1974 British Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Saturday, 20 July 1974
Winner:	Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Niki Lauda Ferrari
Fastest lap:	Niki Lauda Ferrari
Circuit:	Brands Hatch, 75 laps
Round:	10 of 15

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+2	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	75	1hr 43m 02.200s	9
2	+6	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	75	+15.300s	6
3	+9	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	75	+1m 01.500s	4
4	+3	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	75	+1m 07.200s	3
5	-4	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	74	+1 lap	2
6	-2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	74	+1 lap	1
7	+12	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	74	+1 lap
8	-3	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	74	+1 lap
9	+11	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	74	+1 lap
10	-8	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	73	+2 laps
11	+2	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	73	+2 laps
12	+11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	72	+3 laps
13	+9	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	69	+6 laps
14	+3	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	68	+7 laps
R		Henri Pescarolo	BRM	64	DNF
NC		Francois Migault	BRM	62	+13 laps
R		Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	57	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	45	DNF
R		Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	36	DNF
R		Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	35	DNF
R		Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	25	DNF
R		Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	17	DNF
R		Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford Cosworth	6	DNF
R		James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	2	DNF
R		Peter Gethin	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	0	DNF

Starting Grid

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

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:19.700
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:19.700
3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:20.100
4	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:20.200
5	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:20.300
6	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	1:20.300
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:20.300
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:20.500
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	1:20.700
10	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:20.800
11	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:21.200
12	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:21.200
13	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:21.300
14	Francois Migault	BRM	1:21.400
15	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:21.600
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:21.600
17	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:21.600
18	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	1:21.600
19	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:21.700
20	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:21.700
21	Peter Gethin	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:21.700
22	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:21.900
23	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:22.100
24	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:22.200
25	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford Cosworth	1:22.400

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:19.700
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:19.700	0.000
3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:20.100	0.400
4	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:20.200	0.500
5	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:20.300	0.600
6	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	1:20.300	0.600
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:20.300	0.600
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:20.500	0.800
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	1:20.700	1.000
10	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:20.800	1.100
11	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:21.200	1.500
12	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:21.200	1.500
13	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:21.300	1.600
14	Francois Migault	BRM	1:21.400	1.700
15	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:21.600	1.900
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:21.600	1.900
17	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:21.600	1.900
18	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	1:21.600	1.900
19	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:21.700	2.000
20	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:21.700	2.000
21	Peter Gethin	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:21.700	2.000
22	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:21.900	2.200
23	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:22.100	2.400
24	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:22.200	2.500
25	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford Cosworth	1:22.400	2.700
Did not qualify
26	David Purley	Token-Ford Cosworth	1:22.700	3.000
27	Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:22.700	3.000
28	Tom Belso	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:23.300	3.600
29	Lella Lombardi	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:23.300	3.600
30	Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:23.400	3.700
31	John Nicholson	Lyncar-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:23.600	3.900
32	Howden Ganley	Maki-Ford Cosworth	1:23.700	4.000
33	Mike Wilds	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:24.100	4.400
34	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:25.600	5.900
35	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:34.900	15.200

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Niki Lauda	38
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	37
3	Jody Scheckter	35
4	Clay Regazzoni	35
5	Ronnie Peterson	19
6	Denny Hulme	12
7	Mike Hailwood	12
8	Patrick Depailler	11
9	Carlos Reutemann	10
10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	10
11	Jacky Ickx	10
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	6
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	5
14	James Hunt	4
15	Carlos Pace	3
16	Arturo Merzario	1
=	John Watson	1
=	Graham Hill	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	49
2	Ferrari	48
3	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	39
4	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	26
5	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	11
6	BRM	10
7	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	6
8	March-Ford Cosworth	5
9	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	4
10	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	3
11	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth	1
=	Lola-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Last start

Driver: Peter Gethin

Wins

Driver: 2nd for Jody Scheckter

Constructor: 18th for Tyrrell

Podiums

Driver: 25th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 24th for Jacky Ickx, 4th for Jody Scheckter

Constructor: 99th for Lotus, 43rd for McLaren, 38th for Tyrrell

Poles

Driver: 6th for Niki Lauda

Constructor: 67th for Ferrari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Lotus)

Fastest laps

Driver: 2nd for Niki Lauda

Constructor: 62nd for Ferrari

Front row starts

Driver: 17th for Ronnie Peterson, 6th for Niki Lauda

See also

• British Grand Prix
• Brands Hatch Circuit
• 1974 World Championship season