1975 New Zealand Grand Prix

  1975 New Zealand Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 8 in 1975 Tasman Series
Date	12 January 1975
Location	Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.82 km (1.76 mi)
Distance	58 laps, 164 km (102 mi)
Weather	Overcast
Pole position
Driver	Graham McRae	McRae-Chevrolet
Time	1:00.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Chris Amon	Talon-Chevrolet
Time	1:03.8
Podium
First	Warwick Brown	Lola-Chevrolet
Second	Jim Murdoch	Begg-Chevrolet
Third	Graeme Lawrence	Lola-Chevrolet

The 1975 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 12 January 1975. The race had 20 starters.

It was the 21st New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the second round of the 1975 Tasman Series. Australian Warwick Brown won his first NZGP in his Lola T332 with a dominant performance where he lapped the entire field in the 58-lap race. The rest of the podium was completed by New Zealanders Jim Murdoch and Graeme Lawrence.

Classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time
1	2	Warwick Brown	Pat Burke Racing	Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	58	1hr 9min 53.4sec
2	19	Jim Murdoch	Begg & Allen Ltd.	Begg 018 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	57	+ 1 Lap
3	14	Graeme Lawrence	Marlboro / Wix / Singapore Airlines	Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	57	+ 1 Lap
4	7	Johnnie Walker	Walker Racing	Lola T332 / Repco 4994cc V8	57	+ 1 Lap
5	11	Ken Smith	La Valise Travel Ltd.	Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	57	+ 1 Lap
6	9	John McCormack	Ansett Team	Elfin MR6 / Repco 4994cc V8	56	+ 2 Laps
7	1	Chris Amon	Jack MacCormack	Talon MR1 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	56	+ 2 Laps
8	6	Max Stewart	Max Stewart Motors	Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	55	+ 3 Laps
9	69	Steve Millen		Chevron B20 / Cosworth 1840cc 4cyl	54	+ 4 Laps
10	17	Robbie Booth	David Motors Ltd.	Begg FM4 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	54	+ 4 Laps
11	12	Baron Robertson	Robertson Racing	Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8	52	+ 6 Laps
12	15	Frank Bray	Brambies (NZ) Freighters Racing Team	Brabham BT29 / Cosworth 1950cc 4cyl	49	+ 9 Laps
Ret	5	Kevin Bartlett	Chesterfield Racing	Lola T400 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	46	Gearbox
Ret	22	Graham McRae		McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	9	Handling
Source(s): [1][2]

References

1. "1975 Round 2 Pukekohe". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
2. "New Zealand Grand Prix - Pukekohe, 12 Jan 1975". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.