1974 Canadian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 22 September 1974 |
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| Circuit | Mosport, 80 laps |
| Round | 14 of 15 |
| Race numbers | The 1974 Canadian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1hr 40m 26.136s | 9 | |
| 2 | +4 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 80 | +13.034s | 6 |
| 3 | +7 |  Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +14.494s | 4 |
| 4 | +4 |  James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +15.669s | 3 |
| 5 | +2 |  Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +55.322s | 2 |
| 6 | +8 |  Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +9 |  Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +1 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | -5 |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +12 |  Helmuth Koinigg | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 11 |  Rolf Stommelen | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | +12 | Mark Donohue | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +8 |  Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +6 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | +3 | Jacques Laffite | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 74 | DNF | |
| 16 | -4 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 72 | +8 laps | |
| NC | Chris Amon | BRM | 70 | +10 laps | ||
| R | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 67 | DNF | ||
| R | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 65 | DNF | ||
| R | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 61 | DNF | ||
| NC | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 60 | +20 laps | ||
| R |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 46 | DNF | ||
| R |  Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 40 | DNF | ||
| R |  Eppie Wietzes | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 33 | DNF | ||
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 12 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Jacques Laffite ended lap 74 in P15 before retiring on the following lap.
- Niki Lauda ended lap 67 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:13.188
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 19 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 20 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 21 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Helmuth Koinigg | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Mark Donohue | Penske-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Chris Amon | BRM |
| 26 | Eppie Wietzes | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| Mike Wilds | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth |
| Ian Ashley | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1974 Canadian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 52 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | 52 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 45 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 38 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | 35 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | 23 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | 20 |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | 13 |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | 12 |
| 10 | Mike Hailwood | 12 |
| 11 | James Hunt | 11 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 10 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 6 |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 5 |
| = | Carlos Pace | 5 |
| 16 | John Watson | 4 |
| = | Arturo Merzario | 4 |
| 18 | Graham Hill | 1 |
| = | Tom Pryce | 1 |
| = | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 70 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 65 |
| 3 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 51 |
| 4 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 42 |
| 5 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 26 |
| 6 | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 11 |
| 7 | BRM | 10 |
| 8 | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 7 |
| 9 | March-Ford Cosworth | 6 |
| 10 | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 11 | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 12 | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Helmuth Koinigg
- Parnelli, Penske
- Last start
- Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Eppie Wietzes (last Canadian driver to start a race until 1977)
- Wins
- 12th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 12th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 27th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 17th for Ronnie Peterson (last podium until 1976), 16th for Clay Regazzoni
- 195th for Ferrari, 101st for Lotus, 46th for McLaren
- Poles
- 6th and last for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 4th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for Niki Lauda
- 64th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 14th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 10th for Niki Lauda (22nd driver to achieve ten front row starts, 2nd Austrian driver)
- Points finishes
- 61st and last for Denny Hulme, 25th for Ronnie Peterson
- Pole & win
- 4th and last for Emerson Fittipaldi (last Brazilian driver to win from pole until 1980)