1974 Brazilian Grand Prix

1974 Brazilian Grand Prix
Interlagos circuit
Race details
Date	27 January 1974
Location	São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	7.960 [1] km (4.946 miles)
Distance	32 laps, 254.720 km (158.276 miles)
Scheduled distance	40 laps, 318.400 km (197.845 miles)
Weather	Hot and partially cloudy in the first phase, then seasonal monsoon later.
Pole position
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Time	2:32.97 [2]
Fastest lap
Driver	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Time	2:36.05 on lap 26 [3]
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Second	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Third	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 27 January 1974. It was race 2 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 32-lap race was won by McLaren driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. Clay Regazzoni finished second for the Ferrari team and Lotus driver Jacky Ickx finished in third place.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	No
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	2:32.97	1
2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	2:33.21	2
3	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2:33.77	3
4	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	2:33.82	4
5	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	2:34.64	5
6	Peter Revson	Shadow-Ford	2:34.66	6
7	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	2:34.95	7
8	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	2:35.05	8
9	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	2:35.15	9
10	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	2:35.43	10
11	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	2:35.54	11
12	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	2:35.63	12
13	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	2:35.64	13
14	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	2:35.78	14
15	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	2:36.06	15
16	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	2:36.21	16
17	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	2:36.49	17
18	James Hunt	March-Ford	2:37.24	18
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	2:37.63	19
20	Howden Ganley	March-Ford	2:37.65	20
21	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	2:38.62	21
22	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	2:38.80	22
23	François Migault	BRM	2:39.20	23
24	Richard Robarts	Brabham-Ford	2:39.85	24
25	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford	2:42.15	25

Race

Race summary

Emerson Fittipaldi took pole position for his home race from Carlos Reutemann. The start of the race was delayed as the track had to be swept clear of broken glass from over-exuberant spectators' celebrations and then Arturo Merzario's engine failed. When it did start, the flag caught some of the field unawares. Reutemann and Ronnie Peterson took advantage of the confusion to sweep into the lead, but by lap 4, Reutemann's tyres were going off. The race developed into a classic duel between Fittipaldi and Peterson, the Brazilian taking the lead on lap 16 and the Swede soon having to pit with a puncture (believed to be caused by some glass still left on the track).

Fittipaldi thus led Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx until on lap 31 the heavens opened. With the track awash and the conditions dangerous, the race was red-flagged after 32 of the scheduled 40 laps. It was McLaren's second win of the year, but it was Ferrari who, with Regazzoni, topped the drivers' table - for the first time since March 1971.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	32	1:24:37.06	1	9
2	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	32	+ 13.57	8	6
3	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	5	4
4	18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	12	3
5	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	7	2
6	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	4	1
7	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	2
8	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	16
9	24	James Hunt	March-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	18
10	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	31	+ 1 Lap	17
11	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	21
12	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	11
13	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	14
14	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	30	+ 2 Laps	22
15	8	Richard Robarts	Brabham-Ford	30	+ 2 Laps	24
16	37	François Migault	BRM	30	+ 2 Laps	23
17	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	30	+ 2 Laps	10
Ret	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	27	Clutch	15
Ret	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	24	Transmission	13
Ret	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	21	Brakes	19
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	20	Throttle	9
Ret	16	Peter Revson	Shadow-Ford	10	Overheating	6
Ret	10	Howden Ganley	March-Ford	8	Ignition	20
Ret	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2	Engine	3
Ret	27	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford	2	Chassis	25
Source: [4]

Notes

• This was the 5th pole position and the 10th Grand Prix win for a Brazilian driver.
• This was the 10th Grand Prix win for McLaren.
• This was the 59th fastest lap set by a Ferrari-powered car, breaking the previous record by Ford at the 1973 United States Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Clay Regazzoni 10 8 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 9 2 3 Denny Hulme 9 2 4 Niki Lauda 6 1 5 Mike Hailwood 5 Source: [5]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 18 2 Ferrari 12 2 3 Lotus-Ford 4 7 4 Surtees-Ford 3 2 5 BRM 2 Source: [5]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "The Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport. March 1974. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
2. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 20. ISBN   0-85429-380-9.
3. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 22. ISBN   0-85429-380-9.
4. "1974 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
5. "Brazil 1974 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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