Race details | |
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Race 7 of 9 in the 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship season | |
Date | September 28, 1975 |
Official name | Long Beach Grand Prix |
Location | Long Beach, California, United States |
Course | Temporary street course 2.02 mi / 3.25 km |
Distance | 50 laps 101 mi / 162.5 km |
Weather | Temperatures up to 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver | Tony Brise (Theodore Racing) |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Tony Brise (Theodore Racing) |
Time | 1:19.905 (on lap of 50) |
Podium | |
First | Brian Redman (Haas Racing) |
Second | Vern Schuppan (Jorgensen AAR) |
Third | Eppie Wietzes (Formula Racing) |
The 1975 Long Beach Grand Prix was the inaugural running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. The race was held September 28, 1975, on a 2.02-mile (3.25 km) temporary street circuit. It was race 7 of the 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship. An estimated 65,000 spectators saw Englishman Brian Redman win the race from Australian Vern Schuppan, with Canadian driver Eppie Wietzes finishing third.[2]