Claim: The 1975 United States Grand Prix saw Austria's Niki Lauda (22 February 1949 – 20 May 2019) finish first with a time of 1:42:58.175, followed by Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil, 4.943 seconds behind, with Germany's Jochen Mass and UK's James Hunt 47.6 and 49.4 seconds behind, respectively.
Evidence: The race was won by the new world champion, Austrian driver Niki Lauda driving a Ferrari 312T.