1975 Japanese Grand Prix
| 1975 Japanese Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 5 in the 1975 All-Japan Formula 2000 championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 May 1975 | ||
| Official name | '75 Japanese Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | ||
| Distance | 35 laps, 150.5 km (93.5 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Attendance | 41,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | March-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:26.89 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Unknown | Unknown | |
| Time | Unknown | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | March-BMW | ||
| Second | March-BMW | ||
| Third | March-BMW | ||
The 1975 Japanese Grand Prix was held at Fuji Speedway from 3 to 4 May 1975.
Touring car race[edit]
TS/GTS-A[edit]
Race classification[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |  Nobuhide Tachi
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Toyota Starlet | 20 | 35:25.51 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Naoki Nagasaka
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Nissan Sunny Coupe | 20 | +0.69 | 5 |
| 3 | 14 | Kenichi Takeshita
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Toyota Starlet | 20 | +13.15 | 16 |
Source:[1]
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- Pole position: Nobuhide Tachi, 1:34.97
TS/GTS-B[edit]
Race classification[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Yoshimi Katayama
|
Mazda Savanna RX-3 | 20 | 31:52.16 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | Yoshinori Ihara
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Mazda Savanna RX-3 | 20 | +10.08 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Yojiro Terada
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Mazda Savanna RX-3 | 20 | +13.44 | 3 |
Source:[2]
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- Pole position: Yoshimi Katayama, 1:36.11
Formula car race[edit]
FL500[edit]
Race classification[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis-Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Takashi Yamamoto
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KE-Suzuki | 15 | 30:28.71 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima
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West-Suzuki | 15 | +25.16 | 3 |
| 3 | 20 | Haruto Yanagida
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Capricious-Suzuki | 15 | +1:01.26 | 4 |
Source:[3]
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- Pole position: Takashi Yamamoto, 1:45.54
All-Japan FJ1300 championship race[edit]
Race classification[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis-Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Masahiro Hasemi
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March-Nissan | 20 | 38:22.87 | 1 |
| 2 | 19 | Yasuaki Mori
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March-Nissan | 20 | +5.93 | 7 |
| 3 | 5 | Naoshi Sugisaki
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March-Mugen | 20 | +37.57 | 6 |
Source:[4]
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- Pole position: Masahiro Hasemi, 1:34.66
All-Japan Formula 2000 championship race[edit]
Entry list[edit]
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakai Racing Team | 1 | Masahiro Hasemi
|
March 742 | BMW M12 | B |
| 2 | Kunimitsu Takahashi
|
Surtees TS15 | Ford BDA | ||
| Takahara Racing Co., Ltd. | 3 | Noritake Takahara
|
March 742 | BMW M12 | B |
| Japan Racing Development | 4 | Moto Kitano
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Brabham BT40 | BMW M12 | D |
| 11 | Kenji Tohira
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Ford BDA | |||
| Victory Circle Club | 5 |  Brian Henton
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March 742 | BMW M12 | B |
| 6 | Peter Gethin
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March 752 | |||
| 8 | Kuniomi Nagamatsu
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March 742 | Mitsubibshi R39BII | ||
| ISCC Team J.K. | 9 | Shigeaki Asaoka
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Brabham BT36 | Ford BDA | Y |
| Fushida Racers | 18 | Hiroshi Fushida
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March 752 | BMW M12 | D |
| Hickok Racing Team | 50 | Jiro Yoneyama
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Surtees TS15 | Ford BDA | D |
| Tomohiko Tsutsumi | 55 | Tomohiko Tsutsumi
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March 732 | Ford BDA | D |
| Team Phoenix | 88 | Naohiro Fujita
|
Nova 02 | BMW M12 | D |
Classification[edit]
Qualifying classification[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Chassis-Engine | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Masahiro Hasemi
|
Sakai Racing Team | March-BMW | 1:26.89 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Kunimitsu Takahashi
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Sakai Racing Team | Surtees-Ford | 1:27.72 | +0.83 | |
| 3 | 5 | Brian Henton
|
Victory Circle Club | March-BMW | 1:28.10 | +1.21 | |
| 4 | 3 | Noritake Takahara
|
Takahara Racing | March-BMW | 1:28.20 | +1.31 | |
| 5 | 8 | Kuniomi Nagamatsu
|
Victory Circle Club | March-Mitsubishi | 1:29.29 | +2.40 | |
| 6 | 4 | Moto Kitano
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Japan Racing Development | Brabham-Ford | 1:31.76 | +4.87 | |
| 7 | 6 | Peter Gethin
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Victory Circle Club | March-BMW | 1:33.36 | +6.47 | |
| 8 | 50 | Jiro Yoneyama
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Hickok Racing Team | Surtees-Ford | 1:34.65 | +7.76 | |
| 9 | 18 | Hiroshi Fushida
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Fushida Racers | March-BMW | 1:34.87 | +7.98 | |
| 10 | 88 | Naohiro Fujita
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Team Phoenix | Nova-BMW | 1:35.41 | +8.52 | |
| 11 | 9 | Shigeaki Asaoka
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ISCC Team J.K. | Brabham-Ford | 1:39.23 | +12.34 | |
| 12 | 55 | Tomohiko Tsutsumi
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Tomohiko Tsutsumi | March-Ford | 1:39.38 | +12.49 | |
| 13 | 11 | Kenji Tohira
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Japan Racing Development | Brabham-Ford | 1:42.37 | +15.48 | |
Source:[5]
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Race classification[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Chassis-Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Masahiro Hasemi
|
Sakai Racing Team | March-BMW | 35 | 51:39.94 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 3 | Noritake Takahara
|
Takahara Racing | March-BMW | 35 | +11.61 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | 5 | Brian Henton
|
Victory Circle Club | March-BMW | 35 | +16.53 | 3 | Not awarded |
| 4 | 8 | Kuniomi Nagamatsu
|
Victory Circle Club | March-Mitsubibshi | 35 | +1:12.73 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 18 | Hiroshi Fushida
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Fushida Racers | March-BMW | 34 | +1 lap | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 50 | Jiro Yoneyama
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Hickok Racing Team | Surtees-Ford | 34 | +1 lap | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 55 | Tomohiko Tsutsumi
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Tomohiko Tsutsumi | March-Ford | 33 | +2 laps | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Peter Gethin
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Victory Circle Club | March-BMW | 32 | +3 laps | 7 | Not awarded |
| 9 | 9 | Shigeaki Asaoka
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ISCC Team J.K. | Brabham-Ford | 32 | +3 laps | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | 88 | Naohiro Fujita
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Team Phoenix | Nova-BMW | 32 | +3 laps | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | 11 | Kenji Tohira
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Japan Racing Development | Brabham-Ford | 32 | +3 laps | 13 | 2 |
| DNF | 4 | Moto Kitano
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Japan Racing Development | Brabham-Ford | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
| DNS | 2 | Kunimitsu Takahashi
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Sakai Racing Team | Surtees-Ford | 0 | Unknown | 2 | |
Source:[5]
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- Average speed of pole position driver: 178.1 km/h
- Average speed of winning driver: 174.4 km/h
References[edit]
- ^ "日本グランプリ・レース TS/GTS-A リザルト". Japan Automobile Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "日本グランプリ・レース TS/GTSチャンピオンB リザルト". Japan Automobile Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "日本グランプリ・レース FL500 リザルト". Japan Automobile Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "日本グランプリ FJ チャンピオン リザルト". Japan Automobile Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b "日本グランプリ F2000 リザルト". Japan Automobile Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links[edit]
- Auto Sport No.170 1975 6-15 (in Japanese) All pages preview available.