1974 Formula 750 season

1974 Formula 750 Prize

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The 1974 Formula 750 season was the second season of the FIM Formula 750 Prize. The series was originally planned for seven events, but when it was realised that the Yamaha TZ750 hadn't yet been homologized by the FIM and wouldn't be eligible to compete, several of the race organisers changed their races from F750 to open class to allow the Yamaha to compete. Only 3 events remained on the calendar for the Formula 750 Prize. ^[1] The series was won by Australian John Dodds. ^{[2] [3]}

Calendar

1974 Calendar
Round	Race	Circuit	Date	Winner	Second	Third
1	Spain	Jarama	May 26	John Dodds	Jack Findlay	Víctor Palomo
2	Finland	Hämeenlinna	July 31	Pentti Korhonen	Patrick Pons	Pentti Salonen
3	John Player International Grand Prix	Silverstone	August 11	Paul Smart	Yvon Duhamel	Patrick Pons
References [1] [4]

Championship standings

Pos Rider Bike JAR HAM SIL Points 1 John Dodds Yamaha TZ 350 1 5 5 27 2 Patrick Pons Yamaha TZ 350 - 2 3 22 3 Jack Findlay Suzuki TR750 2 - 7 16 4 Pentti Korhonen Yamaha TZ 350 - 1 - 15 = Paul Smart Suzuki TR 750 - - 1 15 6 Yvon Duhamel Kawasaki H2R - - 2 12 7 Víctor Palomo Ducati 750SS 3 - - 10 = Pentti Salonen Yamaha TZ 350 - 3 - 10 9 Hans Mühlebach Yamaha TZ 350 4 - - 8 = Pekka Nurmi Yamaha TZ 350 - 4 - 8 = Stan Woods Suzuki TR 750 - - 4 8 12 Jean-Philippe Orban Yamaha TZ 350 5 - - 6 13 Guido Mandracci Suzuki TR 750 6 - - 5 = Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha TZ 350 - 6 - 5 = Tony Rutter Kawasaki H2R - - 6 5 16 José Maria Palomo Norton Commando 7 - - 4 = Billie Nelson Yamaha TZ 350 - 7 - 4 18 Kjell Solberg Yamaha TZ 350 - 8 - 3 = John Williams Yamaha TZ 350 - - 8 3 20 Ingemar Larsson Yamaha TZ 350 - 9 - 2 = Steve Manship Yamaha TZ 350 - - 9 2 22 Tom Herron Yamaha TZ 350 - 10 - 1 = Dieter Braun Yamaha TZ 350 - - 10 1 Pos Rider Bike JAR HAM SIL Points References [4] [5]

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

See also

• 1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

References

1. Gruber, Wolfgang (1977). Formel 750 [siebenhundertfünfzig] d. Klasse d. Asse (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN   9783879435234.
2. Lawrence, Larry (4 December 2019). "Archives: The Short-Lived, but Influential World Championship". Cycle News. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
3. Fowler, Rich (25 March 2010). "Australian Double At The 'Ring". Motorsport Retro. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
4. "1974 Formula 750 final standings". Racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
5. "John Player International Grand Prix Programme" (PDF). Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit. 10 August 1974. Retrieved 18 April 2021– via daveriley.weebly.com.