1974 German Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 4 August 1974 |
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| Circuit | Nurburgring, 14 laps |
| Round | 11 of 15 |
| Race numbers | The 1974 German Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | 1hr 41m 35.000s | 9 |
| 2 | +2 |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +50.700s | 6 |
| 3 | +3 |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +1m 23.300s | 4 |
| 4 | +4 |  Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +1m 24.200s | 3 |
| 5 | +4 |  Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +1m 25.000s | 2 |
| 6 | +5 |  Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +2m 18.100s | 1 |
| 7 | +13 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +2m 58.700s | |
| 8 | +10 |  Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +3m 25.900s | |
| 9 | +10 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 14 | +3m 26.400s | |
| 10 | +14 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 14 | +4m 17.700s | |
| 11 | +14 | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +5m 17.700s | |
| 12 | +5 |  Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +6m 26.300s | |
| 13 | +10 |  Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 14 | +8m 43.100s | |
| 14 | +12 | Ian Ashley | Token-Ford Cosworth | 13 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | -3 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 12 | DNF | |
| R | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 4 | DNF | ||
| R |  Vern Schuppan | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Laffite | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 1 | DNF | ||
| R |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
| DQ |  Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DSQ | ||
Notes
- Mike Hailwood ended lap 12 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
- After retiring from the Grand Prix on the opening lap, Denny Hulme was disqualified for attempting to restart the race in a spare car.
Starting grid
Pole time: 7:00.800
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 22 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM |
| 25 | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Ian Ashley | Token-Ford Cosworth |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Francois Migault | BRM |
| Tim Schenken | Trojan-Ford Cosworth |
| Guy Edwards | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| Larry Perkins | Amon-Ford Cosworth |
| Chris Amon | Amon-Ford Cosworth |
| Howden Ganley | Maki-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1974 German Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | 44 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | 41 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | 38 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 37 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | 22 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | 14 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | 12 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | 12 |
| 9 | Mike Hailwood | 12 |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | 11 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 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 |
| = | Tom Pryce | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 57 |
| 2 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 49 |
| 3 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 45 |
| 4 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 29 |
| 5 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 15 |
| 6 | BRM | 10 |
| 7 |  Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 7 |
| 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
- Race debut
- Ian Ashley, Jacques Laffite
- Last start
- Derek Bell, Mike Hailwood
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Mike Hailwood (26th driver to start 50 races, 7th British driver)
- Wins
- 2nd for Clay Regazzoni (first win since 1970; first Swiss winner since 1971)
- 52nd for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 15th for Clay Regazzoni, 5th for Jody Scheckter, 4th for Carlos Reutemann
- 194th for Ferrari, 60th for Brabham (4th constructor to score 60 podiums), 39th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- 7th for Niki Lauda
- 68th for Ferrari NEW RECORD
- Qualifying 1-2
- 27th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Jody Scheckter (last until 1976)
- 13th for Tyrrell
- Front row starts
- 15th for Clay Regazzoni, 7th for Niki Lauda
- Points finishes
- 25th for Clay Regazzoni, 1st for Tom Pryce (181st different point scorer, 42nd British driver)