Argentine Grand Prix 1975

Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Buenos Aires
12 January 1975
53 laps
316.3 km
5.968 km a lap

Pole positionJean-Pierre JarierShadow · 1:49.210
Fastest lapJames Hunt1:50.910 · lap 34
Winner started fromP5on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	McLaren · Ford	5	53	1:39:26.290	9
2	James Huntfastest lap	24	Hesketh · Ford	6	53	+5.910	6
3	Carlos Reutemann	7	Brabham · Ford	3	53	+17.060	4
4	Clay Regazzoni	11	Ferrari	7	53	+35.790	3
5	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	8	53	+54.250	2
6	Niki Lauda	12	Ferrari	4	53	+1:19.650	1
7	Mark Donohue	28	Penske · Ford	16	52	+1 lap
8	Jacky Ickx	6	Lotus · Ford	18	52	+1 lap
9	Vittorio Brambilla	9	March · Ford	12	52	+1 lap
10	Graham Hill	22	Lola · Ford	21	52	+1 lap
11	Jody Scheckter	3	Tyrrell · Ford	9	52	+1 lap
12	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow · Ford	14	51	Transmission
13	Rolf Stommelen	23	Lola · Ford	19	51	+2 laps
14	Jochen Mass	2	McLaren · Ford	13	50	+3 laps
DNF	Carlos Pace	8	Brabham · Ford	2	46	Engine
NC	Arturo Merzario	20	Frank Williams Racing Cars · Ford	20	44	+9 laps
DNF	Mario Andretti	27	Parnelli · Ford	10	27	Transmission
DNF	Mike Wilds	14	BRM	22	24	Engine
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	5	Lotus · Ford	11	15	Engine
DNF	Jacques Laffite	21	Frank Williams Racing Cars · Ford	17	15	Gearbox
DNF	Wilson Fittipaldi	30	Fittipaldi · Ford	23	12	Accident
DSQ	John Watson	18	Surtees · Ford	15	6
DNS	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	Shadow · Ford	1		Transmission

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:49.210
2	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:49.640	+0.430
3	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:49.800	+0.590
4	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:49.960	+0.750
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	1:50.020	+0.810
6	James Hunt	Hesketh	1:50.260	+1.050
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:50.710	+1.500
8	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:50.800	+1.590
9	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:50.820	+1.610
10	Mario Andretti	Parnelli	1:51.060	+1.850
11	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:51.440	+2.230
12	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:51.770	+2.560
13	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:51.820	+2.610
14	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:51.920	+2.710
15	John Watson	Surtees	1:52.130	+2.920
16	Mark Donohue	Penske	1:52.360	+3.150
17	Jacques Laffite	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1:52.880	+3.670
18	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	1:52.900	+3.690
19	Rolf Stommelen	Lola	1:53.120	+3.910
20	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1:53.430	+4.220
21	Graham Hill	Lola	1:54.000	+4.790
22	Mike Wilds	BRM	1:54.480	+5.270
23	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	2:00.220	+11.010

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	James Hunt	34	1:50.910

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 1
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	9
2	James Hunt	6
3	Carlos Reutemann	4
4	Clay Regazzoni	3
5	Patrick Depailler	2
6	Niki Lauda	1

Constructors' championship after round 1
Pos	Team	Points
1	McLaren	9
2	Hesketh	6
3	Brabham	4
4	Ferrari	3
5	Tyrrell	2