1000 km race on the Nürburgring in 1974

Jean-Pierre Jarier at the wheel of the Matra-Simca MS670C as it exits the southern bend

Andrea de Adamich in the Alfa Romeo 33TT12 at the entrance to the north bend; de Adamich finished the race with partner Carlo Facetti in third place overall

Dieter Glemser in the Ford Capri on his way to eleventh place in the overall standings and class victory

The 20th 1000 km race on the Nürburgring , also ADAC 1000 km race, brand world championship, Nürburgring Nordschleife , took place on May 19, 1974. The race was the third round of the sports car world championship of that year and the eleventh round of the German racing championship in 1974 .

Before the race

This year's 1000 km race on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring was the third racing event of the 1974 World Sports Car Championship . The opening race of the season, the 1000 km race in Monza , ended with the overall victory of Arturo Merzario and Mario Andretti in the Autodelta - Alfa Romeo 33TT12 . Two weeks before the race in the Eifel won Jean-Pierre Jarier and Jacky Ickx in the plant - Matra MS670 in the 1000 km race at Spa-Francorchamps .

Ickx was also at the start at the ring, but not for Matra, but for BMW . After the sports car activities at Ferrari ended at the end of 1973, he had not signed an annual contract, but instead drove for different teams in sports car races. Since the race at the Nürburgring was also a race of the German racing championship, both BMW and Ford Deutschland registered silhouette touring cars. The cars were prominently occupied. Ickx's partner at BMW was Hans-Joachim Stuck . At Ford, in addition to the two works drivers Dieter Glemser and Toine Hezemans , the two Formula 1 drivers Niki Lauda and Jochen Mass were at the start. Lauda's commitment showed the difference between motorsport contracts in the 1970s and the situation today. Lauda was a works driver at Ferrari in 1974 and had won his first Formula 1 Grand Prix a few weeks before his start at the Nürburgring in Spain . In the Eifel he started for Ford Germany, a 100% subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company . At that time Ferrari was already majority owned by Fiat . Such a process would be impossible today. The Ferrari factory driver Felipe Massa could hardly have started for Audi in the 2012 6-hour race in São Paulo .

After a fourth place in the Monza and a second overall place in Spa, the British Gulf Research team came to the Nürburgring as the leader in the brand world championship.

The race

In qualification training, Gérard Larrousse achieved the best training time in the Matra MS 670. The time of 7.10.800 minutes corresponded to an average of 190.822 km / h. In the race, the Jarier / Beltoise -Matra set the pace from the start. At Alfa Romeo, Arturo Merzario again proved to be a stubborn long-distance driver. In the previous year he refused to hand over his cockpit to Carlos Pace . There were similar troubles this year as he kept his teammate Brian Redman waiting two laps for the move. Before that he almost collided with Rolf Stommelen in another Alfa Romeo 33TT12 in a daring overtaking maneuver . Jean-Pierre Jarier and Jean-Pierre Beltoise remained victorious in the overall standings with a one-lap lead over the Alfa Romeo von Stommelen and Carlos Reutemann .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	Round
1	S 3.0	1	Equipe Gitanes	Jean-Pierre Jarier Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Simca MS670C	33
2	S 3.0	3	Autodelta SpA	Rolf Stommelen Carlos Reutemann	Alfa Romeo 33TT12	32
3	S 3.0	4th	Autodelta SpA	Andrea de Adamich Carlo Facetti	Alfa Romeo 33TT12	32
4th	S 3.0	7th	Gulf Research Racing	James Hunt Vern Schuppan	Gulf GR7	32
5	S 3.0	2	Equipe Gitanes	Gérard Larrousse Henri Pescarolo	Matra-Simca MS670C	31
6th	S 3.0	8th	Porsche System Engineering	Herbert Müller Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 911 Carrera	30th
7th	S 3.0	9	Porsche System Engineering	Manfred Schurti Helmut Koinigg	Porsche 911 Carrera	30th
8th	S 2.0	26th	KVG Racing	John Hine Ian Grob	Chevron B23	30th
9	S 3.0	5	Autodelta SpA	Arturo Merzario Brian Redman	Alfa Romeo 33TT12	29
10	S 2.0	24	Societé Automobiles Alpine	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Patrick Depailler	Alpine A441	29
11	T + 2.0	73T	Ford Germany	Dieter Glemser Toine Hezemans	Ford Capri 3100 RS	29
12	GT + 1.6	45	Gelo Racing	Jürgen Barth John Fitzpatrick	Porsche 911 Carrera	29
13	GT + 1.6	41	Robert Buchet	Claude Ballot-Léna Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 Carrera	29
14th	GT + 1.6	47	Porsche Club Romand	Claude Haldi Niki Bosch	Porsche 911 Carrera	29
15th	S 2.0	21st	Chevron Cars	Peter Gethin John Watson	Chevron B23	28
16	GT + 1.6	43	Porsche Kremer Racing	Paul Keller Willi Kauhsen	Porsche Carrera RSR	28
17th	S 2.0	34	Seiko	Christine Beckers Laurent Ferrier	Chevron B23	28
18th	GT + 1.6	46	STP Sweden	Helmut Kellener's Anton Stocks	Porsche Carrera RSR	28
19th	S 3.0	12	Joest Racing	Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni	Porsche 908/03	28
20th	GT + 1.6	64	Ennio Bonomelli	Ennio Bonomelli Charles Geerearts	Porsche Carrera RSR	28
21st	GT + 1.6	52	Porsche Kremer Racing	Clemens Schickentanz Paul Keller	Porsche Carrera RSR	28
22nd	GT + 1.6	48	Porsche Club Romand	Bernard Chenevière Peter Zbinden	Porsche 911 Carrera	28
23	GT + 1.6	53	Hartwig Bertrams	Hartwig Bertrams Günter Steckkönig	Porsche 911 Carrera	28
24	GT + 1.6	50	Joseph Greger	Joseph Greger Eberhard Sindel	Porsche 911 Carrera	28
25th	S 2.0	28	Dorset Racing Associates	Tony Birchenhough Manrico Zanuso Brian Joscelyne	Lola T294	27
26th	GT + 1.6	58	Wolfgang Kauwertz	Wolfgang Kauwertz Klaus Drees	Porsche 911 Carrera	27
27	GT + 1.6	57	Hasselbecker Racing	Horst Sasse Jürgen Konrad	Porsche 911 Carrera	27
28	GT + 1.6	58	Max Moritz	Eckhard Schimpf Werner Christmann	Porsche 911 Carrera	27
29	GT + 1.6	60	Sixtant Racing	Horst Godel Dieter Franke	Porsche Carrera RSR	26th
30th	GT + 16	61	Gante Racing	John Rulon-Miller Frank Lamp	Porsche Carrera RSR	24
31	S 2.0	32	James Bell	Ian Harrower Ian Bracey	Chevron B19	24
32	S 2.0	35	Michel Dupont	Michel Dupont Daniel Brillat	Chevron B23 / 26	23
Failed
33	S 2.0	22nd	Chevron Cars	John Lepp John Burton	Chevron B26	22nd
34	GT + 1.6	56	Max Moritz	Reinhard Stenzel Ove Andersson	Porsche 911 Carrera	19th
35	GT + 1.6	54	Kuberol Racing	Bengt Ekberg Roland Larsson	Porsche Carrera RSR	14th
36	S 3.0	6th	Gulf Research Racing	Derek Bell Mike Hailwood	Gulf GR7	12
37	S 3.0	16	Kurt Hild	Manfred Anspann Kurt Hild	KMW SP390	9
38	S 2.0	20th	Viktor	Olof Wijk Tommy Brorsson	Astra RNR1	9
39	S 2.0	27	Lola Cars	Martin Raymond Tony Goodwin	Lola T294	9
40	GT + 1.6	55	Kuberol Racing	Roland Larsson Kurt Simonsen	Porsche Carrera RSR	9
41	GT + 1.6	52	Anton Fischhaber	Anton Fischhaber Dieter Schmied	Porsche Carrera RSR	8th
42	GT + 1.6	59	Jolly Club	Giorgio Schön Giovanni Borri	Porsche Carrera RSR	8th
43	T + 2.0	72	Ford Germany	Jochen Mass Niki Lauda	Ford Capri 3100RS	8th
44	S 2.0	33	Ecurie Ecosse	Robin Smith Richard Robarts	Chevron B23	7th
45	S 2.0	23	Chevron Cars	Peter Long Willi German	Chevron B23	6th
46	S 2.0	37	Jörg Obermoser Racing	Jörg Obermoser Dieter Basche	Toj SS02	6th
47	T + 2.0	77	Bendens	"Heinz Werner" Karl-Heinz Tibor	BMW 3.0CSL	6th
48	S 2.0	40	Berga batteries	Helmut Bross Freddy Kottulinsky	Lola T290	5
49	P 2.0	14th	Roland Heiler	Paul Blancpain Knut-Holger Lehman	Porsche 908/03	4th
50	T + 2.0	71	BMW Motorsport	Hans-Joachim Stuck Jacky Ickx	BMW 3.0CSL	3
51	S 2.0	29	Pete Smith	Pete Smith Paolo Monti	Chevron B23	1
52	GT + 1.6	44	Gelo Racing	Georg Loos John Fitzpatrick	Porsche Carrera RSR	1
Not started
53	GT + 1.6	62	Herbert Mueller	Heinrich Keller Rudi Eggenberger	De Tomaso Pantera	1
54	T + 2.0	75	BMW Alpina	Harald Ertl Huub Vermeulen	BMW 3.0CSL	2
55	T 2.0	82	BMW Alpina	Thomas Betzler Harald Ertl	BMW 3.0CSL	3
Not qualified
56	S 3.0	17th	Bernd Seidler	Bernd Seidler Klaus-Peter Reichle	GLS BS910
57	S 2.0	36	Walter Proebst	Walter Proebst Hans Deffland	Porsche 907
58	GT + 1.6	66	Kent Racing	Roland de Jamblinne Baudoin van der Rest	Alpine A110
59	T + 2.0	70	Robert Eberhardt	Robert Eberhardt Heinrich Keller	Chevrolet Camaro
60	T 2.0	83	Balafre Lancome	Lothar Wagner Eckard Babendererde	BMW 2002TI
61	T 2.0	84	Schnitzer Motorsport	Heinrich Hirth Ulrich Schneider	BMW 2002TI
62	T 2.0	86	Freiburg Motorsport Club	Hannes Pennartz Peter Schuh	BMW 2002TI
63	T 2.0	87	Walter Prüser	Walter Prüser Peter Sieben	BMW 2002
64	T 2.0	88	Wolfgang Diemendaal	Wolfgang Diemendaal Karl-Josef Römer	BMW 2002TI
65	T 2.0	90	Siegler racing community	Wilfried Schmitz	BMW 2002TI
66	T 2.0	91	Heinz Schaltinat	Rudolf Strobl Heinz Schaltinat	Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm

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Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
67	S 3.0	10	Automobiles Ligier	Guy Chasseuil Michel Leclère	Ligier JS2
68	S 3.0	11	Automobiles Ligier	Jacques Laffite Alain Serpaggi	Ligier JS2
69	S 3.0	15th	Giorgio Pianta	Giorgio Pianta Pino Pica	Lola T282
70	S 2.0	25th	Guy Edwards	Guy Edwards Richard Robarts	Lola T204
71	S 2.0	30th	Scorpion	Mário de Araújo Cabral José Luis da Silva	Chevron B26
72	S 2.0	31	Escuderia Montjuich	Roger Heavens José Juncadella	Lola T294
73	S 2.0	38	John Blanckley	John Blanckley Hervé LeGuellec	Scorpion JB5
74	S 2.0	39	Bretscher Racing	Silvio Moser	Lola T294
75	GT + 1.6	49	Josef Brambring	Josef Brambring Willi German	Porsche Carrera RSR
76	GT + 1.6	63	Citta dei Mille	Maurice Dantinne Maurice Lenaif	De Tomaso Pantera
77	GT + 1.6	65	Palladio	Girolamo Capra	Porsche Carrera
78	T + 2.0	74	BMW Alpina	Harald Ertl	BMW 3.0CSL
79	T +2.0	76	BMW Alpina		BMW 3.0CSL
80	T + 2.0	78	Mayen Automobile Club	Axel-Rainer Houben Michael Prym	BMW 3.0CSL
81	T 2.0	81	Langenfeld Motor Sport Club	Ingo Peters	Ford Escort
82	T 2.0	85	Mayen Automobile Club	Horst Bonefeld Michel Franz	BMW 2002
83	T 2.0	89	Matthes Racing	Jörg Denzel Peter Henner Merz	BMW 2002
84	T 2.0	92	Cologne sports driver community	Hartmut Kautz	Ford Escort

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
Sports car up to 3000 cm³	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Simca MS670C	Overall victory
Sports car up to 2000 cm³	John Hine	Ian Grob	Chevron B23	Rank 8
GT over 1600 cm³	Jürgen Barth	John Fitzpatrick	Porsche 911 Carrera	Rank 12
Touring cars over 2000 cm³	Dieter Glemser	Toine Hezemans	Ford Capri RS 3.4	Rank 11

Racing data

• Registered: 84
• Started: 52
• Rated: 32
• Race classes: 4
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: warm and dry
• Route length: 22.835 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 4:07:24, 100 hours
• Overall laps of the winning team: 33
• Total distance of the winning team: 753.555 km
• Winner's average: 182.753 km / h
• Pole position: Gérard Larrousse - Matra-Simca MS670C (# 2) - 7.10.800 - 190.822 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Jean-Pierre Jarier - Matra-Simca MS670C (# 1) - 7.15.900 - 188.589 km / h
• Racing series: 3rd round of the 1974 World Sports Car Championship
• Racing series: 9th round of the German Racing Championship in 1974

literature

• Michael Behrndt, Jörg-Thomas Födisch, Matthias Behrndt: ADAC 1000 km race. HEEL Verlag, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-89880-903-0 .
• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

Commons : 1000 km race on the Nürburgring 1974  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Race results at WSPR Racing ( Memento from June 24, 2003 in the web archive archive.today )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Arturo Merzario and Mario Andretti win in Monza ( Memento from June 24, 2003 in the web archive archive.today )
2. ↑ 1000 km race of Spa-Francorchamps 1974 ( Memento from June 24, 2003 in the web archive archive.today )

Previous race 1000 km at Spa-Francorchamps 1974

Sports car world championship

Successor 1000 km race in Imola 1974