1974 British Grand Prix

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Emerson Fittipaldi finished in second place.

The 1974 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 20 July 1974.

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Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 75 1:43:02.2 3 9
2 5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 75 + 15.3 8 6
3 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 75 + 1:01.5 12 4
4 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 75 + 1:07.2 7 3
5 12 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 74 + 1 Lap 1 2
6 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 4 1
7 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 19  
8 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 5  
9 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 20  
10 1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 73 + 2 Laps 2  
11 28 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Ford 73 + 2 Laps 13  
12 14 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 72 + 3 Laps 23  
13 26 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lola-Ford 69 + 6 Laps 22  
14 19 West Germany Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 68 + 7 Laps 17  
Ret 15 France Henri Pescarolo BRM 64 Engine 24  
NC 37 France François Migault BRM 62 Not classified 14  
Ret 33 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 57 Spun off 11  
Ret 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 45 Suspension 16  
Ret 9 West Germany Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 36 Accident 9  
Ret 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 35 Engine 10  
Ret 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Iso Marlboro-Ford 25 Engine 15  
Ret 10 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 17 Fuel System 16  
Ret 23 Australia Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford 6 Suspension 25  
Ret 24 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 2 Suspension 6  
Ret 27 United Kingdom Peter Gethin Lola-Ford 0 Physical 21  
DNQ 42 United Kingdom David Purley Token-Ford        
DNQ 18 United Kingdom Derek Bell Surtees-Ford        
DNQ 21 Denmark Tom Belsø Iso Marlboro-Ford        
DNQ 208 Italy Lella Lombardi Brabham-Ford        
DNQ 22 Australia Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford        
DNQ 29 New Zealand John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford        
DNQ 25 New Zealand Howden Ganley Maki-Ford        
DNQ 35 United Kingdom Mike Wilds March-Ford        
DNQ 43 Finland Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford        

Notes

  • Pole position: Niki Lauda - 1:19.7[1]
  • Fastest lap: Niki Lauda - 1:21.1 on lap 25[2]
  • Lauda completed just 73 laps but was allowed an extra lap after the team protested his exit from the pit lane was blocked after a late wheel change. He initially classified ninth, but was awarded fifth place after appeal

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Austria Niki Lauda 38
2 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 37
3 South Africa Jody Scheckter 35
4 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 35
5 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 19
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 49 (51)
2 Italy Ferrari 48
3 United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 39
4 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 26
5 United Kingdom Brabham-Ford 11
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

  1. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 42. ISBN 0-85429-380-9. 
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 44. ISBN 0-85429-380-9. 

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1974/481/. Retrieved 2007-06-15. 

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