1974 United States Grand Prix
250th World Championship race, 16th World Championship United States Grand Prix, 14th World Championship race at Watkins Glen
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 6 October 1974 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Carlos Reutemann  Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| Pole position: | Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| Fastest lap: |  Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Watkins Glen, 59 laps |
| Round: | 15 of 15 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 59 | 1hr 40m 21.439s | 9 | |
| 2 | +2 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +10.735s | 6 |
| 3 | -1 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 10.384s | 4 |
| 4 | +4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 17.753s | 3 |
| 5 | +2 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P) | 59 | +1m 25.804s | 2 |
| 6 | +7 |  Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 27.506s | 1 |
| 7 | +13 |  Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 30.012s | |
| 8 | +16 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford Cosworth (P) | 58 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +3 |  Chris Amon | BRM | 57 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | -2 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 55 | +4 laps | |
| 12 | +9 | Rolf Stommelen | Lola-Ford Cosworth (P) | 54 | +5 laps | |
| R |  Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | ||
| NC | Mike Wilds | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 50 | +9 laps | ||
| NC | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 47 | +12 laps | ||
| R |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
| R |  Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P) | 43 | DNF | ||
| R |  Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Laffite | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P) | 31 | DNF | ||
| R |  Mark Donohue | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Jose Dolhem | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Helmuth Koinigg | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
| DQ |  Tim Schenken | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DSQ | ||
| R | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
| DQ | Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DSQ |
- 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
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
Non-qualifiers
- (P): privateer entry
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Tim Schenken | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford Cosworth |
| Ian Ashley | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P) |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1974
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 55 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | 52 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 45 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 38 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | 35 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | 32 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | 20 |
| 8 | James Hunt | 15 |
| 9 | Patrick Depailler | 14 |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx | 12 |
| 11 | Mike Hailwood | 12 |
| 12 | Carlos Pace | 11 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 10 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 6 |
| 15 | John Watson | 6 |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 5 |
| 17 | Arturo Merzario | 4 |
| 18 | Graham Hill | 1 |
| = | Tom Pryce | 1 |
| = | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Jose Dolhem (only start), Mike Wilds
- Last start
- Driver: Denny Hulme, Helmuth Koinigg, Tim Schenken
- Constructor: Iso-Marlboro
- World Champion
- Driver: 2nd and last World Championship for Emerson Fittipaldi
- Constructor: 1st World Championship for McLaren (9th different world champion)
- Wins
- Driver: 3rd for Carlos Reutemann
- Constructor: 16th for Brabham
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 6th for Brabham
- Podiums
- Driver: 6th for Carlos Reutemann, 5th for James Hunt, 2nd for Carlos Pace
- Constructor: 62nd & 63rd for Brabham, 3rd for Hesketh
- Poles
- Driver: 2nd for Carlos Reutemann
- Constructor: 16th for Brabham
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 4th for Carlos Pace
- Constructor: 19th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- Driver: 6th for Carlos Reutemann, 1st for James Hunt (86th different front row starter, 16th British driver)
- Pole & win
- Driver: 1st for Carlos Reutemann (23rd different driver to win from pole, 3rd Argentine driver)