Monaco Grand Prix 1975

The Monaco Grand Prix of 1975 is the fifth stage of the world championship in motor racing in the Formula 1 class of the 1975 season. Auto racing took place on May 11, 1975 on the Monte Carlo highway.

Monaco Grand Prix 1975
fr. 33eGrand Prix Automobile de Monaco
date of	May 11, 1975
A place	Monaco
Track	Monte Carlo (3278 m)
Distance	75 laps , 245.850 km
Weather	Rain
Pole
1: 26.40 (136.58 km / h)	Nicky Lauda Ferrari
Fast lap
1: 28.67 (133.09 km / h)	Patrick Depaye
68 circle	Tyrrell - Ford
Podium
Winner	Nicky Lauda Ferrari
2nd place	Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren - Ford
3rd place	Carlus Pase Brabham - Ford

The organizers of the race in Monaco, frightened by the possible repetition of the tragic Grand Prix of Spain two weeks ago, decided to reduce the number of cars starting in the race to 18 and change the starting grid to reduce the likelihood of accidents traditional for Monaco in the first corner. Jacques Laffitte returned to Williams, Graham Hill took part in the Grand Prix for the last time, Hesket provided the third car to Torsten Palm, whose sponsors paid for his participation in the race.

Lauda again won the pole, followed by two Shadow. The Austrian kept the first place after the start, and the second Jarje caught the barriers in the first round twice and dropped out of the race. The Shadow co-pilot, Tom Price, also dropped out of the race after a collision with Vittorio Brambilla. Lauda only once lost the leadership to Ronnie Peterson during the race, after which he brought the race to victory. Due to the rain, the riders could not overcome all the planned 78 laps of the race and it was stopped after two hours from the start.