1975 Brazilian Grand Prix

  1975 Brazilian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 14 in the 1975 Formula One season
Date	January 26, 1975
Location	São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Permanent race track
Course length	7.98 km (4.79 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 319.2 km (191.6 mi)
Weather	Hot and dry
Pole position
Driver	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford
Time	2:29.88[1]
Fastest lap
Driver	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford
Time	2:34.16[2] on lap 10
Podium
First	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford
Second	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Third	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford

The 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 26 January 1975. It was the fourth Brazilian Grand Prix since its introduction in 1972. The race was memorably won by São Paulo native Carlos Pace driving a Brabham BT44B. It would be the only win of Pace's abbreviated career, he would be 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 team mate Jochen Mass finishing third.

Race summary

Jean-Pierre Jarier was again in pole position, after beating the 1973 pole record. He lined up ahead of local hero 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 no-one wanted a repeat of these problems.

This was the last championship race of Graham Hill's extremely long F1 career.

Brazilian drivers finished 1–2 in this race, with Carlos Pace winning the only race of his career and Emerson Fittipaldi finishing second. This feat was to be repeated in 1986 by Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford	40	1:44:41.17	6	9
2	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	40	+ 5.79	2	6
3	2	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	40	+ 26.66	10	4
4	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	40	+ 43.28	5	3
5	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	40	+ 1:01.88	4	2
6	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	40	+ 1:05.12	7	1
7	27	Mario Andretti	Parnelli-Ford	40	+ 1:06.81	18
8	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	40	+ 1:39.62	3
9	6	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	40	+ 1:51.84[2]	12
10	18	John Watson	Surtees-Ford	40	+ 2:29.60	13
11	21	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	11
12	22	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	20
13	30	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	21
14	23	Rolf Stommelen	Lola-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	23
15	5	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	38	+ 2 laps	16
Ret	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	32	Fuel System	1
Ret	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	31	Suspension	9
Ret	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	31	Accident	14
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Williams-Ford	24	Fuel System	11
Ret	28	Mark Donohue	Penske-Ford	22	Handling	15
Ret	14	Mike Wilds	BRM	22	Electrical	22
Ret	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	18	Oil leak	8
Ret	9	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	1	Engine	17
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 15 2 Carlos Pace 9 3 James Hunt 7 4 Clay Regazzoni 6 5 Carlos Reutemann 4

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 15 2 Brabham-Ford 13 3 Hesketh-Ford 7 4 Ferrari 6 5 Tyrrell-Ford 2

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

References

1. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 68. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
2. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 70. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
3. "1975 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.