1975 World Rally Championship
43rd Monte Carlo Rally
15th-25th January 1975
1 14 Sandro Munari/Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos [1524] 4 6h25m59 TOL65176
2 2 Hannu Mikkola/Jean Todt Fiat Abarth 124 SC 4 6h29m05 TOK81050
3 10 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki Fiat Abarth 124 SC 4 6h29m46 TOK81054
4 12 Fulvio Bacchelli/Bruno Scabini Fiat Abarth 124 4 6h47m02 TOL69745
5 20 Jean-Francois Piot/Jean de Alexandris Renault 17 Gordini 2 6h51m15 7787 DM 92
6 28 Jacques Henry/Maurice Gelin Renault Alpine A110 4 6h52m12 810 HM 76
7 56 Jean-Pierre Rouget/Patrice Chonez Porsche 911 3 7h25m00 106A BZ 75
8 40 Guy Frequelin/Christian Delferrier Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 1 7h33m30 559 JD 52
9 41 Noel Labaune/Jean Maurin Porsche 911 3 7h46m25 3107 QB 26
10 38 Christian Dorche/Pierre Gertosio BMW 2002 tii 1 7h49m25 593 CZ 05
35 100 Douglas Harris/Mike Butler Ford Escort Mexico
R 1 Jean-Claude Andruet/Yves Jouanny Lancia Stratos [1626] 4 accident TOL80931
R 3 Amilcare Ballestrieri/Piero Sodano Lancia Beta Coupe 4 engine TOL91608
R 4 Walter Rohrl/Jochen Berger Opel Ascona 2 engine GG-DS 808
R 5 Jean-Luc Therier/Michel Vial Renault Alpine A310 4 accident 3084 HW 76
R 6 Bernard Darniche/Alain Mahe Fiat Abarth 124 4 engine TOK81051
R 8 Jean-Pierre Nicolas/Vincent Laverne Renault Alpine A110 4 accident 3812 HV 76
R 9 Lars Carlsson/Bob de Jong Opel Ascona 2 punctures WN-P844
R 11 Achim Warmbold/John Davenport Renault Alpine A310 4 accident 3085 HW 76
R 17 Raffaele Pinto/Arnaldo Bernacchini Lancia Stratos [1513] 4 accident TOL52902
R 23 Jean Ragnotti/Pierre Thimonier Renault Alpine A110 4 accident 3797 HV 76
R 24 Anders Kullang/Claes-Goran Andersson Opel Ascona 2 road accident GG-DS 438
Notes: 96 starters, 30 finishers
25th Swedish Rally
13th-15th February 1975
1 4 Bjorn Waldegaard/Hans Thorszelius Lancia Stratos HF[1626] 4 26386 pts TOL80931
2 1 Stig Blomqvist/Hans Sylvan Saab 96 V4 2 26493 ETK 909
3 2 Simo Lampinen/Sölve Andreasson Lancia Beta Coupe 4 27082 TOL91608
4 8 Per Eklund/Bjorn Cederberg Saab 06 V4 2 27193 EWU 902
5 6 Ingvar Carlsson/Claes Billstam Fiat Abarth 124 4 27570 TOL69748
6 5 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat Abarth 124 4 28165 TOK81054
7 17 John Haugland/Arild Antonsen Skoda 120S 2 29643 DA65818
8 36 Hakan Svensson/J-E.Andersson Opel Ascona 2 30440 GLL 608
9 28 Rune Ahlin/Ake Gustavsson Volvo 142 1 30934 EXL 187
10 27 Leif Andersson/Lars Nyberg Ford Escort RS2000 1 31262 HLM 588
R 3 Hannu Mikkola/Jean Todt Fiat Abarth 124 4 accident TOK81050
R 9 Harry Kallstrom/Sture Bostrom Datsun Violet 2 accident TKS56N18634
R 10 Bror Danielsson/Ulf Sundberg Opel Ascona 2 valve spring GTM 024
R 11 Anders Kullang/Claes-Goran Andersson Opel Ascona 2 ignition DLJ 771
R 18 Per-Inge Walfridsson/Kjell Nilsson DAF 66 2 engine HEX 776
Hans Sevelius/Mauri Lindell Sunbeam Avenger
23rd East African Safari Rally
28th-31st March 1975
1 26 Ove Andersson/Arne Herz Peugeot 504 2 718 pts 3501 QT 25
2 3 Sandro Munari/Lofty Drews Lancia Stratos [1832] 4 756 TOL87904
3 8 Bjorn Waldegaard/Hans Thorszelius Lancia Stratos [1734] 4 849 TOL87903
4 33 Andrew Cowan/John Mitchell Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 2 871 ACM56SO8175
5 36 Bert Shankland/Chris Bates Peugeot 504 2 901 3505 QT 25
6 14 Zully Remtulla/Nizar Jivani Datsun 710 2 994 TKS56NO9123
7 34 John Hellier/Kanti Shah Datsun 160B 2 1092 KJR 719
8 39 Davinder Singh/Roger Barnard Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 2 1145 ACM56SO8178
9 27 Frank Tundo/Anton Levitan Datsun 710 2 1155 KLS 347
10 19 Prem Choda/Mrs Pauru Choda Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 2 1381 KPY 495
R 1 Timo Makinen/Henry Liddon Peugeot 504 2 loose engine rod 3502 QT 25
R 2 Shekhar Mehta/Mike Doughty Lancia Beta Coupe 4 front suspension TOL99082
R 4 Joginder Singh/David Doig Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 2 engine ACM56SO3177
R 5 Jean-Luc Therier/Michel Vial Renault Alpine A110 4 engine 2005 HS 76
R 6 Robert Collinge/Robert Coombes Renault Alpine A110 4 clutch 2004 HS 76
R 9 Robin Ulyate/Ivan Smith Lancia Beta Coupe 4 front suspension TOL06634
R 11 Harry Kallstrom/Sture Bostrom Datsun Violet 2 engine TKS56NO9122
R 12 Hannu Mikkola/Jean Todt Peugeot 504 2 rolled 4817 QP 25
R 16 Hans Schuller/Dieter Steinmann Datsun 260Z 4 electrics TKS33SU6470
R 31 Jack Simonian/Peter Huth Renault 17 Gordini 2 driveshaft 2644 DR 92
R 35 Jean-Francois Piot/Jean de Alexandris Renault 17 Gordini 2 clutch 7783 DW 92
22nd Acropolis Rally
27th May-2nd June 1975
1 2 Walter Röhrl/Jochen Berger Opel Ascona 1.0 2 9h20m36 GG-DT 710
2 9 "Siroco"/Miltos Andriopoulos Alpine-Renault A110 4 9h56m18 399680
3 86 Michael Koumas/Peter Dimitriadis Mitsubishi Galant GS 2 11h35m53 GX988
4 45 J.Pesmazoglou/Dimitris Georgitsis Opel Ascona 2 11h45m01 E2
5 12 "Leonidas"/John Lekkas Audi 80GT 1 11h53m51 BM3083
6 83 Berndt Steffansson/Ola Tholen Volvo 142GL 1 11h54m22 FYT202
7 10 George Moschous/Aris Stathakis Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT 2 12h03m50 E44
8 72 Michael Moschous/"Nikias" Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1 12h33m12 MIS03426
9 34 Hans-Michael Jelsdorf/Nogens Gliese Opel Ascona 1 12h42m01 HDG947
10 91 "Pavlos"/Pavlos Valendis Lada 2103 1 12h53m02 E649
14 Andreas Papatriantafillou/Emmanouil Halivelakis Toyota Corolla 13h53m26
15 E.Makridakis/I.Ouranos Opel Kadett 14h22m57
16 Georgios Raptopoulos/Korres Austin Allegro 1300 14h28m10
17 "Dino"/N.Papandreou Opel Ascona 14h38m07
R 7 Rauno Aaltonen/Claes Billstam Opel Ascona 2 engine GG-DT 578
R 1 Bjorn Waldegård/Thorszelius Lancia Stratos [1734] 4 distributor TOL87903
R 5 Simo Lampinen/Silvio Maiga Lancia Beta Coupe 4 gear selector TOL99085
R 4 Raffaele Pinto/Arnaldo Bernacchini Lancia Stratos [1626] 4 gear selector TOL80931
R 6 Ove Andersson/Arne Hertz Toyota Corolla Levin 2 leaking gearbox ACM55RA8394
R 3 Achim Warmbold/John Davenport Toyota Corolla Levin 2 lodged on a rock ACM55R07013
Notes: 89 starters, 17 finishers
18th Moroccan Rally
24th-28th June 1975
1 6 Hannu Mikkola/Jean Todt Peugeot 504 4 23h30m48 3504 OT 25
2 15 Bernard Consten/Gerard Flocon Peugeot 504 2 25h12m03 4018 QP 25
3 8 Robert Neyret/Jacques Terramorsi Alpine-Renault A110 4 25h48m19 9060 TP 38
4 24 Jean Deschaseaux/Jean Plassard Citroen DS23 1 27m32m52 5412 ZT 75
5 4 Timo Makinen/Henry Liddon Peugeot 504 2 28h01m03 3506 QT 25
6 5 Shekhar Mehta/Bob Bean Datsun Violet 2 28h09m23 TKS56N18634
7 16 Mariane Hoepfner/Christine Fourton Peugeot 504 2 30h51m03 6980 FS 69
8 23 C.Trautmann/Marie-Odile Desvignes Peugeot 504 1 30h51m06 6985 FS 69
9 99 Karl Noujaim/Jean-Claude Maget Peugeot 504 1 30h57m49 P8911C11
10 33 Jacques Osstyn/J.H.Weilmann Volvo 142 2 31h42m53 7138-59
R 1 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki Fiat Abarth 124 4 broken sump TOK81054
R 2 Bjorn Waldegård/Claes-Goran Andersson Fiat Abarth 124 4 transmission TOK81051
R 3 Bernard Darniche/Alain Mahe Fiat Abarth 124 4 wet electrics
R 7 Walter Rohrl/Jochen Berger Opel Ascona 2 front suspension GG-DZ 578
R 10 Pierre Pagani/Francois Rousselot Peugeot 504 2 soft sand 4006 QP 25
R 17 Rauno Aaltonen/Claes Billstam Opel Ascona 2 overheating GG-DS 808
R 22 Christine Dacremont/Marie-Pierre Pallayer Peugeot 504 1 accident 6978 FS 69
R 26 Jean-Claude Lefebvre/Christian Delferrier Ford Escort RS2000 1 rear suspension 2154 EE 90
8th Rally of Portugal
18th-21st July 1975
1 4 Markku Alen/Illka Kivimaki Fiat 124 Abarth 4 6h24m15 TOL69746
2 1 Hannu Mikkola/Jean Todt Fiat 124 Abarth 4 6h26m58 TOK81050
3 9 Ove Andersson/Arne Hertz Toyota Corolla 2 6h29m29 ACM55RA8354
4 10 Rauno Aaltonen/Claes Billstam Opel Ascona 2 6h35m31 GU-DS 209
5 16 Pedro Cortes/Teixeira Gomes Datsun 260Z 4 6h45m07 TKS33SU6471
6 19 Mario Figueiredo/Carlos Barata Datsun 240Z 4 6h53m47 GA-87-00
7 7 Shekhar Mehta/Yvonne Pratt Datsun Violet 2 7h10m30 TKS56HA7717
8 14 Francisco Romaozinho/Jose Bernardo Citroen GS 2 7h10m51 3521 ZT 75
9 42 Fernando Lezama/Javier Arnaix Ford Escort RS1600 2 7h24m53 MEV 36J
10 41 Jose Megre/Raposo de Magalhaes Datsun 240Z 4 7h38m49 TKS33SU6467
11 30 Jorge Ortigao/Pedro d'Abreu Mazda 818 1 7h47m33 NN-90-39
R 2 Achim Warmbold/John Davenport BMW 2002 2 driveshaft coupling M-JE 1597
R 3 Walter Rohrl/Jochen Berger Opel Ascona 2 electrics GG-DU 120
R 5 Björn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius Toyota Corolla 2 gearbox ACM55R07013
R 6 Alcide Paganelli/Ninni Russo Fiat Abarth 124 4 steering TOK85989
R 12 Salvador Canellas/Daniel Ferrater SEAT 1430/1800 2 rear suspension B3793AP
R 23 Ricardo Munoz/Jose Zorita SEAT 1430/1800 2 gearbox B7588X
25th 1000 Lakes Rally (Jyväskylän Suurajot)
29th-31st August 1975
1 1 Hannu Mikkola/Atso Aho Toyota Corolla Levin 2 10353 pts ACM55RA8354
2 5 Simo Lampinen/Juhani Markkanen Saab 96 V4 2 10427 AEU502
3 4 Timo Mäkinen/Henry Liddon Ford Escort RS 2 10475 HHJ 703N
4 13 Per Eklund/Björn Cederberg Saab 96 V4 2 10479 BPZ 798
5 8 Anders Kulläng/Clae-Görin Andersson Opel Ascona 2 10649 GG-DU 120
6 15 Timo Salonen/Jaakko Markkula Datsun 160J 2 10691 TKS56HA7717
7 19 Jari Vilkas/Juhani Soini Saab 96 V4 2 10829 AEU503
8 14 Erik Aaby/Monty Karlan Ford Escort RS1600 2 10946 PMC 813L
9 16 Kyösti Hämäläinen/Urpo Vilhervaara Sunbeam Avenger 1 10971 AHB470
10 31 Antero Laine/Raimo Alm Saab 96 V4 2 11068 ACN403
25 Pauli Toivonen Simca 1000 Rallye
46 77 Åke Thunberg/Lennart Osslund Ford Escort TC FLM 571
47 80 Roland Strömberg/Lars-J.Pettersson Opel RK CNX 844
DQ 2 Stig Blomqvist/Hans Silvan Saab 96 V4 2 SS11/speeding HKW 434
R 3 Markku Alén/Ilkka Kivimäki Datsun 160J 2 SS23/hit stone TKS56H06793
R 9 Pentti Airikkala/Heikki Haaksiala Vauxhall Magnum 2 SS3/accident YJO 5K
R 10 Hannu Valtaharju/Risto Antilla Datsun Violet 2 accident TKS56HO6792
R 11 Ari Vatanen/Geraint Phillips Ford Escort RS1600 2 SS6/accident SN0666M
R 12 Tapio Rainio/Erkki Nyman Saab 96 V4 2 engine AEC501
R Henry Toivonen/Antero Lindqvist Simca Rallye SS36
R 22 Jussi Kynsilehto/Martin Holmes Ford Escort RS1600 2 accident 00098M
R 17 Erkki Temmes/Raymond Eriksson Saab 96 V4 BMP 225
13th Rally Sanremo
1st-4th October 1975
1 11 Bjorn Waldegard/Hans Thorszelius Lancia Stratos 4 10h22m52 TOM26363
2 14 Maurizio Verini/Francesco Rossetti Fiat Abarth 124 4 10h25m40 TOL69745
3 5 Jean-Luc Therier/Michel Vial Renault Alpine A110 4 10h59m04 1474 JB 76
4 19 Mauro Pregliasco/Piero Sodano Lancia Beta Coupe 4 11h20m11 TOM80840
5 23 Carlo Bianchi/Marco Mannini Porsche 911 3 11h33m29 MIV30962
6 24 Salvatore Bray/"Rudy" Opel Ascona 1 11h47m42 FO293386
7 26 Alberto Brambilla/Giorgio Bottini Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT 1 12h01m28 MIV89815
8 33 Georg Fischer/Harald Gottlieb Opel Ascona 2 12h16m26 W481.158
9 22 Federico Ormezzano/Enrico Cartotto Alfa Romeo 2000GTV 1 12h18m30 MIZ11255
10 94 Paulo Isnardi/Simone Scimone Opel Ascona 1 12h27m45 IM111534
R 1 Sandro Munari/Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos 4 puncture TOL96265
R 2 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki Fiat Abarth 124 4 gearbox TOL69746
R 3 Timo Makinen/Henry Liddon Ford Escort RS1800 2 no tyres KHK 982N
R 4 Walter Rohrl/Jochen Berger Opel Kadett GT/E 2 prop-shaft GG-DU 371
R 6 Amilcare Ballestrieri/Mauro Mannini Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT 2 accident MIV85555
R 7 Rafaelle Pinto/Arnaldo Bernacchini Lancia Stratos 4 engine TOL80931
R 8 Alcide Paganelli/Ninni Russo Fiat Abarth 124 4 accident TOK8986
R 9 Roger Clark/Jim Porter Ford Escort RS1800 2 no tyres KHK 983N
R 10 Rauno Aaltonen/Claes Billstam Opel Ascona 2 head gasket GG-DS 209
R 12 Jean-Pierre Nicolas/Vincent Laverne Renault Alpine A110 4 differential 1475 JB 76
R 16 Enrico Svizzero/Gianfranco Masetto Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT 2 electrics MIV59844
19th Tour de Corse
8th-9th November 1975
1 6 Bernard Darniche/Alain Mahe Lancia Stratos 4 4h58m26 72930EE
2 7 Jean-Pierre Nicolas/Vincent Laverne Renault Alpine A110 4 4h58m58 1475 JB 76
3 3 Jean-Claude Andruet/Yves Jouanny Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT 2 5h09m51 M1V85167
4 12 J-P.Manzagol/J-F.Filippi Renault Alpine A110 4 5h15m42 560 DK 20
5 11 Jacques Henry/Maurice Gelin Renault Alpine A110 4 5h19m41 943A KX 75
6 9 Francis Vincent/Jacques Jaubert Renault Alpine A110 4 5h22m26 6722 JB 76
7 20 Michele Mouton/Francoise Conconi Renault Alpine A110 3 5h33m49 6859 SH 06
8 34 Jean Marie Soriano/Robert Simonetti Renault Alpine A110 4 5h52m45 456 DZ 20
9 40 Bernard Picone/Robert Cianelli Renault Alpine A110 3 5h52m46 1697 EN 92
10 63 "Tchine"/Claude Julian Opel Commodore 1 6h28m25 1461
R 1 Sandro Munari/Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos 4 accident TOL96265
R 2 Jean-Luc Therier/Michel Vial Renault Alpine A110 4 accident 6721 JB 76
R 4 Rafaelle Pinto/Arnaldo Bernacchini Lancia Stratos 4 rear suspension TOL80931
R 5 Gerard Larrousse/Christian Delferrier Renault Alpine A110 4 accident 1474 JB 76
R 8 Guy Chasseuil/Christian Baron Opel Ascona 2 engine 8813 FU 13
R 14 Francis Serpaggi/Dominique Subrini Renault Alpine A110 4 accident 3797 HV 76
R 15 Jean-Louis Clarr/Jean-Francois Fauchille Opel Ascona 2 accident 8967 FJ 13
Lombard RAC Rally
22nd-26th November 1975
1 1 Timo Makinen/Henry Liddon Ford Escort RS1800 2 6h00m00 LAR 801P
2 6 Roger Clark/Tony Mason Ford Escort RS1800 2 6h01m57 LAR 800P
3 40 Tony Fowkes/Bryan Harris Ford Escort RS1600 2 6h06m11 FGU 374J
4 23 Tony Pond/David Richards Opel Kadett GT/E 2 6h12m26 MWU 458P
5 24 Erik Aaby/Per-Odvar Nyborg Ford Escort RS1600 2 6h14m14 PMC 813L
6 18 Billy Coleman/Dan O'Sullivan Ford Escort RS1800 2 6h16m38 HHJ 701N
DQ 2 Björn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius Lancia Stratos [1874] 4 OTL * TOM26363
7 43 Bengt Nilsson/Lars-Erik Carlström Opel Ascona 2 6h17m53 DLJ 771
8 11 Maurizio Verini/Francesco Rossetti Fiat Abarth 124 Spider 4 6h17m59 TOL69747
9 25 Will Sparrow/Ron Crellin Vauxhall Magnum 2 6h18m07 TJE 535K
10 12 Simo Lampinen/Silvio Maiga Lancia Beta Coupe 4 6h18m59 TOL99084
11 15 Harry Källström Datsun Violet 6h20m11
12 A.Dawson Datsun 6h22m02
13 Ronnie McCartney Porsche 911 RS
14 69 David Thompson/Mike Greasley Porsche 911 RS WEN 148L
16 28 Brian Culcheth/Johnston Syer Triumph Dolomite Sprint 1 6h30m41 RDU 983M
20 19 Pentti Airikkala/John Davenport Vauxhall Magnum Coupe 2 6h36m12 YJO 5K
23 23 Chris Sclater/Martin Holmes Toyota Corolla 2 6h40m55 QP8723
R 3 Stig Blomqvist/Hans Sylvan Saab 96 V4 2 engine ETK 909
R 4 Walter Röhrl/Jochen Berger Opel Kadett GT/E 2 transmission GG-DU 401
R 5 Ove Andersson/Arne Hertz Toyota Celica GT 2 engine QP8724
R 7 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki Fiat Abarth 124 4 engine TOL69746
R 8 Sandro Munari/Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos 4 accident TOL96265
R 9 Per Eklund/Björn Cederberg Saab 96 V4 2 engine EWU 902
R 10 Hannu Mikkola/Jean Todt Toyota Celica 2 distributor QP8722
R 13 Rauno Aaltonen/Claes Billstam Opel Kadett GT/E 2 gearbox GG-DU 371
R 14 Ari Vatanan/Peter Bryant Ford Escort RS1800 2 accident LVW 690P
R 16 Per-Inge Walfridsson/John Jensen Lancia Stratos
R 17 Anders Kulläng/Claes-Goran Andersson Opel Kadett GT/E 2 piston GG-DH 270
R 21 Russell Brookes/John Brown Ford Escort
29 John Taylor/John Jensen Ford Escort RS1800 Mk II KKL 28??
R 36 Tony Fall Opel Kadett GT/E OTL
R 38 Bror Danielsson/Bo Sundberg Opel Ascona
R 59 Olle Dahl/Jan-Olof Bohlin Saab 96 V4
R 68 Ruben Börjesson/Joe Hawkins BMW 2002
R 75 Roger Ericsson/Bruno Berglund Volvo 142
R 102 Kent Johansson/Peter Rushforth Saab 96 V4
123 Stan Griffin/Chris Dickenson Ford Escort RS2000
R 124 Lennart Börjesson/Thomas Fahlström Volkswagen Golf LS
R 136 Christer Gäf/Lars-J Pettersson BMW 2002
163 John Banks/Henry Hardiment Ford Escort RS2000 SMH 444M
R 167 Kjell Melin/Ola Hellgren Honda Civic
201 Malcolm Harvey-Ross/Rick Smith Vauxhall Magnum POR 385M
Robert Freeborough/Terry Kaby Mini Cooper S BOO 911F
R Pat Ryan Austin Allegro
R Phil Cooper Morris Marina gearbox
* - Finished in 7th, but was disqualified for being 65 mins late at a timed section near Mansfield.
1975 International World Championship for Makes
1 Lancia