RONNIE PETERSON Opciones

[Gilles]

Muchas gracias amigo.

Que te vaya bien.

Y ya sabes, aqui estaremos esperándote.

"The crowds loved him because he, of all the men out there, was clearly working without a net"

[Lluis Fernandez]

RONNIE PETERSON


PARTE 6


1975 - The worst Lotus season!


Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina 12:th of January 1975, Buenos Aires

Jarier on pole before Pace. Fastest Lap: Hunt 1.50.91 Leaders: Reutemann 1-25; Hunt 26-34; Fittipaldi 35-53.

Fittipaldi McLaren wins, Hunt Hesketh second, Reutemann Brabham third and Ronnie Peterson Lotus retired.

Jarier did not start!


Grande Premio de Brasil 26:th of January 1975, Interlagos

Jarier on pole before Fittipaldi. Fastest Lap: Jarier 2.34.16 Leaders: Reutemann 1-4; Jarier 5-32; Pace 33-40.

Carlos Pace Brabham wins, Fittipaldi McLaren second, Jochen Mass McLaren third and Ronnie Peterson Lotus 15:th.


Lucky Strike South African Grand Prix 1:st of March 1975, Kyalami

Pace on pole before Reutemann. Fastest Lap: Pace 1.17.20 Leaders: Pace 1-2; Scheckter 3-78.

Scheckter Tyrrell wins, Reutemann Brabham second, Patrik Depailler Tyrrell third and Ronnie Lotus 10:th.


Gran Premio de Espana 27:th of April 1975, Montjuich Park

Lauda on pole before Regazzoni. Fastest Lap: Andretti 1.25.10 Leaders: Hunt 1-6; Andretti 7-16; Stommelen 17-21, 23-25; Pace 22; Mass 26-27, 29; Ickx 28.

Jochen Mass McLaren wins his only career victory, Ickx Lotus second, Reutemann Brabham third. Ronnie Lotus retired.


Grand Prix de Monaco 11:th of May 1975

Lauda on pole before Pryce. Fastest Lap: Depailler 1.28.67 Leaders: Lauda 1-23, 25-75; Ronnie 24.

Lauda Ferrari wins, Fittipaldi McLaren second, Pace Brabham third and Ronnie Lotus 4:th.

Grand Prix de Belgique 25:th of May 1975, Zolder

Lauda on pole before Pace. Fastest Lap: Regazzoni 1.26.76 Leaders: Pace 1-3; Brambilla 4-5; Lauda 6-70.

Niki Lauda Ferrari wins, Scheckter Tyrrell second Reutemann Brabham third and Ronnie Lotus retired.


Polar Sveriges Grand Prix 8:th of June 1975, Anderstorp

Brambilla on pole before Depailler. Fastest Lap: Lauda 1.28.267 Leaders: Brambilla 1-15; Reutemann 16-69; Lauda 70-80.

Lauda Ferrari wins, Reutemann Brabham second, Regazzoni Ferrari third and Ronnie Lotus 9:th.



Brambilla takes the start before; Depailler, Jarier, Reutemann, Lauda and far behind Ronnie...


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Grote Prijs van Nederland 22:nd of June 1975, Zandvoort

Lauda on pole before Regazzoni. Fastest Lap: Lauda 1.21.54 Leaders: Lauda 1-12; Regazzoni 13-14; Hunt 15-75.

Hunt Hesketh wins, Lauda Ferrari second, Regazzoni Ferrari third and Ronnie Lotus 15:th.


Grand Prix de France 6:th of July 1975, Paul Ricard

Lauda on pole before Scheckter. Fastest Lap: Mass 1.50.6 Leaders: Lauda 1-54.

Lauda Ferrari wins, Hunt Hesketh second, Mass McLaren third and Ronnie Lotus 10:th.


John Player British Grand Prix 19:th of July 1975, Silverstone

Pryce on pole before Pace. Fastest Lap: Regazzoni 1.20.9 Leaders: Pace 1-12, 22-26; Regazzoni 13-18; Pryce 19-20; Scheckter 21, 27-32; Jarier 33-34; Hunt 35-42; Fittipaldi 43-56.

Fittipaldi McLaren wins, Pace Brabham second, Scheckter Tyrrell third and Ronnie Lotus retired.


Grosser Preis von Deutschland 3:rd of August 1975, Nürnburgring

Lauda on pole before Pace. Fastest Lap: Regazzoni 7.06.4 Leaders: Lauda 1-9; Reutemann 10-14.

Reutemann Brabham wins, Jacques Laffite Williams second, Lauda Ferrari third and Ronnie Lotus retired.


Grosser Preis von Österreich 17:th of August 1975, Österreichring

Lauda on pole before Hunt. Fastest Lap: Brambilla 1.53.90 Leaders: Lauda 1-14; Hunt 15-18; Brambilla 19-29.

Vittorio Brambilla March wins his only career victory by crashing over the finnishline, Hunt Hesketh second, Tom Pryce Shadow third and Ronnie Lotus 5:th.


Gran Premio d`Italia 7:th of September 1975, Monza

Lauda on pole before Regazzoni. Fastest Lap: Regazzoni 1.34.2 Leaders: Regazzoni 1-52

Regazzoni Ferrari wins, Fittipaldi McLaren second, Lauda Ferrari third and Ronnie Lotus retired.


United States Grand Prix 5:th of October 1975, Watkins Glen

Lauda on pole before Fittipaldi. Fastest Lap: Fittipaldi 1.43.374 Leaders: Lauda 1-59.

Lauda Ferrari wins, Fittipaldi McLaren second, Mass McLaren third and Ronnie Lotus 5:th.


That makes the championship look like this:

Niki Lauda Ferrari 64.5

Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren 45

Carlos Reutemann 37


12:th place Ronnie Peterson Lotus 6


The Manufacturers:

Ferrari 72.5

Brabham-Ford 54

McLaren-Ford 53