44B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	7	Carlos Reutemann	All
					8	Carlos Pace	All
Beta Team March Lavazza March	March-Ford	741 751	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	9	Vittorio Brambilla	All
					10	Lella Lombardi	3–9
						Hans-Joachim Stuck	10–14
					29	Lella Lombardi	10–13
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312B3-74 312T	Ferrari 001/11 3.0 F12 Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	G	11	Clay Regazzoni	All
					12	Niki Lauda	All
Stanley-BRM	BRM	P201	BRM P200 3.0 V12	G	14	Mike Wilds	1–2
						Bob Evans	3–9, 12–13
UOP Shadow Racing	Shadow-Ford	DN3B DN5	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	16	Tom Pryce	All
					17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1–11, 14
	Shadow-Matra	DN7	Matra MS73 3.0 V12				12–13
Matchbox Team Surtees National Organs Team Surtees	Surtees-Ford	TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	18	John Watson	1–10, 12
					19	Dave Morgan	10
HB Bewaking Team Ensign	Ensign-Ford	N174 N175	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	19	Gijs van Lennep	11
					31		8–9
						Roelof Wunderink	4–5, 10, 13–14
						Chris Amon	12
					32		13
					33	Roelof Wunderink	12
Frank Williams Racing Cars Williams Ambrozium H7 Racing	Williams-Ford	FW FW04	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	20	Arturo Merzario	1–6
						Damien Magee	7
						Ian Scheckter	8
						François Migault	9
						Ian Ashley	11
						Jo Vonlanthen	12
						Renzo Zorzi	13
						Lella Lombardi	14
					21	Ian Scheckter	7
						Jacques Laffite	1–3, 5–6, 8–14
						Tony Brise	4
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	T370 T371	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	22	Graham Hill	1–3
					23	Rolf Stommelen	1–3
	Hill-Ford	GH1			22		4, 12–13
						François Migault	6
						Vern Schuppan	7
						Alan Jones	8–11
					23	François Migault	4
						Graham Hill	5
						Tony Brise	6–14
Hesketh Racing Warsteiner Brewery Polar Caravans	Hesketh-Ford	308 308B 308C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	24	James Hunt	All
					25	Torsten Palm	5
						Harald Ertl	11
						Brett Lunger	12–14
					32	Torsten Palm	7
						Harald Ertl	12
					34		13
Custom Made Harry Stiller Racing	Hesketh-Ford	308B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	25	Alan Jones	4
					26		5–7
Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli-Ford	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F G	27	Mario Andretti	1–5, 7, 9–14
First National City Bank Team	March-Ford	751	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	28	Mark Donohue	10–12
	Penske-Ford	PC1					1–9
						John Watson	14
Oreste Berta	Berta-Ford	F1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	29	Nestor García-Veiga	1–2
Copersucar Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	FD01 FD02 FD03	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	30	Wilson Fittipaldi	1–12, 14
						Arturo Merzario	13
Lucky Strike Racing	McLaren-Ford	M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	31	Dave Charlton	3
Lexington Racing	Tyrrell-Ford	007	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	32	Ian Scheckter	3
Pinch Plant (Ltd)	Lyncar-Ford	006	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	32	John Nicholson	10
Team Gunston	Lotus-Ford	72E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	33	Eddie Keizan	3
					34	Guy Tunmer	3
Citizen Maki F1 Citizen Maki Engineering Citizen Maki F1-Team	Maki-Ford	F101C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F G	35	Dave Walker	6-7
						Hiroshi Fushida	8, 10
						Tony Trimmer	11–13

Team and driver changes

Jacques Laffite driving for Williams in Watkins Glen

John Watson driving for Surtees in the British Grand Prix

Graham Hill waving to the crowd after announcing his retirement. Later in the year, he would tragically pass away in an airplane crash.

• The Williams had lost their sponsorship from Iso and Marlboro and entered two cars under their own name for the first time.
• Having driven for Brabham in 1972 and 1973, Wilson Fittipaldi entered this season with his own team and chassis. He drove the car himself and managed to launch two new developments of the car during the year.
• Denny Hulme retired at the end of the 1974 season. Jochen Mass, who already drove the last two races for McLaren, was signed for a full season with the team.
• March signed Lella Lombardi. She was the first woman to qualify in an F1 race since Maria Teresa de Filippis in 1958.
• John Watson was signed by Surtees, after entering all 1974 races in a private Brabham.

Mid-season changes

• After two races, Bob Evans replaced Mike Wilds at BRM, Jacky Ickx left Lotus halfway through the season.
• Embassy Racing, owned by Graham Hill, entered a Lola chassis for the first three races and then their first Hill chassis. The only difference, however, was the employment of their designer and subsequent naming of the chassis.
• Ensign missed the first part of the season but returned with a duo of Dutch drivers, Roelof Wunderink and Gijs van Lennep, following new sponsorship by the Dutch security company HB Bewaking.
• John Nicholson had won the 1973 and 1974 British Formula Atlantic Championship in a Lyncar 005, before he debuted in the 1975 British Grand Prix with a Lyncar-commissioned F1 chassis. He also tried this in 1974, but had not managed to qualify on that attempt.
• Shadow trialled a Matra V12 engine for two races, but Jean-Pierre Jarier retired on both occasions.
• American Mark Donohue died in August, two days after crashing in practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. John Watson was released from Surtees to drive for Penske and would stay with the American team in 1976.
• Nearing the end of 1974, Chris Amon had retired his own team and drove two races for BRM. He returned to F1 near the end of the 1975 season with Ensign.

Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires	12 January
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autodromo de Interlagos, São Paulo	26 January
3	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand	1 March
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc circuit, Barcelona	27 April
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	11 May
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder	25 May
7	Swedish Grand Prix	Scandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp	8 June
8	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	22 June
9	French Grand Prix	Paul Ricard Circuit, Le Castellet	6 July
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	19 July
11	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	3 August
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring, Spielberg	17 August
13	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	7 September
14	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, New York	5 October

Calendar changes

• The Spanish Grand Prix was moved from Jarama to Montjuïc, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits. Likewise, the French Grand Prix was moved from Dijon-Prenois to Paul Ricard Circuit, and the British Grand Prix was moved from Brands Hatch to Silverstone.
• The Belgian Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix swapped places on the calendar so that the Monaco round followed the Belgian Grand Prix.
• The Canadian Grand Prix was originally scheduled to be the penultimate race in 1975 but was cancelled due to a small row between Formula One Constructors' Association and Mosport Park about payments.

Regulation changes

• Fire-resistant race suits were made obligatory.
• The concept of marshal posts, with service roads leading to and from them, was created and implemented at various circuits. Also, from now on, marshals had to practice rescuing drivers from their cars.

Season report

Race 1: Argentina

The drivers went to Argentina to start the season, and it was Jean-Pierre Jarier in the Shadow who took pole position with the Brabhams of Carlos Pace and Carlos Reutemann second and third on the grid. However, poleman Jarier could not even start the race because his transmission failed on the parade lap. Home hero Reutemann took the lead from teammate Pace, with Niki Lauda's Ferrari third.

Pace passed teammate Reutemann to take the lead but then spun off and dropped to seventh. James Hunt in his Hesketh soon overtook Lauda and then Reutemann, much to the chagrin of the crowd. By then, reigning world champion Emerson Fittipaldi in his McLaren was past Lauda and up to third, and soon took Reutemann for second as well. Fittipaldi closed in on Hunt and took the lead with 18 laps left. Pace recovered to fourth after his spin, but it was to no avail as his engine blew up. Fittipaldi started his title defence with a win, Hunt was a superb second, and Reutemann third in front of his home crowd.

Race 2: Brazil

The second round was in Brazil, and Jarier took pole position again with Fittipaldi alongside and Reutemann third. Reutemann, just like in Argentina, took the lead at the start from Jarier and Pace was up to third, whereas home driver Fittipaldi dropped to seventh. Jarier retook the lead from Reutemann on lap 5 and then pulled away. Reutemann struggled with handling issues and dropped well down the order then, with Pace up to second, Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari third and Fittipaldi recovering to fourth. Jarier's engine stopped with seven laps left and Pace took the lead. Regazzoni was up to second but dropped behind Fittipaldi and Jochen Mass in the second McLaren as he too suffered handling issues. Pace took a home victory, with countryman Fittipaldi second and Mass third.

Race 3: South Africa

A month after the Brazilian race, the field went to South Africa and Pace followed up his win with pole, with Reutemann alongside as Brabham locked out the front row, and home hero Jody Scheckter was third in the Tyrrell. Pace led at the start, with Scheckter second, and Ronnie Peterson in his Lotus jumped up from eighth to take third. However, the Swede did not have the pace of the front runners and dropped back down the order. Scheckter took the lead from Pace on the third lap, to the delight to the fans. Pace kept second until he struggled with tyres and was passed by Reutemann and the second Tyrrell of Patrick Depailler. Scheckter took an emotional home victory, with Reutemann and Depailler completing the podium.

Race 4: Spain

Nearly two months after the third round, the European season began in Spain at the very fast Montjuic street circuit in Barcelona. The Grand Prix Drivers Association was not happy with the state of the barriers, which were not bolted properly, and the drivers threatened not to take part. Mechanics from the teams went around the entire circuit to attempt to repair/fasten down the barriers. After work was done on the circuit, the drivers agreed that the circuit was still not safe enough. Reigning world champion and championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi had no intention to race because of the condition of the barriers, and went home on Sunday morning. The organisers of the event then locked the cars and motorhomes inside the circuit confines for breach of contract and threatened to keep them there. This being incompatible with the schedule for the next race at Monaco, the teams decided to cater for the organisers wishes and raced anyway.

The rest of the drivers were there for qualifying, and Ferrari took the front row, with Lauda on pole from Regazzoni, and Hunt third in the Hesketh. There was chaos at the start when Mario Andretti in his Parnelli tapped the car of polesitter Lauda, sending it into the sister car of Regazzoni and knocking both Ferraris out of contention. Hunt gratefully took the lead, and Andretti, whose car was undamaged was second. Hunt led until he crashed after spinning on oil on the track, leaving Andretti leading from John Watson in the Surtees and Rolf Stommelen's Hill. Watson then had to pit with a vibration and the leader Andretti retired after a suspension failure sent him into the guardrail. This promoted Pace to second and Peterson to third, but the Swede retired after colliding with backmarker François Migault while lapping him.

On lap 26, Stommelen's rear wing broke, and the car bounced into the barriers and flew back onto the road, hitting the barrier on the other side but the momentum of the car was enough for it to fly over the barrier where spectators were watching. The car hit some of them, and five spectators were killed, and Stommelen and other spectators were injured. Pace also crashed while trying to avoid the Hill as it bounced back off the road. The race went on for the moment, with Jochen Mass passing Jacky Ickx's Lotus to lead. The organizers stopped the race on lap 30 due to the debris on the track caused by Stommelen's crash. Mass was declared the winner, with Ickx second and Reutemann third. Only half points were awarded as the race was stopped before it had run 75% of its full course.

Race 5: Monaco

After the chaotic and tragic Spanish GP, the race on the streets of Monaco was next. Lauda took pole ahead of the Shadow of Tom Pryce, with Pryce's teammate Jarier third. Rain before the race meant that it was started on a damp track. Lauda took off into the lead and Jarier climbed up to second but crashed on the first lap. Peterson was up to second, and Pryce was third. Pryce spun off after 20 laps, giving third to Scheckter. The field soon pitted for dry weather tyres and this shuffled up the order, with Scheckter dropping back after pitting too late. Fittipaldi was up to second behind Lauda, and Pace jumped up to third. That is how it stayed, with Lauda winning, Fittipaldi second and Pace third.

It was the last weekend for Graham Hill in Formula One.

Race 6: Belgium

The next race took place in Belgium, and Lauda was on pole with Pace with him on the front row, and Vittorio Brambilla in the March a surprising third. It was Pace who got the better of Lauda at the start, to lead into the first corner. Pace was leading from Lauda and Brambilla at the end of the first lap, but Brambilla was on the move, and shocked everyone by overtaking both the front-row starters to lead. But this spurred Lauda into action, and after almost immediately passing Pace, he took the lead from Brambilla on the sixth lap. Scheckter was also on the move and was up to second, after passing Brambilla on lap 9. Brambilla held third until he was forced to pit with tyre troubles. Lauda won, becoming the first driver to take two wins this season, with Scheckter second and Reutemann third.

Race 7: Sweden

In Sweden, it was Brambilla who took his first career pole, with Depailler second and Jarier third on the grid. The order was unchanged at the start, with Brambilla leading but Reutemann was up to third after three laps. Brambilla continued to lead, whereas second-placed Depailler dropped out of contention with brake problems. Reutemann was up to second, and now took the lead from Brambilla. Brambilla had to pit for new tyres almost immediately. Jarier ran second now, but his engine blew up and this gave the position to Pace until he spun off and retired. Lauda was now second, and towards the end of the race Reutemann began to suffer from oversteer, allowing Lauda to take the lead with 10 laps left. Lauda went on to win, with Reutemann and Regazzoni completing the podium.

Race 8: Netherlands

The first race in the second half of the season took place in the Netherlands, and pole went to Lauda as usual, with teammate Regazzoni alongside, and Hunt's Hesketh third. The race started on a damp track and Lauda took the lead, with Scheckter up to second ahead of Regazzoni. The order was unchanged until the drivers had to pit for dry tyres. Hunt and Jarier pitted early, and their gamble paid off as they were first and second, with Lauda, Scheckter and Regazzoni third, fourth and fifth respectively. Lauda passed Jarier for second midway through the race, and started closing on Hunt. Jarier almost immediately retired with a tyre failure, and Scheckter who inherited third had his engine blow up with just 12 laps left. Hunt held off Lauda to take his first career win, with Regazzoni completing the podium.

Race 9: France

France was host to the 9th round of the season, and it was Lauda on pole ahead of Scheckter and Hunt. The top three maintained their starting positions into the first corner. In the early laps, Regazzoni was on a charge, and got up to second on the sixth lap but his engine blew up and he had to retire. Scheckter soon faded away, giving Hunt second. That was how it ended, with Lauda winning to take a large championship lead, Hunt finishing second and Mass third.

Race 10: Great Britain

The tenth round was held at the Silverstone airfield circuit in Great Britain, and Tom Pryce took a home pole position, with Pace second and championship leader Lauda third. Pace beat Pryce into the first corner, with Regazzoni third ahead of Lauda. After 10 laps, Regazzoni passed Pryce for second, and soon both of them passed Pace. It soon began to rain, and Regazzoni was pulling away until he spun off, hit a barrier and damaged his rear wing. He rejoined two laps down. Pryce now led, but he crashed out as well, two laps later. Scheckter had meanwhile passed both Lauda and Pace, and he was now leading.

Scheckter pitted for wet tyres from the lead, and most drivers followed suit. Hunt (after passing Pace) was the leader from Pace and Emerson Fittipaldi as they had not pitted for dries. Scheckter and Jarier both caught and passed the trio, but the track was drying out, and both had to pit for dries soon after. Hunt began to lose power in his engine, and was passed by Fittipaldi, and then Pace, and even a recovering Scheckter. On lap 56 out of 70, the rain fell again, in a massive shower with the whole field on dries. Nearly all the drivers spun off and crashed, and race was stopped. Only 6 drivers were left (notably Fittipaldi). The race was stopped, and the results were declared on the lap before the storm struck. Fittipaldi was the winner, and Pace and Scheckter, despite crashing out, were given second and third.

The result meant that Fittipaldi closed within 14 points of Lauda with five races left.

Race 11: West Germany

The drivers had to go to West Germany, in the legendary Nordschleife track, for round 11- and this proved to be the most crucial round in the championship (the German Grand Prix often was). Lauda was on pole, lapping the 14.2 mi (22.8 km) circuit in under 7 minutes- becoming the first driver to accomplish this feat. Pace was on the front row, and the two Tyrrell drivers Scheckter and Depailler third and fourth respectively. At the start, Lauda led from Pace, with Depailler getting third from his teammate Scheckter, who made a dreadful start and dropped to 20th. Depailler was past Pace early on, but by midway through the race, both drivers were out of contention, Pace retiring with a puncture, and Depailler having to pit after a suspension failure. Lauda continued to lead with Regazzoni up to second, until the latter's engine failed. Lauda then suffered a puncture and a damaged spoiler and had to pit, leaving Reutemann to lead from Hunt and Pryce. Hunt was next to retire, with a wheel hub failure on the straight behind the pits, and Pryce took second, but only briefly as he had to back off towards the end with fuel-feed troubles. At the front, Reutemann took his first win of the season, with Jacques Laffite's Williams second, and Lauda recovering to third.

Race 12: Austria

The Austrian GP on 17 August had a very large attendance, as Lauda had a chance of getting close to the championship at his home race. Lauda did not disappoint them, as he took pole position, with Hunt second and Fittipaldi third. His chief rival, Reutemann, was only 11th. On a morning practice lap, Mark Donohue's March slid off the track after a tyre failure and hit two marshals. Donohue died two days later, and one of the marshals also died.

It began to rain just before the race started, but it did not deter Lauda, who led from Hunt and Depailler. Depailler soon dropped back, and it was Vittorio Brambilla who was up to third. Lauda also began to struggle as the rain became heavier, and Hunt took the lead and Brambilla second on lap 15. Brambilla went to take the lead from Hunt four laps later when they were lapping a backmarker, whereas Pryce passed Lauda for third. Conditions became so bad that the organizers showed the chequered flag early, with Brambilla the winner (he spun off on the slowing down lap and crashed, and drove around to the pits waving to the fans with a badly damaged car), Hunt second and Pryce completing the podium. Only half points were given, as the race was stopped early, just like in Spain.

Race 13: Italy

The penultimate round was in Italy, and after the cancellation of the Canadian GP, Lauda needed only half a point to be the 1975 world champion. The Ferrari fans were very happy as their team locked out the front row, with Lauda on pole from Regazzoni, and Fittipaldi third. Regazzoni took the lead at the start, with Lauda and Mass following. Soon Reutemann was up to third, but he needed to win to keep any faint hopes alive. However, he was passed by Fittipaldi, and towards the end, Lauda backed off and let Fittipaldi through. It was Regazzoni who won the race, with Fittipaldi second, and Lauda's third was enough to seal the championship.

Race 14: United States

The final round took place in the US, and it was no surprise that at the spectacular Watkins Glen track in upstate New York (which had a new chicane at the Esses introduced), new World Champion Lauda took pole again, with Fittipaldi alongside and Reutemann third. Lauda led into the first corner from Fittipaldi, and it was Jarier in third. Lauda and Fittipaldi drove away from the rest of the field, whereas Jarier retired with a wheel failure one-third into the race. This left Hunt in third, but Mass had other ideas and took the place midway through the race. Lauda went on to win, his fifth of the season, as he signed off in style, with Fittipaldi close behind in second, and Mass also on the podium.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Jean-Pierre Jarier	James Hunt	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford	Report
3	South African Grand Prix	Carlos Pace	Carlos Pace	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Mario Andretti	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	Report
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Patrick Depailler	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Clay Regazzoni	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
7	Swedish Grand Prix	Vittorio Brambilla	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
8	Dutch Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	Report
9	French Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Jochen Mass	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
10	British Grand Prix	Tom Pryce	Clay Regazzoni	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	Report
11	German Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Clay Regazzoni	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	Report
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Vittorio Brambilla	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	Report
13	Italian Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Clay Regazzoni	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Report
14	United States Grand Prix	Niki Lauda	Emerson Fittipaldi	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report

Scoring system

Further information: List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems

Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race. For both the Championship and the Cup, the best six results from rounds 1-7 and the best six results from rounds 8-14 were counted.

Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Race	9	6	4	3	2	1
Source:

World Drivers' Championship standings

Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA ESP‡ MON BEL SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT‡ ITA USA Pts 1 Niki Lauda 6 5 5 Ret 1 1 1 2 1 8 3 6 3 1 64.5 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 1 2 NC DNS 2 7 8 Ret 4 1 Ret 9 2 2 45 3 Carlos Reutemann 3 8 2 3 9 3 2 4 14 Ret 1 14 4 Ret 37 4 James Hunt 2 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 2 4 Ret 2 5 4 33 5 Clay Regazzoni 4 4 16 NC Ret 5 3 3 Ret 13 Ret 7 1 Ret 25 6 Carlos Pace Ret 1 4 Ret 3 8 Ret 5 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 24 7 Jody Scheckter 11 Ret 1 Ret 7 2 7 16 9 3 Ret 8 8 6 20 8 Jochen Mass 14 3 6 1 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 7 Ret 4 Ret 3 20 9 Patrick Depailler 5 Ret 3 Ret 5 4 12 9 6 9 9 11 7 Ret 12 10 Tom Pryce 12 Ret 9 Ret Ret 6 Ret 6 Ret Ret 4 3 6 NC 8 11 Vittorio Brambilla 9 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 1 Ret 7 6.5 12 Jacques Laffite Ret 11 NC DNQ Ret Ret 11 Ret 2 Ret Ret DNS 6 13 Ronnie Peterson Ret 15 10 Ret 4 Ret 9 15 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 6 14 Mario Andretti Ret 7 17 Ret Ret 4 5 12 10 Ret Ret Ret 5 15 Mark Donohue 7 Ret 8 Ret Ret 11 5 8 Ret 5 Ret DNS 4 16 Jacky Ickx 8 9 12 2 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 3 17 Alan Jones Ret Ret Ret 11 13 16 10 5 2 18 Jean-Pierre Jarier DNS Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1.5 19 Tony Brise 7 Ret 6 7 7 15 Ret 15 Ret Ret 1 20 Gijs van Lennep 10 15 6 1 21 Lella Lombardi Ret 6 DNQ Ret Ret 14 18 Ret 7 17 Ret DNS 0.5 — Rolf Stommelen 13 14 7 Ret 16 Ret 0 — John Watson DSQ 10 Ret 8 Ret 10 16 Ret 13 11 Ret 10 9 0 — Harald Ertl 8 Ret 9 0 — Hans-Joachim Stuck Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 0 — Bob Evans 15 Ret DNQ 9 13 Ret 17 Ret Ret 0 — Wilson Fittipaldi Ret 13 DNQ Ret DNQ 12 17 11 Ret 19 Ret DNS 10 0 — Graham Hill 10 12 DNQ DNQ 0 — Brett Lunger 13 10 Ret 0 — Torsten Palm DNQ 10 0 — Arturo Merzario NC Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 11 0 — Guy Tunmer 11 0 — Chris Amon 12 12 0 — Ian Scheckter Ret Ret 12 0 — Jean-Pierre Jabouille 12 0 — Jim Crawford Ret 13 0 — Eddie Keizan 13 0 — Dave Charlton 14 0 — Damien Magee 14 0 — Renzo Zorzi 14 0 — Brian Henton 16 DNS NC 0 — John Nicholson 17 0 — Dave Morgan 18 0 — Roelof Wunderink Ret DNQ DNQ NC DNQ Ret 0 — François Migault NC Ret DNS 0 — Mike Wilds Ret Ret 0 — Vern Schuppan Ret 0 — Ian Ashley DNS 0 — Jo Vonlanthen Ret 0 — Michel Leclère Ret 0 — Hiroshi Fushida DNS DNQ 0 — Tony Trimmer DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Nestor García-Veiga WD WD — Dave Walker WD WD Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA ESP‡ MON BEL SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT‡ ITA USA Pts

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (cell empty) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap

• ^‡ Half points were awarded because the races were stopped before 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings

Ferrari won the 1975 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the 312B3 and the 312T (pictured)

Pos	Constructor	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP‡	MON	BEL	SWE		NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT‡	ITA	USA	Pts
1	Ferrari	4	4	5	NC	1	1	1		2	1	8	3	6	1	1	72.5
2	Brabham-Ford	3	1	2	(3)	3	3	2		4	14	2	1	14	4	Ret	54 (56)
3	McLaren-Ford	1	2	6	1	2	7	8		Ret	3	1	Ret	4	2	2	53
4	Hesketh-Ford	2	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10		1	2	4	8	2	5	4	33
5	Tyrrell-Ford	5	Ret	1	Ret	5	2	7		9	6	3	9	8	7	6	25
6	Shadow-Ford	12	Ret	9	4	Ret	6	Ret		6	8	14	4	3	6	NC	9.5
7	Lotus-Ford	8	9	10	2	4	Ret	9		15	10	16	Ret	5	13	5	9
8	March-Ford	9	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret		14	18	5	7	1	Ret	7	7.5
9	Williams-Ford	NC	11	NC	7	DNQ	Ret	14		12	11	Ret	2	Ret	14	DNS	6
10	Parnelli-Ford	Ret	7	17	Ret	Ret		4			5	12	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
11	Hill-Ford				NC	DNQ	Ret	6		7	7	10	5	15	Ret	Ret	3
12	Penske-Ford	7	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	11	5		8	Ret					9	2
13	Ensign-Ford					DNQ	WD	WD		10	15	DNQ	6	12	12	Ret	1
—	Lola-Ford	10	12	7		DNQ											0
—	Surtees-Ford	DSQ	10	Ret	8	Ret	10	16		Ret	13	11		10			0
—	BRM	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	DNQ	9	13		Ret	17	WD	WD	Ret	Ret		0
—	Fittipaldi-Ford	Ret	13	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	12	17		11	Ret	19	Ret	DNS	11	10	0
—	Lyncar-Ford											17					0
—	Shadow-Matra													Ret	Ret		0
—	Maki-Ford						WD	WD		DNS		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		0
—	Berta-Ford	WD	WD
Pos	Constructor	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP‡	MON	BEL	SWE		NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT‡	ITA	USA	Pts

• Bold results counted to championship.
• ^‡ Half points awarded because the races were stopped before 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Non-championship races

Other Formula One races were also held in 1975, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
X Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	16 March	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Cosworth	Report
XXVII BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	13 April	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
XV Swiss Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	24 August	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Report

South African Formula One Championship

Race name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
Cape South Easter Trophy	Killarney	8 February	Dave Charlton	McLaren-Cosworth	Report
Goldfields 100	Goldfields	22 March	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Report
Natal Mercury 100	Roy Hesketh	29 March	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Report
Brandkop Winter Trophy	Brandkop	3 May	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Report
South African Republic Trophy	Kyalami	31 May	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Report
False Bay 100	Killarney	5 July	Guy Tunmer	Lotus-Cosworth	Report
Rand Winter Trophy	Kyalami	26 July	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Report
Natal Spring Trophy	Roy Hesketh	1 September	Dave Charlton	McLaren-Cosworth	Report
Rand Spring Trophy	Kyalami	4 October	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Report