1974 United States Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 6 October 1974 |
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Pole position |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Watkins Glen, 59 laps |
Round | 15 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1974 United States Grand Prix was the
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Next race | 1975 Argentine Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 59 | 1hr 40m 21.439s | 9 | |
2 | +2 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +10.735s | 6 |
3 | -1 | ![]() | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 10.384s | 4 |
4 | +4 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 17.753s | 3 |
5 | +2 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 59 | +1m 25.804s | 2 |
6 | +7 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 27.506s | 1 |
7 | +13 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 30.012s | |
8 | +16 | ![]() | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 58 | +1 lap | |
9 | +3 | ![]() | BRM | 57 | +2 laps | |
10 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +2 laps | ||
11 | -2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 55 | +4 laps | |
12 | +9 | ![]() | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 54 | +5 laps | |
R | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | ||
NC | ![]() | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 50 | +9 laps | ||
NC | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 47 | +12 laps | ||
R | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 43 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 38 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 31 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
DQ | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DSQ | ||
R | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
DQ | ![]() | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DSQ |
Notes
- Mario Andretti was disqualified for receiving a push start on the grid.
- Tim Schenken was disqualified for starting the race illegally having not qualified for the race.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:38.978
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
2 | ![]() | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth |
3 | ![]() | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth |
4 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
5 | ![]() | Ferrari |
6 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
7 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
8 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
9 | ![]() | Ferrari |
10 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
11 | ![]() | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
12 | ![]() | BRM |
13 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
14 | ![]() | Penske-Ford Cosworth |
15 | ![]() | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
16 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
17 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
18 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
19 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
20 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
21 | ![]() | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
22 | ![]() | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
23 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
24 | ![]() | Lola-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
25 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
26 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
27 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
Non-qualifiers
Driver | Constructor |
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![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
![]() | BRM |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1974 United States Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 55 |
2 | ![]() | 52 |
3 | ![]() | 45 |
4 | ![]() | 38 |
5 | ![]() | 35 |
6 | ![]() | 32 |
7 | ![]() | 20 |
8 | ![]() | 15 |
9 | ![]() | 14 |
10 | ![]() | 12 |
11 | ![]() | 12 |
12 | ![]() | 11 |
13 | ![]() | 10 |
14 | ![]() | 6 |
15 | ![]() | 6 |
16 | ![]() | 5 |
17 | ![]() | 4 |
18 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 73 |
2 | ![]() | 65 |
3 | ![]() | 52 |
4 | ![]() | 42 |
5 | ![]() | 35 |
6 | ![]() | 15 |
7 | ![]() | 10 |
8 | ![]() | 7 |
9 | ![]() | 6 |
10 | ![]() | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Jose Dolhem (only start), Mike Wilds
- Last start
- Denny Hulme, Helmuth Koinigg, Tim Schenken
- Iso-Marlboro
- World Champion
- 2nd and last title for Emerson Fittipaldi (7th driver to win two championships, 1st Brazilian driver; last Brazilian champion until 1981)
- 1st title for McLaren (9th constructor world champion)
- Wins
- 3rd for Carlos Reutemann
- 16th for Brabham
- Race 1-2
- 6th for Brabham
- Podiums
- 6th for Carlos Reutemann, 5th for James Hunt, 2nd for Carlos Pace (first for Brabham)
- 62nd & 63rd for Brabham, 3rd for Hesketh
- Poles
- 2nd for Carlos Reutemann (first since 1972 and last until 1978; last for Brabham)
- 16th for Brabham
- Fastest laps
- 4th for Carlos Pace
- 19th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 6th for Carlos Reutemann, 1st for James Hunt (86th different front row starter, 16th British driver)
- Pole & win
- 1st for Carlos Reutemann (23rd different driver to win from pole, 3rd Argentine driver; last until 1978; first Argentine driver to win from pole since 1957 and last until 1978; only win from pole for Brabham)