British Grand Prix

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2408

Date Released

27 Jul 1975

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1British Grand Prix

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: Grey skies for the start of the 196 mile Grand Prix at Silverstone. 67 laps ahead and the World Top Drivers are raring to go. The Brazilian Carlos Pace takes an early lead, but is soon ousted by South African Jody Scheckter. The deciding factor was the weather, dry conditions at the start meant the cars "got away" with smooth "slick" treadless tyres. Rain on part of the circuit saw a stream of cars entering the pits for a change to wet weather tyres. The proverbial sunny period and its all change, back to "slicks" - then with only 57 laps completed - utter chaos, as a sudden down pour sends cars off all around the circuit. The Race is called off and Emerson Fittipaldi in his Texaco McLaren, Leader at the time, is awarded the Race. Pace and Scheckter who both crashed, get 2nd and 3rd places. SHOTLIST: GV pits empty. GV in tool box pan to car 12 in pits Niki Lauda. CU interior car in pits. CU interior car No 2 (Jochen Mass) in pits in pieces. CU interior car No 29 Lella Lombardi looked over in pits. SV interior car No 6 Jacky Ickx in pits. SV interior car No 23 Tony Brise in pits. SV interior car in pits Elf. SV interior car 22 Alan Jones in pits (one of Hill’s cars). SV pan James Hunt’s car 24 on show. GV pits. SV No 3 Jody Scheckter JPS cars (2) Nos 5 & 6, drivers Ronnie Peterson & Jacky Ickx. CU name on car ‘Peterson’. SV mechanics checking pile of tyres. SV pan mechanics at work in pits. SV ditto on car No 7. LV car being wheeled to grid. CU driver No 23 Tony Brise. SV pan Graham Hill driving car 23 to grid. LV car 17 Jean-Pierre Jarier & others being pushed out to grid. CU driver 16 (Tom Pryce). SV mechanics pushing car 16 onto grid. GV cars on grid including car 23. CU James Hunt driver of 24. SV mechanics around car No 1 (Emerson Fittipaldi). CU car 11 Clay Regazzoni pan to driver & mechanics. CU driver No 11. CU car No 8 (Carlos Pace) pan to driver in car. CU driver No 12 Niki Lauda. SV Niki getting into car 12. CU driver No 7 Carlos Reutemann in Martini-Brabham. CU driver No 2 Jochen Mass in car. GV cars on grid surrounded by mechanics. SV driver No 23 (Brise) in grid. CU car No 1 pan up to driver Fittipaldi. GV cars on grid revving up, they are off. LV cars round Beckett’s Corner, pan with No 19. FV cars coming out of bend. SV cars going through new chicane. LV cars coming up past main grandstand. SV car No 10 Hans Stuck in pits having wet tyres put on. CU ditto, he pulls away. SV No 29 Lombardi leaving pits. SV pan No 8 Carlos Pace speeding down straight through Beckett’s. FV pan car No 11 Regazzoni speeding past Beckett’s. LV car going through chicane. SV car shooting past out of chicane (car in b/g being helped onto track). FV cars approaching chicane. SV car going in pits in f/g as cars go through chicane. SV pan No 16 Pryce going through Beckett’s. SV pan No 1 Fittipaldi round Beckett’s. SV pan No 12 Lauda ditto. SV pan No 3 Scheckter ditto, passes No 27 Mario Andretti. LV cars through chicane. FV cars coming out of chicane. SV pan No 24 James Hunt round bend. FV 2 cars past grandstand. SV car in pits change tyres from wet to dry. SV car whizzing down straight. BV car leaving pits. FV car 19 coming into pits. CU tyres being changed from wet to dry. SV car 19 leaving pits. SV cars past grandstand. FV cars leaving chicane. LV pan car No 3 Scheckter going through Beckett’s. SV pan car 27 Mario Andretti, ditto FV pan Emerson Fittipaldi in lead followed by others through chicane. SV man under umbrella (timekeeper). SV crowd under umbrellas. FV cars coming down track sending up mass of spray. SV timekeeper under brolly. LV van driving next to crashed car by carrier. GV mass of mechanics & cars round crashed vehicles at barrier. SV pan truck towing away car No 3 Jody Scheckter’s car. CU car on truck winch. SV Duke of Kent awaiting winner. CU Emerson Fittipaldi (winner). BV Emerson mounting stand. Duke presents him with cup. LV Emerson with cup. SV ditto with wreath. SV car with pedal bike leaning on it. SV Graham Hill talking to mechanic. SV car 23 (Hill’s car) being towed away. SV car 15 Brian Henton’s carried away on truck winch.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Buildings and structures; Motor racing; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Silverstone

Card file number

75/283

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

641

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