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Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1975 British Grand Prix

Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1975 British Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Carlos Pace and Jody Scheckter at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Emerson Fittipaldi, Carlos Pace, and Jody Scheckter
Race date
July 19, 1975
Pole
Tom Pryce
Fastest lap
Clay Regazzoni
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Emerson Fittipaldi finished first for McLaren. Carlos Pace is listed 2 for Brabham, with Jody Scheckter 3 for Tyrrell.

Grid to finish

Mark Donohue from P15 to P5 (+10), Alan Jones from P20 to P10 (+10), and John Nicholson from P26 to P17 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Tom Pryce started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 16 Accident, 4 +2 laps, 3 Engine, 2 DNQ, and 1 +1 lap. Clay Regazzoni holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.900 on lap 16. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren1:22:05.0009
2Carlos PaceBrabhamAccident6
3Jody ScheckterTyrrellAccident4
4James HuntHeskethAccident3
5Mark DonohueMarchAccident2
6Vittorio BrambillaMarch+1 lap1
7Jochen MassMcLarenAccident0
8Niki LaudaFerrari+2 laps0
9Patrick DepaillerTyrrellAccident0
10Alan JonesHill+2 laps0
11John WatsonSurteesAccident0
12Mario AndrettiParnelli+2 laps0
13Clay RegazzoniFerrari+2 laps0
14Jean-Pierre JarierShadowAccident0
15Tony BriseHillAccident0
16Brian HentonTeam LotusAccident0
17John NicholsonLyncarAccident0
18Dave MorganSurteesAccident0
19Wilson FittipaldiFittipaldiAccident0
DNFHans-Joachim StuckMarchAccident0