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1975 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Date	22 June 1975
Official name	XXII Grand Prix Zandvoort
Location	Zandvoort
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.226 km (2.626 miles)
Distance	75 laps, 316.95 km (196.95 miles)
Weather	Wet, drying later
Pole position
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:20.29
Fastest lap
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:21.54 on lap 55
Podium
First	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford
Second	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Third	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Lap leaders :

The 1975 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 22 June 1975. It was race 8 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 24th Dutch Grand Prix. It was held over 75 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 318 kilometres.

The race is memorable for one of the greatest underdog victories in Formula One. British driver and future world champion James Hunt won his first Formula One Grand Prix, giving small privateer operation Hesketh Racing the highlight of its six-year history with its first and only Grand Prix win. Hunt drove his Hesketh 308 to a one-second win over the Ferrari 312T of the World Championship points leader, Austrian driver Niki Lauda. Third was taken by Lauda's Ferrari team mate, Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni.

Race summary

Niki Lauda dominated practice, with teammate Clay Regazzoni joining him on the front row. Jean-Pierre Jarier had a crash and the Maki team's weekend ended abruptly in a cloud of smoke from engine problems. James Hunt had a storming practice to take third place on the grid. On Saturday afternoon, weather conditions meant practice times would not improve, so Hunt was sent out to get some extra testing – during which something in the metering unit broke. This was fortunate as the Dutch Grand Prix did not have Sunday morning practice, so had it not been for those extra laps, the mechanical problems would have occurred during the race itself.

The race was delayed by rainstorms as the teams persuaded the organizers to let them run on wet tyres. Lauda led from Jody Scheckter whilst Vittorio Brambilla and Patrick Depailler collided. Jochen Mass was having metering unit troubles and Jacky Ickx exploded his engine. Meanwhile, Hunt had changed onto dry tyres and was gaining time rapidly on the drying surface to take the lead from Jarier and Lauda by lap 15. The Austrian championship leader was finding overtaking a very difficult prospect indeed. Emerson Fittipaldi dropped out with engine problems whilst John Watson broke a wing support and Carlos Reutemann got past Tom Pryce who was suffering from brake problems.

On lap 43, Jarier spun when a tyre burst. Lauda now pursued Hunt desperately for over 20 laps, putting him under immense pressure. Hunt had cracked under similar pressure in Buenos Aires, but this time he resisted. The Ferrari managed to gain on the slow corners, but Hunt pulled ahead on the fast corners and down the straight. The TV directors were so confused that the captions showed three laps left to go when a massive roar from the grandstands signalled it was all over. Hunt became the first Englishman since Peter Gethin to win a Grand Prix.

Lauda's second place reinforced his championship lead, which expanded to 13 points over Brabham driver Carlos Reutemann.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Gap
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:20.29
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	+0.28
3	James Hunt	Hesketh–Ford	+0.41
4	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell–Ford	+0.45
5	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham–Ford	+0.58
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren–Ford	+0.62
7	Tony Brise	Hill–Ford	+0.65
8	Jochen Mass	McLaren–Ford	+0.72
9	Carlos Pace	Brabham–Ford	+0.77
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow–Ford	+0.81
11	Vittorio Brambilla	March–Ford	+0.85
12	Tom Pryce	Shadow–Ford	+0.87
13	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell–Ford	+0.91
14	John Watson	Surtees–Ford	+0.94
15	Jacques Laffite	Williams–Ford	+1.03
16	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus–Ford	+1.17
17	Alan Jones	Hill–Ford	+1.72
18	Mark Donohue	Penske–Ford	+2.04
19	Ian Scheckter	Williams–Ford	+2.53
20	Bob Evans	BRM	+2.68
21	Jacky Ickx	Lotus–Ford	+2.91
22	Gijs van Lennep	Ensign–Ford	+3.01
23	Lella Lombardi	March–Ford	+3.70
24	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi–Ford	+3.86
25	Hiroshi Fushida	Maki–Ford	+13.08
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	75	1:46:57.40	3	9
2	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	75	+ 1.06	1	6
3	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	75	+ 55.06	2	4
4	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	74	+ 1 Lap	5	3
5	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford	74	+ 1 Lap	9	2
6	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	74	+ 1 Lap	12	1
7	23	Tony Brise	Hill-Ford	74	+ 1 Lap	7
8	28	Mark Donohue	Penske-Ford	74	+ 1 Lap	18
9	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	73	+ 2 Laps	13
10	31	Gijs van Lennep	Ensign-Ford	71	+ 4 Laps	22
11	30	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	71	+ 4 Laps	24
12	20	Ian Scheckter	Williams-Ford	70	+ 5 Laps	19
13	22	Alan Jones	Hill-Ford	70	+ 5 Laps	17
14	10	Lella Lombardi	March-Ford	70	+ 5 Laps	23
15	5	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	69	Out of fuel	16
16	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	67	Engine	4
Ret	21	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	64	Engine	15
Ret	2	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	61	Accident	8
Ret	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	44	Tyre	10
Ret	18	John Watson	Surtees-Ford	43	Vibrations	14
Ret	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	40	Engine	6
Ret	14	Bob Evans	BRM	23	Differential	20
Ret	6	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	6	Engine	21
Ret	9	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	0	Suspension	11
DNS	35	Hiroshi Fushida	Maki-Ford
Source:

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Japanese driver Hiroshi Fushida - the first Japanese to participate in a Formula One World Championship race - and for Australian driver and future World Champion Alan Jones.
• This was the 10th Grand Prix start for American constructor Penske.
• This was the 1st Grand Prix win for British constructor Hesketh.
• This race marked the 200th and 201st podium finish for Ferrari and a Ferrari-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Niki Lauda 38 2 Carlos Reutemann 25 3 Emerson Fittipaldi 21 4 Carlos Pace 18 5 James Hunt 16 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 41 2 Brabham-Ford 36 (38) 3 McLaren-Ford 26.5 4 Tyrrell-Ford 19 5 Hesketh-Ford 16 Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results from the first 7 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

1. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 83. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
2. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 84. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
3. "Dutch Grand Prix 1975". motorsport-stats.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
4. "Formula One 1975 Dutch Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
5. "1975 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
6. ^ "Netherlands 1975 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

External links

• 1975 Formula One races
• Dutch Grand Prix
• 1975 in Dutch motorsport
• June 1975 sports events in Europe