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1975 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 27 April 1975 | ||
Official name | XXI Gran Premio de España | ||
Location | Montjuïc circuit, Barcelona, Spain | ||
Course | Street circuit | ||
Course length | 3.790 km (2.355 miles) | ||
Distance | 29 laps, 109.91 km (68.29 miles) | ||
Scheduled distance | 75 laps, 284.25 km (176.62 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:23.4 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford | |
Time | 1:25.1 on lap 14 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-Ford | ||
Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
Third | Brabham-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Montjuïc circuit on 27 April 1975. It was race 4 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It is a landmark, controversial, and tragic race weekend. Lella Lombardi became the first and, as of 2024[update], only woman to score points in the World Championship. Lombardi scored 0.5 points as this was the first time a race was stopped before 60% completion leading to the awarding of half the points that would be awarded for a completed race. During the race four spectators were hit by the Hill GH1 of Rolf Stommelen, after he crashed and landed in a spectator area, causing their deaths. The race was also future world champion Alan Jones' first Grand Prix start.
It was the 21st Spanish Grand Prix since the race was first held in 1913. It was the fourth, and last, Grand Prix to be held on the Montjuïc street circuit. The race was shortened to 29 of its scheduled 75 laps, a race distance of 109 kilometres. The race was won by German driver Jochen Mass driving a McLaren M23. It would be the only Formula One win of his career. Mass had just a second lead over the Lotus 72E of Belgian driver Jacky Ickx when the race was declared. Argentine racer Carlos Reutemann was declared third in his Brabham BT44B, a lap behind the race leaders after a penalty was given to Jean-Pierre Jarier. This was the last win by a German driver until Michael Schumacher won the 1992 Belgian Grand Prix.