GP Racing Stats

Notice: this website is currently undergoing a complete redesign which will bring a more friendly UI experience, better content, and more features.

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

1974 Monaco Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonte Carlo, 78 laps
Round6 of 15
Race numbers

The 1974 Monaco Grand Prix was the:

  • 241st World Championship race
  • 21st World Championship Monaco Grand Prix
  • 21st World Championship race at Monte Carlo
More 1974 season
More Monaco Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth781hr 58m 03.700s9
2+3(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth78+28.800s6
3+3(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth78+48.900s4
4-2(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari78+1m 03.100s3
5+8(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth77+1 lap2
6+17(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)77+1 lap1
7+14(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)76+2 laps 
8+18(GBR) Guy EdwardsLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)76+2 laps 
9-5(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth75+3 laps 
R (FRA) Henri PescaroloBRM62DNF 
R (BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari32DNF 
R (GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (GBR) Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (FRA) Francois MigaultBRM5DNF 
R (AUS) Vern SchuppanEnsign-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth3DNF 
R (ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1DNF 
R (AUS) Tim SchenkenTrojan-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (GBR) Brian RedmanShadow-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)0DNF 
R (NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
Did not start
  (DEU) Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth   
  (NZL) Chris AmonAmon-Ford Cosworth   

Notes

  • Niki Lauda ended lap 32 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:26.300

PosDriverConstructor
1(AUT) Niki LaudaFerrari
2(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
3(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
4(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
5(ZAF) Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
6(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford Cosworth
7(GBR) James HuntHesketh-Ford Cosworth
8(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
9(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford Cosworth
10(GBR) Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
11(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
12(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
13(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
14(ITA) Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
15(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford Cosworth
16(GBR) Brian RedmanShadow-Ford Cosworth
17  
18(BRA) Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford Cosworth
19(BEL) Jacky IckxLotus-Ford Cosworth
20  
21(GBR) Graham HillLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
22(FRA) Francois MignaultBRM
23(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
24(AUS) Tim SchenkenTrojan-Ford Cosworth
25(AUS) Vern SchuppanEnsign-Ford Cosworth
26(GBR) Guy EdwardsLola-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
27(FRA) Henri PescaroloBRM

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(LIE) Rikky von OpelBrabham-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi24
2(CHE) Clay Regazzoni22
3(AUT) Niki Lauda21
4(ZAF) Jody Scheckter12
5(NZL) Denny Hulme11
6(SWE) Ronnie Peterson10
7(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise10
8(ARG) Carlos Reutemann9
9(GBR) Mike Hailwood9
10(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck5
11(BEL) Jacky Ickx4
=(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier4
13(FRA) Patrick Depailler4
14(BRA) Carlos Pace3
15(ITA) Arturo Merzario1
=(GBR) John Watson1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Ford Cosworth37
2Ferrari30
3Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth16
4Lotus-Ford Cosworth13
5Brabham-Ford Cosworth10
6BRM10
7March-Ford Cosworth5
8Shadow-Ford Cosworth4
9Surtees-Ford Cosworth3
10Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Brian Redman
Wins
5th for Ronnie Peterson
55th for Lotus
Podiums
14th for Ronnie Peterson
2nd for Jody Scheckter
1st for Jean-Pierre Jarier (119th different podium finisher, 9th French driver; last podium until 1979; only podium for Shadow)
97th for Lotus
35th for Tyrrell
3rd for Shadow
Poles
3rd for Niki Lauda
64th for Ferrari
1-2 start
25th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
3rd for Ronnie Peterson
49th for Lotus
Front row starts
13th for Clay Regazzoni
3rd for Niki Lauda
Points finishes
1st for Jean-Pierre Jarier (179th different point scorer, 16th French driver)
1st for John Watson (180th different point scorer, 41st British driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st for Ronnie Peterson (31st different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Swedish driver; last until 1976)