Formula 2 1975
After their dominance of the 1973 and 1974 seasons, March finally got competition in 1975 from the Elf-backed French teams of Jabouille and Martini. Jean-Pierre Jabouille's Equipe Elf Switzerland had new cars, based on their Alpine precedents but designed, constructed and driven by Jabouille and powered by Schnitzer BMW engines. Martini entered a single car for Jacques Laffite, based on their successful F3 cars and also with Schnitzer BMW powerplants.
But numerically speaking, 70% of every grid was a March with the rest of the field split between struggling Chevron, the new Osella team from Italy and the two French teams.
The races
09 Mar 1975 > Grande Prémio do Estoril
31 Mar 1975 > Wella European Trophy at Thruxton
13 Apr 1975 > Jim Clark Memorial Trophäe at Hockenheim
27 Apr 1975 > Eifelrennen at Nürburgring
04 May 1975 > Grand Prix de Magny-Cours at Magny Cours
18 May 1975 > Grand Prix de Pau
08 Jun 1975 > Rhein-Pokalrennen at Hockenheim
15 Jun 1975 > Preis von Salzburg at Salzburgring
29 Jun 1975 > Grand Prix de Rouen at Rouen-les-Essarts
13 Jul 1975 > Trofeo Etienne Aigner at Mugello
27 Jul 1975 > Gran Premio del Mediterraneo at Enna-Pergusa
24 Aug 1975 > Coppa Santamonica at Misano
31 Aug 1975 > BRDC European Championship Race at Silverstone
14 Sep 1975 > Elf Grand Prix at Zolder
28 Sep 1975 > Grand Prix de Nogaro
12 Oct 1975 > Gran Premio di Roma at Vallelunga
Championship events shown in bold
Championship table
| 1. | Jacques Laffite | (works) Martini MK16 | pts | 6 wins |
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Leclere 3 wins; Larrousse 1 (Alpine), Jabouille 1, Tambay 1, Brambilla 1.
Over 80% of race starters used BMW engines with the rest made up of Hart BDAs and the ROC-built Chrysler-Simca engine with a sprinkling of Swindon BDGs and even a Holbay Pinto engine. Brian Henton was the only man to be propelled onto the podium by one of these, a Hart BDA powering his March 752 at Hockenheim and later his converted Formula Atlantic Wheatcroft R18 at Silverstone.
Points by Constructor and model
| Constructor and model | Wins | Points | Starts | % of grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Martini MK16 | 6 | 60 | 14 | 4% |
| 2. | March 752 | 5 | 88 | 167 | 49% |
| 3. | March 742 | 1 | 34 | 56 | 16% |
| 4. | Elf 2 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 5% |
| 5. | Alpine A367 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2% |
| 6. | Osella FA2/75 | 19 | 24 | 7% | |
| 7. | Chevron B29 | 6 | 33 | 10% | |
| 8= | Wheatcroft R18 | 4 | 1 | <1% | |
| 8= | Chevron B27 | 4 | 4 | 1% | |
| 10 | March 75B | 1 | 3 | 1% | |
| 11 | March 732 | 10 | 3% | ||
| 12 | Surtees TS15 or TS15A | 3 | 1% | ||
| 13 | Lola T360 | 2 | <1% | ||
| 14 | Ralt RT1 | 2 | <1% |