The 1975 Formula 750 season was the third season of the FIM Formula 750 Prize. The series consisted of 17 races held at nine events. Jack Findlay won the series although he didn't win any races.

Calendar

1975 Calendar Round Race title Circuit Date Heat 1 Winner Heat 2 Winner Overall winner 1 34th Daytona 200 Daytona International Speedway March 9 Gene Romero 2 Imola 200 Autodromo Dino Ferrari April 6 Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto 3 Mettet 1000 km Mettet Circuit June 15 Patrick Pons Dave Potter Patrick Pons 4 Championnat du Monde 750 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours June 22 Barry Sheene Barry Sheene Barry Sheene 5 Anderstorp Anderstorp Raceway July 19 Barry Sheene Barry Ditchburn Barry Sheene 6 Hämeenlinna Ahvenisto Race Circuit August 2–3 Tapio Virtanen Tapio Virtanen Tapio Virtanen 7 John Player British Grand Prix Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit August 10 Johnny Cecotto Barry Sheene Barry Sheene 8 Champion Assen 200 Miles Circuit van Drenthe, Assen September 7 Yvon Duhamel Yvon Duhamel Yvon Duhamel 9 ADAC Preis von Baden-Württemberg und Hessen Hockenheimring September 26 Patrick Pons Patrick Pons Patrick Pons References Notes: 1. - The Daytona 200 was run as a single race rather than the aggregate of two heats that the other races used.

Points system All events except Daytona consisted of two races and points were awarded by aggregate times of the two:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Only the five best results achieved by a rider counted towards the championship standings.

Championship standings

Pos Rider Bike DAY IMO MET MAG AND AHV SIL ASS HOC Points(gross) 1 Jack Findlay Yamaha TZ750 - 5 3 4 - - 6 2 3 46 (51) 2 Barry Sheene Suzuki TR750 - - - 1 1 - 1 - - 45 3 Patrick Pons Yamaha - 2 1 - - - - - 1 42 4 Christian Bourgeois Yamaha - - - 3 - 5 - 6 4 29 5 John Newbold Suzuki - - 6 5 - - - 3 5 27 6 Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 3 1 - - - - - - - 25 7 Steve Baker Yamaha 2 3 - - - - - - - 22 = Barry Ditchburn Kawasaki KR750 - - - - 2 - 3 - - 22 = Víctor Palomo SMAC-Yamaha - - - - 3 2 - - - 22 = Teuvo Länsivuori Suzuki - - - - - 3 2 - - 22 11 Tapio Virtanen Yamaha - - - - 5 1 - - - 21 12 Chas Mortimer Yamaha - 6 4 - 4 - - - - 21 13 Dave Potter Yamaha - 4 2 - - - - - - 20 14 John Williams Yamaha /Suzuki - - - - - - 5 - 2 18 15 Gene Romero Yamaha 1 - - - - - - - - 15 = Yvon Duhamel Kawasaki - - - - - - - 1 - 15 17 Christian Estrosi Yamaha - - - 2 - - - - - 12 18 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha - - - - 8 4 - - - 11 19 Boet van Dulmen Yamaha - - - - - - - 5 6 11 20 René Guili Yamaha - - - 7 6 - - - - 9 21 Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 4 - - - - - - - - 8 = Philippe Coulon Yamaha - - - - - - 4 - - 8 = Hurley Wilvert Yamaha - - - - - - - 4 - 8 24 Warren Willing Yamaha 5 - - - - - - - - 6 = Jean-Philippe Orban Yamaha - - 5 - - - - - - 6 26 Steve McLaughlin Yamaha 6 - - - - - - - - 5 = Hubert Rigal Yamaha - - - 6 - - - - - 5 = Alex George Yamaha - - - - - 6 - - - 5 29 Gérard Choukroun Yamaha - - - - - - - 10 7 5 30 Marcel Ankoné Yamaha /Suzuki - - - - - - - 7 8 5 31 Yamaha 7 - - - - - - - - 4 = Phil McDonald Yamaha - 7 - - - - - - - 4 = Hans Stadelmann Yamaha - - 7 - - - - - - 4 = Johnny Bengtsson Yamaha - - - - 7 - - - - 4 = Ari Heikkila Yamaha - - - - - 7 - - - 4 = Pat Mahoney Yamaha - - - - - - 7 - - 4 = Wil Hartog Yamaha - - - - - - - 7 - 4 38 Cliff Carr Yamaha - - 8 - - - 10 - - 4 39 Ron Pierce Yamaha 8 - - - - - - - - 3 = Mimmo Cazzaniga Kawasaki - 8 - - - - - - - 3 = Guido Mandracci Suzuki - - - 8 - - - - - 3 = Ingemar Larsson Yamaha - - - - - 8 - - - 3 = Jim Harvey Yamaha - - - - - - 8 - - 3 = Ernst Wenger Yamaha - - - - - - - - 8 3 45 Don Castro Yamaha 9 - - - - - - - - 2 = Abbondio Sciaresa Yamaha - 9 - - - - - - - 2 = W. Scoch Yamaha - - 9 - - - - - - 2 = Thierry Tchernine Yamaha - - - 9 - - - - - 2 = Carl Ingmar Eckre Yamaha - - - - 9 - - - - 2 = Thierry van der Veken Yamaha - - - - - 9 - - - 2 = Paul Smart Suzuki - - - - - - 9 - - 2 = Rob Bron Suzuki - - - - - - - 9 - 2 53 Harry Cone Yamaha 10 - - - - - - - - 1 = Jean-Paul Boinet Yamaha - 10 - - - - - - - 1 = John Dodds Yamaha - - 10 - - - - - - 1 = Hervé Guilleux Yamaha - - - 10 - - - - - 1 = Kjeld Sedendorf Yamaha - - - - 10 - - - - 1 = Harry Viiala Yamaha - - - - - 10 - - - 1 = Siegfried Güttner Yamaha - - - - - - - - 10 1 Pos Rider Bike DAY IMO MET MAG AND AHV SIL ASS HOC Points(gross) References

See also 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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