1974 Kyalami 6 Hours
The 1974 Kyalami 6 Hours , also known as the Daily Rand Mail 17th Nine Hour Endurance Race - Curtailed to 6 hours for 1974, Kyalami , took place on November 9th at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit . The race was the tenth and final round of the sports car world championship this year.
The race
After the withdrawal of Simca-Chyrsler as sponsor, the racing activities of Matra Sports in sports car sports ended at the 6-hour race of Kyalami in 1974. The originally nine-hour race distance was shortened to six hours and two factory Matra-Simca MS670C were under others also have two Gulf Mirage GR7s at the start. Even a heavy rain that fell over the track halfway through the race could not prevent the Matra double victory. The Matra team management helped determine the finish line. At nightfall, Gérard Larrousse and Henri Pescarolo won by one car length over their team-mates Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Jean-Pierre Jarier . The Gulf duo Derek Bell and David Hobbs finished the race in third place, six laps behind .
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
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1 | S 3.0 | 2 |
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Matra-Simca MS670C | 235 | ||
2 | S 3.0 | 1 |
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Matra-Simca MS670C | 235 | ||
3 | S 3.0 | 3 |
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Gulf Mirage GR7 | 229 | ||
4th | S 2.0 | 10 |
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Chevron B26 | 217 | ||
5 | T | 22nd |
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Ford Capri RS 3100 | 215 | ||
6th | GT | 20th |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 214 | ||
7th | ser. GT | 21st |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 212 | ||
8th | S 2.0 | 14th |
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Lola T294 | 208 | ||
9 | T | 27 |
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Mazda M12A | 196 | ||
10 | S 2.0 | 19th |
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Ecosse | 190 | ||
11 | S 2.0 | 18th |
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Chevron B21 | 185 | ||
Not classified | ||||||||
12 | S 3.0 | 4th |
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Gulf Mirage GR7 | 138 | ||
Failed | ||||||||
13 | S 3.0 | 6th |
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Porsche 908/03 | 197 | ||
14th | T | 23 |
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BMW 3.0 CSL | 141 | ||
15th | S 3.0 | 5 |
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Porsche 908/03 | 140 | ||
16 | S 2.0 | 11 |
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Chevron B26 | 127 | ||
17th | S 2.0 | 16 |
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Lola T292 / 4 | 107 | ||
18th | S 2.0 | 12 |
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TOJ SS02 | 81 | ||
19th | ZA + 2.0 | 30th |
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Ford Cortina | 80 | ||
20th | S 3.0 | 34 |
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Marauder F74 ER | 75 | ||
21st | ZA + 2.0 | 29 |
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Ford Capri Perana | 63 | ||
22nd | S 3.0 | 8th |
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Lola T284 | 62 | ||
23 | S 3.0 | 9 |
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Chevron B26 | 50 | ||
24 | S 2.0 | 17th |
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Chevron B21 | 26th | ||
25th | S 3.0 | 7th |
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Lola T294 | 24 | ||
26th | S 2.0 | 15th |
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Lola T294 | 19th | ||
Not started | ||||||||
27 | ZA + 2.0 | 33 |
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Ford Capri 3000 | 1 | ||
Not qualified | ||||||||
28 | S 2.0 | 24 |
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Lola T292 | 2 | ||
29 | GT | 25th |
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De Tomaso Pantera GTS | 3 | ||
30th | ZA 2.0 | 26th |
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Alfa Romeo GTV | 4th | ||
31 | T | 28 |
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Ford Escort RS 1600 | 5 | ||
32 | ZA 2.0 | 31 |
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Alfa Romeo Alfetta | 6th | ||
33 | ZA 2.0 | 32 |
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Alfa Romeo GTV | 7th | ||
34 | ZA + 2.0 | 35 |
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Ford Capri 3000 | 8th | ||
35 | ZA 1.6 | 36 |
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Datsun 1200 GX | 9 | ||
36 | ZA 1.6 | 37 |
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Ford Escort GT | 10 | ||
37 | ZA + 2.0 | 38 |
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Ford Capri | 11 |
1 not started 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
Only in the entry list
No further reports are known for this race.
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 37
- Started: 26
- Valued: 11
- Race classes: 8
- Spectators: 40,000
- Race day weather: dry at first, light rain at the end of the race
- Route length: 4.104 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 6: 00: 00,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 235
- Total distance of the winning team: 964.440 km
- Winner's average: 160.740 km / h
- Pole position: Jean-Pierre Beltoise - Matra-Simca MS670C (# 01) - 1: 18.030 = 189.343 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Gérard Larrousse - Matra-Simca MS670C (# 2) - 1: 19.300 = 186.310 km / h
- Racing series: 10th 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
Previous race Brands Hatch 1000km race 1974 |
Sports car world championship |
Successor to the 24-hour race at Daytona 1975 |