12 Jan 1975 Argentine Grand Prix
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The 1975 Argentine Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1975 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday, 12 January 1975. Jean-Pierre Jarier started on pole position in the Shadow Ford and Emerson Fittipaldi was the race winner in the McLaren Ford.
1975 Argentine Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | 1:39:26.290 | 1:39:26.290 | - | - | 1:50.970 | 34 | 190.860 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 24 | James Hunt | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +5.910 | 1:39:32.200 | +5.910 | +5.910 | 1:50.910 | 34 | 190.670 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +17.060 | 1:39:43.350 | +17.060 | +11.150 | 1:51.610 | 40 | 190.320 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Goodyear | 53 | +35.790 | 1:40:02.080 | +35.790 | +18.730 | 1:51.760 | 40 | 189.720 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +54.250 | 1:40:20.540 | +54.250 | +18.460 | 1:52.310 | 18 | 189.140 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 53 | +1:19.650 | 1:40:45.940 | +1:19.650 | +25.400 | 1:52.260 | 33 | 188.350 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | Mark Donohue | United States | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:39:29.190 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:52.840 | 49 | 187.170 | 16 | |
| 8 | 6 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:39:58.240 | 1 lap | +29.050 | 1:54.030 | 19 | 186.260 | 18 | |
| 9 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:40:10.980 | 1 lap | +12.740 | 1:54.240 | 19 | 185.870 | 12 | |
| 10 | 22 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:40:50.340 | 1 lap | +39.360 | 1:54.380 | 48 | 184.660 | 21 | |
| 11 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:41:17.580 | 1 lap | +27.240 | 1:51.910 | 43 | 183.830 | 9 | |
| 12 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 51 | Transmission | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:54.170 | 22 | 14 | |||
| 13 | 23 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 1:40:19.540 | 2 laps | +1:40:19.540 | 1:53.010 | 16 | 182.030 | 19 | |
| 14 | 2 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +3 laps | 1:39:58.730 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:51.990 | 42 | 179.080 | 13 | |
| DNF | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 46 | Engine | 1:51.760 | 41 | 2 | |||||
| NC | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +9 laps | 1:40:06.020 | 1:53.630 | 38 | 157.400 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Mario Andretti | United States | Parnelli Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Transmission | 1:52.930 | 21 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Mike Wilds | Great Britain | BRM | Goodyear | 24 | Engine | 1:56.060 | 23 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Engine | 1:53.100 | 10 | 11 | |||||
| DNF | 21 | Jacques Laffite | France | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Gearbox | 1:55.300 | 9 | 17 | |||||
| DNF | 30 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 12 | Accident | 1:57.860 | 9 | 5 | |||||
| DSQ | 18 | John Watson | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Disqualified | 1:54.460 | 5 | 15 | |||||
| DNS | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | Transmission | 1 |