1975 Argentine Grand Prix

F1 Argentina Argentine January 12, 1975 Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 15.svg XII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos AiresBuenos Aires, Argentina Permanent racing facility 3.708 5.968 53 196.549 316.315 Hot and sunny Jean-Pierre JarierJean-Pierre Jarier set the fastest qualifying time, but did not start the race. Pole position was left vacant on the grid. Carlos Pace, in the second slot, was the first driver on the grid. Jarier is still considered to have held pole position. Shadow-Ford 1:49.21 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 66 FRA James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 1:50.91 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 68 34 GBR Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford BRA James Hunt Hesketh-Ford GBR Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford ARG ARGhttp://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1975/argentina.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070112144604/http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1975/argentina.html 2007-01-12 Argentinian Grand Prix 1975 motorsport-stats.com 2017-08-11 dead The 1975 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Buenos Aires on 12 January 1975. It was race 1 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the twelfth Argentine Grand Prix and only the second to be held on the lengthened six kilometre version of the race track that runs out towards Curvon Salotto around the lake which lies to the north-east of the circuit. The race was won for the second time by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi driving a McLaren M23. He took a six-second victory over James Hunt in his Hesketh 308. Carlos Reutemann scored his best result to that time on his home race finishing third in his Brabham BT44B. Race summary The close season had been fairly quiet – Jochen Mass had replaced Denny Hulme at McLaren, John Watson had joined Surtees and Mike Wilds, Rolf Stommelen and Jacques Laffite were confirmed at BRM, Hill and Williams respectively. March had announced their retirement, but then in a dramatic U-turn confirmed their entry for 1975 with Vittorio Brambilla and Lella Lombardi. There were contractual wrangles with Ronnie Peterson, reportedly discontent at Lotus and it was uncertain up until the start of practice whether he would be driving for them or Shadow. Jean-Pierre Jarier proved the Shadow's effectiveness, putting in the fastest ever lap of the circuit, averaging 122 mph to gain his first pole from Carlos Pace and Carlos Reutemann. However it was all in vain. On the warm-up lap, his crown-wheel-and-pinion stripped, leaving him a non-starter. Local hero Reutemann gratefully accepted the lead from Pace. James Hunt driving the newest Hesketh with new rubber suspension climbed from the 6th row up to third place, duelling with Niki Lauda. Jochen Mass and Jody Scheckter tangled. Meanwhile, John Watson was stranded with a loose fuel-pipe and was disqualified after attempting trackside repairs. Wilson Fittipaldi crashed on lap 13, his car of his own construction catching fire and requiring the fire engine to be deployed. By now, Hunt had passed Lauda and was catching the two Brabhams. Pace took the lead on lap 15, but spun on the very next lap. Reutemann having retaken the lead, was understeering badly and on lap 25 was passed by Hunt. There was a ferocious battle with Emerson Fittipaldi for the lead. Classification Qualifying Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow–Ford 1:49.21 2 BRA Carlos Pace Brabham–Ford +0.43 3 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Ford +0.59 4 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari +0.75 5 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren–Ford +0.81 6 GBR James Hunt Hesketh–Ford +1.05 7 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +1.50 8 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +1.59 9 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell–Ford +1.61 10 USA Mario Andretti Parnelli–Ford +1.85 11 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus–Ford +2.23 12 ITA Vittorio Brambilla March–Ford +2.56 13 FRG Jochen Mass McLaren–Ford +2.61 14 GBR Tom Pryce Shadow–Ford +2.71 15 GBR John Watson Surtees–Ford +2.92 16 USA Mark Donohue Penske–Ford +3.15 17 FRA Jacques Laffite Williams–Ford +3.67 18 BEL Jacky Ickx Lotus–Ford +3.69 19 FRG Rolf Stommelen Lola–Ford +3.91 20 ITA Arturo Merzario Williams–Ford +4.22 21 GBR Graham Hill Lola–Ford +4.79 22 GBR Mike Wilds BRM +5.27 23 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi–Ford +11.01 Source:https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1975-argentine-grand-prix/classification/176a07a4-191e-4bb8-b91b-da8b961da683 Formula One 1975 Argentine Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford Goodyear 53 1:39:26.29 5 9 2 24 GBR James Hunt Hesketh-Ford Goodyear 53 + 5.91 6 6 3 7 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford Goodyear 53 + 17.06 3 4 4 11 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Goodyear 53 + 35.79 7 3 5 4 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 53 + 54.25 8 2 6 12 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari Goodyear 53 + 1:19.65 4 1 7 28 USA Mark Donohue Penske-Ford Goodyear 52 + 1 lap 16   8 6 BEL Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford Goodyear 52 + 1 lap 18   9 9ITA Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford Goodyear 52 + 1 lap 12   10 22 GBR Graham Hill Lola-Ford Goodyear 52 + 1 lap 21   11 3 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 52 + 1 lap 9   12 16 GBR Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford Goodyear 51 Transmission 14   13 23 GER Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford Goodyear 51 + 2 laps 19   14 2 GER Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford Goodyear 50 + 3 laps 13   Ret Retired 8 BRA Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford Goodyear 46 Engine 2   NC Not classified 20 ITA Arturo Merzario Williams-Ford Goodyear 44 + 9 laps 20   Ret Retired 27 USA Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford Firestone 27 Transmission 10   Ret Retired 14 GBR Mike Wilds BRM Goodyear 24 Engine 22   Ret Retired 5 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Goodyear 15 Engine 11   Ret Retired 21 FRA Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford Goodyear 15 Gearbox 17   Ret Retired 30 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 12 Accident 23   DSQ Disqualified 18 GBR John Watson Surtees-Ford Goodyear 6 Disqualified 15   DNS Did not start 17 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford Goodyear 0 Transmission 1   WD Withdrawn 29 ARG Nestor García-Veiga Berta-Ford Goodyear Withdrewhttps://8w.forix.com/berta.html The Grand Prix car Argentina almost had forix.autosport.com 22 February 2023 Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1975/458/ 1975 Argentine Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140611100821/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1975/458/ 11 June 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1975-argentine-grand-prix/ 1975 Argentine Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 12 January 1975 2 November 2021 Jean-Pierre Jarier did not start of race. His place on the grid was left vacant. Nestor García-Veiga withdrew due to a crash in pre-race testing. His place on the grid was left vacant. Notes Milestone This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Argentinian driver Nestor García-Veiga. This was the 100th Grand Prix start for McLaren. In those 100 races, McLaren had won 13 Grands Prix, achieved 47 podium finishes, 4 pole positions, 6 fastest laps and won 1 Driver's and 1 Constructor's World Championship. This race marked the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor Frank Williams Racing Cars (as a constructor), Brazilian constructor Fittipaldi and Argentinian constructor Berta. Both Fittipaldi and Berta were the first constructors of their respective nations to participate in Formula One. This was the first pole position for American-British constructor Shadow. Shadow became the first American constructor to get a pole position. This was the first fastest lap set by a Hesketh. This was the last race for Firestone tyres, equipping the Parnelli team (piloted by Mario Andretti), who preferred to concentrate his efforts in the American open-wheel car racing (more exactly in the USAC) since then. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi 9 2 UK James Hunt 6 3 ARG Carlos Reutemann 4 4 SUI Clay Regazzoni 3 5 FRA Patrick Depailler 2Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1975/argentine/championnat.aspx Argentina 1975 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 6 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 UK McLaren-Ford 9 2 UK Hesketh-Ford 6 3 UK Brabham-Ford 4 4 ITA Ferrari 3 5 UK Tyrrell-Ford 2Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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