1974 British Grand Prix

October 2023 June 2013 F1 United Kingdom British 20 July 1974 File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg John Player Grand Prix1974 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes http://www.progcovers.com/motor/f11974.html The Programme Covers Project Brands Hatch, Kent, England Permanent racing facility 2.613 4.206 75 195.975 315.45 Niki Lauda Ferrari Austria 1:19.7Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 42 Niki Lauda Ferrari Austria 1:21.1 25Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 3 Haynes Publishing Group 1983 0-85429-380-9 44 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford South Africa 1928 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford Brazil Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford Belgium GBR thumb|Jody Scheckter won the race for Tyrrell. 300px|thumb|right|Emerson Fittipaldi finished in second place for McLaren. The 1974 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 20 July 1974. It was race 10 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Brands_Hatch-1974-07-20e.jpg 1974 British Grand Prix Entry list The 75-lap race was won by Jody Scheckter, driving a Tyrrell-Ford, with Emerson Fittipaldi second in a McLaren-Ford and Jacky Ickx third in a Lotus-Ford. Niki Lauda completed just 73 laps but was allowed an extra lap after the team protested his exit from the pit lane was blocked after a late wheel change. He initially classified ninth, but was awarded fifth place after appeal. Classification Qualifying Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:19.7 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford +0.0 3 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford +0.4 4 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford +0.5 5 GBR Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford +0.6 6 GBR James Hunt Hesketh-Ford +0.6 7 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +0.6 8 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford +0.8 9 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford +1.0 10 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford +1.1 11 GBR Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford +1.5 12 BEL Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford +1.5 13 GBR John Watson Brabham-Ford +1.6 14 FRA François Migault BRM +1.7 15 ITA Arturo Merzario FWRC-Ford +1.9 16 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford +1.9 17 FRG Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford +1.9 18 ITA Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford +1.9 19 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford +2.0 20 BRA Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford +2.0 21 GBR Peter Gethin Lola-Ford +2.0 22 GBR Graham Hill Lola-Ford +2.2 23 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +2.4 24 FRA Henri Pescarolo BRM +2.5 25 AUS Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford +2.7 26 GBR David Purley Token-Ford +3.0 27 GBR Derek Bell Surtees-Ford +3.0 28 DEN Tom Belsø FWRC-Ford +3.6 29 ITA Lella Lombardi Brabham-Ford +3.6 30 AUS Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford +3.7 31 NZL John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford +3.9 32 NZL Howden Ganley Maki-Ford +4.0 33 GBR Mike Wilds March-Ford +4.4 34 FIN Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford +5.9 35 GBR Guy Edwards Lola-Ford +15.2 Source:https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1974-british-grand-prix/classification/48300239-260b-442a-8fdf-81f80faa2d91 Formula One 1974 British Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats *Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 75 1:43:02.2 3 9 2 5 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 75 + 15.3 8 6 3 2 BEL Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 75 + 1:01.5 12 4 4 11 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 75 + 1:07.2 7 3 5 12 AUT Niki Lauda Ferrari 74 + 1 Lap 1 2 6 7 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 4 1 7 6 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 19   8 16 GBR Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 5   9 8 BRA Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 20   10 1 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 73 + 2 Laps 2   11 28 GBR John Watson Brabham-Ford 73 + 2 Laps 13   12 14 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 72 + 3 Laps 23   13 26 GBR Graham Hill Lola-Ford 69 + 6 Laps 22   14 19 FRG Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 68 + 7 Laps 17   Ret Retired 15 FRA Henri Pescarolo BRM 64 Engine 24   NC Not classified 37 FRA François Migault BRM 62 + 13 Laps 14   Ret Retired 33 GBR Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 57 Spun Off 11   Ret Retired 17 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 45 Suspension 16   Ret Retired 9 FRG Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 36 Accident 9   Ret Retired 4 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 35 Engine 10   Ret Retired 20 ITA Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 25 Engine 15   Ret Retired 10 ITA Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 17 Fuel System 18   Ret Retired 23 AUS Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford 6 Suspension 25   Ret Retired 24 GBR James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 2 Suspension 6   Ret Retired 27 GBR Peter Gethin Lola-Ford 0 Physical 21   DNQ Did not qualify 42 GBR David Purley Token-Ford         DNQ Did not qualify 18 GBR Derek Bell Surtees-Ford         DNQ Did not qualify 21 Denmark Tom Belsø Iso-Marlboro-Ford         DNQ Did not qualify 208 ITA Lella Lombardi Brabham-Ford         DNQ Did not qualify 22 AUS Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford         DNQ Did not qualify 29 NZL John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford         DNQ Did not qualify 25 NZL Howden Ganley Maki-Ford         DNQ Did not qualify 35 GBR Mike Wilds March-Ford         DNQ Did not qualify 43 FIN Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford         DNQ Did not qualify 27 GBR Guy Edwards Lola-Ford   Driven by Gethin    Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1974/481/ 1974 British Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118182143/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1974/481/ 18 January 2015 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Mike Wilds, New Zealand driver John Nicholson and Italian driver Lella Lombardi - the second woman to enter in Formula One. This was the final F1 race for 1971 Italian GP winner Peter Gethin. This was the 50th Grand Prix start for a South African driver. It was also the 100th Grand Prix start for an Austrian driver. In those 100 races, Austrian drivers won 8 Grands Prix, achieved 18 podium finishes, 16 pole positions, 5 fastest laps, 2 Grand Slams and won 1 World Championship. This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor Lyncar and Japanese constructor Maki. It was also the 25th Grand Prix start for Iso-Marlboro - entered by Frank Williams - and the 50th Grand Prix start for Tyrrell. This was the 8th win of the British Grand Prix by a Ford-powered car. It broke the previous record set by Ferrari at the 1961 British Grand Prix. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUT Niki Lauda* 38 10px 1 2 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi* 37 10px 1 3 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter* 35 10px 2 4 SUI Clay Regazzoni* 35 10px 5 SWE Ronnie Peterson* 19Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1974/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1974 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 1 UK McLaren-Ford* 49 (51) 10px 1 2 ITA Ferrari* 48 10px 3 UK Tyrrell-Ford* 39 10px 4 UK Lotus-Ford* 26 10px 5 UK Brabham-Ford* 11Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. References British Grand Prix 1974 1974 French Grand Prix 1974 German Grand Prix 1973 British Grand Prix 1975 British Grand Prix British Category:British Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:1974 in British motorsport Category:Sport in Kent