1975 Argentine Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 12 January 1975 |
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| Circuit | Buenos Aires, 53 laps |
| Round | 1 of 14 |
| Race numbers | The 1975 Argentine Grand Prix was the
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| Previous race | 1974 United States Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +4 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1hr 39m 26.290s | 9 |
| 2 | +4 |  James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +5.910s | 6 |
| 3 |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +17.060s | 4 | |
| 4 | +3 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 53 | +35.790s | 3 |
| 5 | +3 |  Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +54.250s | 2 |
| 6 | -2 |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 53 | +1m 19.650s | 1 |
| 7 | +9 |  Mark Donohue | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +10 |  Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +3 |  Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +11 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | -2 |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +2 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 51 | DNF | |
| 13 | +6 |  Rolf Stommelen | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 51 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | -1 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 50 | +3 laps | |
| R | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 46 | DNF | ||
| NC | Arturo Merzario | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +9 laps | ||
| R | Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Wilds | BRM | 24 | DNF | ||
| R |  Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 12 | DNF | ||
| DQ | John Watson | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DSQ | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | |||||
Notes
- Tom Pryce ended lap 51 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.
- John Watson was disqualified after receiving car repairs outside of the pit lane.
- Jean-Pierre Jarier did not start the Grand Prix due to transmission issues during warm-up.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:49.210
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | ||
| 2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | John Watson | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Mark Donohue | Penske-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
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| 23 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Mike Wilds | BRM | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1975 Argentine Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 9 |
| 2 | James Hunt | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 4 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 2 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 9 |
| 2 | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 6 |
| 3 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 3 |
| 5 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Fittipaldi, Williams
- Last start
- Graham Hill, Mike Wilds
- Wins
- 13th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 13th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 28th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 7th for Carlos Reutemann, 6th for James Hunt
- 64th for Brabham, 47th for McLaren, 4th for Hesketh
- Poles
- 1st for Jean-Pierre Jarier (45th different polesitter, 2nd French driver)
- 1st for Shadow (23rd different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for James Hunt (first since 1973; only fastest lap for Hesketh)
- 1st and only for Hesketh (23rd different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 2nd for Carlos Pace (first for Brabham)