1974 British Grand Prix
| 1974 British Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 20 July 1974 | ||
| Official name | John Player Grand Prix[1] | ||
| Location | Brands Hatch, Kent, England | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.206 km (2.613 miles) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 315.45 km (195.975 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:19.7[2] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:21.1 on lap 25[3] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Second |
| McLaren-Ford | |
| Third |
| Lotus-Ford | |
| Lap leaders | |||
Motor car race
The 1974 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 20 July 1974. It was race 10 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.[4] The 75-lap race was won by Jody Scheckter, driving a Tyrrell-Ford, with Emerson Fittipaldi second in a McLaren-Ford and Jacky Ickx third in a Lotus-Ford. Niki 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.
Classification
Qualifying
*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | 1:43:02.2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford | 75 | + 15.3 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 |  Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford | 75 | + 1:01.5 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 75 | + 1:07.2 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 74 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 |  Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 8 | 16 |  Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 5 | |
| 9 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 73 | + 2 Laps | 2 | |
| 11 | 28 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford | 73 | + 2 Laps | 13 | |
| 12 | 14 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 72 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |
| 13 | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford | 69 | + 6 Laps | 22 | |
| 14 | 19 |  Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford | 68 | + 7 Laps | 17 | |
| Ret | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 64 | Engine | 24 | |
| NC | 37 | François Migault | BRM | 62 | + 13 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 33 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford | 57 | Spun Off | 11 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 45 | Suspension | 16 | |
| Ret | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 36 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 35 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 25 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 17 | Fuel System | 18 | |
| Ret | 23 |  Tim Schenken | Trojan-Ford | 6 | Suspension | 25 | |
| Ret | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford | 2 | Suspension | 6 | |
| Ret | 27 | Peter Gethin | Lola-Ford | 0 | Physical | 21 | |
| DNQ | 42 | David Purley | Token-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 21 |  Tom Belsø | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 208 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 22 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 29 | John Nicholson | Lyncar-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 25 | Howden Ganley | Maki-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 35 | Mike Wilds | March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 43 |  Leo Kinnunen | Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 27 | Guy Edwards | Lola-Ford | Driven by Gethin | |||
Source:[6] | |||||||
Championship standings after the race
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- 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
- ^ "1974 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes". The Programme Covers Project.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 42. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 44. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ "1974 British Grand Prix Entry list".
- ^ "Formula One 1974 British Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
- ^ "1974 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Britain 1974 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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