1975 World Rally Championship

3rd season of the World Rally Championship 1975 World Rally Championship World Manufacturers' Champion Lancia 1974 1976 The 1975 World Rally Championship was the third season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). 10 events were included on the schedule, including the return to the series of the famous Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies after a one season absence of those events. Both North American events were removed from the schedule however. Other returning entries to the schedule included the Acropolis Rally in Greece, which would become a staple of the WRC circuit to this day, and the Rallye du Maroc. Lancia, with its powerful Stratos HF, continued its dominance despite struggling with reliability. Lancia won four rallies during the season however, outpacing competitors Fiat and Alpine-Renault. The battle for second place in the season was ultimately determined by a single point, with Fiat outscoring Alpine-Renault 61 points to 60, while Opel's Ascona made a strong bid to be competitive, scoring 58 points. From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a championship for manufacturers. Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer. Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd, 4th, and 10th, they would receive points for 2nd place only. However, the manufacturer would still gain an advantage in scoring from its other entries, as the points for the 4th and 10th place entries would be denied to other manufacturers. Calendar After the oil crisis of 1973 that affected the 1974 season, the Rallye du Maroc returned to the calendar. Round Rally name Surface Dates 1 MON Monte Carlo Rally Mixed (Tarmac - Snow) 15–24 January 2 SWE Swedish Rally Snow 13–15 February 3 KEN Safari Rally Gravel 25–31 March 4 CAN Rally of the Rideau Lakes Gravel 16-19 April 5 GRE 1970 Acropolis Rally Gravel 24–31 May 6 MAR Rallye du Maroc Gravel 24–28 June 7 POR Rally de Portugal Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) 18–21 July 8 FIN 1000 Lakes Rally Gravel 29–31 August 9 ITA Rallye Sanremo Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) 1–4 October 10 FRA Tour de Corse Tarmac 8–9 November 11 GBR RAC Rally Gravel 22–26 NovemberSources:WRC 1975 https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1975/ eWRC-results.com 15 January 2024 1975 WRC calendar https://www.juwra.com/calendar_1975.html Jonkka's World Rally Archive 15 January 2024 Manufacturers' championship Points were awarded to the best placed vehicle of each manufacturer.Rule changes for 1973 https://www.juwra.com/rules_1973.html Jonkka's World Rally Archive 15 January 2024 Schedule of points by place: Place1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints20151210864321 Pos. Position Manufacturer MonacoMON SwedenSWE KenyaKEN Greece 1970GRC MoroccoMAR PortugalPOR FinlandFIN ItalyITA FranceFRA United KingdomGBR Points 1 Italy Lancia 20 20 15 - - - - 20 20 1 96 2 Italy Fiat 15 8 - - - 20 - 15 - 3 61 3 France Alpine-Renault 6 - - 15 12 - - 12 15 - 60 4 Germany Opel - 3 - 20 - 10 8 6 1 10 58 5 France Peugeot - - 20 - 20 - - - - - 40 6 USA Ford - 1 - - - 2 12 - - 20 35 7 Japan Toyota - - - - - 12 20 - - - 32 8 Sweden Saab - - 6 - 6 8 6 - - - 30 9 Japan Datsun 3 - - 4 - - - 4 12 - 26 10 Italy Alfa Romeo 3 - - 4 - - - 4 12 - 23 11 Japan Mitsubishi - - 10 12 - - - - - - 22 12 France Citroën - - - - 10 3 - - - - 13 13 Germany Porsche 4 - - - - - - 8 - - 12 14 Sweden Volvo - 2 - 6 1 - - - - - 9 15= France Renault 8 - - - - - - - - - 8 15= Germany Audi - - - 8 - - - - - - 8 17 Czechoslovakia Škoda - 4 - - - - - - - - 4 18= USA Chrysler - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 18= UK Vauxhall - - - - - - - - - 2 2 20= Germany BMW 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 20= USSR Lada - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 Pos. Position Manufacturer MonacoMON SwedenSWE KenyaKEN Greece 1970GRC MoroccoMAR PortugalPOR FinlandFIN ItalyITA FranceFRA United KingdomGBR PointsSources:Season 1975 – Championship standings https://www.juwra.com/season_1975_points.html Jonkka's World Rally Archive 15 January 2024 Events 1975 World Rally Championship event map 800px Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface 1975 World Rally Championship schedule and results Rally Name Start-End Date Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium Cars Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo 15–23 January Italy Sandro Munari (6h:25m:59s) Finland Hannu Mikkola (6h:29m:05s) Finland Markku Alén (6h:29m:46s) Lancia Stratos HF Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye Sweden Swedish Rally 13–15 February Sweden Björn Waldegård (7h:19m:46s) Sweden Stig Blomqvist (7h:21m:33s) Finland Simo Lampinen (7h:31m:22s) Lancia Stratos HF Saab 96 V4 Lancia Beta Coupé Kenya Safari Rally 27–31 March Sweden Ove Andersson (+11m:58s penalties) Italy Sandro Munari (+12m:36s penalties) Sweden Björn Waldegård (+13m:57s penalties) Peugeot 504 Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF Greece 1970 Acropolis Rally 24–31 May West Germany Walter Röhrl (9h:20m:36s) Greece 1970 Tasos'Siroco' Livieratos (9h:56m:18s) Cyprus 1960 Mihalis Koumas (11h:35m:53s) Opel Ascona Alpine-Renault A110 1800 Mitsubishi Galant Morocco Rallye du Maroc 24–28 June Finland Hannu Mikkola (23h:30m:48s) France Bernard Consten (25h:12m:03s) France Bob Neyret (25h:48m:19s) Peugeot 504 Peugeot 504 Alpine-Renault A110 1800 Portugal Rallye de Portugal 18–21 July Finland Markku Alén (6h:24m:15s) Finland Hannu Mikkola (6h:26m:58s) Sweden Ove Andersson (6h:29m:29s) Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye Toyota Corolla Finland 1000 Lakes Rally 29–31 August Finland Hannu Mikkola (2h:52m:33s) Finland Simo Lampinen (2h:53m:47s) Finland Timo Mäkinen (2h:54m:35s) Toyota Corolla Saab 96 V4 Ford Escort RS1800 Italy Rallye Sanremo 4–10 October Sweden Björn Waldegård (10h:22m:52s) Italy Maurizio Verini (10h:25m:40s) France Jean-Luc Thérier (10h:59m:04s) Lancia Stratos HF Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye Alpine-Renault A110 1800 France Tour de Corse 8–9 November France Bernard Darniche (4h:58m:26s) France Jean-Pierre Nicolas (4h:58m:58s) France Jean-Claude Andruet (5h:09m:51s) Lancia Stratos HF Alpine-Renault A110 1800 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT UK RAC Rally 22–26 November Finland Timo Mäkinen (6h:00m:44s) UK Roger Clark (6h:01m:57s) UK Tony Fowkes (6h:06m:11s) Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800 Ford Escort RS1800Sources: Season 1975 – Season statistics – Event statistics https://www.juwra.com/season_1975_event_stats.html Jonkka's World Rally Archive 15 January 2024 See also 1975 in sports References External links FIA World Rally Championship 1975 at ewrc-results.com World Rally Championship Category:World Rally Championship seasons Category:1975 in rallying