1975 British Grand Prix
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Results from the 1975 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 19, 1975.
The results were overshadowed by a heavy hail storm from Lap 53, which caused 3 out of the top 4 cars to aquaplane and crash in the same corner, bringing an early finish to the race, and a significant absence on the podium.
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[edit] Race summary
A new chicane had been installed at Woodcote Corner, bringing complaints from the purists but also arguments that it was necessary in the interests of safety. Tom Pryce gained his first pole position in his home race, whilst the Ferraris were on the second row, with James Hunt languishing on the 5th row.
Graham Hill announced his retirement as a driver after 17 seasons and 176 races to concentrate on his Hill team.
From the start - a lights system was being used for the first time as a substitute for the national flag - Carlos Pace led from Pryce.
Only 6 cars were running at the end. The RAC declared the race finished on the last lap when most cars were running - lap 55. Ferrari protested but the RAC threw these protests out and three days later, the provisional results were confirmed.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
McLaren-Ford | 56 | 1:22:05.0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Carlos Pace |
Brabham-Ford | 55 | Accident | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 |  Jody Scheckter |
Tyrrell-Ford | 55 | Accident | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 24 |  James Hunt |
Hesketh-Ford | 55 | Accident | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 |  Mark Donohue |
March-Ford | 55 | Accident | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 |  Vittorio Brambilla |
March-Ford | 55 | + 1 Lap | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 |  Jochen Mass |
McLaren-Ford | 55 | Accident | 10 | |
| 8 | 12 |  Niki Lauda |
Ferrari | 54 | + 2 Laps | 3 | |
| 9 | 4 |  Patrick Depailler |
Tyrrell-Ford | 54 | Accident | 17 | |
| 10 | 22 |  Alan Jones |
Hill-Ford | 54 | + 2 Laps | 28 | |
| 11 | 18 | John Watson |
Surtees-Ford | 54 | Accident | 18 | |
| 12 | 27 | Mario Andretti |
Parnelli-Ford | 54 | + 2 Laps | 12 | |
| 13 | 11 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 54 | + 2 Laps | 4 | |
| 14 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Shadow-Ford | 53 | Accident | 11 | |
| 15 | 23 | Tony Brise |
Hill-Ford | 53 | Accident | 13 | |
| 16 | 15 | Brian Henton |
Lotus-Ford | 53 | Accident | 21 | |
| 17 | 32 |  John Nicholson |
Lyncar-Ford | 51 | Accident | 26 | |
| 18 | 19 | Dave Morgan |
Surtees-Ford | 50 | Accident | 23 | |
| 19 | 30 | Wilson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 50 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 10 | Hans Joachim Stuck |
March-Ford | 45 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | Jim Crawford |
Lotus-Ford | 28 | Accident | 25 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tom Pryce |
Shadow-Ford | 20 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 29 | Lella Lombardi |
March-Ford | 18 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Ronnie Peterson |
Lotus-Ford | 7 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jacques Laffite |
Williams-Ford | 5 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham-Ford | 4 | Engine | 8 | |
| DNQ | 31 |  Roelof Wunderink |
Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 35 |  Hiroshi Fushida |
Maki-Ford |
[edit] Notes
- Scheduled for 67 laps but stopped early because of rain.
- Pole position: Tom Pryce - 1:19.36[1]
- Fastest lap: Clay Regazzoni - 1:20.9 on lap 16[2]
- Last Win: Emerson Fittipaldi
[edit] References
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group, p88. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group, p90. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
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