Clay Regazzoni's victory secured Niki Lauda's first Formula One World Championship title for Scuderia Ferrari in 1975.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari 312T)
- Winning margin
- 16 seconds over Emerson Fittipaldi
- Race distance
- 300 km
- Number of laps
- 52
- Race in season
- 13 of 14
- Ferrari wins that season
- 5
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Entering race 13 of 14 in the 1975 Formula One season, Niki Lauda held a strong championship points lead. Ferrari's Clay Regazzoni and Lauda both competed at Monza, with Ferrari seeking to clinch the constructors' and drivers' titles before the season's end.
Held on 7 September 1975 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 52 laps of a five-kilometre circuit, the race was won by Clay Regazzoni driving the Ferrari 312T. Emerson Fittipaldi finished second in his McLaren M23, with Lauda taking third in the second Ferrari, together covering the 300-kilometre distance.
Regazzoni's victory, Ferrari's fifth of the season, combined with Lauda's third-place finish provided Lauda with sufficient points to clinch his first of three Formula One World Championship titles, marking a dominant season for Scuderia Ferrari.