1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Racing world cup 1974 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1973 1975 thumb|300px|Kenny Roberts (11) in action at the 1974 250cc Dutch TT The 1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 26th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Season summary MV Agusta rider Phil Read won four of ten rounds to successfully defend his 500cc World Championship in 1974 however, the MV Agusta team no longer dominated the series as they faced increasingly strong opposition from the Japanese manufacturers.Dennis Noyes 1999 Michael Scott Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1-874557-83-7 Before the start of the season, Giacomo Agostini made the decision to leave the MV Agusta team to accept an offer to race for the Yamaha factory racing team. His decision to leave the MV Agusta team after 10 years and 13 World Championships shocked the motorcycle racing community.https://www.cyclenews.com/2020/06/article/archives-column-giacomo-agostini/ Tie Goes To The Pioneer cyclenews.com 30 August 2026https://www.cyclenews.com/2025/03/article/archives-column-ago-blitzes-daytona/ Ago Blitzes Daytona cyclenews.com 30 August 2026 Agostini had grown frustrated with teammate Phil Read's role in team politics and came to believe that Read was receiving preferential treatment.https://amcn.com.au/editorial/giacomo-agostini/ Unsurpassed GOAT - Giacomo Agostini amcn.com.au 30 August 2026https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1994/5/1/ago Ago Cycle World 30 August 2026 Cameron Kevin May 1, 1994 He was also frustrated by MV Agusta's lack of development since the death of Count Agusta, as Japanese manufacturers continued to improve two-stroke engine technology, while MV Agusta forged ahead as the last manufacturer to compete with four-stroke engines. Italian motorsports journalists treated his departure from MV Agusta as a treasonous act; however, he wanted to prove that he could win on a two-stroke as well as a four-stroke motorcycle.Frank Weeink 2013 Jan Burgers Continental Circus: The Races and the Places, the People and the Faces : Pictures and Stories from the Early Seventies Mastix Press 978-90-818639-5-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=xuk2oAEACAAJ&q=continental+circus After negotiations with Yamaha's European racing manager and former World Champion Rod Gould, Agostini signed a six-figure contract to join the Yamaha factory racing team for the 1974 season. Gianfranco Bonera replaced Agostini on the MV Agusta team after Barry Sheene rejected their contract offer to join the Italian team.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/barry-sheene-36333.html Barry Sheene obituary at The Independent Mac McDiarmid independent.co.uk 4 October 2026 11 March 2003 Read and Bonera competed on the four-stroke MV 500. Yamaha fielded Agostini and Teuvo Länsivuori aboard the Yamaha YZR500. Hideo Kanaya was due to be Agostini's Yamaha teammate for the 1974 season however, he suffered serious injuries while competing in the pre-season Daytona 200 motorcycle race and, he was forced to withdraw from the championship as he recovered from his injuries. Suzuki introduced the Suzuki RG 500 for riders Barry Sheene and Jack Findlay. The RG 500 would become the dominant machine in the 500 class in the late 1970s, carrying Sheene to two consecutive World Championships in 1976 and 1977.Stuart Barker 2019 Sheene and the Suzuki RG500 Classic Racer Mortons Media Group Ltd 1470-4463 https://amcn.com.au/editorial/rg-bargy-suzuki-rg500/# SUZUKI RG500: RG BARGY 14 June 2020 amcn.com 2 September 2026 Agostini made his highly publicized debut with the Yamaha team with victories at the pre-season Daytona 200 and Imola 200 races; however, his first world championship season with Yamaha was marred by crashes and mechanical failures.https://books.google.com/books?id=fPkDAAAAMBAJ&q=american%20motorcyclist%20gerrit%20wolsink&pg=PA30 1974 Grand National Championship Series Summary Amick, Bill January 1975 American Motorcyclist 8 March 2017 http://racingmemo.free.fr/M%20COURSES%20INTER/MOTO%20IMOLA-200.htm Imola 200 race results racingmemo.free.fr 30 December 2025https://www.classicracer.com/classic-racers-giacomo-agostini/#:~:text=In%201973%20Ago%20dutifully%20gave%20them%20another,500cc%20class%2C%20who%20was%20armed%20with%20the Classic Racers: Giacomo Agostini classicracer.com 2 December 2025 At the 1974 season-opening round opening round of the 500cc World Championship in France, Agostini was leading the race until he was forced to retire with a gearbox failure, letting Read take the victory. Sheene demonstrated the promise of the new RG 500 with a second-place finish, just 5 seconds behind Read; however, he sustained a broken leg in a crash at the Nations Grand Prix and missed the next six rounds of the World Championship.https://www.motogp.com/en/gp-results/1974/fra/500cc/rac/classification 1974 500cc French Grand Prix final classifications motogp.com 30 August 2026 Safety continued to be an issue with most riders boycotting the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring as the track had not been fitted with straw bales to accommodate automobile racing on the same day. Thus, rather unknown German riders took all wins. The boycott served as a focal point in the increasingly bitter debate about safety in the wake of the deaths of Jarno Saarinen and Renzo Pasolini in 1973. Agostini won the third round in Austria then, was leading the Nations Grand Prix with two laps remaining when he ran out of fuel, allowing Bonera to take the victory. Phil Carpenter won the fifth round at the 1974 Isle of Man TT as most of the championship contenders continued to boycott the event over safety concerns. Agostini won again at the Dutch TT but then Read reclaimed the championship points lead with a resounding victory at the 500cc Belgian Grand Prix where he set a record average lap speed of 220.121 km/h (136.777 mph), finishing over one minute ahead of Agostini in second place.Sam Hewitt 2017 Classic GP: Spa-Francorcamps 1974 Classic Racer Mortons Motorcycle Media Ltd 0959-7123 At the 500cc Swedish Grand Prix, Agostini suffered a broken shoulder after colliding with Barry Sheene, allowing his Yamaha teammate Länsivuori to take the victory while Read capitalized on Agostini's misfortune by finishing in second place. Read took advantage of Agostini's continued misfortune by scoring maximum points with a victory at the Finnish Grand Prix while Agostini recovered from his injury. Agostini returned to compete in the season finale in Czechoslovakia but only managed a sixth-place finish while Read won again to claim his second consecutive 500cc World Championship.https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/phil-read/7bdcbfe1-ce1e-4bc2-8a2f-f3f31853d139 Phil Read career statistics at MotoGP.com Motogp.com 6 December 2023 The 35-year-old Read was the oldest 500cc World Champion since Leslie Graham won the title in 1949 at the age of 37. Read's teammate Bonera finished the season ranked second in the final classifications with Yamaha teammates Länsivuori and Agostini coming in third and fourth. Despite only finishing four races all year, Agostini claimed two victories in Austria and the Netherlands. Read's 1974 championship marked the seventeenth consecutive 500cc title for the MV Agusta team, going back to 1958. It also marked the last world championship for the Italian team as well as the last world championship for a four-stroke machine until the advent of the MotoGP class in 2002. After the death of Count Agusta in February 1971, MV Agusta's focus turned to the aviation industry. The Count's passion for motorcycle racing had been the driving force behind the MV Agusta team, and without his presence, the racing team's importance within the company began to wither.https://www.cycleworld.com/blogs/ask-kevin/mv-agusta-four-stroke-racing-technology-development-history/ What If MV Agusta Had Not Lost Its Leadership in 1971? Cycle World 30 August 2026 Cameron Kevin April 25, 2023 1974 would mark the final world championship in MV Agusta's illustrious history and the team withdrew from Grand Prix racing after the 1975 season. In the 350cc class, the Yamaha TZ350 dominated so thoroughly that the MV Agusta team chose not to compete for the championship. Agostini won five of the ten rounds to claim his seventh consecutive 350cc World Championship and fourteenth World Championship overall ahead of second place, Dieter Braun. However, Agostini's victory at the Austrian Grand Prix only happened after race leader Chas Mortimer allowed Agostini to pass him for the win. Mortimer also rode a Yamaha and was concerned that the Yamaha factory might deny him support if he defeated their top rider. Agostini's 350 World Championship on the Yamaha marked the first time that a two-stroke powered motorcycle had won the 350 title. Harley-Davidson rider Walter Villa won the 250cc World Championship against a field of competitors almost exclusively riding Yamaha TZ250 motorcycles.https://www.mcnews.com.au/aermacchi-250-gp-racer-a-two-stroke-harley-gp-machine/ Aermacchi 250 GP Racer; A two-stroke Harley GP machine! mcnews.com 21 September 2026https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/racing-harley-zmgz19mazhur/ Harley by Any Name is Still a Harley motorcycleclassics.com 21 September 2026 Villa rode the 250cc motorcycle that had been developed by the Italian Aermacchi motorcycle factory along with their rider, Renzo Pasolini.Walker, Mick: Mick Walker's Italian Classic Gallery - the Racing Bikes. 1991, Haynes. 0-85429-835-5 After Harley-Davidson purchased the Aermacchi factory in 1974, its 250cc Grand Prix racer was rebadged as the Harley-Davidson RR250. Villa was the only competitor to win multiple Grand Prix races with four victories to finish ahead of the 1973 champion Dieter Braun in second and Patrick Pons in third. Rookie Takazumi Katayama won the 250cc Swedish Grand Prix in only the third race of his World Championship career.https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/takazumi-katayama/7013ee13-73db-4652-9516-a07ee39008ee?tab=overview Takazumi Katayama career statistics motogp.com 19 September 2026 The 1973 AMA champion, Kenny Roberts, made his world championship debut in a one-off appearance in the 250cc class at the Dutch TT. He made an immediate impression when he claimed pole position during qualifying then, broke Mike Hailwood's seven-year-old lap record while pursuing race leader Walter Villa during the race. Roberts eventually crashed but, recovered to finish on the podium with a third-place finish.https://www.motogp.com/en/gp-results/1974/ned/250cc/rac/classification 1974 250cc Dutch TT classification MotoGP.com 2026-08-30 Kent Andersson won his second consecutive 125cc World Championship for Yamaha. Kreidler continued to dominate the 50cc class with Dutchman Henk van Kessel winning the crown. British rider Billie Nelson died after crashing into the crowd during the 250cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix, injuring several spectators.http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1444 Billie Nelson at Motorsport Memorial motorsportmemorial.org 30 August 2026 He died later that night at a hospital. 1974 Grand Prix season calendar Round Date Race Location 50cc winner 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Report1 April 21 FRA 1974 French Grand Prix Charade Netherlands Henk van Kessel Sweden Kent Andersson ITA 1946 Giacomo Agostini UK Phil Read Report2 April 28 West Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring Nordschleife West Germany Ingo Emmerich West Germany Fritz Reitmaier West Germany Helmut Kassner West Germany Helmut Kassner West Germany Edmund Czihak Report3 May 5 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Salzburgring Sweden Kent Andersson ITA 1946 Giacomo Agostini ITA 1946 Giacomo Agostini Report4 May 19 ITA 1946 Nations Grand Prix Imola Netherlands Henk van Kessel ESP 1945 Angel Nieto ITA 1946 Walter Villa ITA 1946 Giacomo Agostini ITA 1946 Franco Bonera Report5 June 6 UK Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain UK Charlie Williams UK Tony Rutter UK Phil Carpenter Report6 June 29 Netherlands Dutch TT Assen West Germany Herbert Rittberger Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler ITA 1946 Walter Villa ITA 1946 Giacomo Agostini ITA 1946 Giacomo Agostini Report7 July 7 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa West Germany Gerhard Thurow ESP 1945 Angel Nieto Sweden Kent Andersson UK Phil Read Report8 July 21 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Anderstorp Netherlands Henk van Kessel Sweden Kent Andersson JPN 1947 Takazumi Katayama Finland Teuvo Lansivuori Finland Teuvo Lansivuori Report9 July 28 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Imatra Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck ITA 1946 Walter Villa Australia John Dodds UK Phil Read Report10 August 25 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Grand Prix Brno Netherlands Henk van Kessel Sweden Kent Andersson ITA 1946 Walter Villa UK Phil Read Report11 September 8 Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Opatija Netherlands Henk van Kessel Sweden Kent Andersson UK Chas Mortimer ITA 1946 Giacomo Agostini Report12 September 22 ESP 1945 Spanish Grand Prix Montjuich Netherlands Henk van Kessel ESP 1945 Benjamin Grau Australia John Dodds ESP 1945 Víctor Palomo ReportSources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1974/500cc/championship-standings 1974 500cc World Championship race results Motogp.com 12 March 2026https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1974-world-motorcycle-championship/ 1974 500cc World Championship race results Motorsportmagazine.com 12 March 2026 Final standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top ten finishers in each race. Only the best of five results were counted in the Sidecars championship, while in the 50cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships, the best of six results were counted. (key) Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 500cc final standings Place Rider Team Machine FRAFRA GERGER AUTAUT NACITA MANGBR HOL NED BEL BEL SWESWE FINFIN CZECZE Pts1 UK Phil Read MV Agusta MV500 1 DNS Ret 3 3 1 2 1 1 822 ITA Gianfranco Bonera MV Agusta MV500 3 DNS 2 1 4 10 4 2 2 693 FIN Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha Motor NV YZR500 4 DNS Ret 2 2 Ret 1 3 3 674 ITA Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Motor NV YZR500 Ret DNS 1 Ret 1 2 Ret 6 475 AUS Jack Findlay Suzuki GB RG500 12 DNS 4 4 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 7 34 6 UK Barry Sheene Suzuki GB RG500 2 DNS 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 30 7 RFA Dieter Braun Mitsui Maschinen TZ350 Ret 5 3 5 228 FIN Pentti Korhonen Arwidson Yamaha TZ350 DNS Ret 21 7 19 3 5 9 229 UK Billie Nelson TZ350 6 7 8 7 Ret 18 6 Ret 13 21 10 UK Charlie Williams H. Dugdale Motors Maxton-TZ350 2 5 Ret Ret Ret 18 11 UK John Williams Gerald E. Brown Maxton-TZ350 7 DNS 8 Ret 10 7 10 6 18 12 RFA Helmut Kassner TZ350 2 12 6 20 17 13 AUT Karl Auer Teppichland TZ350 DNS 6 Ret 6 Ret 5 10 17 1714 UK Phil Carpenter Norman Ball TZ350 1 15 RFA Edmund Czihak Zweirad TZ350 1 15 16 FRA Michel Rougerie Harley-Davidson RR500 5 DNS Ret 6 8 14 17 CH Werner Giger TZ350 Ret Ret 7 9 Ret 7 8 13 18 RFA Walter Kaletsch TZ350 19 3 10UK Tony Rutter Bob Priest TZ350 3 10 20 FRA Christian Léon Elf Kawasaki-France H1R-RW 13 9 8 Ret 7 9 21 RFA Udo Kochanski König König 500 4 8 GBR Billie Guthrie Danfay-Yamaha TZ350 4 8 FRA Patrick Pons Sonauto-Yamaha YZR500 Ret 4 Ret 824 ITA Roberto Gallina TZ350 5 6 UK Paul Cott TZ350 5 6 26 ESP Victor Palomo TZ350 Ret Ret 8 Ret 8 DNS 11 6 27 UK Alex George Hermetite Ltd TZ350 Ret 6 Ret 13 Ret 12 Ret Ret 5 28 UK Chas Mortimer TZ350 8 Ret Ret Ret 10 4 29 RFA Paul Eickelberg König König 500 DNS 9 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 4 30 GBR Pete McKinley TZ350 8 331 GBR Selwyn Griffiths Ray Cowles Motorcycles Matchless G50 9 2 CH Philippe Coulon TZ350 9 2 FRA Ramon Jimenez TZ350 9 2 GBR Tom Herron Thermo King TZ350 11 15 9 11 16 235 FRA Jean Paul Boinet TZ350 Ret 10 Ret 14 1 UK Geoff Barry TZ350 10 1 FRA Philippe Gerard TZ350 10 1 Place Rider Team Machine FRAFRA GERGER AUTAUT NACITA MANGBR HOL NED BEL BEL SWESWE FINFIN CZECZE PtsSources:https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=8 1974 Isle of Man Senior TT results Iomtt.com 19 March 2026http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st90473.htm 500cc Grand Prix entry lists for 1972 to 1975 F1network.net 12 March 2026 1974 350 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 Italy Giacomo Agostini1 Italy Yamaha TZ3507552 West Germany Dieter Braun2 West Germany Yamaha TZ3506203 France Patrick Pons12 France Yamaha TZ3504704 Australia John Dodds52 Australia Yamaha TZ3503115 GBR Chas Mortimer6 Great Britain Yamaha TZ3502906 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori48 Finland Yamaha TZ3502717 Finland Pentti Korhonen22 Finland Yamaha TZ3502507 France Michel Rougerie7 France Harley-Davidson RR3502509 Spain 1945 Víctor Palomo43 Spain Yamaha TZ35024110 GBR Billie Nelson4 Great Britain Yamaha TZ35021011 GBR Mick Grant10 Great Britain Yamaha TZ35018012 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler5 Switzerland Yamaha TZ35017013 GBR Tony Rutter11 Great Britain Yamaha TZ35016114 GER Helmut Kassner8 West Germany Yamaha TZ35015115 FRA Olivier Chevallier14 France Yamaha TZ35015016 ITA Walter Villa19 Italy Harley-Davidson RR35015017 GER Wolfgang Stephan17 West Germany Yamaha TZ35012017 ITA Mario Lega16 Italy Yamaha TZ35012019 FRA Christian Bourgeois18 France Yamaha TZ35011020 GBR Paul Cott24 Great Britain Yamaha TZ35010020 GER Franz Weidacher49 West Germany Yamaha TZ35010022 NIR Tom Herron3 Northern Ireland Yamaha TZ35010023 NOR Kjell Solberg Norway Yamaha TZ3509024 AUT Karl Auer23 Austria Yamaha TZ3509025 GBR Alex George9 Great Britain Yamaha TZ3508025 GER Walter Kaletsch20 West Germany Yamaha TZ3508027 SUI Werner Giger25 Switzerland Yamaha TZ3508028 GBR Billie Henderson47 Great Britain Yamaha TZ3508029 GBR John Williams13 Great Britain Yamaha TZ3507030 FIN Tapio Virtanen30 Finland Yamaha TZ3506030 GER Alfred Heck21 West Germany Yamaha TZ3506032 SUI Hans Mühlebach Switzerland Yamaha TZ3505032 ITA Giovanni Proni Italy Yamaha TZ3505032 NIR Billie Guthrie Northern Ireland Yamaha TZ3505032 GER Winfried Fries West Germany Yamaha TZ3505036 ITA Giuseppe Elementi Italy Yamaha TZ3504036 GBR Alan Rogers Great Britain Yamaha TZ3504036 GER Udo Kochanski West Germany Yamaha TZ3504036 FRA Ramon Jimenez France Yamaha TZ3504036 GBR John Newbold Great Britain Yamaha TZ3504041 GER Wolfgang Rubel West Germany Yamaha TZ3503041 SUI Ulrich Graf Switzerland Yamaha TZ3503041 GBR Roger Nicholls Great Britain Yamaha TZ3503041 FRA Gérard Debrock France Yamaha TZ3503045 GBR Phil Gurner Great Britain Yamaha TZ3502045 NED Nico Van Der Zanden Netherlands Yamaha TZ3502045 BRA Adu Celso-Santos29 Brazil Yamaha TZ3502045 GER Hans-Joachim Dittberner West Germany Yamaha TZ3502049 ITA Armando Toracca Italy Yamaha TZ3501049 GBR Noel Clegg Great Britain Yamaha TZ35010Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1974/350cc/championship-standings 1974 350cc World Championship race results motogp.com 1 September 2026http://racingmemo.fr/MOTO-GP-classements_74-350.htm MOTO-GP-classements 74-350 Racingmemo.fr July 31, 2026https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=7 1974 Isle of Man Junior TT results iomtt.com 1 September 2026 1974 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 ITA Walter Villa19 Italy Harley-Davidson RR2507742 RFA Dieter Braun1 West Germany Yamaha TZ2505803 FRA Patrick Pons6 France Yamaha TZ2505004 JPN Takazumi Katayama8 Japan Yamaha TZ2504315 CH Bruno Kneubühler9 Switzerland Yamaha TZ2504306 UK Chas Mortimer5 United Kingdom Yamaha TZ2504117 AUS John Dodds3 Australia Yamaha TZ2503818 SWE Kent Andersson2 Sweden Yamaha TZ2503419 FRA Michel Rougerie7 France Harley-Davidson RR25021010 UK Mick Grant10 United Kingdom Yamaha TZ25018010 FIN Pentti Korhonen17 Finland Yamaha TZ25018012 GBR Charlie Williams12 United Kingdom Yamaha TZ25015113 GER Helmut Kassner48 West Germany Yamaha TZ25015114 NIR Tom Herron4 Northern Ireland Yamaha TZ25014015 SUI Hans Mühlebach24 Switzerland Yamaha TZ25013016 Horst Lahfeld Yamaha TZ2501217 Rolf Minhoff Yamaha TZ2501118 Victor Palomo Yamaha TZ2501119 Harry Hoffman Yamaha TZ2501020 Kenny Roberts Yamaha TZ2501021 Tony Rutter Yamaha TZ2501022 Fritz Reitmaier Yamaha TZ250823 Giovanni Proni Yamaha TZ250824 Matti Salonen Yamaha TZ250725 Olivier Chevallier Yamaha TZ250726 Janos Reisz 627 Tapio Virtanen 628 Pete McKinley 529 Alfred Heck 530 Armando Toracca 531 Jean Louis Guignabodet 432 Ian Richards 433 Reinhard Scholtis 434 Tierry Tchernine 435 H.Kittler 336 Gerry Mateer 337 Paolo Pileri 338 Alex George 239 G.Forderer 240 A.Van Den Broecke 241 Brian Warburton 242 John Williams 243 Leif Gustafsson 244 Jean Paul Boinet 145 Barry Randle 146 Kjell Solberg 1 1974 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 Sweden Kent Andersson1 Sweden Yamaha8752 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Switzerland Yamaha6313 Spain 1945 Angel Nieto7 Spain Derbi6024 Italy Otello Buscherini6 Italy Malanca6005 Netherlands Henk van Kessel Netherlands Bridgestone3006 France Thierry Tchernine France Yamaha2507 Austria Harald Bartol Austria Suzuki2308 Sweden Leif Gustafsson4 Sweden Maico2309 Spain 1945 Benjamin Grau Spain Derbi21110 West Germany Gert Bender West Germany Bender200 1974 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 Netherlands Henk van Kessel5 Netherlands Van Veen Kreidler9062 West Germany Herbert Rittberger West Germany Kreidler6513 Belgium Julien van Zeebroeck Belgium Kreidler5914 West Germany Gerhard Thurow4 West Germany Kreidler5715 West Germany Rudolf Kunz9 West Germany Kreidler5206 Switzerland Ulrich Graf7 West Germany Kreidler4407 Netherlands Jan Bruins Netherlands Jamathi2708 Italy Otello Buscherini8 Italy Malanca2609 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Switzerland Kreidler25010 Netherlands Jan Huberts8 Netherlands Van Veen Kreidler250 References Other sources Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. 2-940125-32-5 The Official MotoGP website http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1974/NAT/500cc/World+Standing 2010-07-06 2012-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120918192621/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1974/NAT/500cc/World+Standing dead Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons