1974 Brazilian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 27 January 1974
Winner:	Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap:	Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
Circuit:	Interlagos, 32 laps
Round:	2 of 15

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	32	1hr 24m 37.060s	9
2	+6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	32	+13.570s	6
3	+2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	31	+1 lap	4
4	+8	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	31	+1 lap	3
5	+2	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	31	+1 lap	2
6	-2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	31	+1 lap	1
7	-5	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	31	+1 lap
8	+8	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	31	+1 lap
9	+9	James Hunt	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	31	+1 lap
10	+7	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	31	+1 lap
11	+10	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	31	+1 lap
12	-1	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	31	+1 lap
13	+1	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	31	+1 lap
14	+8	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	30	+2 laps
15	+9	Richard Robarts	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	30	+2 laps
16	+7	Francois Migault	BRM	30	+2 laps
17	-7	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	30	+2 laps
R		John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	27	DNF
R		Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	24	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	22	DNF
R		Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	20	DNF
R		Peter Revson	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	11	DNF
R		Howden Ganley	March-Ford Cosworth	9	DNF
R		Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	3	DNF
R		Niki Lauda	Ferrari	3	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:32.970
2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2:33.210
3	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2:33.770
4	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:33.820
5	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:34.640
6	Peter Revson	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	2:34.660
7	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:34.950
8	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	2:35.050
9	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	2:35.150
10	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	2:35.430
11	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:35.540
12	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	2:35.630
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	2:35.640
14	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2:35.780
15	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	2:36.060
16	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2:36.210
17	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	2:36.490
18	James Hunt	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	2:37.240
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	2:37.630
20	Howden Ganley	March-Ford Cosworth	2:37.650
21	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	2:38.620
22	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	2:38.800
23	Francois Migault	BRM	2:39.200
24	Richard Robarts	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2:39.850
25	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	2:42.150

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:32.970
2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2:33.210	0.240
3	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2:33.770	0.800
4	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:33.820	0.850
5	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:34.640	1.670
6	Peter Revson	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	2:34.660	1.690
7	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:34.950	1.980
8	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	2:35.050	2.080
9	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	2:35.150	2.180
10	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	2:35.430	2.460
11	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:35.540	2.570
12	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	2:35.630	2.660
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	2:35.640	2.670
14	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2:35.780	2.810
15	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	2:36.060	3.090
16	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2:36.210	3.240
17	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	2:36.490	3.520
18	James Hunt	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	2:37.240	4.270
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	2:37.630	4.660
20	Howden Ganley	March-Ford Cosworth	2:37.650	4.680
21	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	2:38.620	5.650
22	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	2:38.800	5.830
23	Francois Migault	BRM	2:39.200	6.230
24	Richard Robarts	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2:39.850	6.880
25	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	2:42.150	9.180

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Clay Regazzoni	10
2	Denny Hulme	9
=	Emerson Fittipaldi	9
4	Niki Lauda	6
5	Mike Hailwood	5
6	Jacky Ickx	4
7	Carlos Pace	3
8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	2
9	Patrick Depailler	1
=	Ronnie Peterson	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	18
2	Ferrari	12
3	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	4
4	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	3
5	BRM	2
6	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Last start

Driver: Howden Ganley, Peter Revson

Wins

Driver: 10th for Emerson Fittipaldi

Constructor: 10th for McLaren

Podiums

Driver: 23rd for Jacky Ickx, 21st for Emerson Fittipaldi, 11th for Clay Regazzoni

Constructor: 186th for Ferrari, 96th for Lotus, 38th for McLaren

Poles

Driver: 5th for Emerson Fittipaldi

Constructor: 3rd for McLaren

Fastest laps

Driver: 5th for Clay Regazzoni

Constructor: 60th for Ferrari

Front row starts

Driver: 13th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 3rd for Carlos Reutemann

Points finishes

Driver: 25th for Emerson Fittipaldi

Pole & win

Driver: 3rd for Emerson Fittipaldi

See also

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