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Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1975 · race

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Profile & context

Name: Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1975 · race

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/252-race

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1975 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1975 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:44:41.170 · 40 laps · ford	9
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	1:44:46.960 · 40 laps · ford	6
3	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:45:17.830 · 40 laps · ford	4
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:45:24.450 · 40 laps · ferrari	3
5	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:45:43.050 · 40 laps · ferrari	2
6	James Hunt	Hesketh	1:45:46.290 · 40 laps · ford	1
7	Mario Andretti	Parnelli	1:45:47.980 · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:46:20.790 · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	1:46:33.010 · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	John Watson	Surtees	1:47:10.770 · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Jacques Laffite	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Graham Hill	Lola	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Rolf Stommelen	Lola	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
15	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	Time not recorded · 38 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 32 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	Suspension · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tom Pryce	Shadow	Accident · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 24 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mike Wilds	BRM	Electrical · Time not recorded · 22 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mark Donohue	Penske	Handling · Time not recorded · 22 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 18 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	March	Engine · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	2:29.880 · ford
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	2:30.680 · ford
3	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	2:31.000 · ford
4	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2:31.120 · ferrari
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	2:31.220 · ferrari
6	Carlos Pace	Brabham	2:31.580 · ford
7	James Hunt	Hesketh	2:31.700 · ford
8	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	2:31.740 · ford
9	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	2:32.940 · ford
10	Jochen Mass	McLaren	2:33.060 · ford
11	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	2:33.160 · ford
12	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	2:33.200 · ford
13	John Watson	Surtees	2:33.230 · ford
14	Tom Pryce	Shadow	2:33.240 · ford
15	Mark Donohue	Penske	2:33.330 · ford
16	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	2:33.900 · ford
17	Vittorio Brambilla	March	2:34.440 · ford
18	Mario Andretti	Parnelli	2:34.560 · ford
19	Jacques Laffite	Frank Williams Racing Cars	2:34.760 · ford
20	Graham Hill	Lola	2:35.490 · ford
21	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	2:36.470 · ford
22	Mike Wilds	BRM	2:37.150 · brm
23	Rolf Stommelen	Lola	2:38.050 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	2:29.880 · ford
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	2:30.680 · ford
3	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	2:31.000 · ford
4	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2:31.120 · ferrari
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	2:31.220 · ferrari
6	Carlos Pace	Brabham	2:31.580 · ford
7	James Hunt	Hesketh	2:31.700 · ford
8	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	2:31.740 · ford
9	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	2:32.940 · ford
10	Jochen Mass	McLaren	2:33.060 · ford
11	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	2:33.160 · ford
12	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	2:33.200 · ford
13	John Watson	Surtees	2:33.230 · ford
14	Tom Pryce	Shadow	2:33.240 · ford
15	Mark Donohue	Penske	2:33.330 · ford
16	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	2:33.900 · ford
17	Vittorio Brambilla	March	2:34.440 · ford
18	Mario Andretti	Parnelli	2:34.560 · ford
19	Jacques Laffite	Frank Williams Racing Cars	2:34.760 · ford
20	Graham Hill	Lola	2:35.490 · ford
21	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	2:36.470 · ford
22	Mike Wilds	BRM	2:37.150 · brm
23	Rolf Stommelen	Lola	2:38.050 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
2	Carlos Pace	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
3	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
4	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
5	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
5	Jochen Mass	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
7	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
8	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2