1974 F1 World Championship Season

1973 F1 World Championship

1975 F1 World Championship

Fact File

Drivers’ Champion:	Emerson Fittipaldi (2nd title)
Constructors’ Champion:	McLaren (1st title, 9th different world champion)
Races:	15
Winning drivers:	Ronnie Peterson (3) Emerson Fittipaldi (3) Carlos Reutemann (3) Niki Lauda (2) Jody Scheckter (2) Denny Hulme (1) Clay Regazzoni (1)
Winning constructors:	McLaren (4) Ferrari (3) Lotus (3) Brabham (3) Tyrrell (2)
First-time winners (driver):	Carlos Reutemann Niki Lauda Jody Scheckter
First-time winners (constructor):	none

1974 F1 World Championship Grands Prix

Calendar

DT: Drivers’ title decider
CT: Constructors’ title decider

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Race Result
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	13 January	1974 Argentine Grand Prix
2	Brazil	Interlagos	27 January	1974 Brazilian Grand Prix
3	South Africa	Kyalami	30 March	1974 South African Grand Prix
4	Spain	Jarama	28 April	1974 Spanish Grand Prix
5	Belgium	Nivelles	12 May	1974 Belgian Grand Prix
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	26 May	1974 Monaco Grand Prix
7	Sweden	Anderstorp	9 June	1974 Swedish Grand Prix
8	Netherlands	Zandvoort	23 June	1974 Dutch Grand Prix
9	France	Dijon-Prenois	7 July	1974 French Grand Prix
10	Britain	Brands Hatch	20 July	1974 British Grand Prix
11	Germany	Nurburgring	4 August	1974 German Grand Prix
12	Austria	Osterreichring	18 August	1974 Austrian Grand Prix
13	Italy	Monza	8 September	1974 Italian Grand Prix
14	Canada	Mosport	22 September	1974 Canadian Grand Prix
15	USA DT CT	Watkins Glen	6 October	1974 United States Grand Prix

Race Winners

Highlight: Home driver race winner

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Start	Win Margin
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	10	9.270s
2	Brazil	Interlagos	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1	13.570s
3	South Africa	Kyalami	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	4	33.940s
4	Spain	Jarama	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1	35.610s
5	Belgium	Nivelles	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	4	0.350s
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	3	28.800s
7	Sweden	Anderstorp	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2	0.380s
8	Netherlands	Zandvoort	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1	8.250s
9	France	Dijon-Prenois	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2	20.360s
10	Britain	Brands Hatch	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	3	15.300s
11	Germany	Nurburgring	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	2	50.700s
12	Austria	Osterreichring	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2	42.920s
13	Italy	Monza	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	7	0.800s
14	Canada	Mosport	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1	13.034s
15	USA	Watkins Glen	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1	10.735s

Polesitters

Highlight: Home driver polesitter

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole Margin
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	13	0.180s
2	Brazil	Interlagos	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1	0.240s
3	South Africa	Kyalami	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	16 (DNF)	0.050s
4	Spain	Jarama	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1	0.030s
5	Belgium	Nivelles	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	4	1.040s
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	DNF	0.300s
7	Sweden	Anderstorp	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2	0.318s
8	Netherlands	Zandvoort	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1	0.600s
9	France	Dijon-Prenois	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2	0.290s
10	Britain	Brands Hatch	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	5	0.000s
11	Germany	Nurburgring	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	DNF	0.300s
12	Austria	Osterreichring	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	DNF	0.160s
13	Italy	Monza	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	DNF	0.110s
14	Canada	Mosport	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1	0.042s
15	USA	Watkins Glen	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1	0.017s

Fastest Laps

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
2	Brazil	Interlagos	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
3	South Africa	Kyalami	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth
4	Spain	Jarama	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
5	Belgium	Nivelles	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth
7	Sweden	Anderstorp	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
8	Netherlands	Zandvoort	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth
9	France	Dijon-Prenois	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
10	Britain	Brands Hatch	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
11	Germany	Nurburgring	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
12	Austria	Osterreichring	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
13	Italy	Monza	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford Cosworth
14	Canada	Mosport	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
15	USA	Watkins Glen	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford Cosworth

1974 F1 World Championship Standings

Driver

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Points	Gap
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	55
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	52	-3
3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	45	-10
4	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	38	-17
5	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	35	-20
6	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	32	-23
7	Denny Hulme	McLaren	20	-35
8	James Hunt	March Hesketh	15	-40
9	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	14	-41
10	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	12	-43
=	Mike Hailwood	McLaren	12	-43
12	Carlos Pace	Surtees Brabham	11	-44
13	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	10	-45
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	6	-49
=	John Watson	Brabham	6	-49
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	5	-50
17	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro	4	-51
18	Graham Hill	Lola	1	-54
=	Tom Pryce	Token Shadow	1	-54
=	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1	-54

Points scoring system used:

1st: 9 points
2nd: 6 points
3rd: 4 points
4th: 3 points
5th: 2 points
6th: 1 point

Only the best seven results from the first eight races and best six results from last seven races counted towards the championship.
Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points	Gap
1	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	73 (75)
2	Ferrari	65	-8
3	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	52	-21
4	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	42	-31
5	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	35	-38
6	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	15	-58
7	BRM	10	-63
8	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	7	-66
9	March-Ford Cosworth	6	-67
10	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth	4	-69
11	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	3	-70
12	Lola-Ford Cosworth	1	-72

Points scoring system used:

1st: 9 points
2nd: 6 points
3rd: 4 points
4th: 3 points
5th: 2 points
6th: 1 point

Constructors only received points for their highest placed car.
Only the best seven results from the first eight races and best six results from last seven races counted towards the championship.
Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Qualifying Results Overview

Pos	Driver	ARG	BRA	ZAF	ESP	BEL	MCO	SWE	NLD	FRA	GBR	DEU	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Avg.	Best
1	Niki Lauda	8	3	1	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	2.20	1
2	Clay Regazzoni	2	8	6	3	1	2	4	2	4	7	2	8	5	6	9	4.60	1
3	Peter Revson	4	6														5.00	4
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	3	1	5	4	4	13	9	3	5	8	3	3	6	1	8	5.07	1
5	Jody Scheckter	12	14	8	10	2	5	2	5	7	3	4	5	12	3	6	6.53	2
6	Carlos Reutemann	6	2	4	6	24	8	10	12	8	4	6	2	2	4	1	6.60	1
7	Ronnie Peterson	1	4	16	2	5	3	5	10	2	2	8	6	7	10	19	6.67	1
8	James Hunt	5	18	14	11	9	7	6	6	10	6	13	7	8	8	2	8.67	2
9	Mario Andretti														16	3	9.50	3
10	Mike Hailwood	9	7	12	18	13	10	11	4	6	11	12					10.27	4
11	Patrick Depailler	15	16	15	17	11	4	1	8	9	10	5	14	10	7	13	10.33	1
12	Denny Hulme	10	11	9	8	12	12	12	9	11	19	7	10	19	14	17	12.00	7
13	Carlos Pace	11	12	2	15	8	18	24		24	20	17	4	3	9	4	12.21	2
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	16	19		13	17	6	8	7	12	16	18	23	9	5	10	12.79	5
15	Jacky Ickx	7	5	10	5	16	19	7	18	13	12	9	22	16	21	16	13.07	5
16	Tom Pryce					20			11	3	5	11	16	22	13	18	13.22	3
17	Arturo Merzario	13	9	3	7	6	14	28	21	15	15	16	9	15	19	15	13.67	3
18	John Watson	20	15	13	16	19	23	14	13	14	13	14	11	4	15	7	14.07	4
19	Rolf Stommelen												13	14	11	21	14.75	11
20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	14	17	11	12	7	11	13	16	17	23	15	18	11	17	30	15.47	7
21	Jacques Laffite											21	12	17	18	11	15.80	11
22	Reine Wisell							16									16.00	16
23	Hans-Joachim Stuck	23	13	7	14	10	9		22	27	9	20	15	18	23	28	17.00	7
24	Jochen Mass	18	10	17	19	26	17	22	20	18	17	10			12	20	17.38	10
25	Brian Redman				22	18	16										18.67	16
26	Mark Donohue														24	14	19.00	14
27	Vittorio Brambilla			19	9	31	15	17	15	16	18	23	20	13	29	25	19.23	9
28	David Hobbs												17	23			20.00	17
29	Dave Charlton			20													20.00	20
30	Graham Hill	17	21	18	20	29	21	15	19	21	22	19	21	21	20	24	20.53	15
31	Peter Gethin										21						21.00	21
32	Henri Pescarolo	21	22	21	21	15	27	19	24	19	24	24		25			21.83	15
33	Vern Schuppan					14	25	27	17	23	30	22					22.57	14
34	Bertil Roos							23									23.00	23
35	Francois Mignault	24	23	25	23	25	22		25	22	14	27		24			23.09	14
36	Richard Robarts	22	24	23				25									23.50	22
37	Chris Amon				24		20					31		30	25	12	23.67	12
38	Guy Edwards	25	25		27	21	26	18	14	20	35	29					24.00	14
39	Ian Scheckter			22									26				24.00	22
40	Eddie Keizan			24													24.00	24
41	Tim Schenken				26	23	24		26		25	28	19	20		27	24.22	19
42	Rikky von Opel	26			25	22	28	20	23	26							24.29	20
43	Dieter Quester												25				25.00	25
44	Helmuth Koinigg												31		22	23	25.33	22
45	Howden Ganley	19	20								32	32					25.75	19
46	Tom Belso			27	28			21			28						26.00	21
47	Paddy Driver			26													26.00	26
48	David Purley										26						26.00	26
49	Eppie Wietzes														26		26.00	26
50	Jose Dolhem									28				26		26	26.67	26
51	Derek Bell										27	25	28	28	27		27.00	25
52	Teddy Pilette					27											27.00	27
53	Carlo Facetti													27			27.00	27
54	Ian Ashley											26	24		30	29	27.25	24
55	Jean-Pierre Jabouille									25			30				27.50	25
56	Mike Wilds										33		29	29	28	22	28.20	22
57	Gijs van Lennep					30			27								28.50	27
58	Gerard Larrousse					28				30							29.00	28
59	Lella Lombardi										29						29.00	29
60	Leo Kinnunen					32		26		29	34		27	31			29.83	26
61	Larry Perkins											30					30.00	30
62	John Nicholson										31						31.00	31

Race Results Overview

Pos	Driver	ARG	BRA	ZAF	ESP	BEL	MCO	SWE	NLD	FRA	GBR	DEU	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	10	1	7	3	1	5	4	3	R	2	R	R	2	1	4	55
2	Clay Regazzoni	3	2	R	2	4	4	R	2	3	4	1	5	R	2	11	52
3	Jody Scheckter	R	13	8	5	3	2	1	5	4	1	2	R	3	R	R	45
4	Niki Lauda	2	R	16^R	1	2	R	R	1	2	5	R	R	R	R	R	38
5	Ronnie Peterson	13	6	R	R	R	1	R	8	1	10	4	R	1	3	R	35
6	Carlos Reutemann	7^R	7	1	R	R	R	R	12	R	6	3	1	R	9	1	32
7	Denny Hulme	1	12	9	6	6	R	R	R	6	7	DSQ	2	6	6	R	20
8	James Hunt	R	9	R	10	R	R	3	R	R	R	R	3	R	4	3	15
9	Patrick Depailler	6	8	4	8	R	9	2	6	8	R	R	R	11	5	6	14
10	Jacky Ickx	R	3	R	R	R	R	R	11	5	3	5	R	R	13	R	12
=	Mike Hailwood	4	5	3	9	7	R	R	4	7	R	15^R					12
12	Carlos Pace	R	4	11	13	R	R	R		DNQ	9	12	R	5	8	2	11
13	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	5	10	2	R	5	R	R	R	10	12	R	R	R	NC	DNQ	10
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	R	R		NC	13	3	5	R	12	R	8	8	R	R	10	6
=	John Watson	12	R	R	11	11	6	11	7	16	11	R	4	7	R	5	6
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	R	R	5	4	R	R		R	DNQ	R	7	11^R	R	R	DNQ	5
17	Arturo Merzario	R	R	6	R	R	R	DNS	R	9	R	R	R	4	R	R	4
18	Graham Hill	R	11	12	R	8	7	6	R	13	13	9	12	8	14	8	1
=	Tom Pryce					R			R	R	8	6	R	10	R	NC	1
=	Vittorio Brambilla			10	DNS	9	R	10^R	10	11	R	13	6	R	DNQ	R	1
	Guy Edwards	11	R		DNQ	12	8	7	R	15	DNQ	DNQ
	David Hobbs												7	9
	Jochen Mass	R	17	R	R	R	DNS	R	R	R	14	R			16	7
	Brian Redman				7	18^R	R
	Mario Andretti														7	DSQ
	Howden Ganley	8^R	R								DNQ	DNQ
	Tom Belso			R	DNQ			8			DNQ
	Rikky von Opel	DNS			R	R	DNQ	9	9	DNQ
	Henri Pescarolo	9	14	18	12	R	R	R	R	R	R	10		R
	Chris Amon				R		DNS					DNQ		DNQ	NC	9
	Dieter Quester												9
	Tim Schenken				14^R	10	R		DNQ		R	DNQ	10	R		DSQ
	Helmuth Koinigg												DNQ		10	R
	Rolf Stommelen												R	R	11	12
	Derek Bell										DNQ	11	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
	Mark Donohue														12	R
	Ian Scheckter			13									DNQ
	Francois Mignault	R	16	15	R	16	R		R	14	NC	DNQ		R
	Ian Ashley											14	NC		DNQ	DNQ
	Gijs van Lennep					14			DNQ
	Eddie Keizan			14
	Richard Robarts	R	15	17				DNS
	Vern Schuppan					15	R	DSQ	DSQ	DNQ	DNQ	R
	Jacques Laffite											R	NC	R	15^R	R
	Teddy Pilette					17
	Dave Charlton			19
	Peter Revson	R	R
	Leo Kinnunen					DNQ		R		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ
	Mike Wilds										DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	NC
	Gerard Larrousse					R				DNQ
	Paddy Driver			R
	Reine Wisell							R
	Bertil Roos							R
	Peter Gethin										R
	Eppie Wietzes														R
	Jose Dolhem									DNQ				DNQ		R
	Jean-Pierre Jabouille									DNQ			DNQ
	David Purley										DNQ
	Lella Lombardi										DNQ
	John Nicholson										DNQ
	Larry Perkins											DNQ
	Carlo Facetti													DNQ

Race To The Title

The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.

1974 F1 World Championship Season Statistics

See: 1974 F1 World Championship Season Statistics