1975 Austrian Grand Prix
The 1975 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 17 August 1975. It was race 12 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the eighth Austrian Grand Prix and the sixth to be held at the Österreichring. It was held over 29 of the scheduled 54 laps of the six kilometre circuit for a race distance of 171 kilometres. The race was shortened by heavy rain, meaning that only half points were awarded. The weekend itself was marred by the deaths of Mark Donohue and a track marshal in a practice crash.
| 1975 Austrian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 17 August 1975 | ||
| Official name | XIII Memphis Großer Preis von Österreich | ||
| Location | Spielberg, Austria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.911 km (3.673 miles) | ||
| Distance | 29 laps, 171.419 km (106.517 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 54 laps, 319.914 km (198.342 miles) | ||
| Weather | Heavy rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:34.85 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | |
| Time | 1:53.90 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | March-Ford | ||
| Second | Hesketh-Ford | ||
| Third |
| Shadow-Ford | |
|
Lap leaders | |||
Mastering the wet weather, the race was won by Italian driver Vittorio Brambilla driving a March 751. It was Brambilla's only Formula One win in his seven-year Grand Prix career. He took a 27-second win over British driver James Hunt in his Hesketh 308. Eight seconds further back was the Shadow DN5 of British driver Tom Pryce in the first of just two podiums in his abbreviated career.