1975 Dutch Grand Prix

January 2021 F1 Netherlands Dutch 22 June 1975 XXII Grand Prix Zandvoort Circuit Park Zandvoort-1973.svg Zandvoort Permanent racing facility 2.626 4.226 75 196.944 316.950 Wet, drying later Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:20.29 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 83 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:21.54 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 84 55 Austria James Hunt Hesketh-Ford UK Niki Lauda Ferrari Austria Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Switzerland NED Source:http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1975/holland.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070112171344/http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1975/holland.html 12 January 2007 Dutch Grand Prix 1975 motorsport-stats.com 11 August 2017 dead thumb|The podium with Lauda, Hunt and Regazzoni The 1975 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 22 June 1975. It was race 8 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 24th Dutch Grand Prix. It was held over 75 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 317 kilometres. The event is frequently cited for one of the most significant underdog victories in the history of Formula One. British driver and future world champion James Hunt won his first Formula One Grand Prix. This provided small privateer operation, Hesketh Racing, the highlight of its six-year history with its first and only Grand Prix win. Hunt drove his Hesketh 308 to a single second win over the Ferrari 312T driven by the World Championship points leader, Austrian driver Niki Lauda. Third place was taken by Lauda's Ferrari teammate, Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni. Race summary Niki Lauda dominated practice, with teammate Clay Regazzoni joining him on the front row. Jean-Pierre Jarier had a crash and the Maki team's weekend ended abruptly in a cloud of smoke from engine problems. James Hunt had a storming practice to take third place on the grid. On Saturday afternoon, weather conditions meant practice times would not improve, so Hunt was sent out to get some extra testing – during which something in the metering unit broke. This was fortunate as the Dutch Grand Prix did not have Sunday morning practice, so had it not been for those extra laps, the mechanical problems would have occurred during the race itself. The race was delayed by rainstorms as the teams persuaded the organizers to let them run on wet tyres. Lauda led from Jody Scheckter whilst Vittorio Brambilla and Patrick Depailler collided. Jochen Mass was having metering unit troubles and Jacky Ickx exploded his engine. Meanwhile, Hunt had changed onto dry tyres and was gaining time rapidly on the drying surface to take the lead from Jarier and Lauda by lap 15. The Austrian championship leader was finding overtaking a very difficult prospect indeed. Emerson Fittipaldi dropped out with engine problems whilst John Watson broke a wing support and Carlos Reutemann got past Tom Pryce who was suffering from brake problems. On lap 43, Jarier spun when a tyre burst. Lauda now pursued Hunt desperately for over 20 laps, putting him under immense pressure. Hunt had cracked under similar pressure in Buenos Aires, but this time he resisted. The Ferrari managed to gain on the slow corners, but Hunt pulled ahead on the fast corners and down the straight. The TV directors were so confused that the captions showed three laps left to go when a massive roar from the grandstands signalled it was all over. Hunt became the first Englishman to win a Grand Prix since Peter Gethin four years earlier. Lauda's second place reinforced his championship lead, which expanded to 13 points over Brabham driver Carlos Reutemann. Classification Qualifying Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:20.29 2 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +0.28 3 GBR James Hunt Hesketh–Ford +0.41 4 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell–Ford +0.45 5 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Ford +0.58 6 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren–Ford +0.62 7 GBR Tony Brise Hill–Ford +0.65 8 FRG Jochen Mass McLaren–Ford +0.72 9 BRA Carlos Pace Brabham–Ford +0.77 10 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow–Ford +0.81 11 ITA Vittorio Brambilla March–Ford +0.85 12 GBR Tom Pryce Shadow–Ford +0.87 13 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +0.91 14 GBR John Watson Surtees–Ford +0.94 15 FRA Jacques Laffite Williams–Ford +1.03 16 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus–Ford +1.17 17 AUS Alan Jones Hill–Ford +1.72 18 USA Mark Donohue Penske–Ford +2.04 19 RSA 1928 Ian Scheckter Williams–Ford +2.53 20 GBR Bob Evans BRM +2.68 21 BEL Jacky Ickx Lotus–Ford +2.91 22 NED Gijs van Lennep Ensign–Ford +3.01 23 ITA Lella Lombardi March–Ford +3.70 24 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi–Ford +3.86 25 JPN Hiroshi Fushida Maki–Ford +13.08 Source:https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1975-dutch-grand-prix/classification/dbf684d2-37dc-4781-9ea7-eef0ddbb168f Formula One 1975 Dutch Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 24 GBR James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 75 1:46:57.40 3 9 2 12 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari 75 + 1.06 1 6 3 11 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 75 + 55.06 2 4 4 7 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 74 + 1 lap 5 3 5 8 BRA Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 74 + 1 lap 9 2 6 16 GBR Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 74 + 1 lap 12 1 7 23 GBR Tony Brise Hill-Ford 74 + 1 lap 7   8 28USA Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 74 + 1 lap 18   9 4 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 73 + 2 laps 13   10 31 NED Gijs van Lennep Ensign-Ford 71 + 4 laps 22   11 30BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 71 + 4 laps 24   12 20 South Africa 1928 Ian Scheckter Williams-Ford 70 + 5 laps 19   13 22 AUS Alan Jones Hill-Ford 70 + 5 laps 17   14 10 ITA Lella Lombardi March-Ford 70 + 5 laps 23   15 5 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 69 Out of fuel 16   16 3 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 67 Engine 4   Ret Retired 21 FRA Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 64 Engine 15   Ret Retired 2 FRG Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 61 Accident 8   Ret Retired 17 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 44 Tyre 10   Ret Retired 18 GBR John Watson Surtees-Ford 43 Vibrations 14   Ret Retired 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 40 Engine 6   Ret Retired 14 GBR Bob Evans BRM 23 Differential 20   Ret Retired 6 BEL Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 6 Engine 21   Ret Retired 9 ITA Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 0 Suspension 11   DNS Did not start 35JPN Hiroshi Fushida Maki-Ford        Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1975/465/ 1975 Dutch Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140611100840/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1975/465/ 11 June 2014 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Japanese driver Hiroshi Fushida – the first Japanese to participate in a Formula One World Championship race. This was the 10th Grand Prix start for American constructor Penske. This was the 1st Grand Prix win for British constructor Hesketh. This race marked the 200th and 201st podium finish for Ferrari and a Ferrari-powered car. Mario Andretti ran the whole of the 1975 Formula One World Championships calendar, except for Belgium and this event. Andretti participated in time trials for the 1975 Pocono 500, precluding his participation.1975 Pocono 500 Motorsport Database https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1975-pocono-500/ Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine 13 April 20261975 Dutch Grand Prix Motorsport Database https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1975-dutch-grand-prix/ Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine 13 April 2026 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUT Niki Lauda 38 10px 2 ARG Carlos Reutemann 25 10px 3 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi 21 10px 4 BRA Carlos Pace 18 10px 4 5 UK James Hunt 16Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1975/pays-bas/championnat.aspx Netherlands 1975 – Championship StatsF1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 41 10px 2 UK Brabham-Ford 36 (38) 10px 3 UK McLaren-Ford 26.5 10px 4 UK Tyrrell-Ford 19 10px 5 UK Hesketh-Ford 16Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results from the first 7 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. References 30em External links Dutch Grand Prix 1975 1975 Swedish Grand Prix 1975 French Grand Prix 1974 Dutch Grand Prix 1976 Dutch Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix Category:Dutch Grand Prix Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix