1975 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 1975 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 12 January 1975. The race had 20 starters.

1975 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3 of 8 in 1975 Tasman Series
Race details
Date 12 January 1975
Location Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.82 km (1.76 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 164 km (102 miles)
Weather Overcast
Pole position
Driver
McRae-Chevrolet
Time 1:00.5
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Chris Amon Talon-Chevrolet
Time 1:03.8
Podium
First
Lola-Chevrolet
Second
  • New Zealand Jim Murdoch
 Begg-Chevrolet
Third
Lola-Chevrolet

It was the 21st New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the second round of the 1975 Tasman Series. Australian Warwick Brown won his first NZGP in his Lola T332 with a dominant performance where he lapped the entire field in the 58-lap race. The rest of the podium was completed by New Zealanders Jim Murdoch and Graeme Lawrence.

Classification
PosNo.DriverTeamCarLapsTime
1 2 Australia Warwick Brown Pat Burke Racing Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 58 1hr 9min 53.4sec
2 19 New Zealand Jim Murdoch Begg & Allen Ltd. Begg 018 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 57 + 1 Lap
3 14 New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Marlboro / Wix / Singapore Airlines Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 57 + 1 Lap
4 7 Australia Johnnie Walker Walker Racing Lola T332 / Repco 4994cc V8 57 + 1 Lap
5 11 New Zealand Ken Smith La Valise Travel Ltd. Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 57 + 1 Lap
6 9 New Zealand John McCormack Ansett Team Elfin MR6 / Repco 4994cc V8 56 + 2 Laps
7 1 New Zealand Chris Amon Jack MacCormack Talon MR1 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 56 + 2 Laps
8 6 Australia Max Stewart Max Stewart Motors Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 55 + 3 Laps
9 69 New Zealand Steve Millen David Schollum[1] Chevron B20 / Cosworth 1840cc 4cyl 54 + 4 Laps
10 17 New Zealand Robbie Booth David Motors Ltd. Begg FM4 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 54 + 4 Laps
11 12 New Zealand Baron Robertson Robertson Racing Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 52 + 6 Laps
12 15 New Zealand Frank Bray Brambies (NZ) Freighters Racing Team Brabham BT29 / Cosworth 1950cc 4cyl 49 + 9 Laps
Ret 5 Australia Kevin Bartlett Chesterfield Racing Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 46 Gearbox
Ret 22 New Zealand Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 9 Handling
Source(s):[2][3]

References
  1. Tasman Rd 2, Racing Car News, February 1975, page 34
  2. "1975 Round 2 Pukekohe". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. "New Zealand Grand Prix – Pukekohe, 12 Jan 1975". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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