1975 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1975 World Sportscar Championship season was the 23rd season of the FIA World Championship for Makes. It was a series for Sportscars and Grand Touring. It ran from February 1, 1975 to August 13, 1975, and was comprised of 9 races.
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[edit] Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  24 Hours of Daytona† |
Daytona International Speedway | February 1 February 2 |
| 2 |  1000km of Mugello |
Mugello Circuit | March 23 |
| 3 |  800km of Dijon |
Dijon-Prenois | April 6 |
| 4 | Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo (1000km) |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 20 |
| 5 |  1000km Spa |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | May 4 |
| 6 | Coppo Florio (1000km) |
Autodromo di Pergusa | May 18 |
| 7 |  1000km Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | June 1 |
| 8 |  1000km Zeltweg |
Österreichring | June 29 |
| 9 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours |
Watkins Glen International | August 13 |
† - GT class only, Sportscars did not participate.
[edit] Season Results
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
[edit] Races
| Rnd | Circuit | Sportscar Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportscar Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona | None | #59 Brumos Porsche |
Results |
| Hurley Haywood Peter Gregg |
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| 2 | Mugello | #5 Elf Alpine-Renault |
#44 Gelo Racing Team |
Results |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille Gérard Larrousse |
 John Fitzpatrick Toine Hezemans Manfred Schurti |
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| 3 | Dijon-Prenois | #2 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team |
#33 Gelo Racing Team |
Results |
| Arturo Merzario Jacques Laffite |
John Fitzpatrick Toine Hezemans |
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| 4 | Monza | #2 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team |
None | Results |
| Arturo Merzario Jacques Laffite |
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| 5 | Spa-Francorchamps | #2 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team |
 #42 Porsche Club Romand |
Results |
| Henri Pescarolo Derek Bell |
Claude Haldi Bernard Béguin |
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| 6 | Pergusa | #1 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team |
#48 Tebernum Porsche Racing |
Results |
| Arturo Merzario Jochen Mass |
Hartwig Bertrams Clemens Schickentanz Reine Wisell |
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| 7 | Nürburgring | #1 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team |
#54 Jägermeister Kremer Racing |
Results |
| Arturo Merzario Jacques Laffite |
Helmut Kelleners Hans Heyer Bob Wollek |
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| 8 | Österreichring | #2 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team |
#35 Porsche Club Oberösterrich |
Results |
| Henri Pescarolo Derek Bell |
Franz Doppler Horst Felbermayr |
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| 9 | Watkins Glen | #4 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team |
#95 Bob Hagestad Porsche-Audi |
Results |
| Henri Pescarolo Derek Bell |
Bob Hagestad Hurley Haywood |
[edit] Manufacturers Championships
[edit] Overall Manufacturers Championship
All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate championship.
Cars participating in races that were not included in the S or GT classes are skipped in rewarding points for the overall championship.
Only the best 7 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfa Romeo |
15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 140 | |
| 2 | Porsche |
20 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 98 |
| 3 | Alpine-Renault |
20 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 60 | ||||
| 4 | Chevron |
8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 32 | |||
| 5 | Mirage |
15 | 15 | ||||||||
| 6 | March |
4 | 8 | 12 | |||||||
| 7 | Ligier |
4 | 6 | 10 | |||||||
| 8 | Lola |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| 9 | Ferrari |
4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 10 | Chevrolet |
2 | 2 |
[edit] GT Manufacturers Championship
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 140 | |
| 2 | De Tomaso |
8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ferrari |
4 | 4 |
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