F1 season
Season info
| Season no. | 26 |
|---|---|
| Races | 14 |
| Drivers’ Champion | Niki Lauda (1st title; 14th different World Champion, 2nd Austrian champion) |
| Constructors’ Champion | Ferrari (3rd title) |
| Reigning Drivers’ Champion | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| Reigning Constructors’ Champion | McLaren |
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Driver and constructor entries
The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1975 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.
- Brabham (works team)
- (BRA) Carlos Pace (All)
- (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (All)
- BRM (works team)
- (GBR) Mike Wilds (1-2)
- (GBR) Bob Evans (3-9, 12-13) (Rookie)
- Ensign (works team)
- (NLD) Roelof Wunderink (4-5, 10, 12-14) (Rookie)
- (NLD) Gijs van Lennep (8-9, 11)
- (NZL) Chris Amon (12-13)
- Ferrari (works team)
- (AUT) Niki Lauda (All)
- (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (All)
- Fittipaldi (works team)
- (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi (1-12, 14)
- (ITA) Arturo Merzario (13)
- Hesketh (works team)
- (GBR) James Hunt (All)
- (SWE) Torsten Palm (5, 7) (Rookie)
- (AUT) Harald Ertl (11-13) (Rookie)
- (USA) Brett Lunger (12-14) (Rookie)
- Hesketh (privateer)
- (AUS) Alan Jones (4-7) (Rookie)
- Hill (works team)
- (FRA) Francois Migault (4, 6)
- (DEU) Rolf Stommelen (4, 12-13)
- (GBR) Graham Hill (5)
- (GBR) Tony Brise (6-14) (Rookie)
- (AUS) Vern Schuppan (7)
- (AUS) Alan Jones (8-11) (Rookie)
- Lola (privateers)
- (GBR) Graham Hill (1-3)
- (DEU) Rolf Stommelen (1-3)
- Lotus (works team)
- (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (All)
- (BEL) Jacky Ickx (1-9)
- (GBR) Brian Henton (10, 12, 14) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Jim Crawford (10, 13) (Rookie)
- (GBR) John Watson (11)
- Lotus (privateers)
- (ZAF) Eddie Keizan (3)
- (ZAF) Guy Tunmer (3) (Rookie)
- Lyncar (privateer)
- (NZL) John Nicholson (10) (Rookie)
- Maki (works team)
- (JPN) Hiroshi Fushida (8, 10) (Rookie) (first Japanese driver to enter a World Championship race)
- (GBR) Tony Trimmer (11-13) (Rookie)
- March (works team)
- (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (All)
- (ITA) Lella Lombardi (3-13) (Rookie)
- (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (10-14)
- March (privateer)
- (USA) Mark Donohue (10-12)
- McLaren (works team)
- (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (All)
- (DEU) Jochen Mass (All)
- McLaren (privateer)
- (ZAF) Dave Charlton (3)
- Parnelli (works team)
- (USA) Mario Andretti (1-5, 7, 9-14)
- Penske (works team)
- (USA) Mark Donohue (1-9)
- (GBR) John Watson (14)
- Shadow (works team)
- (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (All)
- (GBR) Tom Pryce (All)
- Surtees (works team)
- (GBR) John Watson (1-10, 12)
- (GBR) Dave Morgan (10) (Rookie)
- Tyrrell (works team)
- (FRA) Patrick Depailler (All)
- (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (All)
- (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (9) (Rookie)
- (FRA) Michel Leclere (14) (Rookie)
- Tyrrell (privateer)
- (ZAF) Ian Scheckter (3)
- Williams (works team)
- (ITA) Arturo Merzario (1-6)
- (FRA) Jacques Laffite (1-3, 5-6, 8-14)
- (GBR) Tony Brise (4) (Rookie)
- (ZAF) Ian Scheckter (7-8)
- (GBR) Damien Magee (7) (Rookie)
- (FRA) Francois Migault (9)
- (GBR) Ian Ashley (11)
- (CHE) Jo Vonlanthen (12) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Renzo Zorzi (13) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Lella Lombardi (14) (Rookie)
- Final season (drivers)
- Tony Brise
- Dave Charlton
- Jim Crawford
- Mark Donohue
- Wilson Fittipaldi
- Hiroshi Fushida
- Graham Hill
- Eddie Keizan
- Francois Migault
- Dave Morgan
- John Nicholson
- Torsten Palm
- Guy Tunmer
- Gijs van Lennep
- Jo Vonlanthen
- Roelof Wunderink
- First entry (drivers) since…
- 1973 for Wilson Fittipaldi
- Last entry (drivers) until…
- 1977 for Brian Henton, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Vern Schuppan
- Debut season (constructors)
- Fittipaldi
- Hill (only season)
- Williams
- Final season (constructors)
- Hill
- Lyncar
- Last entry (constructors) until…
- 1985 for Lola
Maiden wins
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Carlos Pace (Brabham) | Brazil |
| Jochen Mass (McLaren) | Spain |
| James Hunt (Hesketh) | Netherlands |
| Vittorio Brambilla (March) | Austria |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Hesketh (James Hunt) | Netherlands |
Maiden podium finishes
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Jochen Mass (McLaren) | Brazil |
| Jacques Laffite (Williams) | Germany |
| Vittorio Brambilla (March) | Austria |
| Tom Pryce (Shadow) | Austria |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Williams (Jacques Laffite) | Germany |
Maiden pole positions
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Jarier (Shadow) | Argentina |
| Carlos Pace (Brabham) | South Africa |
| Vittorio Brambilla (March) | Sweden |
| Tom Pryce (Shadow) | Britain |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Shadow (Jean-Pierre Jarier) | Argentina |