| 1975 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 July 1975 | ||
| Official name | 61ème Grand Prix de France[1] | ||
| Location |
Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, Var, France | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.809 km (3.610 miles) | ||
| Distance | 54 laps, 313.686 km (194.915 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry and sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:47.82[2] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | |
| Time | 1:50.60[3] on lap 38 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Hesketh-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1975 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 6 July 1975. It was race 9 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 53rd French Grand Prix and the third to be held at Paul Ricard. The race was held over 54 laps of the 5.8-kilometre (3.6 mi) circuit for a race distance of 313 kilometres (194 mi).
The race was won from pole position by Austrian driver Niki Lauda, driving a Ferrari. Lauda led every lap and survived late charges from British driver James Hunt in the Hesketh-Ford and West German driver Jochen Mass in the McLaren-Ford, who finished 1.6 and 2.3 seconds behind respectively. It was Lauda's fourth win of the season, enabling him to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 22 points over Brabham driver Carlos Reutemann.
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