1975 BRDC International Trophy

NC UK BRDC International Trophy 1975 BRDC International Trophy https://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1975&gp=BRDC%20International%20Trophy&r=1 ChicaneF1 28 February 2024 Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png 300px The Silverstone circuit in early 1975 27th Daily Express International Trophy Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 13 April 1975 Permanent racing facility 2.935 4.724 40 117.41 188.95 Cold, overcast and dry James Hunt United Kingdom Hesketh-Ford 1:17.3 James Hunt Hesketh-Ford United Kingdom 1:17.7 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford Brazil Niki Lauda Austria Ferrari Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil McLaren-Ford Mario Andretti United States Parnelli-Ford The 1975 BRDC International Trophy, formally known as the 27th Daily Express International Trophy, was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone Circuit on 13 April 1975. It was organised by the circuit owners, the British Racing Drivers' Club, as a "curtain raiser" for the European portion of the 1975 Formula One season. 27th Daily Express International Trophy https://www.progcovers.com/motor/Int75cover.jpg 1 April 1975 British Racing Drivers' Club 15 March 2018 James Hunt, driving for the small Hesketh Racing team, set the fastest lap time in practice and took pole position for the start. In the race he continued to run at the front, heading the leading pack for many laps and setting fastest lap of the race on lap 14. Jenkinson D.S. Denis Jenkinson The 27th "Daily Express" International Trophy May 1975 Motor Sport 51 5 459–460 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1975/25/27th-daily-express-international-trophy-meetin 15 March 2018 Third-place runner, McLaren driver Emerson Fittipaldi, equalled his time on lap 23. However, Hunt's engine failed at the start of lap 26 and the lead was inherited by second-place runner Niki Lauda in his Ferrari. Lauda held the lead for the remainder of the race, despite Fittipaldi "pull[ing] out the stops" to try and pass him. At the finishing flag, Fittipaldi was only one-tenth of a second behind Lauda, with Mario Andretti in a Parnelli taking the last podium position in third. Classification Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari 40 52:17.6 2 2 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 40 + 0.1 3 3 United States Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 40 + 34.2 9 4 UK John Watson Surtees-Ford 40 + 41.9 7 5 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 40 + 48.1 6 6 USA Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 40 + 50.3 10 7 Australia Alan Jones Hesketh-Ford 40 + 58.2 8 8 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 39 + 1:23.7 5 9 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 40 + 1:24.3 4 10 UK Bob Evans BRM 39 +1 Lap 14 11 UK Graham Hill Hill-Ford 39 +1 Lap 15 12 ITA Lella Lombardi March-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 12 13 NZL John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 11 14 UK Tony Trimmer Safir-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 16 Ret NED Roelof Wunderink Ensign-Ford 29 Bodywork 13 Ret United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 25 Engine 1 Ret BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1 Electrics 17 DNS SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Engine DNS ITA Arturo Merzario Williams-Ford Engine DNS UK Jim Crawford Lotus-Ford AccidentSources:1975 International Trophy https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1975-international-trophy/ Motor Sport 28 February 20241975 BRDC International Trophy – Classification https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1975&gp=BRDC%20International%20Trophy&r=1&type=res ChicaneF1 28 February 20241975 – XXVII BRDC International Trophy https://www.statsf1.com/en/1975-hc/grand-prix-287.aspx StatsF1 28 February 2024 References BRDC International Trophy 1975 1975 Race of Champions 1975 Swiss Grand Prix 1974 BRDC International Trophy 1976 BRDC International Trophy Category:BRDC International Trophy BRDC International Trophy BRDC