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

1974 Brazilian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 27 January 1974
Winner
  • Emerson Fittipaldi
  • McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Pole position
  • Emerson Fittipaldi
  • McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap
  • Clay Regazzoni
  • Ferrari
CircuitInterlagos, 32 laps
Round2 of 15
Race numbers

The 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:

  • 237th World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Interlagos
More 1974 season
More Brazilian Grands Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth321hr 24m 37.060s9
2+6(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari32+13.570s6
3+2(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth31+1 lap4
4+8(BRA) Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford Cosworth31+1 lap3
5+2(GBR) Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford Cosworth31+1 lap2
6-2(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth31+1 lap1
7-5(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth31+1 lap 
8+8(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth31+1 lap 
9+9(GBR) James HuntMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)31+1 lap 
10+7(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM31+1 lap 
11+10(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)31+1 lap 
12-1(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth31+1 lap 
13+1(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth31+1 lap 
14+8(FRA) Henri PescaroloBRM30+2 laps 
15+9(GBR) Richard RobartsBrabham-Ford Cosworth30+2 laps 
16+7(FRA) Francois MigaultBRM30+2 laps 
17-7(DEU) Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth30+2 laps 
R (GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)27DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth24DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)20DNF 
R (USA) Peter RevsonShadow-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (NZL) Howden GanleyMarch-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
R (GBR) Guy EdwardsLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)3DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari3DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:32.970

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
3(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
4(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
5(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth
6(USA) Peter RevsonShadow-Ford Cosworth
7(GBR) Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
8(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
9(ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
10(DEU) Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth
11(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
12(BRA) Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford Cosworth
13(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
14(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
15(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
16(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
17(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
18(GBR) James HuntMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
19(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
20(NZL) Howden GanleyMarch-Ford Cosworth
21(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
22(FRA) Henri PescaroloBRM
23(FRA) Francois MignaultBRM
24(GBR) Richard RobartsBrabham-Ford Cosworth
25(GBR) Guy EdwardsLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(CHE) Clay Regazzoni10
2(NZL) Denny Hulme9
=(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi9
4(AUT) Niki Lauda6
5(GBR) Mike Hailwood5
6(BEL) Jacky Ickx4
7(BRA) Carlos Pace3
8(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise2
9(FRA) Patrick Depailler1
=(SWE) Ronnie Peterson1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Ford Cosworth18
2Ferrari12
3Lotus-Ford Cosworth4
4Surtees-Ford Cosworth3
5BRM2
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth1

Statistics & milestones

Last start
Howden Ganley
Peter Revson
Wins
10th for Emerson Fittipaldi (8th driver to win ten races, 1st Brazilian driver; first for McLaren)
10th for McLaren (8th constructor to win ten races)
Podiums
23rd for Jacky Ickx (first for Lotus)
21st for Emerson Fittipaldi (first for McLaren)
11th for Clay Regazzoni
186th for Ferrari
96th for Lotus
38th for McLaren
Poles
5th for Emerson Fittipaldi (first for McLaren)
3rd for McLaren
Fastest laps
5th for Clay Regazzoni
60th for Ferrari (1st constructor to set 60 fastest laps)
Front row starts
13th for Emerson Fittipaldi (first for McLaren)
3rd for Carlos Reutemann
Points finishes
25th for Emerson Fittipaldi
Pole & win
3rd for Emerson Fittipaldi (first since 1972)

See also

  • Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Interlagos circuit
  • 1974 World Championship season

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