1974 Dutch Grand Prix

1974 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Date	23 June 1974
Official name	XXI Grand Prix Zandvoort
Location	Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.226 km (2.626 [1] miles)
Pole position
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:18.31 [2]
Fastest lap
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:21.44 [3] on lap 63
Podium
First	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Second	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Third	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1974 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 23 June 1974. It was race 8 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Gap
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:18.31
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	+0.60
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren–Ford	+1.25
4	Mike Hailwood	McLaren–Ford	+1.37
5	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell–Ford	+1.60
6	James Hunt	Hesketh–Ford	+1.64
7	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow–Ford	+1.76
8	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell–Ford	+1.83
9	Denny Hulme	McLaren–Ford	+1.84
10	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus–Ford	+1.91
11	Tom Pryce	Shadow–Ford	+2.13
12	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham–Ford	+2.14
13	John Watson	Brabham–Ford	+2.47
14	Guy Edwards	Lola–Ford	+2.69
15	Vittorio Brambilla	March–Ford	+2.70
16	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	+2.73
17	Vern Schuppan	Ensign–Ford	+2.83
18	Jacky Ickx	Lotus–Ford	+2.90
19	Graham Hill	Lola–Ford	+2.91
20	Jochen Mass	Surtees–Ford	+2.96
21	Arturo Merzario	FWRC–Ford	+3.21
22	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March–Ford	+3.22
23	Rikky von Opel	Brabham–Ford	+3.25
24	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	+3.53
25	François Migault	BRM	+4.03
26	Tim Schenken	Trojan–Ford	+4.34
27	Gijs van Lennep	FWRC–Ford	+4.37
Source: [4]

*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	75	1:43:00.35	1	9
2	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	75	+ 8.25	2	6
3	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	75	+ 30.27	3	4
4	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	75	+ 31.29	4	3
5	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	75	+ 34.28	5	2
6	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	75	+ 51.52	8	1
7	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	75	+ 1:13.95	13
8	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	73	+ 2 Laps	10
9	8	Rikky von Opel	Brabham-Ford	73	+ 2 Laps	23
10	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	72	+ 3 Laps	15
11	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	71	+ 4 Laps	18
12	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	71	+ 4 Laps	12
DSQ	22	Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford	69	Illegal Tyre Change	17
Ret	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	65	Ignition	9
Ret	37	François Migault	BRM	60	Gearbox	25
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	54	Gearbox	21
Ret	27	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford	36	Fuel System	14
Ret	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	28	Clutch	7
Ret	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	18	Gearbox	16
Ret	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	16	Gearbox	19
Ret	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	15	Handling	24
Ret	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	8	Transmission	20
Ret	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	2	Collision	6
Ret	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	0	Collision	11
Ret	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	0	Accident	22
DNQ	23	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford
DNQ	21	Gijs van Lennep	Iso-Marlboro-Ford
Source: [5]

Notes

• This was the 10th Grand Prix start for a driver from Liechtenstein.
• This race marked the 25th podium finish for a Brazilian driver.
• This was the 50th fastest lap set by a Lotus.
• This was the 100th Grand Prix start for a Ford-powered car. In those 100 races, Ford-powered cars had won 72 Grands Prix, achieved 191 podium finishes, 63 pole positions, 63 fastest laps, 9 Grand Slams and won 6 Driver's and 6 Constructor's World Championships.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 31 1 2 Niki Lauda 30 1 3 Clay Regazzoni 28 4 Jody Scheckter 23 5 5 Mike Hailwood 12 Source: [6]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 42 (44) 2 Ferrari 39 3 Tyrrell-Ford 27 4 Lotus-Ford 13 5 Brabham-Ford 10 Source: [6]

• 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.

References

1. "1974 Dutch Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
2. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 36. ISBN   0-85429-380-9.
3. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 38. ISBN   0-85429-380-9.
4. "Formula One 1974 Dutch Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
5. "1974 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
6. "Netherlands 1974 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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