1975 Swiss Grand Prix

The 1975 Swiss Grand Prix was a non-championship event held on August 24. The race was actually held at Dijon-Prenois, in France, not far from the Swiss border. It was an attempt to interest Swiss fans in having a race of their own, something that has been banned by the Swiss government since the 1955 Le Mans disaster.
The race was won by Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni in a , after early leader Jean-Pierre Jarier's broke down. Patrick Depailler in a finished second, ahead of Jochen Mass in a .
==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro Team McLaren 	 	M23 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
2 	Jochen Mass 	Marlboro Team McLaren 	 	M23 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
4 	Patrick Depailler 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	007 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
5 	Ronnie Peterson 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	72E 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
8 	Carlos Pace 	Martini Racing 	 	BT44B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
9 	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team March 	 	751 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
12 	Clay Regazzoni 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	312T 	 	015 F12 3.0	
16 	Tom Pryce 	UOP Shadow Racing Team 	 	DN5 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
17 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	UOP Shadow Racing Team 	 	DN5 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
18 	John Watson 	Team Surtees 	 	TS16 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
20 	Jo Vonlanthen 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	FW03 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
21 	Jacques Laffite 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	FW03 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
22 	Rolf Stommelen 	Embassy Racing with Graham Hill	 	GH1 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
24 	James Hunt 	Hesketh Racing 	 	308C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
31 	Chris Amon 	HB Bewaking Team Ensign 	 	N175 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
35 	Tony Trimmer 	Maki Engineering 	 	F101C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
==Practice==
===Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap 	Gap
1 	17 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	 	0:59.25	—
2 	1 	Emerson Fittipaldi	 	0:59.27	+0.02
3 	12 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	0:59.76	+0.51
4 	2 	Jochen Mass 	 	0:59.92	+0.67
5 	4 	Patrick Depailler 	 	0:59.99	+0.74
6 	18 	John Watson 	 	1:00.04	+0.79
7 	8 	Carlos Pace 	 	1:00.13	+0.88
8 	16 	Tom Pryce 	 	1:00.28	+1.03
9 	31 	Chris Amon 	 	1:00.32	+1.07
10 	5 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	1:00.41	+1.16
11 	24 	James Hunt 	 	1:00.47	+1.22
12 	9 	Vittorio Brambilla	 	1:00.63	+1.38
13 	21 	Jacques Laffite 	 	1:01.07	+1.82
14 	22 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	1:02.00	+2.75
15 	20 	Jo Vonlanthen 	 	1:02.81	+3.56
16 	35 	Tony Trimmer 	 	1:04.29	+6.04
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	12	Clay Regazzoni 	 	60 	1:01:25.34 	3
2 	4 	Patrick Depailler 	 	60 	+ 8.35 	5
3 	2 	Jochen Mass 	 	60 	+ 15.44 	4
4 	5 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	60 	+ 40.14 	10
5 	18	John Watson 	 	60 	+ 45.55 	6
6 	8 	Carlos Pace 	 	60 	+ 45.90 	7
7 	16	Tom Pryce 	 	60 	+ 46.66 	8
8 	24	James Hunt 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	11
9 	31	Chris Amon 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	9
10 	21	Jacques Laffite 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	13
11 	9 	Vittorio Brambilla	 	58 	+ 2 Laps 	12
12 	22	Rolf Stommelen 	 	58 	+ 2 Laps 	14
13 	35	Tony Trimmer 	 	54 	+ 6 Laps 	16
NC 	20	Jo Vonlanthen 	 	51 	+ 9 Laps 	15
Ret	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	 	33 	Gearbox 	1
Ret	1 	Emerson Fittipaldi	 	6 	Clutch 	2
==Notes==
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:1975 Non-Championship races
Category:1975 Formula One Season
Category:Formula One races in France
Category:Swiss Grand Prix