1975 Brazilian Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Interlagos, 40 laps |
| Round | 2 of 14 |
| Race numbers | The 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +5 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 40 | 1hr 44m 41.170s | 9 |
| 2 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 40 | +5.790s | 6 | |
| 3 | +7 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 40 | +36.660s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 40 | +43.280s | 3 |
| 5 | -1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 40 | +1m 01.880s | 2 |
| 6 | +1 | (GBR) James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 40 | +1m 05.120s | 1 |
| 7 | +11 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 40 | +1m 06.810s | |
| 8 | -5 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 40 | +1m 39.620s | |
| 9 | +3 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 40 | +1m 51.840s | |
| 10 | +3 | (GBR) John Watson | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 40 | +2m 29.600s | |
| 11 | +8 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 39 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +8 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 39 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +8 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 39 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +9 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 39 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +1 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2 laps | |
| R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Mike Wilds | BRM | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Mark Donohue | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Jean-Pierre Jarier ended lap 32 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:29.880
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 5 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 6 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | (GBR) James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | (GBR) John Watson | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | (USA) Mark Donohue | Penske-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 21 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | (GBR) Mike Wilds | BRM |
| 23 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 15 |
| 2 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 9 |
| 3 | (GBR) James Hunt | 7 |
| 4 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 6 |
| 5 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 4 |
| = | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 4 |
| 7 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 3 |
| 8 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 2 |
Stats & milestones
- Last start
- Graham Hill
- Mike Wilds
- Milestone race start
- 100th for McLaren (6th constructor to start 100 races)
- Wins
- 1st and only for Carlos Pace (54th different winner, 2nd Brazilian driver)
- 17th for Brabham
- Podiums
- 29th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 3rd for Carlos Pace
- 1st for Jochen Mass (121st different podium finisher, 5th German driver; first German driver to finish on the podium since 1970)
- 65th for Brabham
- 48th & 49th for McLaren
- Poles
- 2nd for Jean-Pierre Jarier (last until 1978; last for Shadow)
- 2nd for Shadow
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Jean-Pierre Jarier (60th different fastest lap setter, 7th French driver)
- 1st for Shadow (24th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 15th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 1st for Jean-Pierre Jarier (87th different front row starter, 8th French driver; last until 1978; only front row start for Shadow)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Jochen Mass (183rd different point scorer, 8th German driver)