1974 South African Grand Prix
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Circuit | Kyalami, 78 laps |
Round | 3 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1974 South African Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +3 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 1hr 42m 04.960s | 9 |
2 | +9 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 78 | +33.940s | 6 |
3 | +9 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +42.160s | 4 |
4 | +11 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +44.190s | 3 |
5 | +2 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +46.230s | 2 |
6 | -3 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 78 | +56.040s | 1 |
7 | -2 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1m 08.390s | |
8 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1m 10.540s | ||
9 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
10 | +9 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | |
11 | -9 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | |
12 | +6 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 77 | +1 lap | |
13 | +9 | (ZAF) Ian Scheckter | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 76 | +2 laps | |
14 | +10 | (ZAF) Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 76 | +2 laps | |
15 | +10 | (FRA) Francois Migault | BRM | 75 | +3 laps | |
16 | -15 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 74 | DNF | |
17 | +6 | (GBR) Richard Robarts | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +4 laps | |
18 | +3 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 72 | +6 laps | |
19 | +1 | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 71 | +7 laps | |
R | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 65 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 56 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 13 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Paddy Driver | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 6 | DNF | ||
R | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
R | (DNK) Tom Belso | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Niki Lauda ended lap 74 in P2 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:16.580
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
2 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
4 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
7 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
12 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
14 | (GBR) James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
19 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
21 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | BRM |
22 | (ZAF) Ian Scheckter | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
23 | (GBR) Richard Robarts | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (ZAF) Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
25 | (FRA) Francois Mignault | BRM |
26 | (ZAF) Paddy Driver | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
27 | (DNK) Tom Belso | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 10 |
2 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 9 |
= | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 9 |
= | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 9 |
5 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | 9 |
6 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 8 |
7 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 6 |
8 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 4 |
9 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 4 |
10 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 3 |
11 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 |
12 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 1 |
= | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Tom Belso (first Danish driver to start a race)
- Vittorio Brambilla
- Paddy Driver (only start)
- Ian Scheckter
- Hesketh
- Last start
- Richard Robarts
- Milestone race start
- 100th for Denny Hulme (5th driver to start 100 races, 1st New Zealander driver)
- 50th for Ronnie Peterson (23rd driver to start 50 races, 2nd Swedish driver)
- Wins
- 1st for Carlos Reutemann (51st different winner, 3rd Argentine driver; first Argentine winner since 1957)
- 14th for Brabham (first since 1970)
- Podiums
- 8th and last for Jean-Pierre Beltoise (first podium since 1972; last for BRM)
- 3rd for Carlos Reutemann
- 2nd and last for Mike Hailwood (first podium since 1972; only podium for McLaren)
- 61st and last for BRM
- 59th for Brabham
- 39th for McLaren
- Poles
- 1st for Niki Lauda (43rd different polesitter, 2nd Austrian driver; first Austrian polesitter since 1970)
- 61st for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Carlos Reutemann (56th different fastest lap setter, 5th Argentine driver; last until 1978; first Argentine driver to set a fastest lap since 1958 and last until 1978; only fastest lap for Brabham)
- 17th for Brabham (first since 1970)
- Front row starts
- 1st for Niki Lauda (83rd different front row starter, 2nd Austrian driver; first Austrian front row starter since 1970)
- 1st for Carlos Pace (84th different front row starter, 2nd Brazilian driver; only front row start for Surtees)
- Points finishes
- 25th for Jean-Pierre Beltoise
- 1st for Hans-Joachim Stuck (177th different point scorer, 7th German driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for Carlos Reutemann (29th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 3rd Argentine driver; last until 1978; first Argentine driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1958 and last until 1978; only win and fastest lap for Brabham)