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1974 Canadian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMosport, 80 laps
Round14 of 15
Race numbers

The 1974 Canadian Grand Prix was the:

  • 249th World Championship race
  • 8th World Championship Canadian Grand Prix
  • 6th World Championship race at Mosport
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth801hr 40m 26.136s9
2+4(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari80+13.034s6
3+7(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth80+14.494s4
4+4(GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth80+15.669s3
5+2(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth80+55.322s2
6+8(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth79+1 lap1
7+9(USA) Mario AndrettiParnelli-Ford Cosworth79+1 lap 
8+1(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth79+1 lap 
9-5(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth79+1 lap 
10+12(AUT) Helmuth KoiniggSurtees-Ford Cosworth78+2 laps 
11 (DEU) Rolf StommelenLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)78+2 laps 
12+12(USA) Mark DonohuePenske-Ford Cosworth78+2 laps 
13+8(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth78+2 laps 
14+6(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)77+3 laps 
15+3(FRA) Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)74DNF 
16-4(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth72+8 laps 
NC (NZL) Chris AmonBRM70+10 laps 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari67DNF 
R (GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth65DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)61DNF 
NC (FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM60+20 laps 
R (ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth48DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)40DNF 
R (CAN) Eppie WietzesBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)33DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth12DNF 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
2(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
3(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
4(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
5(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
6(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
7(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
8(GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth
9(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth
10(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
11(DEU) Rolf StommelenLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
12(DEU) Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
13(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
14(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
15(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
16(USA) Mario AndrettiParnelli-Ford Cosworth
17(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
18(FRA) Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
19(ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
20(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
21(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth
22(AUT) Helmuth KoiniggSurtees-Ford Cosworth
23(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
24(USA) Mark DonohuePenske-Ford Cosworth
25(NZL) Chris AmonBRM
26(CAN) Eppie WietzesBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Derek BellSurtees-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Mike WildsEnsign-Ford Cosworth
(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Ian AshleyBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi52
2(CHE) Clay Regazzoni52
3(ZAF) Jody Scheckter45
4(AUT) Niki Lauda38
5(SWE) Ronnie Peterson35
6(ARG) Carlos Reutemann23
7(NZL) Denny Hulme20
8(FRA) Patrick Depailler13
9(BEL) Jacky Ickx12
10(GBR) Mike Hailwood12
11(GBR) James Hunt11
12(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise10
13(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier6
14(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck5
=(BRA) Carlos Pace5
16(GBR) John Watson4
=(ITA) Arturo Merzario4
18(GBR) Graham Hill1
=(GBR) Tom Pryce1
=(ITA) Vittorio Brambilla1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Ford Cosworth70
2Ferrari65
3Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth51
4Lotus-Ford Cosworth42
5Brabham-Ford Cosworth26
6Hesketh-Ford Cosworth11
7BRM10
8Shadow-Ford Cosworth7
9March-Ford Cosworth6
10Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth4
11Surtees-Ford Cosworth3
12Lola-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & 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)