With this non-championship race being held on April 13, it marked Lauda’s first win of the season. He would take his first championship pole in Spain a fortnight later, then first win at Monaco in May, putting him on his way to his first world titleJames Hunt converses with Brabham’s Bernie Ecclestone (left) and Gordon Murray. Bernie would offer Hunt a seat with the team for 1982, but Hunt declined the comebackTyrrell’s Patrick Depailler takes some notes, presumably in-between signing autographs in the open paddock. He would finish fifthDespite being very much Italian, Arturo Merzario brought a bit of Wild West culture wherever he went with his signature cowboy hatHunt was an ambassador for Triumph motorcycles
