1974 Italian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 8 September 1974
Winner:	Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Niki Lauda Ferrari
Fastest lap:	Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford Cosworth
Circuit:	Monza, 52 laps
Round:	13 of 15

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	52	1hr 22m 56.600s	9
2	+4	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	52	+0.800s	6
3	+9	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	52	+24.700s	4
4	+11	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	52	+1m 27.700s	3
5	-2	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	51	+1 lap	2
6	+13	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	51	+1 lap	1
7	-3	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	51	+1 lap
8	+13	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	51	+1 lap
9	+14	David Hobbs	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	51	+1 lap
10	+12	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	50	+2 laps
11	-1	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	50	+2 laps
R		Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	40	DNF
R		Niki Lauda	Ferrari	32	DNF
R		Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	31	DNF
R		Rolf Stommelen	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	25	DNF
R		Jacques Laffite	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	22	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	19	DNF
R		Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	16	DNF
R		Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford Cosworth	15	DNF
R		Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	11	DNF
R		Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	10	DNF
R		Henri Pescarolo	BRM	3	DNF
R		James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	2	DNF
R		Francois Migault	BRM	1	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	0	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:33.160
2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:33.270
3	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:33.530
4	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:33.630
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:33.730
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:33.950
7	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:34.240
8	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	1:34.340
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:34.560
10	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:34.561
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:34.620
12	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:34.700
13	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	1:34.760
14	Rolf Stommelen	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:34.840
15	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:35.020
16	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:35.190
17	Jacques Laffite	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:35.220
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	1:35.230
19	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:35.630
20	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford Cosworth	1:35.720
21	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:35.820
22	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:36.270
23	David Hobbs	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:36.310
24	Francois Migault	BRM	1:36.360
25	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:36.640

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:33.160
2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:33.270	0.110
3	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:33.530	0.370
4	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:33.630	0.470
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:33.730	0.570
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:33.950	0.790
7	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:34.240	1.080
8	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	1:34.340	1.180
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:34.560	1.400
10	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:34.561	1.401
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:34.620	1.460
12	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:34.700	1.540
13	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	1:34.760	1.600
14	Rolf Stommelen	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:34.840	1.680
15	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:35.020	1.860
16	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:35.190	2.030
17	Jacques Laffite	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:35.220	2.060
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	1:35.230	2.070
19	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:35.630	2.470
20	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford Cosworth	1:35.720	2.560
21	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:35.820	2.660
22	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:36.270	3.110
23	David Hobbs	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:36.310	3.150
24	Francois Migault	BRM	1:36.360	3.200
25	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:36.640	3.480
Did not qualify
26	Jose Dolhem	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:36.840	3.680
27	Carlo Facetti	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:37.300	4.140
28	Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:37.320	4.160
29	Mike Wilds	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:37.380	4.220
30	Chris Amon	Amon-Ford Cosworth	1:38.210	5.050
31	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:40.320	7.160

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Clay Regazzoni	46
2	Jody Scheckter	45
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	43
4	Niki Lauda	38
5	Ronnie Peterson	31
6	Carlos Reutemann	23
7	Denny Hulme	19
8	Jacky Ickx	12
9	Mike Hailwood	12
10	Patrick Depailler	11
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	10
12	James Hunt	8
13	Jean-Pierre Jarier	6
14	Hans-Joachim Stuck	5
=	Carlos Pace	5
16	John Watson	4
=	Arturo Merzario	4
18	Graham Hill	1
=	Tom Pryce	1
=	Vittorio Brambilla	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	61
2	Ferrari	59
3	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	49
4	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	38
5	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	26
6	BRM	10
7	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	8
8	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	7
9	March-Ford Cosworth	6
10	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth	4
11	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	3
12	Lola-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Last start

Driver: David Hobbs

Constructor: Trojan

Wins

Driver: 7th for Ronnie Peterson

Constructor: 57th for Lotus

Podiums

Driver: 26th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 16th for Ronnie Peterson, 6th for Jody Scheckter

Constructor: 100th for Lotus, 45th for McLaren, 40th for Tyrrell

Poles

Driver: 9th for Niki Lauda

Constructor: 70th for Ferrari

Fastest laps

Driver: 3rd for Carlos Pace

Constructor: 18th for Brabham

Front row starts

Driver: 9th for Niki Lauda, 5th for Carlos Reutemann

Points finishes

Driver: 5th and last for Arturo Merzario

See also

• Italian Grand Prix
• Monza Circuit
• 1974 World Championship season