1975 New Zealand Grand Prix

July 2020 CUST Race 3 of 8 in 1975 Tasman Series New Zealand New Zealand Pukekohe_Park_Raceway_(1967-1989).png Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand 12 January 1975 Permanent racing facility 1.76 2.82 58 102 164 Overcast Graham McRae New Zealand McRae-Chevrolet 1:00.5 Chris Amon Talon-Chevrolet 1:03.8 New Zealand Warwick Brown Australia Lola-Chevrolet Jim Murdoch New Zealand Begg-Chevrolet Graeme Lawrence New Zealand Lola-Chevrolet The 1975 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 12 January 1975. The race had 20 starters. It was the 21st New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the second round of the 1975 Tasman Series. Australian Warwick Brown won his first NZGP in his Lola T332 with a dominant performance where he lapped the entire field in the 58-lap race. The rest of the podium was completed by New Zealanders Jim Murdoch and Graeme Lawrence. Classification Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time 1 2 AUS Warwick Brown Pat Burke Racing Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 58 1hr 9min 53.4sec 2 19 NZL Jim Murdoch Begg & Allen Ltd. Begg 018 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 57 + 1 Lap 3 14 NZL Graeme Lawrence Marlboro / Wix / Singapore Airlines Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 57 + 1 Lap 4 7 AUS Johnnie Walker Walker Racing Lola T332 / Repco 4994cc V8 57 + 1 Lap 5 11 NZL Ken Smith La Valise Travel Ltd. Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 57 + 1 Lap 6 9 NZL John McCormack Ansett Team Elfin MR6 / Repco 4994cc V8 56 + 2 Laps 7 1 NZL Chris Amon Jack MacCormack Talon MR1 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 56 + 2 Laps 8 6 AUS Max Stewart Max Stewart Motors Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 55 + 3 Laps 9 69 NZL Steve Millen David SchollumTasman Rd 2, Racing Car News, February 1975, page 34 Chevron B20 / Cosworth 1840cc 4cyl 54 + 4 Laps 10 17 NZL Robbie Booth David Motors Ltd. Begg FM4 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 54 + 4 Laps 11 12 NZL Baron Robertson Robertson Racing Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 52 + 6 Laps 12 15 NZL Frank Bray Brambies (NZ) Freighters Racing Team Brabham BT29 / Cosworth 1950cc 4cyl 49 + 9 Laps Ret 5 AUS Kevin Bartlett Chesterfield Racing Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 46 Gearbox Ret 22 NZL Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 9 Handling Source(s): http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tas75p.html 1975 Round 2 Pukekohe sergent.com.au 28 October 2015 http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=NZ75 New Zealand Grand Prix – Pukekohe, 12 Jan 1975 oldracingcars.com 28 October 2015 References Tasman Series none 1975 1973 Levin International New Zealand Grand Prix 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix 1975 1976 New Zealand Grand Prix expanded Grand Prix Category:New Zealand Grand Prix Category:Tasman Series Category:January 1975 sports events in Oceania