1975 Monaco Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 5 of 14 in the 1975 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | May 11, 1975 | ||
| Official name | XXXIII Gran Prix de Monaco | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.278 km (2.037 mi) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 245.850 km (152.764 mi) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 78 laps, 255.684 km (158.874 mi) | ||
| Weather | Rain, later drying | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:26.40 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 1:28.67 on lap 68 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Ford | ||
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Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
The 1975 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held in Monaco on 11 May 1975. It was the fifth race of the 1975 Formula One season. It was the 33rd Monaco Grand Prix since the race was first held in 1929. It was held over 75 of the scheduled 78 laps of the three kilometre street circuit, for a race distance of 245 kilometres.
The race was won by Austrian driver Niki Lauda giving the new Ferrari 312T its first win. The win broke a 20-year drought at Monaco for Ferrari. Lauda dominated the race, only losing the lead during a pitstop. He won by two seconds over the McLaren M23 of Emerson Fittipaldi. Carlos Pace finished third in his Brabham BT44B.
The future of Grand Prix racing was under scrutiny following the disastrous Spanish Grand Prix held three weeks prior. Actions had to be taken quickly: extra guard rails and catch fences were erected, kerbing resited and the chicane was modified. New measures were introduced: the grid was staggered and in addition would be restricted to just 18 cars. This last change affected Graham Hill's chance to qualify: the five-time Monaco winner had all sorts of practice problems and failed to qualify by 0.377 seconds. John Watson and Clay Regazzoni collided in practice, whilst the Surtees team was ordered to remove pro-Europe political stickers from its cars.
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