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Home / Seasons / 1974 F1 World Championship Season / 1974 German Grand Prix

1974 German Grand Prix

DateSunday, 4 August 1974
Winner
  • Switzerland flag Clay Regazzoni
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Pole position
  • Austria flag lazyload Niki Lauda
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • South Africa flag lazyload Jody Scheckter
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
CircuitNurburgring, 14 laps
Round11 of 15
Race numbers

The 1974 German Grand Prix was the

  • 246th World Championship race
  • 22nd World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 20th World Championship race at Nurburgring
More 1974 season
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1Switzerland flag Clay RegazzoniFerrari141hr 41m 35.000s9
2+2South Africa flag lazyload Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth14+50.700s6
3+3Argentina flag lazyload Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth14+1m 23.300s4
4+4Sweden flag lazyload Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth14+1m 24.200s3
5+4Belgium flag lazyload Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth14+1m 25.000s2
6+5United Kingdom flag lazyload Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth14+2m 18.100s1
7+13Germany flag lazyload Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth14+2m 58.700s 
8+10France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth14+3m 25.900s 
9+10United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)14+3m 26.400s 
10+14France flag lazyload Henri PescaroloBRM14+4m 17.700s 
11+14United Kingdom flag lazyload Derek BellSurtees-Ford Cosworth14+5m 17.700s 
12+5Brazil flag lazyload Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth14+6m 26.300s 
13+10Italy flag lazyload Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth14+8m 43.100s 
14+12United Kingdom flag lazyload Ian AshleyToken-Ford Cosworth13+1 lap 
15-3United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R Germany flag lazyload Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R France flag lazyload Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)5DNF 
R France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM4DNF 
R Australia flag lazyload Vern SchuppanEnsign-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R Brazil flag lazyload Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R France flag lazyload Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)2DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)1DNF 
R Austria flag lazyload Niki LaudaFerrari0DNF 
DQ New Zealand flag lazyload Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth0DSQ 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1Austria flag lazyload Niki LaudaFerrari
2Switzerland flag Clay RegazzoniFerrari
3Brazil flag lazyload Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
4South Africa flag lazyload Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
5France flag lazyload Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
6Argentina flag lazyload Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
7New Zealand flag lazyload Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
8Sweden flag lazyload Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
9Belgium flag lazyload Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth
10Germany flag lazyload Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth
11United Kingdom flag lazyload Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
12United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
13United Kingdom flag lazyload James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth
14United Kingdom flag lazyload John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
15France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
16Italy flag lazyload Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
17Brazil flag lazyload Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth
18France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
19United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
20Germany flag lazyload Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
21France flag lazyload Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
22Australia flag lazyload Vern SchuppanEnsign-Ford Cosworth
23Italy flag lazyload Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
24France flag lazyload Henri PescaroloBRM
25United Kingdom flag lazyload Derek BellSurtees-Ford Cosworth
26United Kingdom flag lazyload Ian AshleyToken-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
France flag lazyload Francois MigaultBRM
Australia flag lazyload Tim SchenkenTrojan-Ford Cosworth
United Kingdom flag lazyload Guy EdwardsLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
Australia flag lazyload Larry PerkinsAmon-Ford Cosworth
New Zealand flag lazyload Chris AmonAmon-Ford Cosworth
New Zealand flag lazyload Howden GanleyMaki-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1974 German Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Switzerland flag Clay Regazzoni44
2South Africa flag lazyload Jody Scheckter41
3Austria flag lazyload Niki Lauda38
4Brazil flag lazyload Emerson Fittipaldi37
5Sweden flag lazyload Ronnie Peterson22
6Argentina flag lazyload Carlos Reutemann14
7New Zealand flag lazyload Denny Hulme12
8Belgium flag lazyload Jacky Ickx12
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Hailwood12
10France flag lazyload Patrick Depailler11
11France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Beltoise10
12France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jarier6
13Germany flag lazyload Hans-Joachim Stuck5
14United Kingdom flag lazyload James Hunt4
15Brazil flag lazyload Carlos Pace3
16Italy flag lazyload Arturo Merzario1
=United Kingdom flag lazyload John Watson1
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham Hill1
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Tom Pryce1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Ferrari57
2United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Ford Cosworth49
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth45
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Ford Cosworth29
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Brabham-Ford Cosworth15
6United Kingdom flag lazyload BRM10
7USA flag lazyload Shadow-Ford Cosworth7
8United Kingdom flag lazyload March-Ford Cosworth5
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Hesketh-Ford Cosworth4
10United Kingdom flag lazyload Surtees-Ford Cosworth3
11Italy flag lazyload Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth1
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Lola-Ford Cosworth1

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)

See also

  • German Grand Prix
  • Nurburgring circuit
  • 1974 World Championship season

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