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German Grand Prix

Nürburgring, 3 Aug 1975

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Carlos Reutemann Brabham BT44B [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7 Martini Racing Team Brabham 		14 1h 41m 14.1s
2 Jacques Laffite Williams FW04 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#21 Frank Williams Racing Cars 		14 1h 42m 51.8s
3 Niki Lauda Ferrari 312T [022] - f12
#12 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		14 1h 43m 37.4s
4 Tom Pryce Shadow DN5 [2A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 UOP Shadow Racing Team 		14 1h 44m 45.5s
5 Alan Jones Hill GH1 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#22 Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
 		14 1h 45m 04.4s
6 Gijs van Lennep Ensign N175 [MN04] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 HB Bewaking Team Ensign 		14 1h 46m 19.6s
7 Lella Lombardi March 751 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#29 Lavazza March 		14 1h 48m 44.5s
8 Harald Ertl Hesketh 308 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#25 Warsteiner Brewery 		14 1h 48m 55.0s
9 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 007 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell 		13 1h 43m 37.8s
10 Mario Andretti Parnelli VPJ4 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#27 Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
 		12 out of fuel
R James Hunt Hesketh 308B [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24 Hesketh Racing 		10 engine
R Tony Brise Hill GH1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#23 Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
 		9 accident
R Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 312T [021] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 		9 engine
R Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 007 [6-2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Elf Team Tyrrell 		7 accident
R Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow DN5 [4A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 UOP Shadow Racing Team 		7 puncture
R Carlos Pace Brabham BT44B [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#8 Martini Racing Team Brabham 		5 suspension
R Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi FD [03] - Cosworth DFV V8
#30 Copersucar Fittipaldi 		4 engine
R Hans-Joachim Stuck March 751 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#10 Lavazza March 		3 engine
R Vittorio Brambilla March 751 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#9 Beta Team March 		3 suspension
R Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren M23 [9] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Marlboro Texaco Team McLaren
 		3 suspension
R John Watson Lotus 72F [R8] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 John Player Team Lotus 		2 suspension
R Ronnie Peterson Lotus 72E [R9] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 John Player Team Lotus 		1 clutch
R Mark Donohue March 751 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#28 Penske Cars 		1 puncture
R Jochen Mass McLaren M23 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Marlboro Texaco Team McLaren
 		0 accident
DNSC Ian Ashley Williams [FW03] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Frank Williams Racing Cars 		Did not start (crashed)
DNQ Tony Trimmer Maki F101C [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#35 Maki Engineering 		Did not qualify
T Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 007 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4T Elf Team Tyrrell 		(Only used in practice)
T Tom Pryce Shadow DN5 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16T UOP Shadow Racing Team 		(Only used in practice)
T James Hunt Hesketh 308C [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24T Hesketh Racing 		(Only used in practice)
T/C Jochen Mass McLaren M23 [8] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Marlboro Texaco Team McLaren
 		(Crashed in practice)
T/C Tony Brise Hill GH1 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#23T Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
 		(Crashed in practice)
T/S Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow DN7 [1A] - Matra V12
UOP Shadow Racing Team 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Carlos Reutemann Brabham BT44B [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7T Martini Racing Team Brabham
 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 312T [018] - f12
#11T Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S James Hunt Hesketh 308B [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24T Hesketh Racing 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Mario Andretti Parnelli VPJ4 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#27T Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Wilson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi FD [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#30T Copersucar Fittipaldi 		(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Gijs van Lennep Ensign N174 [MN02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#31 HB Bewaking Team Ensign 		(Spare - not used in practice)

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Niki Lauda (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T [022] - Ferrari f12 6m 58.6s
2 Carlos Pace (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT44B [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 00.0s
3 Jody Scheckter (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 007 [6-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 01.3s
4 Patrick Depailler (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 007 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 01.4s
5 Clay Regazzoni (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312T [021] - Ferrari f12 7m 01.6s
6 Jochen Mass (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 01.8s
7 Hans-Joachim Stuck (F1) 3-litre March 751 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 02.1s
8 Emerson Fittipaldi (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [9] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 02.7s
9 James Hunt (F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308B [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 02.7s
10 Carlos Reutemann (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT44B [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 04.0s
11 Vittorio Brambilla (F1) 3-litre March 751 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 06.0s
12 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN5 [4A] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 07.1s
13 Mario Andretti (F1) 3-litre Parnelli VPJ4 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 08.2s
14 John Watson (F1) 3-litre Lotus 72F [R8] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 09.4s
15 Jacques Laffite (F1) 3-litre Williams FW04 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 10.0s
16 Tom Pryce (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN5 [2A] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 10.1s
17 Tony Brise (F1) 3-litre Hill GH1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 10.9s
18 Ronnie Peterson (F1) 3-litre Lotus 72E [R9] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 11.6s
19 Mark Donohue (F1) 3-litre March 751 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 11.8s
20 Ian Ashley * (F1) 3-litre Williams [FW03] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 15.9s
21 Alan Jones (F1) 3-litre Hill GH1 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 18.6s
22 Wilson Fittipaldi (F1) 3-litre Fittipaldi FD [03] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 19.1s
23 Harald Ertl (F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 19.5s
24 Gijs van Lennep (F1) 3-litre Ensign N175 [MN04] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 20.4s
25 Lella Lombardi (F1) 3-litre March 751 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 36.4s
26 Tony Trimmer * (F1) 3-litre Maki F101C [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 7m 43.1s
 
* Did not start

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.

Individual sources for this event

Autosport 7 Aug 1975 pp10-17 (by Pete Lyons). Motor Sport September 1975 p1008-1010 (by 'DSJ' Denis Jenkinson).

Two entries arrived from McLaren, Tyrrell, Lotus, Brabham, Ferrari, Shadow, Williams, Hill and Hesketh, who had adopted Harald Ertl’s ex-Stiller Hesketh 308 as a second entry. March again had a third entry for Lombardi. Single entries arrived from Ensign, Parnelli, Fittipaldi and Maki. Penske was present with a customer March again. BRM was absent due to continuing engine problems, and Surtees was absent due the repairs needed after Silverstone, so Watson joined Lotus for this race. The Lyncar did not attend of course, so there was a total of 26 entries. The Ensign had been promoted to No 19 on the entry list, a number set aside for a second Surtees but not being utilised.

The 12 spare cars present were a McLaren M23, a Tyrrell 007, one Brabham BT44B, a Ferrari 312T, a Shadow DN5 for Pryce and also the new Shadow-Matra DN7 for Jarier, the old Ensign N174, a Hill GH1, a Hesketh 308C and also a Hesketh 308 for Hunt, a Parnelli VPJ4 and a Fittipaldi FD. Autosport didn’t notice the Tyrrell or the Fittipaldi. Motor Sport did not mention the Hesketh 308 and did not list the Shadow DN7, which was kept in the Shadow transporter after being warmed up on Friday morning. Engins Matra were not happy. At least the Hesketh 308C did a single lap.