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1974 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
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
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari141hr 41m 35.000s9
2+2(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth14+50.700s6
3+3(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth14+1m 23.300s4
4+4(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth14+1m 24.200s3
5+4(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth14+1m 25.000s2
6+5(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth14+2m 18.100s1
7+13(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth14+2m 58.700s 
8+10(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth14+3m 25.900s 
9+10(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)14+3m 26.400s 
10+14(FRA) Henri PescaroloBRM14+4m 17.700s 
11+14(GBR) Derek BellSurtees-Ford Cosworth14+5m 17.700s 
12+5(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth14+6m 26.300s 
13+10(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth14+8m 43.100s 
14+12(GBR) Ian AshleyToken-Ford Cosworth13+1 lap 
15-3(GBR) Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)5DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM4DNF 
R (AUS) Vern SchuppanEnsign-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)2DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)1DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari0DNF 
DQ (NZL) 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
1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
2(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
3(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
4(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
5(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
6(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
7(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
8(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
9(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth
10(DEU) Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth
11(GBR) Tom PryceShadow-Ford Cosworth
12(GBR) Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
13(GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth
14(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
15(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
16(ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
17(BRA) Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford Cosworth
18(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
19(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
20(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
21(FRA) Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
22(AUS) Vern SchuppanEnsign-Ford Cosworth
23(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
24(FRA) Henri PescaroloBRM
25(GBR) Derek BellSurtees-Ford Cosworth
26(GBR) Ian AshleyToken-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(FRA) Francois MigaultBRM
(AUS) Tim SchenkenTrojan-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Guy EdwardsLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(AUS) Larry PerkinsAmon-Ford Cosworth
(NZL) Chris AmonAmon-Ford Cosworth
(NZL) Howden GanleyMaki-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(CHE) Clay Regazzoni44
2(ZAF) Jody Scheckter41
3(AUT) Niki Lauda38
4(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi37
5(SWE) Ronnie Peterson22
6(ARG) Carlos Reutemann14
7(NZL) Denny Hulme12
8(BEL) Jacky Ickx12
9(GBR) Mike Hailwood12
10(FRA) Patrick Depailler11
11(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise10
12(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier6
13(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck5
14(GBR) James Hunt4
15(BRA) Carlos Pace3
16(ITA) Arturo Merzario1
=(GBR) John Watson1
=(GBR) Graham Hill1
=(GBR) Tom Pryce1

Constructor

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