1975 United States Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of the USA in 1975 took place in 14th and last race of the Formula 1 1975 season at Watkins Glen on October 5.
- 3.1 Start -up
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
About one month after the Italian Grand Prix, where the World Cup had already been decided in favor of Niki Lauda and Ferrari, the season finale was held at Watkins Glen.
The teams BRM and Surtees Maki waived completely for participation, while Hill and Ensign competed each with only one car. March also reduced its exposure by only two instead of the last usually three works cars were reported. The pilot of the third car, Lella Lombardi, then moved to Williams.
Wilson Fittipaldi and Brian Henton returned to the driver's field, the latter again Jim Crawford replaced in the second factory Lotus.
Tyrrell 's main sponsor Elf financed the use of a third Tyrrell 007 for the newcomer Michel Leclère. At Penske, it was decided to bring home race back in-house development PC1 at the start, after being used several times in the previous race in Europe a customer - March. As a driver, the result of the non-participation of the team Surtees unemployed John Watson was hired, who already had to change in order for the third time this season on another team and vehicle.
Training
Niki Lauda, who had by far the most pole positions achieved in the previous season, also qualified in the finals for the best starting position. Beside him the detached than reigning world champion Emerson Fittipaldi started. The second row formed the Brabham of Carlos Reutemann and the Shadow by Jean -Pierre Jarier. With Parnelli driver Mario Andretti and Vittorio Brambilla on March six different vehicles were in the first three rows of the grid. Ranked seven followed with Tom Pryce, the second factory next to Shadow Patrick Depailler.
Race
Lella Lombardi could not start due to a technical defect during the warm -up laps. Jacques Laffite had treated his inflamed eyes accidentally with a cleaning agent for helmet visors instead of eye drops. Thus, both vehicles the team of Frank Williams did not participate in the race.
Lauda won the start against Fittipaldi. The order of the first two changed then throughout the race not.
On the third rank first Jarier lay before Brambilla, Reutemann, Andretti and the started from 15th place James Hunt, who caught up quickly. Pace and Depailler collided in the second round and dropped out.
As Regazzoni far lagged after a pit stop, he prevented Fittipaldi despite swung by the marshals blue flags six laps at over rounds. The race director then showed him the black flag to summon him for the purpose of an oral warning in the box. In protest against this action by the race organizers decided Ferrari team boss Luca di Montezemolo to take Regazzoni out of the race.
After both Andretti and Reutemann and Jarier were eliminated due to technical defects, Hunt was in front of Jochen Mass, Ronnie Peterson and Jody Scheckter in third place. In the 33rd round succeeded measure to overtake Hunt. In the 50th round this was successfully Peterson, but Hunt countered successfully in the last round, and thus secured the fourth place behind Mass and before Peterson.
It was the first victory for Ferrari at the Grand Prix of the United States. In addition, for the first time won the race one pilot, who finished the season as World Champion.
Message list
Classifications
Line-up
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).