1974 German Grand Prix
246th World Championship race, 22nd World Championship German Grand Prix, 20th World Championship race at Nurburgring
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 4 August 1974 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Clay Regazzoni  Ferrari |
| Pole position: |  Niki Lauda Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: |  Jody Scheckter  Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Nurburgring, 14 laps |
| Round: | 11 of 15 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (P) | 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 (P) | 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 (P) | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P) | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
| DQ |  Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DSQ |
- Denny Hulme was disqualified for using the spare car after having initially retired from the race.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 7:00.800 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 7:01.100 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 7:02.300 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 7:03.400 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 7:06.200 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 7:07.200 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 7:08.800 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 7:09.000 |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 7:09.100 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 7:09.800 |
| 11 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 7:09.900 |
| 12 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 7:10.100 |
| 13 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 7:10.400 |
| 14 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P) | 7:10.510 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 7:10.530 |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P) | 7:11.200 |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 7:12.700 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 7:14.900 |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (P) | 7:16.000 |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 7:16.400 |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P) | 7:17.600 |
| 22 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 7:20.700 |
| 23 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 7:20.800 |
| 24 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 7:20.900 |
| 25 | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 7:22.000 |
| 26 | Ian Ashley | Token-Ford Cosworth | 7:24.600 |
Qualifying Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 7:00.800 | |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 7:01.100 | 0.300 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 7:02.300 | 1.500 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 7:03.400 | 2.600 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 7:06.200 | 5.400 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 7:07.200 | 6.400 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 7:08.800 | 8.000 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 7:09.000 | 8.200 |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 7:09.100 | 8.300 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 7:09.800 | 9.000 |
| 11 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 7:09.900 | 9.100 |
| 12 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 7:10.100 | 9.300 |
| 13 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 7:10.400 | 9.600 |
| 14 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P) | 7:10.510 | 9.710 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 7:10.530 | 9.730 |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P) | 7:11.200 | 10.400 |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 7:12.700 | 11.900 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 7:14.900 | 14.100 |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (P) | 7:16.000 | 15.200 |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 7:16.400 | 15.600 |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P) | 7:17.600 | 16.800 |
| 22 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 7:20.700 | 19.900 |
| 23 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 7:20.800 | 20.000 |
| 24 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 7:20.900 | 20.100 |
| 25 | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 7:22.000 | 21.200 |
| 26 | Ian Ashley | Token-Ford Cosworth | 7:24.600 | 23.800 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Francois Migault | BRM | 7:26.300 | 25.500 |
| 28 | Tim Schenken | Trojan-Ford Cosworth | 7:29.100 | 28.300 |
| 29 | Guy Edwards | Lola-Ford Cosworth (P) | 7:31.500 | 30.700 |
| 30 | Larry Perkins | Amon-Ford Cosworth | 7:46.200 | 45.400 |
| 31 | Chris Amon | Amon-Ford Cosworth | 8:26.200 | 1:25.400 |
| 32 | Howden Ganley | Maki-Ford Cosworth | – | |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Ian Ashley, Jacques Laffite
- Last start
- Driver: Derek Bell, Mike Hailwood
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Mike Hailwood
- Wins
- Driver: 2nd for Clay Regazzoni
- Constructor: 52nd for Ferrari
- Podiums
- Driver: 15th for Clay Regazzoni, 5th for Jody Scheckter, 4th for Carlo Reutemann
- Constructor: 194th for Ferrari, 60th for Brabham, 39th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- Driver: 7th for Niki Lauda
- Constructor: 68th for Ferrari NEW RECORD
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 27th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 2nd for Jody Scheckter
- Constructor: 13th for Tyrrell
- Front row starts
- Driver: 15th for Clay Regazzoni, 7th for Niki Lauda
- Points finishes
- Driver: 25th for Clay Regazzoni, 1st for Tom Pryce (181st different point scorer, 42nd British driver)