Monza 1000 km race in 1974

Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12

The 13th 1000 km race of Monza , also Tropheo Filippo Caracciolo, 1000 km di Monza, Autodromo Nazionale di Monza , took place on April 25, 1974 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza and was the first race of the sports car world championship of that year.

The race

With the start of the sports car world championship in 1974 , a new era in sports car racing began . At the end of the 1973 season, Scuderia Ferrari's almost two decades of involvement in this racing series ended. In the winter of 1973/1974, Enzo Ferrari only offered the prospect of further participation in the world championship. The factory drivers Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni test a Ferrari 312PB-74 several times on the company's own test track in Fiorano during the winter months . Despite good results, there were no races. The Scuderia was still fully focused on Formula 1 races .

In contrast to Ferrari , Alfa Romeo increased its activities. For the race in Monza, Autodelta registered three emergency vehicles and one replacement car. Among the six drivers were Arturo Merzario , Mario Andretti and Jacky Ickx, three former Ferrari factory drivers. The other pilots were Rolf Stommelen , Carlo Facetti and Andrea de Adamich . Matra brought two new MS670s to Italy. The car with the number 2 was driven by Henri Pescarolo and Gérard Larrousse . In addition to Jean-Pierre Beltoise in the car with the number, Jean-Pierre Jarier joined the team for François Cevert, who died in training for the 1973 US Grand Prix . The Gulf GR7 made its racing debut and was driven by Derek Bell and Mike Hailwood .

The race took place on a track that was partially wet with rain and ended with a triple victory for Alfa Romeo after both Matra had failed due to technical defects. Arturo Merzario and Mario Andretti won with a four-lap lead over their teammates Jacky Ickx and Rolf Stommelen.

Silvio Moser's accident

The race was overshadowed by the accident of the Swiss Silvio Moser . On lap 144, Moser lost control of a 2-liter Lola T294 in the Ascari chicane and crashed at high speed against the March 75S in the run-off zone, which Gabriele Serblin had parked there after a gearbox damage. Moser suffered severe head injuries and was taken to the Ospedale Niguarda Ca 'Granda in Milan in an ambulance , where he was operated on that evening. A few days later the family had him transferred to a clinic in Locarno , where further operations followed. Silvio Moser died 31 days after the race on May 26, 1974 as a result of the accident.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 3.0	3	Autodelta SpA	Arturo Merzario Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12	174
2	S 3.0	4th	Autodelta SpA	Jacky Ickx Rolf Stommelen	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12	170
3	S 3.0	6th	Autodelta SpA	Carlo Facetti Andrea de Adamich	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12	166
4th	S 3.0	7th	Gulf Racing	Derek Bell Mike Hailwood	Mirage Gulf GR7	166
5	S 3.0	8th	Martini Racing Team	Gijs van Lennep Herbert Müller	Porsche Carrera RSR Turbo	165
6th	S 3.0	9	Jolly Club	Pino Pica Giorgio Pianta	Lola T282	161
7th	S 3.0	14th	Joest Racing	Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni	Porsche 908/03	161
8th	S 3.0	12	Automobiles Ligier	Jacques Laffite Alain Serpaggi	Ligier JS2	157
9	GT 3.0	87	Gelo Racing	John Fitzpatrick Georg Loos Jürgen Neuhaus	Porsche Carrera RSR	150
10	S 2.0	52	Peter Smith	Paolo Monti Peter Smith	Chevron B23	150
11	GT 3.0	95	Samson Kremer team	Paul Keller Hans Heyer	Porsche Carrera RSR	149
12	GT 3.0	86	Gelo Racing	Jürgen Neuhaus Franz Pesch	Porsche Carrera RSR	147
13	GT 3.0	88	Ennio Bonomelli	Ennio Bonomelli Michael Keyser Giuseppe Schenetti	Porsche Carrera RSR	146
14th	GT 3.0	96	Samson Kremer team	Willi Kauhsen Clemens Schickentanz	Porsche Carrera RSR	145
15th	S 2.0	38	Escuderia Montjuich	Hervé LeGuellec Roger Heavens	Lola T294	144
15th	S 2.0	38	Escuderia Montjuich	Hervé LeGuellec Roger Heavens	Lola T294	144
16	S 2.0	37	Bretscher Racing	Silvio Moser Antonio Nicodemi	Lola T294	143
17th	S 2.0	36	Michel Dupont	Paul Blancpain Michel Dupont	Chevron B26	143
18th	GT 3.0	94	Jolly Club	Giovanni Borri Giorgio Schön	Porsche Carrera RSR	143
19th	GT 3.0	92	Sepp Greger	Eberhard Sindel Sepp Greger	Porsche Carrera RSR	140
20th	S 1.6	59	Monzeglio	Luigi Pozzo Pier Giorgio Mussa	GRD S74	132
21st	S 2.0	33	Monzeglio	Laurent Ferrier Carlo Franchi	Chevron B23	129
22nd	S 1.3	62	Eris Tondelli	Eris Tondelli Achille Soria	Chevron B26	129
23	S 2.0	22nd	Mugello Corse	Alberto Rosselli Nanni Galli	Abarth-Osella PA2	125
Failed
24	S 2.0	46	Scuderia Brescia Corse	Giancarlo Gagliardi Vincenzo Cazzago	Lola T292	67
25th	S 1.0	1	Equipe Gitanes	Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Jarier	Matra-Simca MS670C	65
26th	S 3.0	11	Automobiles Ligier	Guy Chasseuil Michel Leclère	Ligier JS2	34
27	S 2.0	31	Robin Smith	Robin Smith John Blades	Chevron B23	18th
28	S 3.0	2	Equipe Gitanes	Henri Pescarolo Gérard Larrousse	Matra-Simca MS670C	12
29	S 2.0	24	Jolly Club	Manfred Mohr Martino Finotto	AMS 274	7th
30th	S 3.0	15th	Joest Racing	Roland Heiler Gerhard student	Porsche 908/03
31	S 2.0	21st	Abarth-Osella	Vittorio Brambilla Jean-Louis Lafosse	Abarth-Osella PA2
32	S 2.0	27	Pasquale Anastasio	Pasquale Anastasio Giovanni Boeris	Chevron B23
33	S 2.0	28	Achille Marzi	Achille Marzi Luigi Moreschi	Chevron B23
34	S 2.0	34	Monzeglio	Franco Pilone Renzo Zorzi	GRD S73
35	S 2.0	35	Supercar	Ray Fallo Max Cohen-Olivar	Lola T294
36	S 2.0	41	Joest Racing	Philipp Gantner Knut-Holger Lehmann	Lola T292
37	S 2.0	45	Scuderia S. Michele	Giovanni Morelli Mauro Nesti	Lola T294
38	S 2.0	51	Trivellato	Gabriele Serblin Paolo Bozzetto Mario Nardari	March 74S
39	S 1.6	58	Roberto Filannino	Roberto Filannino Giuseppe Piazzi	Dallara 1600
Not started
40	S 1.3	63	Gianfranco Palazzoli	Gianfranco Palazzoli Duilio Truffo	Abarth-Osella 1300	1
Not qualified
41	S 3.0	5	Autodelta SpA	Rolf Stommelen Teodoro Zeccoli	Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12	2
42	S 2.0	25th	Jolly Club	Luciano Verrocchio Massimo de Antoni	AMS 274	3
43	S 2.0	32	Ian Harrower	Ian Harrower Nigel Clarkson	Chevron B21	4th
44	S 2.0	43	Brescia Corse	Franco Berruto Leandro Terra	Lola T290	5
45	S 2.0	49	Achille Voltolina	Guido Gatto	March 74S	6th
46	S 1.6	56	Marco Crosina	Marco Crosina Ermanno Pettiti	Chevron B21	7th
47	S 1.3	61	Brescia Corse	Sergio Rombolotti Tiziano Serattini	Ferrari	8th
48	GT + 3.0	81	Blue	Marcello Gallo Mario Radicella	De Tomaso Pantera	9
49	GT + 3.0	82	Herbert Mueller	Cox cooker Ruedi Eggenberger	De Tomaso Pantera	10
50	GT 3.0	89	Porsche Club Romand	Bernard Chenevière Peter Zbinden	Porsche Carrera RSR	11
51	GT 3.0	91	Porsche Club Romand	Mario Ilotte Claude Haldi Juan Fernández Claude Ballot-Léna	Porsche Carrera RSR	12
52	GT 3.0	93	Brescia Corse	Giuseppe Tambone Gianfranco Trombetti	Porsche Carrera RSR	13

¹ Accident in warm-up ² not qualified ³ not qualified ⁴ not qualified ⁵ not qualified ⁶ not qualified ⁷ not qualified ⁸ not qualified ⁹ not qualified ¹⁰ not qualified ¹¹ not qualified ¹² not qualified ¹³ not qualified

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
53	S 3.0	16	Francesco Torredemer	Francesco Torredemer Jorge Pla	Porsche 908/03
54	S 3.0	18th	Eris Tondelli	Peter Gethin Eris Tondelli	Chevron B26
55	S 2.0	23	Luigi Peano	Marco Crosina Luigi Peano	Abarth-Osella PA1
56	S 2.0	27	Eris Tondelli	Mauro Formento John Hine	Chevron B26
57	S 2.0	36	Supercar	Domenico Giannotti "Dacus"	Lola T294
58	S 2.0	39	Cosimo Turizio	Cosimo Turizio Ciro Nappi	Lola T294
59	S 2.0	42	Racing Organization Course	Fred Stalder François Sérvanin	Lola T292
60	S 2.0	48	Crowne Racing	Chris Craft Martin Birrane	Lola T294
61	S 1.6	55	Ledy Zampolli	Ledy Zampolli Paolo Solinas	Abarth-Osella PA2
62	S 1.6	57	Achille Soria	Achille Soria Salvatore Pellegrino	Chevron B26
63	GT + 3.0	83	Jolly Club	Achille Soria Cristiano Del Balzo	De Tomaso Pantera
64	GT 3.0	85	Vittorio Benvenuti	Vittorio Benvenuti Antonio Runfola	Porsche Carrera RSR

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 3.0	Arturo Merzario	Mario Andretti		Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12	Overall victory
S 2.0	Paolo Monti	Peter Smith		Chevron B23	Rank 10
S 1.6	Luigi Pozzo	Pier Giorgio Mussa		GRD S74	Rank 20
S 1.3	Eris Tondelli	Achille Soria		Chevron B26	Rank 22
GT + 3.0	no participant in the finish
GT 3.0	John Fitzpatrick	Georg Loos	Jürgen Neuhaus	Porsche Carrera RSR	Rank 9

Racing data

• Registered: 64
• Started: 39
• Rated: 23
• Race classes: 6
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: rain at the beginning, dry later
• Route length: 5.780 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 4: 45: 57.400 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 174
• Total distance of the winning team: 1005.720 km
• Winner's average: 211.022 km / h
• Pole position: Arturo Merzario - Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 12 (# 3) - 1: 28.260 = 234.583 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Derek Bell - Gulf GR7 (# 7) - 1: 31.300 = 227.908 km / h
• Racing series: 1st round of the 1974 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• 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

• Race results

Individual evidence

1. ^ Silvio Moser at Motorsport Memorial

Previous race 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 1973

Sports car world championship

Successor race 1000 km at Spa-Francorchamps 1974