The race was won by Austrian driver Niki Lauda giving the new Ferrari 312T its first win. The win broke a 20-year drought at Monaco for Ferrari. Lauda dominated the race, only losing the lead during a pitstop. He won by two seconds over the McLaren M23 of Emerson Fittipaldi. Carlos Pace finished third in his Brabham BT44B. This was also both the 179th and final Grand Prix for 1962 and 1968 World Champion Graham Hill, although he failed to qualify after 176 race starts.
The future of Grand Prix racing was under scrutiny following the disastrous Spanish Grand Prix held two weeks prior. Actions had to be taken quickly: extra guard rails and catch fences were erected, kerbing resited and the chicane was modified. New measures were introduced: the grid was staggered and in addition would be restricted to just 18 cars. This last change affected Graham Hill's chance to qualify: the five-time Monaco winner had all sorts of practice problems and failed to qualify by 0.377 seconds. John Watson and Clay Regazzoni collided in practice, whilst the Surtees team was ordered to remove pro-Europe political stickers from its cars.
The race began under rain conditions, so everyone went for wet tyres. Lauda was fastest at the start, while Pryce had a slow start and was passed by Jarier and Peterson;[2] the Frenchman soon attempted to pass Lauda in an ill-advised overtaking manoeuvre, and hit the barriers at the Mirabeau; his car was damaged in the collision and handled badly, which caused him to hit the wall again at the Tabac corner[2] and then retire. Peterson went into the second place with Vittorio Brambilla third, until Pryce hit the Italian's wheel. Regazzoni stopped to change a tyre and the nosecone of his car, and James Hunt stopped to change onto slick tyres, anticipating a drying of the track surface. However, his team's slow pit work cost him a substantial amount of time.
In the last laps Lauda's oil pressure was fading and Fittipaldi was closing. With three laps left the gap was 2.75 seconds; however, the two-hour time limit was reached and the race was stopped, with Lauda winning. Ferrari had won their first Monaco Grand Prix in 20 years; the tragedy of the Spanish Grand Prix receded and the championship race was back on. Fittipaldi's second position strengthened his narrow points lead over early season points leader Pace.
Classification
Qualifying classification
Pos.
Driver
Constructor
Time
No
1
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
1:26,40
1
2
Tom Pryce
Shadow-Ford
1:27,09
2
3
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Shadow-Ford
1:27,25
3
4
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus-Ford
1:27,40
4
5
Vittorio Brambilla
March-Ford
1:27,50
5
6
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
1:27,55
6
7
Jody Scheckter
Tyrrell-Ford
1:27,58
7
8
Carlos Pace
Brabham-Ford
1:27,67
8
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
McLaren-Ford
1:27,77
9
10
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham-Ford
1:27,93
10
11
James Hunt
Hesketh-Ford
1:27,94
11
12
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell-Ford
1:27,95
12
13
Mario Andretti
Parnelli-Ford
1:28,11
13
14
Jacky Ickx
Lotus-Ford
1:28,28
14
15
Jochen Mass
McLaren-Ford
1:28,49
15
16
Mark Donohue
Penske-Ford
1:28,81
16
17
John Watson
Surtees-Ford
1:28,90
17
18
Alan Jones
Hesketh-Ford
1:29,12
18
19
Jacques Laffite
Williams-Ford
1:29,28
—
20
Arturo Merzario
Williams-Ford
1:29,32
—
21
Graham Hill
Hill-Ford
1:29,49
—
22
Bob Evans
BRM
1:30,33
—
23
Roelof Wunderink
Ensign-Ford
1:31,60
—
24
Torsten Palm
Hesketh-Ford
1:31,95
—
25
Lella Lombardi
March-Ford
1:32,20
—
26
Wilson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi-Ford
1:33,02
—
*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify.
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Coordinates 43 44 4 74 N 7 25 16 8 E 43 7346500 N 7 421333 E 43 7346500 7 421333 The 1975 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held in Monaco on 11 May 1975 It was race 5 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers It was the 33rd Monaco Grand Prix since the race was first held in 1929 It was held over 75 of the scheduled 78 laps of the three kilometre street circuit for a race distance of 245 kilometres 1975 Monaco Grand PrixRace detailsDate11 May 1975Official nameXXXIII Gran Prix de MonacoLocationCircuit de Monaco Monte Carlo MonacoCourseStreet circuitCourse length3 278 km 2 037 miles Distance75 laps 245 850 km 152 764 miles Scheduled distance78 laps 255 684 km 158 874 miles WeatherRain later dryingPole positionDriverNiki LaudaFerrariTime1 26 40Fastest lapDriverPatrick DepaillerTyrrell FordTime1 28 67 on lap 68PodiumFirstNiki LaudaFerrariSecondEmerson FittipaldiMcLaren FordThirdCarlos PaceBrabham FordLap leaders 1 The race was won by Austrian driver Niki Lauda giving the new Ferrari 312T its first win The win broke a 20 year drought at Monaco for Ferrari Lauda dominated the race only losing the lead during a pitstop He won by two seconds over the McLaren M23 of Emerson Fittipaldi Carlos Pace finished third in his Brabham BT44B This was also both the 179th and final Grand Prix for 1962 and 1968 World Champion Graham Hill although he failed to qualify after 176 race starts Contents 1 Circuit changes and qualifying summary 2 Race summary 3 Classification 3 1 Qualifying classification 3 2 Race classification 4 Championship standings after the race 5 References 6 Further readingCircuit changes and qualifying summary EditThe future of Grand Prix racing was under scrutiny following the disastrous Spanish Grand Prix held two weeks prior Actions had to be taken quickly extra guard rails and catch fences were erected kerbing resited and the chicane was modified New measures were introduced the grid was staggered and in addition would be restricted to just 18 cars This last change affected Graham Hill s chance to qualify the five time Monaco winner had all sorts of practice problems and failed to qualify by 0 377 seconds John Watson and Clay Regazzoni collided in practice whilst the Surtees team was ordered to remove pro Europe political stickers from its cars Niki Lauda in a Ferrari claimed pole position but sensationally sharing the front row was Tom Pryce driving a Shadow who just 12 months earlier had been deemed too inexperienced to compete Jean Pierre Jarier and Ronnie Peterson filled the second row Race summary EditThe race began under rain conditions so everyone went for wet tyres Lauda was fastest at the start while Pryce had a slow start and was passed by Jarier and Peterson 2 the Frenchman soon attempted to pass Lauda in an ill advised overtaking manoeuvre and hit the barriers at the Mirabeau his car was damaged in the collision and handled badly which caused him to hit the wall again at the Tabac corner 2 and then retire Peterson went into the second place with Vittorio Brambilla third until Pryce hit the Italian s wheel Regazzoni stopped to change a tyre and the nosecone of his car and James Hunt stopped to change onto slick tyres anticipating a drying of the track surface However his team s slow pit work cost him a substantial amount of time Ronnie Peterson s victory chances were damaged at his pit stop when a wheel nut was lost under the car Tom Pryce came in to replace a broken nosecone and by that time Niki Lauda led by 15 seconds from Emerson Fittipaldi and Carlos Pace Many accidents happened during the race Jochen Mass and James Hunt tangled at Mirabeau and Patrick Depailler got embroiled in their accident Clay Regazzoni hit the chicane and suffered damage John Watson spun and stalled the engine of his car Pryce hit the barrier and had to retire Mario Andretti entered the pits with his car on fire Mark Donohue hit the barrier whilst Alan Jones broke a wheel In the last laps Lauda s oil pressure was fading and Fittipaldi was closing With three laps left the gap was 2 75 seconds however the two hour time limit was reached and the race was stopped with Lauda winning Ferrari had won their first Monaco Grand Prix in 20 years the tragedy of the Spanish Grand Prix receded and the championship race was back on Fittipaldi s second position strengthened his narrow points lead over early season points leader Pace Classification EditQualifying classification Edit Pos Driver Constructor Time No1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1 26 40 12 Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 1 27 09 23 Jean Pierre Jarier Shadow Ford 1 27 25 34 Ronnie Peterson Lotus Ford 1 27 40 45 Vittorio Brambilla March Ford 1 27 50 56 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1 27 55 67 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 1 27 58 78 Carlos Pace Brabham Ford 1 27 67 89 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren Ford 1 27 77 910 Carlos Reutemann Brabham Ford 1 27 93 1011 James Hunt Hesketh Ford 1 27 94 1112 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 1 27 95 1213 Mario Andretti Parnelli Ford 1 28 11 1314 Jacky Ickx Lotus Ford 1 28 28 1415 Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 1 28 49 1516 Mark Donohue Penske Ford 1 28 81 1617 John Watson Surtees Ford 1 28 90 1718 Alan Jones Hesketh Ford 1 29 12 1819 Jacques Laffite Williams Ford 1 29 28 20 Arturo Merzario Williams Ford 1 29 32 21 Graham Hill Hill Ford 1 29 49 22 Bob Evans BRM 1 30 33 23 Roelof Wunderink Ensign Ford 1 31 60 24 Torsten Palm Hesketh Ford 1 31 95 25 Lella Lombardi March Ford 1 32 20 26 Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 1 33 02 Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify Race classification Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 12 Niki Lauda Ferrari 75 2 01 21 31 1 92 1 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren Ford 75 2 78 9 63 8 Carlos Pace Brabham Ford 75 17 81 8 44 5 Ronnie Peterson Lotus Ford 75 38 45 4 35 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell Ford 75 40 86 12 26 2 Jochen Mass McLaren Ford 75 42 07 15 17 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell Ford 74 1 Lap 7 8 6 Jacky Ickx Lotus Ford 74 1 Lap 14 9 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham Ford 73 2 Laps 10 Ret 28 Mark Donohue Penske Ford 66 Accident 16 Ret 24 James Hunt Hesketh Ford 63 Accident 11 Ret 26 Alan Jones Hesketh Ford 61 Wheel 18 Ret 9 Vittorio Brambilla March Ford 48 Accident 5 Ret 16 Tom Pryce Shadow Ford 39 Accident 2 Ret 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 36 Accident 17 Ret 18 John Watson Surtees Ford 36 Spun off 6 Ret 27 Mario Andretti Parnelli Ford 9 Oil leak 13 Ret 17 Jean Pierre Jarier Shadow Ford 0 Accident 3 DNQ 21 Jacques Laffite Williams Ford DNQ 20 Arturo Merzario Williams Ford DNQ 23 Graham Hill Hill FordLola Ford DNQ 14 Bob Evans BRM DNQ 31 Roelof Wunderink Ensign Ford DNQ 25 Torsten Palm Hesketh Ford DNQ 10 Lella Lombardi March Ford DNQ 30 Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford Source 3 Championship standings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 Emerson Fittipaldi 212 Carlos Pace 163 Niki Lauda 144 Carlos Reutemann 125 Jochen Mass 10 5Source 4 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 McLaren Ford 26 52 Brabham Ford 253 Ferrari 174 Tyrrell Ford 135 Hesketh Ford 7Source 4 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References Edit Monaco Grand Prix 1975 motorsport stats com Archived from the original on 2007 01 15 Retrieved 2017 08 11 a b 1975 Round 05 Monaco Grand Prix Archived from the original on 2021 12 22 Retrieved 4 October 2019 via www youtube com 1975 Monaco Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 3 January 2015 Retrieved 22 December 2015 a b Monaco 1975 Championship www statsf1 com Retrieved 19 March 2019 Further reading EditLang Mike 1983 Grand Prix Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group pp 76 77 ISBN 0 85429 380 9 Previous race 1975 Spanish Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1975 season Next race 1975 Belgian Grand PrixPrevious race 1974 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Grand Prix Next race 1976 Monaco Grand PrixAwardsPreceded byNone Formula One Promotional Trophyfor Race 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