1974 BRDC International Trophy | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1974 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 7 April 1974 | ||
Official name | 26th Daily Express International Trophy [1] | ||
Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.7105 km (2.9629 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 188.42 km (118.51 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hesketh-Ford | ||
Time | 1:16.7 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford | |
Time | 1:17.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Hesketh-Ford | ||
Second | Surtees-Ford | ||
Third | Shadow-Ford |
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