Only 16 cars took the start Coppa Florio in Sicily, and led Alfa Merzario / mass and the Bell / Pescarolo clear 1-2 to finish the course. Field proved to be healthy for the Nurburgring 1000k, a new, improved and very fast downhill takes away qualifiers. Jochen Mass., has worked with Jody Scheckter in the third Alpha, bolted to the lead, but the Alpine-Renault will soon be booed. France has brought the voice until the turbo-set problems, which left the Alpha and the Mirage team to fight for the trophy. Mass / Sheckter car experienced brake problems faded, and the sixth, but Merzario and Laffite were able to hold off hard charging Mirage and Howden Ganley schenken for close to winning.
Thank you to a different set of rules for fuel, he was at Le Mans is not a part of the championship in 1975 and most of the prototypes, Alpha included, stayed away. The team has made the Gulf and the race team Ickx / Bell won the GR8 Cosworth-powered. It was the second Le Mans victory for Ickx and the first three years, he won the co-driving with Bell.
When the championship again in Austria on Österreichring 1000k, a second Alpine joined the mix with his teammates Scheckter Tyrrell F1 (contracts were a little more relaxed at a time) and Patrick join Jarier Depailler Larrousse and Jean-Pierre. With storms around the circuit, the car Scheckter / Depailler splashed a big advantage before electricity and fuel system left agitated water for the day. L'Alfas ultra-reliable sailed to the final one-two, with Pescarolo / Bell Merzario section and new hires (Lafitte was busy blocking the European F2 title) Vittorio "The Monza Gorilla" Brambilla.
The series ended with the Watkins Glen 6 hours, and as usual, the alpine and outran the most popular Alfas. Halfway, a storm rolled in, many cars and split the race was eventually red flag for 65 minutes. When the race resumed, the two Alfas spent the next three hours of his way and won his fourth double of the season. Pescarolo / Bell won, with the special collaboration of Merzario and Mario Andretti in the second.
The victory at the Glen was a tip of a very successful season. Reliable cars, the drivers of talent and skilled preparation came together to produce Alfa Romeo and seven wins first world championship since Fangio won the Formula One crown in 1951. If there had been a pilot basis in 1975, he would have gone to Merzario, who scored four victories. Not bad for a team that was put together at the last minute!
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