French Grand Prix 1975

Paul Ricard
Le Castellet
6 July 1975
54 laps
313.7 km
5.809 km a lap

Pole positionNiki LaudaFerrari · 1:47.820
Fastest lapJochen Mass1:50.600 · lap 38
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Niki Lauda	12	Ferrari	1	54	1:40:18.840	9
2	James Hunt	24	Hesketh · Ford	3	54	+1.590	6
3	Jochen Massfastest lap	2	McLaren · Ford	7	54	+2.310	4
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	McLaren · Ford	10	54	+39.770	3
5	Mario Andretti	27	Parnelli · Ford	15	54	+1:02.080	2
6	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	13	54	+1:07.400	1
7	Tony Brise	23	Hill · Ford	12	54	+1:09.610
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	Shadow · Ford	4	54	+1:19.780
9	Jody Scheckter	3	Tyrrell · Ford	2	54	+1:31.680
10	Ronnie Peterson	5	Lotus · Ford	17	54	+1:36.020
11	Jacques Laffite	21	Frank Williams Racing Cars · Ford	16	54	+1:36.770
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	Tyrrell · Ford	21	54	+1:37.130
13	John Watson	18	Surtees · Ford	14	53	+1 lap
14	Carlos Reutemann	7	Brabham · Ford	11	53	+1 lap
15	Gijs van Lennep	31	Ensign · Ford	22	53	+1 lap
16	Alan Jones	22	Hill · Ford	20	53	+1 lap
17	Bob Evans	14	BRM	25	52	+2 laps
18	Lella Lombardi	10	March · Ford	26	50	+4 laps
DNF	Carlos Pace	8	Brabham · Ford	5	26	Transmission
DNF	Jacky Ickx	6	Lotus · Ford	19	17	Brakes
DNF	Wilson Fittipaldi	30	Fittipaldi · Ford	23	14	Engine
DNF	Mark Donohue	28	Penske · Ford	18	6	Transmission
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	9	March · Ford	8	6	Chassis
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	11	Ferrari	9	6	Engine
DNF	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow · Ford	6	2	Transmission
DNS	François Migault	20	Frank Williams Racing Cars · Ford	24

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	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:47.820
2	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:48.220	+0.400
3	James Hunt	Hesketh	1:48.250	+0.430
4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:48.440	+0.620
5	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:48.480	+0.660
6	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:48.480	+0.660
7	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:48.540	+0.720
8	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:48.560	+0.740
9	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:48.680	+0.860
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	1:48.750	+0.930
11	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:48.850	+1.030
12	Tony Brise	Hill	1:49.210	+1.390
13	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:49.310	+1.490
14	John Watson	Surtees	1:49.700	+1.880
15	Mario Andretti	Parnelli	1:49.720	+1.900
16	Jacques Laffite	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1:49.720	+1.900
17	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:50.040	+2.220
18	Mark Donohue	Penske	1:50.150	+2.330
19	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	1:50.940	+3.120
20	Alan Jones	Hill	1:51.020	+3.200
21	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Tyrrell	1:51.060	+3.240
22	Gijs van Lennep	Ensign	1:51.210	+3.390
23	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:51.640	+3.820
24	François Migault	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1:51.820	+4.000
25	Bob Evans	BRM	1:51.850	+4.030
26	Lella Lombardi	March	1:52.970	+5.150

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jochen Mass	38	1:50.600

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 9
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Niki Lauda	47
2	Carlos Reutemann	25
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	24
4	James Hunt	22	▲1
5	Carlos Pace	18	▼1
6	Clay Regazzoni	16
7	Jody Scheckter	15
8	Jochen Mass	14.5	▲1
9	Patrick Depailler	12	▼1
10	Mario Andretti	5	▲1

Constructors' championship after round 9
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	50
2	Brabham	36
3	McLaren	30.5
4	Hesketh	22	▲1
5	Tyrrell	20	▼1
6	Lotus	6
7	Parnelli	5	▲1
8	Shadow	3.5	▼1
9	Penske	2
10	March	1