1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article recaps the 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
Contents |
[edit] Season summary
1975 represented a changing of the guard in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, both for riders as well as machines. Giacomo Agostini would claim his final 500cc World Championship aboard a Yamaha two-stroke machine. This would also mark the first time a two-stroke machine had won the premier division.
Angel Nieto claimed his fourth world title for Kreidler in the 50cc class. In the 125cc division, The Morbidellis of Pileri and Bianchi dominated, finishing first and second in six of the ten events. Despite Michel Rougerie scoring more points, his Harley-Davidson team-mate Walter Villa would take the 250cc title because of the "best of six finishes" rule. A young Venezuelan, Johnny Cecotto claimed the 350cc title, becoming the youngest-ever World Champion at the age of 19.
In the premier division, MV Agusta with Phil Read aboard, refused to go down easily. The Championship was not resolved until the tenth and final round in Czechoslovakia, when Agostini emerged triumphant to claim his fifteenth world title and the first in the class for a two-stroke. Barry Sheene would also serve notice that he was an up and comer with victories at Assen and Sweden. The writing was on the wall for four-stroke machinery as eight of the top ten riders in the points standings were aboard two-stroke machines.
[edit] 500cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard |  Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 |  Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring |  Hideo Kanaya |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 |  West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 |  Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Mick Grant |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 6 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Barry Sheene |
Suzuki | Report |
| 7 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Phil Read |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 8 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Barry Sheene |
Suzuki | Report |
| 9 |  Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Phil Read |
MV Agusta | Report |
[edit] 1975 500cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini |
4 | Italy | Yamaha | 84 | 4 |
| 2 | Phil Read |
1 | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 76 | 2 |
| 3 | Hideo Kanaya |
Japan | Yamaha | 45 | 1 | |
| 4 | Teuvo Lansivuori |
3 | Finland | Suzuki | 40 | 0 |
| 5 | John Williams |
United Kingdom | Yamaha | 32 | 0 | |
| 6 | Barry Sheene |
7 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 30 | 2 |
| 7 | Alex George |
United Kingdom | Yamaha | 30 | 0 | |
| 8 | John Newbold |
United Kingdom | Suzuki | 24 | 0 | |
| 9 | Armando Toracca |
Italy | MV Agusta | 24 | 0 | |
| 10 |  Jack Findlay |
5 | Australia | Suzuki | 23 | 0 |
[edit] 350cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard |  Johnny Cecotto |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Hideo Kanaya |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Johnny Cecotto |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Johnny Cecotto |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Charlie Williams |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Dieter Braun |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Johnny Cecotto |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Otello Buscherini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 10 |  Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Pentti Korhonen |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1975 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Cecotto |
Venezuela | Yamaha | 78 | 4 | |
| 2 | Giacomo Agostini |
1 | Italy | Yamaha | 59 | 1 |
| 3 | Pentti Korhonen |
7 | Finland | Yamaha | 48 | 1 |
| 4 | Dieter Braun |
West Germany | Yamaha | 47 | 1 | |
| 5 | Patrick Pons |
France | Yamaha | 32 | 0 | |
| 6 | Chas Mortimer |
5 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 31 | 0 |
| 7 | Gerard Choukroun |
France | Yamaha | 28 | 0 | |
| 8 | Otello Buscherini |
Italy | Yamaha | 27 | 0 | |
| 9 | Tom Herron |
United Kingdom | Yamaha | 26 | 0 | |
| 10 | Hideo Kanaya |
Japan | Yamaha | 25 | 1 |
[edit] 250cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Johnny Cecotto |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Walter Villa |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 3 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Walter Villa |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 4 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Walter Villa |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 5 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Chas Mortimer |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Walter Villa |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 7 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Johnny Cecotto |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Walter Villa |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 9 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Michel Rougerie |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 10 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Michel Rougerie |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 11 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Dieter Braun |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1975 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Villa |
1 | Italy | Harley-Davidson | 85 | 5 |
| 2 | Michel Rougerie |
9 | France | Harley-Davidson | 76 | 2 |
| 3 | Dieter Braun |
2 | West Germany | Yamaha | 56 | 1 |
| 4 | Johnny Cecotto |
Venezuela | Yamaha | 54 | 2 | |
| 5 | Patrick Pons |
3 | France | Yamaha | 48 | 0 |
| 6 | Chas Mortimer |
United Kingdom | Yamaha | 46 | 0 | |
| 7 | Otello Buscherini |
Italy | Yamaha | 40 | 0 | |
| 8 | Leif Gustafsson |
Sweden | Yamaha | 33 | 0 | |
| 9 |  Bruno Kneubühler |
5 | Switzerland | Yamaha | 22 | 0 |
| 10 | Tapio Virtanen |
Finland | Yamaha | 20 | 0 |
[edit] 125cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Kent Andersson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Paolo Pileri |
Morbidelli | Report |
| 3 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Paolo Pileri |
Morbidelli | Report |
| 4 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Paolo Pileri |
Morbidelli | Report |
| 5 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Paolo Pileri |
Morbidelli | Report |
| 6 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Paolo Pileri |
Morbidelli | Report |
| 7 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Paolo Pileri |
Morbidelli | Report |
| 8 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Paolo Pileri |
Morbidelli | Report |
| 9 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Leif Gustafsson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 10 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Dieter Braun |
Morbidelli | Report |
[edit] 1975 125cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paolo Pileri |
Italy | Morbidelli | 90 | 7 | |
| 2 | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
Italy | Morbidelli | 72 | 0 | |
| 3 | Kent Andersson |
1 | Sweden | Yamaha | 67 | 1 |
| 4 | Leif Gustafsson |
8 | Sweden | Yamaha | 57 | 1 |
| 5 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Italy | Piovaticci | 47 | 0 | |
| 6 | Bruno Kneubühler |
2 | Switzerland | Yamaha | 43 | 0 |
| 7 | Henk van Kessel |
Netherlands | Condor | 38 | 0 | |
| 8 | Harald Bartol |
7 | Austria | Suzuki | 21 | 0 |
| 9 | Johan Zemzauer |
Austria | Rotax | 21 | 0 | |
| 10 | Pierluigi Conforti |
Italy | Morbidelli | 18 | 0 |
[edit] 50cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Angel Nieto |
Kreidler | Report |
| 2 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Angel Nieto |
Kreidler | Report |
| 3 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Angel Nieto |
Kreidler | Report |
| 4 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Angel Nieto |
Kreidler | Report |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Julien van Zeebroeck |
Kreidler | Report |
| 6 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Piovaticci | Report |
| 7 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Angel Nieto |
Kreidler | Report |
| 8 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Angel Nieto |
Kreidler | Report |
[edit] 1975 50cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel Nieto |
Spain | Kreidler | 75 | 6 | |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Italy | Piovaticci | 61 | 1 | |
| 3 | Julien van Zeebroeck |
Belgium | Kreidler | 43 | 1 | |
| 4 | Rudi Kunz |
5 | West Germany | Kreidler | 37 | 0 |
| 5 | Herbert Rittberger |
2 | West Germany | Kreidler | 31 | 0 |
| 6 | Stefan Dörflinger |
9 | Switzerland | Kreidler | 31 | 0 |
| 7 | Nico Polane |
Netherlands | Kreidler | 28 | 0 | |
| 8 | Gerhard Thurow |
4 | West Germany | Kreidler | 21 | 0 |
| 9 | Hans Hummel |
Austria | Kreidler | 20 | 0 | |
| 10 | Claudio Lusuardi |
Italy | Derbi | 16 | 0 |
| Grand Prix motorcycle racing |  |
|---|---|
| 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 |
