1974 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament 1974 World Sportscar Championship 1973 1975 The 1974 World Sportscar Championship season was the 22nd season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1974 World Championship for Makes 1974 FIA International Championships, 1975 FIA Yearbook, grey section, pages 89 & 90 and FIA Cup for GT Cars which were contested concurrently over a ten race series from 25 April to 9 November 1974. The World Championship for Makes, which was open to Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 GT Cars,Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259 was won by Matra and the FIA Cup for GT Cars by Porsche. Schedule thumb|Matra won the championship with its MS670s thumb|Gulf Ford placed second with its GR7s thumb|Porsche placed third with its Carrera (pictured) & 908/3 models thumb|Alfa Romeo placed fourth with its 33TT12s The 1974 World Championship for Makes and FIA Cup for GT Cars were contested concurrently over a ten race series. Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date 1 ITA 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April 2 BEL 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 May 3 DEU 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 19 May 4 ITA 1000 km Imola Autodromo Dino Ferrari 2 June 5 FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 15 June16 June 6 AUT 1000km Zeltweg Österreichring 30 June 7 USA Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 13 July 8 FRA 1000 km Le Castellet Circuit Paul Ricard 15 August 9 GBR Brands Hatch 1000km Brands Hatch 29 September 10 ZAF 1928 Kyalami 6 Hours Kyalami 9 November Results Races Rnd Circuit Outright winning team GT winning team Results Outright winning drivers GT winning drivers Outright winning car GT winning car 1 Monza ITA #3 Autodelta SpA DEU #87 Gelo Racing Results USA Mario AndrettiITA Arturo Merzario GBR John FitzpatrickDEU Georg LoosDEU Jürgen Neuhaus Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2 Spa-Francorchamps FRA #4 Equipe Gitanes DEU #53 Gelo Racing Results FRA Jean-Pierre JarierBEL Jacky Ickx GBR John FitzpatrickDEU Jürgen Barth Matra-Simca MS670C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3 Nürburgring FRA #1 Equipe Gitanes DEU #45 Gelo Racing Results FRA Jean-Pierre JarierFRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise GBR John FitzpatrickDEU Jürgen Barth Matra-Simca MS670C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 4 Imola FRA #2 Equipe Gitanes DEU #152 Porsche Kremer Racing Results FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Gérard Larrousse DEU Hans HeyerCHE Paul Keller Matra-Simca MS670B/C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 5 La Sarthe FRA #7 Equipe Gitanes FRA #71 Raymond Touroul Results FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Gérard Larrousse FRA Cyril GrandetFRA Dominique Bardini Matra-Simca MS670B Ferrari 365 GTB/4 6 Österreichring FRA #5 Equipe Gitanes DEU #33 Porsche Kremer Racing Results FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Gérard Larrousse DEU Hans HeyerDEU Erwin KremerCHE Paul Keller Matra-Simca MS670B/C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 7 Watkins Glen FRA #1 Equipe Gitanes USA #59 Brumos Porsche Results FRA Jean-Pierre JarierFRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise USA Hurley HaywoodUSA Peter Gregg Matra-Simca MS670C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 8 Le Castellet FRA #1 Equipe Gitanes DEU #57 Gelo Racing Results FRA Jean-Pierre JarierFRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise DEU Rolf StommelenAUS Tim Schenken Matra-Simca MS670C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 9 Brands Hatch FRA #1 Equipe Gitanes DEU #55 Gelo Racing Results FRA Jean-Pierre JarierFRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise GBR John FitzpatrickNLD Toine HezemansLIE Manfred Schurti Matra-Simca MS670C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 10 Kyalami FRA #2 Equipe Gitanes DEU #20 Gelo Racing Results FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Gérard Larrousse GBR John FitzpatrickDEU Rolf StommelenAUS Tim Schenken Matra-Simca MS670B/C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR World Championship for Makes Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260 Makes were only awarded the applicable points for their highest finishing car, with no points awarded for positions gained by additional cars. No points were awarded for places gained by Touring CarsJanos L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, page 886 or by any other cars from groups which were ineligible for the championship. Only the best seven scores for each make counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the totals.Automobile Year 1974/75, page 216 Pos Make Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 FRA Matra 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 (20) (20) 140 2 GBR Gulf Ford (10) 15 10 10 10 12 12 12 81 3 DEU Porsche 8 12 8 15 15 10 68 4 ITA Alfa Romeo 20 15 15 15 65 5 GBR Chevron 1 3 2 4 10 10 30 6 FRA Ligier 3 3 6 12 7 GBR Lola 6 1 3 10 8 ITA Ferrari 8 8 9 GBR March 3 3 10= FRA Alpine 1 1 10= ITA AMS 1 1 10= GBR Ecosse 1 1 FIA Cup for GT Cars In addition to being eligible for the overall championship, GT Cars also competed for their own award. Position Make Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 DEU Porsche 20 20 20 20 (12) 20 20 20 (20) (20) 140 2 ITA Ferrari 20 20 3 ITA De Tomaso 10 10 4 USA Chevrolet 1 6 1 8 5 DEU BMW 3 3 The cars The following models contributed to the nett point scores of their respective makes. World Championship for Makes Matra-Simca MS670 Gulf GR7 Ford Porsche Carrera, Porsche Carrera RSR & Porsche 908/3 Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Chevron B23 Ford & Chevron B26 Ford Ligier JS2 Maserati Lola T282 Ford, Lola T294 Ford & Lola T292 Ford Ferrari 365 GTB/4 March 74S Ford Alpine A441 Renault AMS Ford Ecosse Ford FIA Cup for GT Cars Porsche Carrera RSR Ferrari 365 GTB/4 de Tomaso Pantera Chevrolet Corvette BMW 3.0 CSL References Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World Sportscar