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At the 1975 French Grand Prix Niki Lauda won and r...

Created on: March 16, 2025

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At the 1975 French Grand Prix Niki Lauda won and recorded his shortest overall race time out of all his victories in Europe. Looking at this race, what is the difference in time between Niki's total race time and the fastest single lap (by any driver)? Research this question using Google, use a calculator to find the correct answer, then select the correct option below.

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Pinpointing key race details

OK, let me see. Niki Lauda clinched victory in the 1975 French Grand Prix with the quickest overall race time and the fastest single lap by any driver.

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I’m gathering official data on Niki Lauda's win at the 1975 French Grand Prix, aiming to pinpoint the difference between his total race time and the fastest single lap.

Sifting through historical data

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Calculating time differences

Working through the time difference between Lauda's 1975 French GP total race time and the fastest lap involves converting minutes to seconds and subtracting the fastest lap time from the total race time.

Confirming race details

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OK, let me see. I calculated the total race time and the fastest lap time. The difference is roughly 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 17 seconds, making strong observations.

Converting and calculating

Reconverting confirmed race times to seconds, calculating the difference, and transforming it back to minutes and seconds. The difference is roughly 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 17.49 seconds.

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Revisiting time calculations

I’m recalculating the total race time and fastest lap time to ensure the difference is accurate. The total race time is 6525.7 seconds, while the fastest lap time is 109.27 seconds.

Assessing time differences

Carefully recalculating the total race time and fastest lap time, the interval approximates 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 17 seconds, considering slight variations in historical sources.

Calculating time difference

OK, let's see. The difference between Niki Lauda's total race time and the fastest lap time is generally around 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 17 seconds.

Finalizing the difference

With data on Niki Lauda's total race time and Tom Pryce's fastest lap time, the difference is calculated to be around 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 16 seconds.

Piecing together

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Calculating the pastime

OK, let me see. Carefully converting Niki Lauda's and Tom Pryce's times to seconds, the difference rounds to about 1 hour 47 minutes and 16 seconds.

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I’m finalizing the difference between Niki Lauda's total race time and Tom Pryce's fastest lap time, ensuring it matches the approximate value or consistency expected.

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Answer

Below is a commonly cited set of figures from the 1975 French Grand Prix:

  • Niki Lauda’s total race time: 1 hour 49 minutes 05.7 seconds
  • Fastest lap (Tom Pryce): 1 minute 49.27 seconds

Here’s how you calculate the difference:

  1. Convert both times to total seconds.

    • Lauda’s total time

      • 1 hour = 3600 s
      • 49 minutes = 49 × 60 = 2940 s
      • Add 5.7 s
      • Total = 3600 + 2940 + 5.7 = 6545.7 s

    • Fastest lap

      • 1 minute = 60 s
      • 49.27 s
      • Total = 60 + 49.27 = 109.27 s

  2. Subtract the fastest lap from Lauda’s total time to get the difference in seconds.

    6545.7 s  −  109.27 s  =  6436.43 s6545.7 \text{ s} \;-\; 109.27 \text{ s} \;=\; 6436.43 \text{ s}

  3. Convert 6436.43 s back into hours/minutes/seconds.

    6436.43÷60  =  107.2738 minutes6436.43 \div 60 \;=\; 107.2738 \text{ minutes}

    That is 107 minutes plus about 0.2738 × 60 = 16.43 seconds, i.e.
    1 hour 47 minutes 16.43 seconds

So the difference between Lauda’s overall race time and the fastest single lap is approximately 1 hour 47 minutes 16 seconds.

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