Date | Sunday 12 January 1975 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | Argentine GP |
Circuit | Buenos Aires |
Event Format | Race of 53 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #1 of 14 in 1975 #251 (of all time) |
Laps | 53 |
Circuit Perimeter | 5968 m |
Race Distance | 5968 × 53 = 316.304 km |
Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 |
Pole Position | Right |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Hot, Dry |
Entries | 23 |
Qualifiers | 23 |
Finishers | 14 |
Debutants | Fittipaldi (Car Manufacturer),
Williams (Car Manufacturer),
Valvoline (Lubricant Manufacturer),
Brabham BT44B (Car Model),
Fittipaldi FD01 (Car Model),
Hesketh 308B (Car Model),
Shadow DN3B (Car Model),
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Shadow DN5 (Car Model),
Williams FW01 (Car Model),
Williams FW02 (Car Model),
Beta Team March (Entrant),
Copersucar-Fittipaldi (Entrant),
Martini Racing (Entrant),
Stanley BRM (Entrant)
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Milestones | Car 17 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 20 – 200th Race Entry (Car Number)
Texaco – 100th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
UOP Shadow Racing Team – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
UOP – 1st Pole Position (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Jean-Pierre Jarier – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Hesketh – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Shadow – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
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Records Broken |
1. Most 8th Place Finishes – Jacky Ickx (7),
2. Most 10th Place Finishes – Graham Hill (6)
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Records Extended |
1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (187),
2. Most Retirements – Lotus (290),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (319),
4. Most 4th Place Finishes – Ferrari (56),
5. Most 6th Place Finishes – Ferrari (41),
6. Most 8th Place Finishes – Lotus (33),
7. Most Race Entries – Lotus (678),
8. Most Race Entries – Graham Hill (176),
9. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (61),
10. Most 7th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (40),
11. Most 18th Place Qualifications – Lotus (25),
12. Most 21st Place Qualifications – Graham Hill (7)
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