1974 Monaco Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 26 May 1974
Winner:	Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Niki Lauda Ferrari
Fastest lap:	Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Cosworth
Circuit:	Monte Carlo, 78 laps
Round:	6 of 15

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	78	1hr 58m 03.700s	9
2	+3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	78	+28.800s	6
3	+3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	78	+48.900s	4
4	-2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	78	+1m 03.100s	3
5	+8	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	77	+1 lap	2
6	+17	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	77	+1 lap	1
7	+14	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	76	+2 laps
8	+18	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	76	+2 laps
9	-5	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	75	+3 laps
R		Henri Pescarolo	BRM	62	DNF
R		Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	34	DNF
R		Niki Lauda	Ferrari	32	DNF
R		James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	28	DNF
R		Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	11	DNF
R		Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	5	DNF
R		Francois Migault	BRM	5	DNF
R		Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	4	DNF
R		Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	3	DNF
R		Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	1	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1	DNF
R		Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford Cosworth	0	DNF
R		Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	0	DNF
R		Brian Redman	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	0	DNF
R		Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	0	DNF
R		Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	0	DNF
Did not start
		Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford Cosworth
		Chris Amon	Amon-Ford Cosworth

Starting Grid

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

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:26.300
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:26.600
3	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:26.800
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:27.100
5	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:27.100
6	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:27.500
7	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	1:27.800
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:27.800
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	1:28.000
10	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:28.100
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:28.100
12	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:28.200
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:28.200
14	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:28.500
15	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	1:28.700
16	Brian Redman	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:28.800
17
18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:29.100
19	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:29.400
20
21	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:30.000
22	Francois Migault	BRM	1:30.000
23	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:30.000
24	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford Cosworth	1:30.200
25	Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:30.300
26	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:30.400
27	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:30.700

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:26.300
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:26.600	0.300
3	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:26.800	0.500
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:27.100	0.800
5	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:27.100	0.800
6	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:27.500	1.200
7	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford Cosworth	1:27.800	1.500
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:27.800	1.500
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford Cosworth	1:28.000	1.700
10	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:28.100	1.800
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:28.100	1.800
12	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:28.200	1.900
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:28.200	1.900
14	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:28.500	2.200
15	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford Cosworth	1:28.700	2.400
16	Brian Redman	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:28.800	2.500
17	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:28.800	2.500
18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:29.100	2.800
19	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:29.400	3.100
20	Chris Amon	Amon-Ford Cosworth	1:29.800	3.500
21	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:30.000	3.700
22	Francois Migault	BRM	1:30.000	3.700
23	John Watson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:30.000	3.700
24	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford Cosworth	1:30.200	3.900
25	Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:30.300	4.000
26	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:30.400	4.100
27	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:30.700	4.400
Did not qualify
28	Rikky von Opel	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:31.100	4.800

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	24
2	Clay Regazzoni	22
3	Niki Lauda	21
4	Jody Scheckter	12
5	Denny Hulme	11
6	Ronnie Peterson	10
7	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	10
8	Carlos Reutemann	9
9	Mike Hailwood	9
10	Hans-Joachim Stuck	5
11	Jacky Ickx	4
=	Jean-Pierre Jarier	4
13	Patrick Depailler	4
14	Carlos Pace	3
15	Arturo Merzario	1
=	John Watson	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	37
2	Ferrari	30
3	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	16
4	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	13
5	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	10
6	BRM	10
7	March-Ford Cosworth	5
8	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	4
9	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	3
10	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Last start

Driver: Brian Redman

Wins

Driver: 5th for Ronnie Peterson

Constructor: 55th for Lotus

Podiums

Driver: 14th for Ronnie Peterson, 2nd for Jody Scheckter, 1st for Jean-Pierre Jarier (119th different podium finisher, 9th French driver)

Constructor: 97th for Lotus, 35th for Tyrrell, 3rd for Shadow

Poles

Driver: 3rd for Niki Lauda

Constructor: 64th for Ferrari

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 25th for Ferrari

Fastest laps

Driver: 3rd for Ronnie Peterson

Constructor: 49th for Lotus

Front row starts

Driver: 13th for Clay Regazzoni, 3rd for Niki Lauda

Points finishes

Driver: 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

Driver: 1st for Ronnie Peterson (31st different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Swedish driver)

See also

• Monaco Grand Prix
• Monte Carlo Circuit
• 1974 World Championship season