1975 World Rally Championship
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The 1975 World Rally Championship was the third season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). 10 events were included on the schedule, including the return to the series of the famous Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies after a one season absence of those events. Both North American events were removed from the schedule however. Other returning entries to the schedule included the Acropolis Rally in Greece, which would become a staple of the WRC circuit to this day, and the Rallye du Maroc.
Lancia, with its powerful Stratos HF, continued its dominance despite struggling with reliability. Lancia won four rallies during the season however, outpacing competitors Fiat and Alpine-Renault. The battle for second place in the season was ultimately determined by a single point, with Fiat outscoring Alpine-Renault 61 points to 60, while Opel's Ascona made a strong bid to be competitive, scoring 58 points.
From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a championship for manufacturers. Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer. Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd, 4th, and 10th, they would receive points for 2nd place only. However, the manufacturer would still gain an advantage in scoring from its other entries, as the points for the 4th and 10th place entries would be denied to other manufacturers.
Calendar
[edit | edit source]After the oil crisis of 1973 that affected the 1974 season, the Rallye du Maroc returned to the calendar.
| Round | Rally name | Surface | Dates |
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| 1 | Monaco Monte Carlo Rally | Mixed (Tarmac - Snow) | 15–24 January |
| 2 | Sweden Swedish Rally | Snow | 13–15 February |
| 3 | Kenya Safari Rally | Gravel | 25–31 March |
| 4 | Canada Rally of the Rideau Lakes | Gravel | 16-19 April |
| 5 | Greece Acropolis Rally | Gravel | 24–31 May |
| 6 | Morocco Rallye du Maroc | Gravel | 24–28 June |
| 7 | Portugal Rally de Portugal | Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) | 18–21 July |
| 8 | Finland 1000 Lakes Rally | Gravel | 29–31 August |
| 9 | Italy Rallye Sanremo | Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) | 1–4 October |
| 10 | France Tour de Corse | Tarmac | 8–9 November |
| 11 | United Kingdom RAC Rally | Gravel | 22–26 November |
| Sources:[1][2] | |||
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Manufacturers' championship
[edit | edit source]Points were awarded to the best placed vehicle of each manufacturer.[3]
Schedule of points by place:
| Place | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Monaco MON |
Sweden SWE |
Kenya KEN |
Greece GRC |
Morocco MAR |
Portugal POR |
Finland FIN |
Italy ITA |
France FRA |
United Kingdom GBR |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Lancia | 20 | 20 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 20 | 1 | 96 |
| 2 | Italy Fiat | 15 | 8 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 15 | - | 3 | 61 |
| 3 | France Alpine-Renault | 6 | - | - | 15 | 12 | - | - | 12 | 15 | - | 60 |
| 4 | Germany Opel | - | 3 | - | 20 | - | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 58 |
| 5 | France Peugeot | - | - | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| 6 | United States Ford | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | 20 | 35 |
| 7 | Japan Toyota | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 20 | - | - | - | 32 |
| 8 | Sweden Saab | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | 30 |
| 9 | Japan Datsun | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | - | 26 |
| 10 | Italy Alfa Romeo | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | - | 23 |
| 11 | Japan Mitsubishi | - | - | 10 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 12 | France Citroën | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 13 | Germany Porsche | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 12 |
| 14 | Sweden Volvo | - | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 15= | France Renault | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 15= | Germany Audi | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 17 | Czechoslovakia Škoda | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 18= | United States Chrysler | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 18= | United Kingdom Vauxhall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 20= | Germany BMW | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 20= | Soviet Union Lada | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Monaco MON |
Sweden SWE |
Kenya KEN |
Greece GRC |
Morocco MAR |
Portugal POR |
Finland FIN |
Italy ITA |
France FRA |
United Kingdom GBR |
Points |
| Sources:[1][4] | ||||||||||||
Events
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| Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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See also
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External links
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- FIA World Rally Championship 1975 at ewrc-results.com