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 David SchollumTasman Rd 2, Racing Car News, February 1975, page 34 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):
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