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1975 Swiss Grand Prix

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1975 Swiss Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1975 Formula One season
Dijon-Prenois Circuit
Dijon-Prenois Circuit
Race details
Date 24 August 1975
Official name Swiss Grand Prix
Location Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.289 km (2.044 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 197.34 km (122.64 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Shadow-Ford
Time 0:59.25
Fastest lap
Driver France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford
Time 1:00.44
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third McLaren-Ford

The 1975 Swiss Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One race held on 24 August 1975 at the Dijon-Prenois racetrack near Dijon, France. Circuit racing in Switzerland had been banned after the 1955 Le Mans disaster, whereas the 1975 French Grand Prix was held at Circuit Paul Ricard.

Jean-Pierre Jarier took pole from Emerson Fittipaldi, with home favourite Clay Regazzoni third and Jochen Mass in fourth. Patrick Depailler qualified fifth and rounded out the drivers to lap the circuit in under a minute. [1]

Fittipaldi's clutch slipped on the line and after 2 laps he retired completely. Jarier led from home favourite Clay Regazzoni, Depailler, Mass and John Watson. James Hunt was maintaining 6th place, despite suffering dreadful handling problems. Losing power on the corners, he soon lost position to Carlos Pace and Ronnie Peterson.

Jarier's lead had built up and he looked certain to obtain his first Formula One victory. Gearbox drive problems thwarted him though and a bitterly disappointed Jarier retired on lap 34.

Peterson also passed Watson to take 5th before the close, leaving the order at the end as Regazzoni, Depailler, Mass, Peterson, Watson, Pace. It was the only time in the history of the Swiss Grand Prix that a Swiss driver won the race.

Classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 60 1:01:25.34 3
2 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 60 + 0:08.35 5
3 2 Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 60 + 0:15.44 4
4 5 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 60 + 0:40.14 10
5 18 United Kingdom John Watson Surtees-Ford 60 + 0:45.55 6
6 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 60 + 0:45.90 7
7 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 60 + 0:46.66 8
8 24 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 59 + 1 Lap 11
9 31 New Zealand Chris Amon Ensign-Ford 59 + 1 Lap 9
10 21 France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 59 + 1 Lap 13
11 9 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 58 + 2 Laps 12
12 22 Germany Rolf Stommelen Hill-Ford 58 + 2 Laps 14
13 35 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Maki-Ford 54 + 6 Laps 16
NC 20 Switzerland Jo Vonlanthen Williams-Ford 51 + 9 Laps 15
Ret 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 33 Transmission 1
Ret 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 6 Clutch 2
Sources:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "1975 Swiss Grand Prix | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  2. ^ "1975 Swiss GP – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1975 – XV Grosser Preis der Schweiz". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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