Английская Википедия:1975 Long Beach Grand Prix
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The 1975 Long Beach Grand Prix was the inaugural running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. The race was held September 28, 1975, on a Шаблон:Convert temporary street circuit. It was race 7 of the 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship. An estimated 65,000 spectators saw Englishman Brian Redman win the race from Australian Vern Schuppan, with Canadian driver Eppie Wietzes finishing third.[1]
Background
In 1974 the city of Long Beach began a billion-dollar redevelopment program of the downtown area.[2] Chris Pook, a British travel agent working in Long Beach, proposed holding a street course race in the vein of the Monaco Grand Prix. In order to prepare for a Formula One race the following year, the organizers decided to hold a Formula 5000 race that was held at a track in Riverside with an exhibition in Long Beach.[3][4]
Qualifying
Qualifying times were set in two sessions on Saturday. Seeded drivers had one 45-minute session and one 1 hour, 15 minute session, while non-seeded drivers had two 45-minute sessions.[5] Starting positions were set by two heat races, with the finishers from Heat 1 starting in odd positions and Heat 2 in even positions.
Heat races
Race
At the start, Al Unser led from 2nd on the grid. On lap 3, polesitter Tony Brise had taken the lead and Mario Andretti took over second place. Brise led until lap 15, when both Andretti and Unser got by. Brise re-passed Unser on the next lap, and battled with Andretti until he re-took the lead on lap 29. On lap 33, Andretti retired with transmission problems, and one lap later Brise retired with a broken driveshaft. Brian Redman took the lead and pulled away to a nearly 30-second victory over Vern Schuppan and Eppie Wietzes. Redman also clinched the season points championship.[9][10]
Result
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Brian Redman | Carl A. Haas Racing | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 50 | 1:10:12.042 | 4 |
| 2 | 48 | Шаблон:Flagicon Vern Schuppan | All American Racers | Eagle 755-Chevrolet | 50 | +29.938 | 7 |
| 3 | 94 | Шаблон:Flagicon Eppie Wietzes | Formula Racing | Lola T400-Chevrolet | 50 | Running | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Amon | McCormack/Burke Racing | Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet | 49 | + 1 lap | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon David Hobbs | Hogan Racing | Lola T330-Chevrolet | 49 | + 1 lap | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Warwick Brown | McCormack/Burke Racing | Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet | 49 | + 1 lap | 11 |
| 7 | 24 | Шаблон:Flagicon Evan Noyes | Evan Noyes | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 48 | + 2 laps | 27 |
| 8 | 19 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Earl | T. P. Racing | Lola T330-Chevrolet | 48 | + 2 laps | 17 |
| 9 | 46 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Morton | Krinitt Racing | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 48 | + 2 laps | 28 |
| 10 | 30 | Шаблон:Flagicon Skeeter McKitterick | AME Racing | Chevron B24-Chevrolet | 46 | + 4 laps | 20 |
| 11 | 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Benny Scott | Black American Racers | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 40 | + 10 laps | 22 |
| 12 | 64 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Brise | Theodore Racing | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 34 | Driveshaft | 1 |
| 13 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mario Andretti | Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 33 | Transmission | 3 |
| 14 | 50 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Korn | Jomar Racing | Lola T330-Chevrolet | 33 | Battery | 21 |
| 15 | 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jody Scheckter | Hogan Racing | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 29 | Halfshaft | 6 |
| 16 | 91 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jon Woodner | Interscope Racing | Talon MR-1A-Chevrolet | 27 | Accident | 13 |
| 17 | 33 | Шаблон:Flagicon Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Francisco Mir Racing | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 27 | Camshaft | 9 |
| 18 | 13 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ron Dykes | J. B. Quality Products | Lola T192-Chevrolet | 27 | Suspension | 16 |
| 19 | 28 | Шаблон:Flagicon Randy Lewis | Wrangler Wracing Team | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 20 | Rod | 15 |
| 20 | 51 | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Unser | Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 17 | Suspension | 2 |
| 21 | 00 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Pryce | Phoenix Racing | Shadow DN6-Dodge | 14 | Gearbox | 5 |
| 22 | 75 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Nagel | Nagel Racing | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 14 | Mechanical | 23 |
| 23 | 55 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bill Baker | Barbara Baker | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 14 | Black flagged | 24 |
| 24 | 20 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gordon Johncock | Patrick Racing | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 11 | Rod | 19 |
| 25 | 39 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Gunn | Racing Consultants | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 9 | Overheating | 25 |
| 26 | 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Cannon | Anglo American Racing | March 73A-Chevrolet | 6 | Halfshaft | 14 |
| 27 | 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Graham McRae | Eddie Lewis | Lola T332-Chevrolet | 1 | Accident | 26 |
| 28 | 45 | Шаблон:Flagicon George Follmer | Lance Smith Racing | Lance LSR1-Chevrolet | 0 | Wheel | 18 |
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