1975 World Rally Championship


The 1975 World Rally Championship was the third season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship. 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.

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.
RoundRally nameSurfaceDates
1 Monte Carlo RallyMixed 15–24 January
2 Swedish RallySnow13–15 February
3 Safari RallyGravel25–31 March
4 Acropolis RallyGravel24–31 May
5 Rallye du MarocGravel24–28 June
6 Rally de PortugalMixed 18–21 July
7 1000 Lakes RallyGravel29–31 August
8 Rallye SanremoMixed 1–4 October
9 Tour de CorseTarmac8–9 November
10 RAC RallyGravel22–26 November

Manufacturers' championship

Schedule of points by place:
Place1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points20151210864321

Manufacturer
MON
SWE
KEN
GRC
MAR
POR
FIN
ITA
FRA
GBR		Points
1 Lancia202015----2020196
2 Fiat158---20-15-361
3 Alpine-Renault6--1512--1215-60
4 Opel-3-20-108611058
5 Peugeot--20-20-----40
6 Ford-1---212--2035
7 Toyota-----1220---32
8 Saab--6-686---30
9 Datsun3--4---412-26
10 Alfa Romeo3--4---412-23
11 Mitsubishi--1012------22
12 Citroën----103----13
13 Porsche4------8--12
14 Volvo-2-61-----9
15= Renault8---------8
15= Audi---8------8
17 Škoda-4--------4
18= Chrysler------2---2
18= Vauxhall---------22
20= BMW1---------1
20= Lada---1------1
Manufacturer
MON
SWE
KEN
GRC
MAR
POR
FIN
ITA
FRA
GBR		Points

Events