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1974 Goldfields 100
1974 United States GP
1974 Argentine GP

1975 Argentine GP

1975 Brazilian GP
1977 Argentine GP
 XII  Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 12 January 1975
Start time14:00
Event Argentine GP
Circuit Buenos Aires
Event FormatRace of 53 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#1 of 14 in 1975
#251 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps53
Circuit Perimeter5968 m
Race Distance5968 × 53 = 316.304 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries23
Qualifiers23
Finishers14
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),
   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)
MilestonesCar 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)
Records Broken 1. Most 8th Place Finishes Jacky Ickx (7),
2. Most 10th Place Finishes Graham Hill (6)
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)

World Championship standings
1  Emerson Fittipaldi 9 
2  James Hunt 6 
3  Carlos Reutemann 4 
4  Clay Regazzoni 3 
5  Patrick Depailler 2 
6  Niki Lauda 1 
1  McLaren / Ford 9 
2  Hesketh / Ford 6 
3  Brabham / Ford 4 
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 3 
5  Tyrrell / Ford 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 17Car 24
EntrantMarlboro Team TexacoUOP Shadow Racing TeamHesketh Racing
Driver Emerson Fittipaldi Jean-Pierre Jarier James Hunt
Car McLaren M23 Shadow DN5 Hesketh 308B
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:39'26.291'49.211'50.91
Speed190.855 km/h196.729 km/h193.714 km/h