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1975 Belgian Grand Prix
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The 1975 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 25 May 1975. It was race 6 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.[4] It was the 33rd Belgian Grand Prix and the second to be held at the Circuit Zolder. The race was held over 70 laps of the four kilometre venue for a race distance of 280 kilometres.
1975 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | May 25, 1975 | ||
Location | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | ||
Course length | 4.262 km (2.648 miles) | ||
Distance | 70 laps, 298.340 km (185.380 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry and sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:25.43[1] | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:26.76[2] on lap 11 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
Third | Brabham-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
The race was won by Austrian driver Niki Lauda driving a Ferrari 312T, his second victory for the year after winning Monaco two weeks earlier. Lauda led 65 of the 70 laps, taking a 19-second victory over South African driver Jody Scheckter in a Tyrrell 007. Argentinian driver Carlos Reutemann drove his Brabham BT44B to third place. The win put Lauda into the lead of the championship for the first time in 1975, passing previous leader Emerson Fittipaldi.