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Home / Seasons / 1974 F1 World Championship Season / 1974 Austrian Grand Prix

1974 Austrian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 18 August 1974
Winner
  • Carlos Reutemann
  • Brabham-Ford Cosworth
Pole position
  • Niki Lauda
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Clay Regazzoni
  • Ferrari
CircuitOsterreichring, 54 laps
Round12 of 15
Race numbers

The 1974 Austrian Grand Prix was the:

  • 247th World Championship race
  • 6th World Championship Austrian Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Osterreichring
More 1974 season
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth541hr 28m 44.720s9
2+8(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth54+42.920s6
3+4(GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth54+1m 01.540s4
4+7(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)54+1m 09.390s3
5+3(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari54+1m 13.080s2
6+14(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth54+1m 13.820s1
7+10(GBR) David HobbsMcLaren-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
8+15(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth52+2 laps 
9+16(AUT) Dieter QuesterSurtees-Ford Cosworth51+3 laps 
10+9(AUS) Tim SchenkenTrojan-Ford Cosworth50+4 laps 
11+4(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth48DNF 
12+9(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)48+6 laps 
NC (GBR) Ian AshleyToken-Ford Cosworth46+8 laps 
R (SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth45DNF 
R (BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth42DNF 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth41DNF 
R (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
NC (FRA) Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)37+17 laps 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)24DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM22DNF 
R (GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari17DNF 
R (DEU) Rolf StommelenLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)14DNF 
R (ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth8DNF 

Notes

  • Hans-Joachim Stuck ended lap 48 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:35.400

PosDriverConstructor
1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
3(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
4(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth
5(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
6(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
7(GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth
8(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
9(ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
10(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
11(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
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13(DEU) Rolf StommelenLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
14(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
15(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
16(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
17(GBR) David HobbsMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
18(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
19(AUS) Tim SchenkenTrojan-Ford Cosworth
20(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
21(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
22(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth
23(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
24(GBR) Ian AshleyToken-Ford Cosworth
25(AUT) Dieter QuesterSurtees-Ford Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (FRA) Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(ZAF) Ian ScheckterHesketh-Ford Cosworth
(FIN) Leo KinnunenSurtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(GBR) Derek BellSurtees-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Mike WildsEnsign-Ford Cosworth
(FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleSurtees-Ford Cosworth
(AUT) Helmuth KoiniggBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(CHE) Clay Regazzoni46
2(ZAF) Jody Scheckter41
3(AUT) Niki Lauda38
4(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi37
5(ARG) Carlos Reutemann23
6(SWE) Ronnie Peterson22
7(NZL) Denny Hulme18
8(BEL) Jacky Ickx12
9(GBR) Mike Hailwood12
10(FRA) Patrick Depailler11
11(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise10
12(GBR) James Hunt8
13(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier6
14(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck5
15(GBR) John Watson4
16(BRA) Carlos Pace3
17(ITA) Arturo Merzario1
=(GBR) Graham Hill1
=(GBR) Tom Pryce1
=(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari59
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth55
3Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth45
4Lotus-Ford Cosworth29
5Brabham-Ford Cosworth24
6BRM10
7Hesketh-Ford Cosworth8
8Shadow-Ford Cosworth7
9March-Ford Cosworth6
10Surtees-Ford Cosworth3
11Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth1
=Lola-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Dieter Quester (only start)
Last start
Token
Wins
2nd for Carlos Reutemann
15th for Brabham
Podiums
33rd and last for Denny Hulme
5th for Carlos Reutemann
4th for James Hunt
61st for Brabham
44th for McLaren
2nd for Hesketh
Poles
8th for Niki Lauda
69th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
6th for Clay Regazzoni
63rd for Ferrari
Front row starts
8th for Niki Lauda
4th for Carlos Reutemann
Points finishes
1st for Vittorio Brambilla (182nd different point scorer, 23rd Italian driver)

See also

  • Austrian Grand Prix
  • Osterreichring circuit
  • 1974 World Championship season

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