1975 French Grand Prix

The 1975 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 22nd June 1975. It was race 6 of 11 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was held over 14 laps.
The race was won by Sterling Eldridge-Moffat, who was taking part in only his second race in the sport. He held on after a late charge by Mick Ashcroft, with championship leader Stefan Van Damme finishing just over two seconds behind in third.
== Race Summary ==
The championship was heating up as the season reached it's halfway point. Stefan Van Damme put his Lotus on pole for the first time since the Spanish Grand Prix, qualifying two tenths ahead of his championship rival Mick Ashcroft.
Van Damme and Ashcroft had similar launches off the start, but Van Damme locked up at the first corner which allowed the Ferrari driver to take the lead. There was a small pile-up further back on the grid as Nathan Meiri collided with Max Westland's Shadow car, causing Meiri to collect Maria Parker before hitting the wall. Both drivers retired from the race, but were unhurt in the crash.
Van Damme put pressure on Ashcroft at the front but a brake problem on lap 5 caused the Lotus driver to go wide at the first corner. Eldridge-Moffat inherited second before a mistake from Ashcroft gave Eldridge-Moffat the lead of the race. He would finish there, despite mounting pressure from Ashcroft in the closing laps. This was Eldridge-Moffat's first Formula One race win. Van Damme finished in third and Jorge Fernandez scored his first points this season, having replaced the injured Strip Weathers at Ferrari. 
== Race Classification ==
Category:Races