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1975 BRDC International Trophy

1975 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1975 Formula One season
The Silverstone circuit in early 1975
Race details[1]
Date	13 April 1975
Official name	27th Daily Express International Trophy
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.724 km (2.935 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 188.95 km (117.41 miles)
Weather	Cold, overcast and dry[2]
Pole position
Driver	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford
Time	1:17.3
Fastest lap
Drivers	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford
Fastest lap	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Time	1:17.7
Podium
First	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Second	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Third	Mario Andretti	Parnelli-Ford

Motor car race

The 1975 BRDC International Trophy, formally known as the 27th Daily Express International Trophy, was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone Circuit on 13 April 1975. It was organised by the circuit owners, the British Racing Drivers' Club, as a "curtain raiser" for the European portion of the 1975 Formula One season.^[3] James Hunt, driving for the small Hesketh Racing team, set the fastest lap time in practice and took pole position for the start. In the race he continued to run at the front, heading the leading pack for many laps and setting fastest lap of the race on lap 14.^[2] Third-place runner, McLaren driver Emerson Fittipaldi, equalled his time on lap 23. However, Hunt's engine failed at the start of lap 26 and the lead was inherited by second-place runner Niki Lauda in his Ferrari. Lauda held the lead for the remainder of the race, despite Fittipaldi "pull[ing] out the stops"^[2] to try and pass him. At the finishing flag, Fittipaldi was only one-tenth of a second behind Lauda, with Mario Andretti in a Parnelli taking the last podium position in third.^[2]

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	40	52:17.6	2
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	40	+ 0.1	3
3	Mario Andretti	Parnelli-Ford	40	+ 34.2	9
4	John Watson	Surtees-Ford	40	+ 41.9	7
5	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	40	+ 48.1	6
6	Mark Donohue	Penske-Ford	40	+ 50.3	10
7	Alan Jones	Hesketh-Ford	40	+ 58.2	8
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	39	+ 1:23.7	5
9	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	40	+ 1:24.3	4
10	Bob Evans	BRM	39	+1 Lap	14
11	Graham Hill	Hill-Ford	39	+1 Lap	15
12	Lella Lombardi	March-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	12
13	John Nicholson	Lyncar-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	11
14	Tony Trimmer	Safir-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	16
Ret	Roelof Wunderink	Ensign-Ford	29	Bodywork	13
Ret	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	25	Engine	1
Ret	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	1	Electrics	17
DNS	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford		Engine
DNS	Arturo Merzario	Williams-Ford		Engine
DNS	Jim Crawford	Lotus-Ford		Accident
Sources:[4][5][6]