1975 World Rally Championship season
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The 1975 World Rally Championship season was the third season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). 10 events were included on the schedule, including the return to the series of the famous Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies after a one season absence of those events. Both North American events were removed from the schedule however. Other returning entries to the schedule included the Acropolis Rally in Greece, which would become a staple of the WRC circuit to this day, and the Rallye du Maroc.
Lancia, with its powerful Stratos HF, continued its dominance despite struggling with reliability. Lancia won four rallies during the season however, outpacing competitors Fiat and Alpine-Renault. The battle for second place in the season was ultimately determined by a single point, with Fiat outscoring Alpine-Renault 61 points to 60, while Opel's Ascona made a strong bid to be competitive, scoring 58 points.
From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a championship for manufacturers. Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer. Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd, 4th, and 10th, they would receive points for 2nd place only. However, the manufacturer would still gain an advantage in scoring from its other entries, as the points for the 4th and 10th place entries would be denied to other manufacturers.
Schedule of points by place:
- 1st place: 20 points
- 2nd place: 15 points
- 3rd place: 12 points
- 4th place: 10 points
- 5th place: 8 points
- 6th place: 6 points
- 7th place: 4 points
- 8th place: 3 points
- 9th place: 2 points
- 10th place: 1 point
Calendar
After the oil crisis of 1973 that affected the 1974 season, the Monte Carlo Rally, the Swedish Rally, the Acropolis Rally, and the Rallye du Maroc return to the calendar, while the Rally of the Rideau Lakes was dropped.
| Round | Rally name | Surface | Dates |
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| 1 |  43rd Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
Mixed (Tarmac - Snow) | 15–24 Jan |
| 2 |  25th Swedish Rally |
Snow | 13–15 February |
| 3 |  23rd Safari Rally |
Gravel | 25–31 March |
| 4 |  22nd Acropolis Rally |
Gravel | 24–31 May |
| 5 |  18th Rallye du Maroc |
Gravel | 24–28 June |
| 6 |  9th Rally of Portugal |
Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) | 18–21 July |
| 7 |  25th 1000 Lakes Rally |
Gravel | 29–31 August |
| 8 |  17th Rallye Sanremo |
Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) | 1–4 October |
| 9 |  19th Tour de Corse |
Tarmac | 8–9 November |
| 10 |  31st Lombard RAC Rally |
Gravel | 22–26 November |
Championship
| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||
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| MON |
SWE |
KEN |
GRC |
MAR |
POR |
FIN |
ITA |
FRA |
GBR | |||
| 1 | Lancia |
20 | 20 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 20 | 1 | 96 |
| 2 | Fiat |
15 | 8 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 15 | - | 3 | 61 |
| 3 | Alpine-Renault |
6 | - | - | 15 | 12 | - | - | 12 | 15 | - | 60 |
| 4 |  Opel |
- | 3 | - | 20 | - | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 58 |
| 5 | Peugeot |
- | - | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| 6 |  Ford |
- | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | 20 | 35 |
| 7 |  Toyota |
- | - | - | - | - | 12 | 20 | - | - | - | 32 |
| 8 | Saab |
- | - | 6 | - | 6 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | 30 |
| 9 | Datsun |
3 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | - | 26 |
| 10 | Alfa Romeo |
3 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | - | 23 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi |
- | - | 10 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 12 | Citroën |
- | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 13 | Porsche |
4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 12 |
| 14 | Volvo |
- | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 15= | Renault |
8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 15= | Audi |
- | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 17 |  Škoda |
- | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 18= | Chrysler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 18= | Vauxhall |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 20= | BMW |
1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 20= |  Lada |
- | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Events
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| Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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| Rally Name | Start-End Date | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) | Podium Cars |
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| 43ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
15–23 January |
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| 25th International Swedish Rally |
13–15 February |
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| 23rd Safari Rally |
27–31 March |
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| 22nd Acropolis Rally |
24–31 May |
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| 18ème Rallye du Maroc |
24–28 June |
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| 8º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto |
18–21 July |
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| 25th 1000 Lakes Rally |
29–31 August |
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| 17º Rallye Sanremo |
4–10 October |
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| 19ème Tour de Corse |
8–9 November |
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| 24th Lombard RAC Rally |
22–26 November |
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