- Winner
- Niki Lauda
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Niki Lauda, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Jochen Mass
- Race date
- October 5, 1975
- Pole
- Niki Lauda
- Fastest lap
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Classified drivers
- 24
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen International
The decisive result
Niki Lauda finished first for Ferrari. Emerson Fittipaldi is listed 2 for McLaren, with Jochen Mass 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Wilson Fittipaldi from P23 to P10 (+13), James Hunt from P15 to P4 (+11), and Ronnie Peterson from P14 to P5 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Niki Lauda started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Finished, 4 Accident, 2 DNS, 2 Engine, and 2 NC. Emerson Fittipaldi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:43.374 on lap 43. 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.