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1975 United States Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitWatkins Glen, 59 laps
Round14 of 14
Race numbers

The 1975 United States Grand Prix was the:

  • 264th World Championship race
  • 17th World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 15th World Championship race at Watkins Glen
More 1975 season
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari591hr 42m 58.175s9
2 (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth59+4.943s6
3+6(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth59+47.637s4
4+11(GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth59+49.475s3
5+9(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth59+49.986s2
6+4(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth59+50.321s1
7-1(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth59+1m 44.031s 
8+5(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth58+1 lap 
9+3(GBR) John WatsonPenske-Ford Cosworth57+2 laps 
10+13(BRA) Wilson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth55+4 laps 
NC (GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth52+7 laps 
NC (GBR) Brian HentonLotus-Ford Cosworth49+10 laps 
R (USA) Brett LungerHesketh-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R (NLD) Roelof WunderinkEnsign-Ford Cosworth41DNF 
R (CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari28DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiParnelli-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
R (GBR) Tony BriseHill-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (FRA) Michel LeclereTyrrell-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth   
  (ITA) Lella LombardiWilliams-Ford Cosworth   

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:42.003

PosDriverConstructor
1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
2(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
3(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
4(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
5(USA) Mario AndrettiParnelli-Ford Cosworth
6(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
7(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
8(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
9(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
10(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
11(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
12(GBR) John WatsonPenske-Ford Cosworth
13(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
14(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
15(GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth
16(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth
17(GBR) Tony BriseHill-Ford Cosworth
18(USA) Brett LungerHesketh-Ford Cosworth
19(GBR) Brian HentonLotus-Ford Cosworth
20(FRA) Michel LeclereTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
21  
22(NLD) Roelof WunderinkEnsign-Ford Cosworth
23(BRA) Wilson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
24  

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda64.5
2(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi45
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann37
4(GBR) James Hunt33
5(CHE) Clay Regazzoni25
6(BRA) Carlos Pace24
7(ZAF) Jody Scheckter20
8(DEU) Jochen Mass20
9(FRA) Patrick Depailler12
10(GBR) Tom Pryce8
11(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla6.5
12(FRA) Jacques Laffite6
13(SWE) Ronnie Peterson6
14(USA) Mario Andretti5
15(USA) Mark Donohue4
16(BEL) Jacky Ickx3
17(AUS) Alan Jones2
18(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier1.5
19(GBR) Tony Brise1
=(NLD) Gijs van Lennep1
21(ITA) Lella Lombardi0.5

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari72.5
2Brabham-Ford Cosworth54
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth53
4Hesketh-Ford Cosworth33
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth25
6Shadow-Ford Cosworth9.5
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth9
8March-Ford Cosworth7.5
9Williams-Ford Cosworth6
10Parnelli-Ford Cosworth5
11Hill-Ford Cosworth3
12Penske-Ford Cosworth2
13Ensign-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Michel Leclere
Last start
Tony Brise
Wilson Fittipaldi
Roelof Wunderink
Hill
Wins
7th for Niki Lauda
58th for Ferrari NEW RECORD
Podiums
33rd for Emerson Fittipaldi (last podium until 1978; last for McLaren)
13th for Niki Lauda
4th for Jochen Mass
206th for Ferrari
55th & 56th for McLaren
Poles
18th for Niki Lauda
79th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
6th and last for Emerson Fittipaldi (first since 1973; last Brazilian driver to set a fastest lap until 1979; only fastest lap for McLaren)
9th for McLaren
Front row starts
19th for Niki Lauda
16th and last for Emerson Fittipaldi
Pole & win
6th for Niki Lauda