F1 driver standings
Standings
| # | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | ESP | BEL | MCO | SWE | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren) | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | R | 2 | R | R | 2 | 1 | 4 | 55 |
| 2 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) | 3 | 2 | R | 2 | 4 | 4 | R | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | R | 2 | 11 | 52 |
| 3 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) | R | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | R | 3 | R | R | 45 |
| 4 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari) | 2 | R | 16R | 1 | 2 | R | R | 1 | 2 | 5 | R | R | R | R | R | 38 |
| 5 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) | 13 | 6 | R | R | R | 1 | R | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4 | R | 1 | 3 | R | 35 |
| 6 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Brabham) | 7R | 7 | 1 | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | 6 | 3 | 1 | R | 9 | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | (NZL) Denny Hulme (McLaren) | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | R | R | R | 6 | 7 | DSQ | 2 | 6 | 6 | R | 20 |
| 8 | (GBR) James Hunt (March, Hesketh) | R | 9 | R | 10 | R | R | 3 | R | R | R | R | 3 | R | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | R | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | R | R | R | 11 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx (Lotus) | R | 3 | R | R | R | R | R | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | R | R | 13 | R | 12 |
| = | (GBR) Mike Hailwood (McLaren) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | R | R | 4 | 7 | R | 15R | 12 | ||||
| 12 | (BRA) Carlos Pace (Surtees, Brabham) | R | 4 | 11 | 13 | R | R | R | DNQ | 9 | 12 | R | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 | |
| 13 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise (BRM) | 5 | 10 | 2 | R | 5 | R | R | R | 10 | 12 | R | R | R | NC | DNQ | 10 |
| 14 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Shadow) | R | R | NC | 13 | 3 | 5 | R | 12 | R | 8 | 8 | R | R | 10 | 6 | |
| = | (GBR) John Watson (Brabham) | 12 | R | R | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 11 | R | 4 | 7 | R | 5 | 6 |
| 16 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (March) | R | R | 5 | 4 | R | R | R | DNQ | R | 7 | 11R | R | R | DNQ | 5 | |
| 17 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario (Iso-Marlboro) | R | R | 6 | R | R | R | DNS | R | 9 | R | R | R | 4 | R | R | 4 |
| 18 | (GBR) Graham Hill (Lola) | R | 11 | 12 | R | 8 | 7 | 6 | R | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| = | (GBR) Tom Pryce (Token, Shadow) | R | R | R | 8 | 6 | R | 10 | R | NC | 1 | ||||||
| = | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (March) | 10 | DNS | 9 | R | 10R | 10 | 11 | R | 13 | 6 | R | DNQ | R | 1 | ||
| (GBR) Guy Edwards (Lola) | 11 | R | DNQ | 12 | 8 | 7 | R | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| (GBR) David Hobbs (McLaren) | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| (DEU) Jochen Mass (Surtees, McLaren) | R | 17 | R | R | R | DNS | R | R | R | 14 | R | 16 | 7 | ||||
| (GBR) Brian Redman (Shadow) | 7 | 18R | R | ||||||||||||||
| (USA) Mario Andretti (Parnelli) | 7 | DSQ | |||||||||||||||
| (NZL) Howden Ganley (March, Maki) | 8R | R | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| (DNK) Tom Belso (Iso-Marlboro) | R | DNQ | 8 | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| (LIE) Rikky von Opel (Ensign, Brabham) | DNS | R | R | DNQ | 9 | 9 | DNQ | ||||||||||
| (FRA) Henri Pescarolo (BRM) | 9 | 14 | 18 | 12 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 10 | R | |||||
| (NZL) Chris Amon (Amon, BRM) | R | DNS | DNQ | DNQ | NC | 9 | |||||||||||
| (AUT) Dieter Quester (Surtees) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| (AUS) Tim Schenken (Trojan, Lotus) | 14R | 10 | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | 10 | R | DSQ | ||||||||
| (AUT) Helmuth Koinigg (Brabham, Surtees) | DNQ | 10 | R | ||||||||||||||
| (DEU) Rolf Stommelen (Lola) | R | R | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| (GBR) Derek Bell (Surtees) | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| (USA) Mark Donohue (Penske) | 12 | R | |||||||||||||||
| (ZAF) Ian Scheckter (Lotus, Hesketh) | 13 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| (FRA) Francois Migault (BRM) | R | 16 | 15 | R | 16 | R | R | 14 | NC | DNQ | R | ||||||
| (GBR) Ian Ashley (Token, Brabham) | 14 | NC | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| (NLD) Gijs van Lennep (Iso-Marlboro) | 14 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| (ZAF) Eddie Keizan (Tyrrell) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| (GBR) Richard Robarts (Brabham, Iso-Marlboro) | R | 15 | 17 | DNS | |||||||||||||
| (AUS) Vern Schuppan (Ensign) | 15 | R | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | ||||||||||
| (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Iso-Marlboro) | R | NC | R | 15R | R | ||||||||||||
| (BEL) Teddy Pilette (Brabham) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| (ZAF) Dave Charlton (McLaren) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| (USA) Peter Revson (Shadow) | R | R | |||||||||||||||
| (FIN) Leo Kinnunen (Surtees) | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||
| (GBR) Mike Wilds (March, Ensign) | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | NC | ||||||||||||
| (FRA) Gerard Larrousse (Brabham) | R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| (ZAF) Paddy Driver (Lotus) | R | ||||||||||||||||
| (SWE) Reine Wisell (March) | R | ||||||||||||||||
| (SWE) Bertil Roos (Shadow) | R | ||||||||||||||||
| (GBR) Peter Gethin (Lola) | R | ||||||||||||||||
| (CAN) Eppie Wietzes (Brabham) | R | ||||||||||||||||
| (FRA) Jose Dolhem (Surtees) | DNQ | DNQ | R | ||||||||||||||
| (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Iso-Marlboro, Surtees) | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| (GBR) David Purley (Token) | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| (ITA) Lella Lombardi (Brabham) | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| (NZL) John Nicholson (Lyncar) | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| (AUS) Larry Perkins (Amon) | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| (ITA) Carlo Facetti (Brabham) | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| # | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | ESP | BEL | MCO | SWE | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
Table key, points system and championship rules
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- DNQ: Did not qualify
- NC: Not classified
- DSQ: Disqualified
- DNS: Did not start
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:
- 1st (9)
- 2nd (6)
- 3rd (4)
- 4th (3)
- 5th (2)
- 6th (1)
Only the best seven results from the first eight races and the best six results from the last seven races counted towards the championship.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1974.