Automobile World Championship 1974

Automobile World Championship 1974

World Champion
Driver:	Emerson Fittipaldi
Constructor:	McLaren-Ford
Season dates
Number of races:	15th
<1973 season	1975 season>

The 1974 automobile world championship was the 25th season of the automobile world championship, which is now known as the Formula 1 world championship . Over 15 races were held from January 13, 1974 to October 6, 1974, the drivers' world championship and the International Cup of Formula 1 Constructors .

Emerson Fittipaldi won the Drivers' World Championship for the second time. McLaren became world constructors champions for the first time.

The FIA honorary title Grand Prix of Europe was awarded to the Grand Prix of Germany in 1974 .

Teams and drivers

photo	team	constructor	chassis	engine	tires	No.	driver	run
	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus -Ford	72E 76	Cosworth DFV	G	1	Ronnie Peterson	1-15
						2	Jacky Ickx	1-15
						31	Tim donation	15th
	Eleven Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell -Ford	005 006 007	Cosworth DFV	G	3	Jody Scheckter	1-15
						4th	Patrick Depailler	1-15
	Marlboro Team Texaco Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren -Ford	M23	Cosworth DFV	G	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	1-15
						6th	Denny Hulme	1-15
						33	Mike Hailwood	1-11
							David Hobbs	12-13
							Jochen Mass	14-15
	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham -Ford	BT42 BT44	Cosworth DFV	G	7th	Carlos Reutemann	1-15
						8th	Richard Robarts	1-3
							Rikky from Opel	4-9
							Carlos Pace	10-15
						34	Teddy Pilette	5
	March engineering	March -Ford	741	Cosworth DFV	G	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1-6, 8-15
							Pure Wisell	7th
						10	Howden Ganley	1-2
							Vittorio Brambilla	3-15
	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312B3	Ferrari 001/11	G	11	Clay Regazzoni	1-15
						12	Niki Lauda	1-15
	Team Motul BRM	BRM	P160E P201	BRM P142	F.	14th	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1-15
						15th	Henri Pescarolo	1-11, 13
							Chris Amon	14-15
						37	François Migault	1-6, 8-11, 13
	UOP Shadow Racing Team	Shadow -Ford	DN1 DN3	Cosworth DFV	G	16	Peter Revson	1-2
							Brian Redman	4-6
							Bertil Roos	7th
							Tom Pryce	8-15
						17th	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1-2, 4-15
	Team Surtees Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees Memphis International Team Surtees	Surtees -Ford	TS16	Cosworth DFV	F.	18th	Carlos Pace	1-7
							José Dolhem	9, 15
							Derek Bell	10-14
						19th	Jochen Mass	1-11
							Jean-Pierre Jabouille	12
							José Dolhem	13
							Helmuth Koinigg	14-15
						30th	Dieter Quester	12
	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso-Marlboro -Ford	FW	Cosworth DFV	F.	20th	Arturo Merzario	1-15
						21st	Tom Belsø	3-4, 7, 10
							Gijs van Lennep	5, 8
							Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9
							Jacques Laffite	11-15
	Team Ensign	Ensign -Ford	Cosworth DFV	Cosworth DFV	F.	22nd	Rikky from Opel	1
							Vern Schuppan	5-11
							Mike Wilds	12-15
	Scribante Lucky Strike Racing	McLaren -Ford	M23	Cosworth DFV	G	23	Dave Charlton	3
	Trojan-Tauranac Racing	Trojan -Ford	T103	Cosworth DFV	F.	23	Tim donation	4-6, 8, 10-13
						29
						41
	AAW Racing Team	Surtees -Ford	TS16	Cosworth DFV	F.	23	Leo Kinnunen	5, 7, 9-10, 12-13
						43
						44
	Hesketh Racing	March -Ford Hesketh -Ford	731 308	Cosworth DFV	F G	24	James Hunt	1-15
						31	Ian Scheckter	12
	Maki engineering	Maki -Ford	F101	Cosworth DFV	F.	25th	Howden Ganley	10-11
	Embassy Racing with Graham Hill	Lola -Ford	T370	Cosworth DFV	F.	26th	Graham Hill	1-15
						27	Guy Edwards	1-2, 4-9, 11
							Peter Gethin	10
							Rolf Stommelen	12-15
	John Goldie Racing with Hexagon	Brabham -Ford	BT42 BT44	Cosworth DFV	F.	28	John Watson	1-15
						34	Carlos Pace	9
	Team Gunston	Lotus -Ford	72E	Cosworth DFV	G	29	Ian Scheckter	3
						30th	Paddy Driver	3
	Chris Amon Racing	Amon -Ford	AF101	Cosworth DFV	F.	30th	Chris Amon	4, 6, 11, 13
							Larry Perkins	11
	Pinch Plant Ltd	Lyncar -Ford	006	Cosworth DFV	G	30th	John Nicholson	10
	Dempster Internacional Racing Team	March -Ford	731	Cosworth DFV	F.	35	Mike Wilds	10
	Scuderia Finotto	Brabham -Ford	BT42	Cosworth DFV	F.	31	Carlo Facetti	13
						32	Helmuth Koinigg	12
						43	Gérard Larrousse	5, 9
	Blignaut Embassy Racing	Tyrrell -Ford	004	Cosworth DFV	F.	32	Eddie Keizan	3
	Token Racing	Token -Ford	RJ02	Cosworth DFV	F.	32	Ian Ashley	11-12
						35
						42	Tom Pryce	5
							David Purley	10
	The Checkered Flag	Brabham -Ford	BT42	Cosworth DFV	G	42	Ian Ashley	14-15
	Team Canada F1 Racing	Brabham -Ford	BT42	Cosworth DFV	G	50	Eppie Wietzes	14th
	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli -Ford	VPJ4	Cosworth DFV	F.	55	Mario Andretti	14-15
	Penske Cars	Penske- Ford	PC1	Cosworth DFV	G	66	Mark Donohue	14-15
	Allied Polymer Group	Brabham -Ford	BT42	Cosworth DFV	G	208	Lella Lombardi	10

Racing calendar

No.	date	Grand Prix	route	Distance (km)	Pole position	Fastest race lap	winner	Overall leading driver	Overall leading designer
01	13th January	Argentina	Buenos Aires	316,304 km	Ronnie Peterson	Clay Regazzoni	Denis Hulme	Denis Hulme	McLaren-Ford
02	January 27th	Brazil	Interlagos	254.720 km	Emerson Fittipaldi	Clay Regazzoni	Emerson Fittipaldi	Clay Regazzoni
03	March 30	South Africa	Kyalami	320.112 km	Niki Lauda	Carlos Reutemann	Carlos Reutemann
04th	April 28	Spain	Jarama	285.936 km	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda
05	12th of May	Belgium	Nivelles	316.540 km	Clay Regazzoni	Denis Hulme	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi
06th	May 26	Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	255.684 km	Niki Lauda	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson
07th	June 9th	Sweden	Anderstorp	321.44 km	Patrick Depailler	Patrick Depailler	Jody Scheckter
08th	23rd June	Netherlands	Zandvoort	316.950 km	Niki Lauda	Ronnie Peterson	Niki Lauda
09	7th of July	France	Dijon Prenois	263.120 km	Niki Lauda	Jody Scheckter	Ronnie Peterson	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
10	20th of July	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	319.875 km	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	Jody Scheckter		McLaren-Ford
11	4th of August	Germany	Nürburgring	319.690 km	Niki Lauda	Jody Scheckter	Clay Regazzoni	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
12	18th of August	Austria	Österreichring	319.194 km	Niki Lauda	Clay Regazzoni	Carlos Reutemann
13	September 8th	Italy	Monza	300.56 km	Niki Lauda	Carlos Pace	Ronnie Peterson		McLaren-Ford
14th	September 22	Canada	Mosport Park	316.480 km	Emerson Fittipaldi	Niki Lauda	Emerson Fittipaldi
15th	October 6th	United States	Watkins Glen	320.547 km	Carlos Reutemann	Carlos Pace	Carlos Reutemann	Emerson Fittipaldi

World championship ratings

Distribution of points
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Points	9	6th	4th	3	2	1

The best seven results of the first eight and the best six of the remaining seven races were taken into account for the evaluation. The best placed car was taken into account in the constructors' classification.

Driver ranking

Item	driver	constructor																Points
01	E. Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	10	1	7th	3	1	5	4th	3	DNF	2	DNF	DNF	2	1	4th	55
02	C. Regazzoni	Ferrari	3	2	DNF	2	4th	4th	DNF	2	3	4th	1	5	DNF	2	11	52
03	J. Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	DNF	13	8th	5	3	2	1	5	4th	1	2	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	45
04th	N. Lauda	Ferrari	2	DNF	16	1	2	DNF	DNF	1	2	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	38
05	R. Peterson	Lotus Ford	13	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	8th	1	10	4th	DNF	1	3	DNF	35
06th	C. Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	7th	7th	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	12	DNF	6th	3	1	DNF	9	1	32
07th	D. Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1	12	9	6th	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	7th	DSQ	2	6th	6th	DNF	20th
08th	J. Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	DNF	9	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	4th	3	15th
09	P. Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	6th	8th	4th	8th	DNF	9	2	6th	8th	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	5	6th	14th
10	J. Ickx	Lotus Ford	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	5	3	5	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	12
10	M. Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	4th	5	3	9	7th	DNF	DNF	4th	7th	DNF	15th	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	12
12	C. Pace	Surtees-Ford	DNF	4th	11	13	DNF	DNF	DNF									11
		Brabham-Ford									DNQ	9	12	DNF	5	8th	2
13	J.-P. Beltoise	BRM	5	10	2	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	10	12	DNF	DNF	DNF	NC	DNQ	10
14th	J. Jarier	Shadow Ford	DNF	DNF		DNF	13	3	5	DNF	12	DNF	8th	8th	DNF	DNF	10	6th
14th	J. Watson	Brabham-Ford	12	DNF	DNF	11	11	6th	11	7th	16	11	DNF	4th	7th	DNF	5	6th
16	H. Stuck	March-Ford	DNF	DNF	5	4th	DNF	DNF		DNF	DNQ	DNF	7th	11	DNF	DNF	DNQ	5
17th	A. Merzario	Iso Marlboro-Ford	DNF	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	4th	DNF	DNF	4th
18th	G. Hill	Lola Ford	DNF	11	12	DNF	8th	7th	6th	DNF	13	13	9	12	8th	14th	8th	1
18th	T. Pryce	Token Ford					DNF											1
		Shadow Ford								DNF	DNF	8th	6th	DNF	10	DNF	NC
18th	V. Brambilla	March-Ford			10		9	DNF	10	10	11	DNF	13	6th	DNF	DNQ	DNF	1
-	G. Edwards	Lola Ford	11	DNF		DNQ	12	8th	7th	DNF	15th		DNQ					0
-	D. Hobbs	McLaren-Ford												7th	9			0
-	J. Mass	Surtees-Ford	DNF	17th	DNF	DNF	DNF		DNF	DNF	DNF	14th	DNF					0
		McLaren-Ford														16	7th
-	B. Redman	Shadow Ford				7th	18th	DNF										0
-	M. Andretti	Parnelli-Ford														7th	DSQ	0
-	H. Ganley	March-Ford	8th	DNF								DNQ	DNQ					0
-	T. Belsø	Iso Marlboro-Ford			DNF	DNQ			8th			DNQ						0
-	R. from Opel	Ensign-Ford	DNS			DNF	DNF	DNQ	9	9	DNQ							0
-	H. Pescarolo	BRM	9	14th	18th	12	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	10		DNF			0
-	C. Amon	Amon-Ford				DNF		DNS					DNQ		DNQ			0
		BRM														NC	9
-	D. Quester	Surtees-Ford												9				0
-	Tim donation	Trojan Ford				14th	10	DNF		DNQ		DNF	DNQ	10	DNF			0
		Lotus Ford															DSQ
-	H. Koinigg	Brabham-Ford												DNQ				0
		Surtees-Ford														10	DNF
-	R. Stommelen	Lola Ford												DNF	DNF	11	12	0
-	D. Bell	Surtees-Ford										DNQ	11	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		0
-	M. Donohue	Penske-Ford														12	DNF	0
-	I. Scheckter	Lotus Ford			13													0
		Hesketh-Ford												DNQ
-	F. Migault	BRM	DNF	16	15th	DNF	16	DNF		DNF	14th	NC	DNQ		DNF			0
-	I. Ashley	Token Ford											14th	NC				0
		Brabham-Ford														DNQ	DNQ
-	G. van Lennep	Iso Marlboro-Ford					14th			DNQ								0
-	E. Keizan	Tyrrell-Ford			14th													0
-	R. Robarts	Brabham-Ford	DNF	15th	17th													0
-	V. Schuppan	Ensign-Ford					15th	DNF	DSQ	DSQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF					0
-	J. Laffite	Iso Marlboro-Ford											DNF	NC	DNF	15th	DNF	0
-	T. Pilette	Brabham-Ford					17th											0
-	D. Charlton	McLaren-Ford			19th													0

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Constructors' championship

1	McLaren - Ford	73
2	Ferrari	65
3	Tyrrell - Ford	52
4th	Lotus - Ford	42
5	Brabham - Ford	35
6th	Hesketh Racing - Ford	10
7th	BRM	10
8th	Shadow - Ford	7th
9	March - Ford	6th
10	Iso Marlboro - Ford	4th
11	Surtees - Ford	3
12	Lola - Ford	1

Formula 1 races not included in the World Championship

In addition to the 15 world championship races, three Formula 1 races took place in 1974 that did not have world championship status.

Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici

→ Main article : Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici 1974

space	driver	team	time
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	1: 15: 22.75
2	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Cosworth	1: 15: 35.15
3	Arturo Merzario	Williams-Ford	1: 15: 49.85
PP	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Cosworth	1: 51.18
SR	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	1: 51.62

The 1st Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici took place on February 3, 1974 - one week after the Brazilian Grand Prix - at the Autódromo Emílio Medici in Brasília . It went over 40 laps of 5.476 km each and had a total distance of 219.03 km.
Eight teams with 12 drivers were registered. Ferrari and Lotus never showed up , McLaren , Tyrrell and Williams only started one car each. With the exception of Hesketh Racing , no customer team competed. The race was won by Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren) ahead of Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) and Arturo Merzario (Williams).

Race of Champions

space	driver	team	time
1	Jacky Ickx	Lotus Ford	1: 03: 37.6
2	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1: 03: 39.1
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	1: 03: 55.9
PP	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	1: 21.5
SR	Jacky Ickx	Lotus Ford	1: 33.8

The IX. Race of Champions took place on March 17, 1974 at Brands Hatch , UK . It went over 40 laps of 4.206 km each and had a total distance of 168.24 km. The race was advertised for Formula 1 as well as Formula 5000 cars. A total of 25 drivers were registered, nine of them with Formula 5000 cars, all of which were powered by Chevrolet engines. All drivers were qualified. The pole position was driven by James Hunt in the new Hesketh 308 ; Clay Regazzoni ( Ferrari ) started from second place . The best-placed Formula 5000 driver was Peter Gethin , who started the race from position 16. During training, Jochen Mass ( Surtees ) and Jean-Pierre Jarier ( Shadow ) collided with each other; none of them took part in the race. Jacky Ickx ( Lotus ) won the race ahead of Niki Lauda (Ferrari); The best Formula 5000 driver was Ian Ashley , who started from 19th place and finished eighth two laps behind.

BRDC International Trophy

space	driver	team	time
1	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	52: 35.4
2	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	53: 12.4
3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow Ford	53: 34.6
PP	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	1: 16.7
SR	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	1: 17.6

The XXVI. BRDC International Trophy took place on April 7, 1974 at the British Silverstone Circuit . She went over 40 laps of 4.7105 km each and had a total distance of 188.42 km. The race was advertised for Formula 1 as well as Formula 5000 cars. A total of 25 drivers were registered, ten of them with Formula 5000 cars, all of which were powered by Chevrolet engines. All drivers were qualified. James Hunt ( Hesketh ) took pole position, set the fastest race lap and won the race. The best-placed Formula 5000 driver was again Peter Gethin , who finished seventh.

News in brief Formula 1

• Peter Revson had a fatal accident with his Shadow during pre-tests for the Grand Prix of South Africa .
• In Jarama , Niki Lauda wins his first Grand Prix.
• The Austrian Helmut Koinigg had a fatal accident in Watkins Glen , he slipped his car between the crash barriers.

Web links

Commons : Automobile World Championship 1974  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Formula 1 website Results Season 1974 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics of the Non Championship Races for the 1974 season on the website www.silhouet.com (accessed on April 17, 2015).