1974 Formula One season

The 1974 Formula One season included the 25th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 13, 1974, and ended on October 6 after fifteen races.

Season summary

Emerson Fittipaldi and Clay Regazzoni went into the last race level on points, but Regazzoni dropped down the field with handling problems, so Fittipaldi's fourth place gave him the championship. Fittipaldi, Ronnie Peterson and Carlos Reutemann each won three races, Jody Scheckter and Niki Lauda two each, Regazzoni and Denny Hulme, who retired at the end of the season, one each. Graham Hill ran a new team of Lolas, the larger-than-life Hesketh team entered its own car after running James Hunt in a March, and Americans Roger Penske and Parnelli Jones entered their own cars late in the season. Chris Amon's own car, like the Token and the Trojan, was not a success. Two F1 drivers died over the course of the season, Peter Revson in a practice session accident at the South African GP in March, then Austrian newcomer Helmuth Koinigg at the US GP in October.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	January 13	Oscar Gálvez	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	January 27	Interlagos	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	Report
3	South African Grand Prix	March 30	Kyalami	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	April 28	Jarama	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	May 12	Nivelles-Baulers	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	May 26	Monaco	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	Report
7	Swedish Grand Prix	June 9	Scandinavian Raceway	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
8	Dutch Grand Prix	June 23	Zandvoort	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Report
9	French Grand Prix	July 7	Dijon-Prenois	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	Report
10	British Grand Prix	July 20	Brands Hatch	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
11	German Grand Prix	August 4	Nürburgring	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Report
12	Austrian Grand Prix	August 18	Österreichring	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	Report
13	Italian Grand Prix	September 8	Monza	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	Report
14	Canadian Grand Prix	September 22	Mosport Park	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	Report
15	United States Grand Prix	October 6	Watkins Glen	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	Report

Drivers and constructors

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	No	Driver
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	72E 76	Cosworth V8	1	Ronnie Peterson
				2	Jacky Ickx
Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	005 006 007	Cosworth V8	3	Jody Scheckter
				4	Patrick Depailler
Marlboro Team Texaco Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren	M23	Cosworth V8	5	Emerson Fittipaldi
				6	Denny Hulme
				33	Mike Hailwood
					David Hobbs
					Jochen Mass
Motor Racing Developments	Brabham	BT42 BT44	Cosworth V8	7	Carlos Reutemann
				8	Richard Robarts
					Rikky von Opel
					Carlos Pace
				34	Teddy Pilette
March Engineering	March	741	Cosworth V8	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck
					Reine Wisell
				10	Howden Ganley
					Vittorio Brambilla
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312B3	Ferrari flat-12	11	Clay Regazzoni
				12	Niki Lauda
Team Motul BRM	BRM	P160E P201	BRM V12	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise
				15	Henri Pescarolo
					Chris Amon
				37	François Migault
UOP Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN1 DN3	Cosworth V8	16	Peter Revson
					Brian Redman
					Bertil Roos
					Tom Pryce
				17	Jean-Pierre Jarier
Team Surtees Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees	Surtees	TS16	Cosworth V8	18	Carlos Pace
					Derek Bell
					José Dolhem
				19
					Jochen Mass
					Helmut Koinigg
Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso-Marlboro	FW	Cosworth V8	20	Arturo Merzario
				21	Tom Belsø
					Gijs van Lennep
					Jean-Pierre Jabouille
					Jacques Laffite
Team Ensign	Ensign	N174	Cosworth V8	22	Rikky von Opel
					Vern Schuppan
					Mike Wilds
Scribante Lucky Strike Racing	McLaren	M23	Cosworth V8	23	Dave Charlton
Trojan-Tauranac Racing	Trojan	T103	Cosworth V8	23	Tim Schenken
				29
				41
Hesketh Racing	March Hesketh	731 308	Cosworth V8	24	James Hunt
				31	Ian Scheckter
Maki Engineering	Maki	F101	Cosworth V8	25	Howden Ganley
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill	Lola	T370	Cosworth V8	26	Graham Hill
				27	Guy Edwards
					Peter Gethin
					Rolf Stommelen
John Goldie Racing with Hexagon	Brabham	BT42	Cosworth V8	28	John Watson
				34	Carlos Pace
Team Gunston	Lotus	72E	Cosworth V8	29	Ian Scheckter
				30	Paddy Driver
Chris Amon Racing	Amon	AF101	Cosworth V8	30	Chris Amon
					Larry Perkins
Pinch Plant Ltd	Lyncar	006	Cosworth V8	30	John Nicholson
Blignaut Embassy Racing	Tyrrell	004	Cosworth V8	32	Eddie Keizan
Token Racing	Token	RJ02	Cosworth V8	32	Ian Ashley
				35
				42	Tom Pryce
					David Purley
Dempster Internacional Racing Team Dempster Internacional Team Surtees	March Surtees	731 TS16	Cosworth V8	35	Mike Wilds
				30	Dieter Quester
The Chequered Flag	Brabham	BT42	Cosworth V8	42	Ian Ashley
Scuderia Finotto	Brabham	BT42	Cosworth V8	43	Gérard Larrousse
				25
				31	Carlo Facetti
				32	Helmut Koinigg
				41	Andy Sutcliffe
AAW Racing Team	Surtees	TS16	Cosworth V8	44	Leo Kinnunen
				23
				43
Team Canada F1 Racing	Brabham	BT42	Cosworth V8	50	Eppie Wietzes
Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Cosworth V8	55	Mario Andretti
Penske Cars	Penske	PC1	Cosworth V8	66	Mark Donohue
Allied Polymer Group	Brabham	BT42	Cosworth V8	208	Lella Lombardi

1974 Constructors Championship final standings

Place	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Points[1]	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	McLaren-Ford	M23	Ford Cosworth DFV		73 (75)	4	10	2
2	Ferrari	312B3	Ferrari 001/11		65	3	12	10
3	Tyrrell-Ford	005 006 007	Ford Cosworth DFV		52	2	7	1
4	Lotus-Ford	72E 76	Ford Cosworth DFV		42	3	6	1
5	Brabham-Ford	BT42 BT44	Ford Cosworth DFV		35	3	5	1
6	Hesketh-Ford	308	Ford Cosworth DFV		15		3
7	BRM	P160E P201	BRM P142		10		1
8	Shadow-Ford	DN1 DN3	Ford Cosworth DFV		7		1
9	March-Ford	741	Ford Cosworth DFV		6
10	Iso Marlboro-Ford	FW IR	Ford Cosworth DFV		4
11	Surtees-Ford	TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV		3
12	Lola-Ford	T370	Ford Cosworth DFV		1
13	Token-Ford	RJ02	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	Trojan-Ford	T103	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	Penske-Ford	PC1	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	Parnelli-Ford	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	Lyncar-Ford	006	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	Ensign-Ford	N173 N174	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	Amon-Ford	AF1	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	Maki-Ford	F101	Ford Cosworth DFV

1974 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA Pts 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 10 1 7 3 1 5 4 3 Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 1 4 55 2 Clay Regazzoni 3 2 Ret 2 4 4 Ret 2 3 4 1 5 Ret 2 11 52 3 Jody Scheckter Ret 13 8 5 3 2 1 5 4 1 2 Ret 3 Ret Ret 45 4 Niki Lauda 2 Ret 16 1 2 Ret Ret 1 2 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 38 5 Ronnie Peterson 13 6 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 8 1 10 4 Ret 1 3 Ret 35 6 Carlos Reutemann 7 7 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 6 3 1 Ret 9 1 32 7 Denny Hulme 1 12 9 6 6 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 Ret 2 6 6 Ret 20 8 James Hunt Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 4 3 15 9 Patrick Depailler 6 8 4 8 Ret 9 2 6 8 Ret Ret Ret 11 5 6 14 10 Jacky Ickx Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 5 3 5 Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 11 Mike Hailwood 4 5 3 9 7 Ret Ret 4 7 Ret 15 12 12 Carlos Pace Ret 4 11 13 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 9 12 Ret 5 8 2 11 13 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 5 10 2 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 10 12 Ret Ret Ret NC DNQ 10 14 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret Ret Ret 13 3 5 Ret 12 Ret 8 8 Ret Ret 10 6 15 John Watson 12 Ret Ret 11 11 6 11 7 16 11 Ret 4 7 Ret 5 6 16 Hans Joachim Stuck Ret Ret 5 4 Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 7 11 Ret Ret DNQ 5 17 Arturo Merzario Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 18 Graham Hill Ret 11 12 Ret 8 7 6 Ret 13 13 9 12 8 14 8 1 19 Tom Pryce Ret Ret Ret 8 6 Ret 10 Ret NC 1 20 Vittorio Brambilla 10 9 Ret 10 10 11 Ret 13 6 Ret DNQ Ret 1 21 Guy Edwards 11 Ret DNQ 12 8 7 Ret 15 DNQ 0 22 David Hobbs 7 9 0 23 Jochen Mass Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 16 7 0 24 Brian Redman 7 18 Ret 0 25 Mario Andretti 7 DSQ 0 26 Howden Ganley 8 Ret DNQ DNQ 0 27 Tom Belsø Ret DNQ 8 DNQ 0 28 Rikky von Opel Ret Ret DNQ 9 9 DNQ 0 29 Henri Pescarolo 9 14 18 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 0 30 Chris Amon Ret DNQ DNQ NC 9 0 31 Dieter Quester 9 0 32 Tim Schenken 14 10 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 10 Ret DSQ 0 33 Helmuth Koinigg DNQ 10 Ret 0 34 Rolf Stommelen Ret Ret 11 12 0 35 Derek Bell DNQ 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 36 Mark Donohue 12 Ret 0 37 Ian Scheckter 13 DNQ 0 38 François Migault Ret 16 15 Ret 16 Ret Ret 14 NC DNQ Ret 0 39 Ian Ashley 14 NC DNQ DNQ 0 40 Gijs van Lennep 14 DNQ 0 41 Eddie Keizan 14 0 42 Richard Robarts Ret 15 17 DNQ 0 43 Vern Schuppan 15 Ret DSQ DSQ DNQ DNQ Ret 0 44 Jacques Laffite Ret NC Ret 15 Ret 0 45 Teddy Pilette 17 0 46 Dave Charlton 19 0 — Peter Revson Ret Ret 0 — Leo Kinnunen DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Mike Wilds DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ NC 0 — Gérard Larrousse Ret DNQ 0 — Paddy Driver Ret 0 — Reine Wisell Ret 0 — Bertil Roos Ret 0 — Peter Gethin Ret 0 — Eppie Wietzes Ret 0 — José Dolhem DNQ DNQ WD 0 — Jean-Pierre Jabouille DNQ DNQ 0 — David Purley DNQ 0 — Lella Lombardi DNQ 0 — John Nicholson DNQ 0 — Larry Perkins DNQ 0 — Carlo Facetti DNQ 0 Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA Pts

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races were also held in 1974, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
I Presidente Medici Grand Prix	Brasilia	February 3	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Cosworth	Report
IX Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	March 17	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Cosworth	Report
XXVI BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	April 7	James Hunt	Hesketh-Cosworth	Report

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