1975 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1975 Swiss Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One race held on 24 August 1975 at the Dijon-Prenois racetrack in France, due to a ban on motor racing in Switzerland since the 1955 Le Mans disaster.
| 1975 Swiss Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1975 Formula One season | |||
 Dijon-Prenois Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 24 August 1975 | ||
| Official name | Swiss Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.289 km (2.044 mi) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 197.34 km (122.64 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Shadow-Ford | ||
| Time | 0:59.25 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | |
| Time | 1:00.44 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Jean-Pierre Jarier took pole from Emerson Fittipaldi, with Patrick Depailler and Jochen Mass on the second row, these four drivers being the only ones to lap the circuit in under a minute.
Fittipaldi's clutch slipped on the line and after 2 laps he retired completely. Jarier led from home favourite Clay Regazzoni, Depailler, Mass and John Watson. James Hunt was maintaining 6th place, despite suffering dreadful handling problems. Losing power on the corners, he soon lost position to Carlos Pace and Ronnie Peterson.
Jarier's lead had built up and he looked certain to obtain his long-awaited first Formula One victory. Gearbox drive problems thwarted him though and a bitterly disappointed Jarier retired on lap 34.
Peterson also passed Watson to take 5th before the close, leaving the order at the end as Regazzoni, Depailler, Mass, Peterson, Watson, Pace.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 60 | 1:01:25.34 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler |
Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | + 0:08.35 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 |  Jochen Mass |
McLaren-Ford | 60 | + 0:15.44 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 |  Ronnie Peterson |
Lotus-Ford | 60 | + 0:40.14 | 10 |
| 5 | 18 |  John Watson |
Surtees-Ford | 60 | + 0:45.55 | 6 |
| 6 | 8 |  Carlos Pace |
Brabham-Ford | 60 | + 0:45.90 | 7 |
| 7 | 16 | Tom Pryce |
Shadow-Ford | 60 | + 0:46.66 | 8 |
| 8 | 24 | James Hunt |
Hesketh-Ford | 59 | + 1 Lap | 11 |
| 9 | 31 |  Chris Amon |
Ensign-Ford | 59 | + 1 Lap | 9 |
| 10 | 21 | Jacques Laffite |
Williams-Ford | 59 | + 1 Lap | 13 |
| 11 | 9 |  Vittorio Brambilla |
March-Ford | 58 | + 2 Laps | 12 |
| 12 | 22 | Rolf Stommelen |
Hill-Ford | 58 | + 2 Laps | 14 |
| 13 | 35 | Tony Trimmer |
Maki-Ford | 54 | + 6 Laps | 16 |
| NC | 20 | Jo Vonlanthen |
Williams-Ford | 51 | + 9 Laps | 15 |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Shadow-Ford | 33 | Transmission | 1 |
| Ret | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
McLaren-Ford | 6 | Clutch | 2 |
| Previous race: 1975 BRDC International Trophy |
Formula One non-championship races 1975 season |
Next race: 1976 Race of Champions |
| Previous race: 1954 Swiss Grand Prix |
Swiss Grand Prix | Next race: 1982 Swiss Grand Prix |