1974 South African Grand Prix

July 2023 July 2023 F1 South Africa 1928 South African 30 March 1974 Kyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png Kyalami Circuit XX Lucky Strike Grand Prix of South Africa Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa Permanent racing facility 2.550 4.104 78 198.908 320.112 Niki Lauda AUT Ferrari 1:16.58Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 22 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:18.16Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 24 58 ARG Carlos Reutemann ARG Brabham-Ford Jean-Pierre Beltoise FRA BRM Mike Hailwood GBR McLaren-Ford RSA The 1974 South African Grand Prix (formally the XX Lucky Strike Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 30 March 1974. It was race 3 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This was Carlos Reutemann's first win, the first for an Argentinian driver since Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 German Grand Prix, and Brabham's first since the 1970 South African Grand Prix. Pre race notes, practice, and qualifying It was initially uncertain that the South African Grand Prix would go ahead due to the 1973 oil crisis, but it did so, albeit at the end of March rather than at the start of the month. Lotus stunned the paddock with an innovative car which used four pedals and an electric clutch.July 2023 However, practice was overshadowed by an accident which killed Peter Revson. While driving his Shadow-Ford in a test session before the race, Revson suffered a front suspension failure on the outside of Barbecue Bend and crashed heavily into the Armco barrier, the car bursting into flames. Revson died instantly, and the Shadow team withdrew from the race. Niki Lauda took pole by a fraction of a second from Carlos Pace.July 2023 Race summary The two Lotus cars of Ronnie Peterson and Jacky Ickx tangled shortly after the start with the incident also involving Jochen Mass and Henri Pescarolo whilst Tom Belsø's race lasted no more than a few hundred yards due to clutch failure. Lauda led a train of cars consisting of Carlos Reutemann, Clay Regazzoni, Jody Scheckter and James Hunt, whose Hesketh was suffering vibration problems. Mike Hailwood caught and passed Scheckter when he missed a gear, and then passed Reutemann on lap 9. On lap 75, nearly at the finish, Lauda was forced to retire with ignition problems and low oil pressure, handing the lead to Reutemann. Jean-Pierre Beltoise fought his way up through the field to 2nd, holding off a determined challenge from Hailwood who took the final podium place. Beltoise's 2nd place would turn out to be the last podium finish for a BRM. Classification Qualifying Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:16.58 2 BRA Carlos Pace Surtees–Ford +0.05 3 ITA Arturo Merzario FWRC–Ford +0.21 4 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Ford +0.22 5 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren–Ford +0.24 6 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +0.27 7 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck March–Ford +0.40 8 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell–Ford +0.41 9 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren–Ford +0.53 10 BEL Jacky Ickx Lotus–Ford +0.60 11 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +0.76 12 GBR Mike Hailwood McLaren–Ford +0.76 13 GBR James Hunt Hesketh–Ford +0.83 14 GBR John Watson Brabham–Ford +1.03 15 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +1.17 16 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus–Ford +1.42 17 FRG Jochen Mass Surtees–Ford +1.65 18 GBR Graham Hill Lola–Ford +1.67 19 ITA Vittorio Brambilla March–Ford +1.71 20 RSA 1928 David Charlton McLaren–Ford +1.79 21 FRA Henri Pescarolo BRM +1.81 22 RSA 1928 Ian Scheckter Lotus–Ford +1.98 23 GBR Richard Robarts Brabham–Ford +2.02 24 RSA 1928 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell–Ford +2.42 25 FRA François Migault BRM +2.56 26 RSA 1928 Paddy Driver Lotus–Ford +2.91 27 DEN Tom Belsø FWRC–Ford +3.22 Source:https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1974-south-african-grand-prix/classification/4bbff51e-d23b-4c88-97dd-653cb25db659 Formula One 1974 South African Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 78 1:42:40.96 4 9 2 14 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 78 + 33.94 11 6 3 33 GBR Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 78 + 42.16 12 4 4 4 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 78 + 44.19 15 3 5 9 FRG Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 78 + 46.23 7 2 6 20 ITA Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 78 + 56.04 3 1 7 5 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 78 + 1:08.39 5   8 3 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 78 + 1:10.54 8   9 6 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 9   10 10 ITA Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 19   11 18 BRA Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 2   12 26 GBR Graham Hill Lola-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 18   13 29 South Africa 1928 Ian Scheckter Lotus-Ford 76 + 2 Laps 22   14 32 South Africa 1928 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Ford 76 + 2 Laps 24   15 37 FRA François Migault BRM 75 + 3 Laps 25   16 12 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari 74 Ignition 1   17 8 GBR Richard Robarts Brabham-Ford 74 + 4 Laps 23   18 15 FRA Henri Pescarolo BRM 72 + 6 Laps 21   19 23 South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton McLaren-Ford 71 + 7 Laps 20   Ret Retired 11 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 65 Oil Pressure 6   Ret Retired 28 GBR John Watson Brabham-Ford 54 Fuel System 13   Ret Retired 2 BEL Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 31 Brakes 10   Ret Retired 24 GBR James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 13 Transmission 14   Ret Retired 19 FRG Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 11 Suspension 17   Ret Retired 30 South Africa 1928 Paddy Driver Lotus-Ford 6 Clutch 26   Ret Retired 1 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 2 Collision 16   Ret Retired 21 Denmark Tom Belsø Iso-Marlboro-Ford 0 Clutch 27   WD Withdrawn 16 USA Peter Revson Shadow-Ford Fatal Accident   WD Withdrawn 17 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford Entry Withdrawn   WD Withdrawn 22 LIE Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford   WD Withdrawn 25 South Africa 1928 John McNicol Lotus-Ford   WD Withdrawn 27 GBR Guy Edwards Lola-Ford  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1974/474/ 1974 South African Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118202313/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1974/474/ 18 January 2015 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Vittorio Brambilla and South African driver Ian Scheckter. This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor Hesketh. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 SUI Clay Regazzoni 10 10px 9 2 ARG Carlos Reutemann 9 10px 1 3 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi 9 10px 1 4 NZL Denny Hulme 9 10px 5 UK Mike Hailwood 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1974/afrique-du-sud/championnat.aspx South Africa 1974 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK McLaren-Ford 22 10px 2 ITA Ferrari 12 10px 4 3 UK Brabham-Ford 9 10px 1 4 UK BRM 8 10px 2 5 UK Lotus-Ford 4Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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