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
TS/GTS-A
Race classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |  Nobuhide Tachi | Toyota Starlet | 20 | 35:25.51 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Naoki Nagasaka | Nissan Sunny Coupe | 20 | +0.69 | 5 |
| 3 | 14 | Kenichi Takeshita | Toyota Starlet | 20 | +13.15 | 16 |
Source:[1] | ||||||
- Pole position: Nobuhide Tachi, 1:34.97
TS/GTS-B
Race classification
| 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 | Mazda Savanna RX-3 | 20 | +10.08 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Yojiro Terada | Mazda Savanna RX-3 | 20 | +13.44 | 3 |
Source:[2] | ||||||
- Pole position: Yoshimi Katayama, 1:36.11
Formula car race
FL500
Race classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis-Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Takashi Yamamoto | KE-Suzuki | 15 | 30:28.71 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | West-Suzuki | 15 | +25.16 | 3 |
| 3 | 20 | Haruto Yanagida | Capricious-Suzuki | 15 | +1:01.26 | 4 |
Source:[3] | ||||||
- Pole position: Takashi Yamamoto, 1:45.54
All-Japan FJ1300 championship race
Race classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis-Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Masahiro Hasemi | March-Nissan | 20 | 38:22.87 | 1 |
| 2 | 19 | Yasuaki Mori | March-Nissan | 20 | +5.93 | 7 |
| 3 | 5 | Naoshi Sugisaki | March-Mugen | 20 | +37.57 | 6 |
Source:[4] | ||||||
- Pole position: Masahiro Hasemi, 1:34.66
All-Japan Formula 2000 championship race
Entry list
| 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 | Brabham BT40 | BMW M12 | D |
| 11 | Kenji Tohira | Ford BDA | |||
| Victory Circle Club | 5 |  Brian Henton | March 742 | BMW M12 | B |
| 6 | Peter Gethin | March 752 | |||
| 8 | Kuniomi Nagamatsu | March 742 | Mitsubibshi R39BII | ||
| ISCC Team J.K. | 9 | Shigeaki Asaoka | Brabham BT36 | Ford BDA | Y |
| Fushida Racers | 18 | Hiroshi Fushida | March 752 | BMW M12 | D |
| Hickok Racing Team | 50 | Jiro Yoneyama | Surtees TS15 | Ford BDA | D |
| Tomohiko Tsutsumi | 55 | Tomohiko Tsutsumi | March 732 | Ford BDA | D |
| Team Phoenix | 88 | Naohiro Fujita | Nova 02 | BMW M12 | D |
Classification
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Chassis-Engine | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Masahiro Hasemi | Sakai Racing Team | March-BMW | 1:26.89 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | 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 | Japan Racing Development | Brabham-Ford | 1:31.76 | +4.87 | |
| 7 | 6 | Peter Gethin | Victory Circle Club | March-BMW | 1:33.36 | +6.47 | |
| 8 | 50 | Jiro Yoneyama | Hickok Racing Team | Surtees-Ford | 1:34.65 | +7.76 | |
| 9 | 18 | Hiroshi Fushida | Fushida Racers | March-BMW | 1:34.87 | +7.98 | |
| 10 | 88 | Naohiro Fujita | Team Phoenix | Nova-BMW | 1:35.41 | +8.52 | |
| 11 | 9 | Shigeaki Asaoka | ISCC Team J.K. | Brabham-Ford | 1:39.23 | +12.34 | |
| 12 | 55 | Tomohiko Tsutsumi | Tomohiko Tsutsumi | March-Ford | 1:39.38 | +12.49 | |
| 13 | 11 | Kenji Tohira | Japan Racing Development | Brabham-Ford | 1:42.37 | +15.48 | |
Source:[5] | |||||||
Race classification
| 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 | Fushida Racers | March-BMW | 34 | +1 lap | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 50 | Jiro Yoneyama | Hickok Racing Team | Surtees-Ford | 34 | +1 lap | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 55 | Tomohiko Tsutsumi | Tomohiko Tsutsumi | March-Ford | 33 | +2 laps | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Peter Gethin | Victory Circle Club | March-BMW | 32 | +3 laps | 7 | Not awarded |
| 9 | 9 | Shigeaki Asaoka | ISCC Team J.K. | Brabham-Ford | 32 | +3 laps | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | 88 | Naohiro Fujita | Team Phoenix | Nova-BMW | 32 | +3 laps | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | 11 | Kenji Tohira | Japan Racing Development | Brabham-Ford | 32 | +3 laps | 13 | 2 |
| DNF | 4 | Moto Kitano | Japan Racing Development | Brabham-Ford | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
| DNS | 2 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Sakai Racing Team | Surtees-Ford | 0 | Unknown | 2 | |
Source:[5] | ||||||||
- Average speed of pole position driver: 178.1 km/h
- Average speed of winning driver: 174.4 km/h
References
- ^ "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
- Auto Sport No.170 1975 6-15 (in Japanese) All pages preview available.