1975 Austrian Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Osterreichring, 29 laps |
| Round | 12 of 14 |
| Race numbers | The 1975 Austrian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +7 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 29 | 57m 56.690s | 4.5 |
| 2 | (GBR) James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 29 | +27.030s | 3 | |
| 3 | +12 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 29 | +34.850s | 2 |
| 4 | +5 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 29 | +1m 12.660s | 1.5 |
| 5 | +8 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 29 | +1m 23.330s | 1 |
| 6 | -5 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 29 | +1m 30.280s | 0.5 |
| 7 | -2 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 29 | +1m 39.070s | |
| 8 | +2 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 28 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | -6 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 28 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +8 | (GBR) John Watson | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 28 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | -4 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 28 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +9 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 28 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +4 | (USA) Brett Lunger | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 28 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | -3 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 28 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +1 | (GBR) Tony Brise | Hill-Ford Cosworth | 28 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | +7 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Hill-Ford Cosworth | 27 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | +3 | (ITA) Lella Lombardi | March-Ford Cosworth | 26 | +3 laps | |
| NC | (NLD) Roelof Wunderink | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 25 | +4 laps | ||
| R | (AUT) Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | (CHE) Jo Vonlanthen | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Matra | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Bob Evans | BRM | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | |||||
| (USA) Mark Donohue | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | |||||
| (GBR) Brian Henton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |||||
Notes
- Wilson Fittipaldi did not start the Grand Prix due to an accident in practice.
- Mark Donohue did not start due to an accident in practice. Donohue died a few days later of brain injuries suffered in the crash. A track marshal was also killed by debris from the accident.
- Brian Henton did not start due to an accident in practice.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:34.850
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 2 | (GBR) James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 6 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Matra |
| 15 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | (GBR) Tony Brise | Hill-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | (USA) Brett Lunger | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | (GBR) John Watson | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | (ITA) Lella Lombardi | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | (GBR) Bob Evans | BRM |
| 23 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Hill-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | (AUT) Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | (NLD) Roelof Wunderink | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | (CHE) Jo Vonlanthen | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 51.5 |
| 2 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 34 |
| 3 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 33 |
| 4 | (GBR) James Hunt | 28 |
| 5 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 24 |
| 6 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 19 |
| 7 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 16 |
| 8 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 16 |
| 9 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 12 |
| 10 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | 7 |
| 11 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | 6.5 |
| 12 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 6 |
| 13 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 5 |
| 14 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 4 |
| 15 | (USA) Mark Donohue | 4 |
| 16 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 3 |
| 17 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 2 |
| 18 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1.5 |
| 19 | (GBR) Tony Brise | 1 |
| = | (NLD) Gijs van Lennep | 1 |
| 21 | (ITA) Lella Lombardi | 0.5 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 54.5 |
| 2 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 51 |
| 3 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 41 |
| 4 | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 28 |
| 5 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 24 |
| 6 | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 8.5 |
| 7 | March-Ford Cosworth | 7.5 |
| 8 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 7 |
| 9 | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 6 |
| 10 | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 5 |
| 11 | Hill-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 12 | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 2 |
| 13 | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Brett Lunger
- Jo Vonlanthen (only start)
- Wins
- 1st and only for Vittorio Brambilla (57th different winner, 9th Italian driver; first Italian winner since 1966 and last until 1982)
- 2nd for March (first since 1970)
- Podiums
- 9th for James Hunt (last for Hesketh)
- 1st and only for Vittorio Brambilla (123rd different podium finisher, 15th Italian driver; first Italian driver to finish on the podium since 1966)
- 1st for Tom Pryce (124th different podium finisher, 28th British driver)
- 17th for March
- 7th and last for Hesketh
- 4th for Shadow
- Poles
- 16th for Niki Lauda
- 77th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Vittorio Brambilla (62nd different fastest lap setter, 9th Italian driver; first Italian driver to set a fastest lap since 1966 and last until 1982)
- 5th for March
- Front row starts
- 17th for Niki Lauda
- 2nd for James Hunt (last for Hesketh)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st and only for Vittorio Brambilla (32nd different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 5th Italian driver; first Italian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1966 and last until 1982)