He , however crashed out with 5 laps left while chasing Scheckter , thus ensuring that both the six - wheeled cars were on the podium behind Lauda .
This left Scheckter second and Depailler third but Regazzoni charged back and passed Depailler .
Regazzoni , however crashed out with 5 laps left while chasing Scheckter , thus ensuring that both the six - wheeled cars were on the podium behind Lauda .
This left Scheckter second and Depailler third but Regazzoni charged back and passed Depailler .