1974 French Grand Prix

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1974 French Grand Prix
Circuit de Dijon-Prenois-1972.svg
Dijon-Prenois Circuit
Race details
Date7 July 1974
Location Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.289 km (2.044 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 263.12 km (163.495 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 0:58.79 [1]
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:00.00 [2] on lap 10
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1974 French Grand Prix

The 1974 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon-Prenois near Dijon, France on 7 July 1974. It was race 9 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

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The 80-lap race was won by Ronnie Peterson, driving a Lotus-Ford. Niki Lauda finished second in a Ferrari, having started from pole position, with teammate Clay Regazzoni third. Until the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix,[ failed verification ] this was the only[ failed verification ] World Championship Grand Prix in which lap times of less than one minute were set, by 12 drivers during qualifying, including pole position starter Lauda. [3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeGrid
1 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 0:58.791
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 0:59.082
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 0:59.113
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 0:59.134
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 0:59.205
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 0:59.226
7 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 0:59.327
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 0:59.368
9 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 0:59.439
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 0:59.5110
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 0:59.5411
12 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 0:59.5912
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 1:00.0013
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Ford 1:00.0214
15 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:00.1615
16 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:00.2616
17 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:00.3617
18 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 1:00.4818
19 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo BRM 1:00.6719
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards Lola-Ford 1:00.6820
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lola-Ford 1:00.7321
22 Flag of France.svg François Migault BRM 1:00.8622
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford 1:01.24
24 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 1:01.35
25 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:01.52
26 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 1:01.60
27 Flag of France.svg José Dolhem Surtees-Ford 1:01.70
28 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Rikky von Opel Brabham-Ford 1:01.79
29 Flag of Finland.svg Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford 1:03.15
30 Flag of France.svg Gérard Larrousse Brabham-Ford 1:03.27

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

Race

Race summary

To honor the 80th birthday of the ACF, a parade of vintage cars was organized with a selection of great drivers from the 20s and 30s up to the present day. The race itself was largely uneventful. Tom Pryce put in a superb performance to be 3rd on the grid behind Ronnie Peterson and Niki Lauda. However, he was slow off the start and was hit by Carlos Reutemann, ending his race. James Hunt and Henri Pescarolo were also taken out in the ensuing accident. Lauda led convincingly from Peterson and Clay Regazzoni with Emerson Fittipaldi up to 4th by lap 15. Lauda dropped back with handling problems on lap 16, and was passed by Peterson, who led to the flag. He was followed by Lauda and Regazzoni, who came home 3rd despite vibration problems. Regazzoni had been challenged strongly by Fittipaldi, but just as the McLaren driver was preparing to pass, Fittipaldi's engine exploded, ending his race. Jody Scheckter was fourth, less than a second behind Regazzoni.

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 801:21:55.0229
212 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 80+ 20.3616
311 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 80+ 27.8444
43 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 80+ 28.1173
52 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 80+ 37.54132
66 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 80+ 38.14111
733 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 79+ 1 Lap6 
84 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 79+ 1 Lap9 
920 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 79+ 1 Lap15 
1014 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 79+ 1 Lap17 
1110 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 79+ 1 Lap16 
1217 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 79+ 1 Lap12 
1326 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lola-Ford 78+ 2 Laps21 
1437 Flag of France.svg François Migault BRM 78+ 2 Laps22 
1527 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards Lola-Ford 77+ 3 Laps20 
1628 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Ford 76+ 4 Laps14 
Ret5 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 27Engine5 
Ret7 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 24Handling8 
Ret19 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 4Clutch18 
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 1Collision3 
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo BRM 1Clutch19 
Ret24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 0Collision10 
DNQ22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford     
DNQ8 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Rikky von Opel Brabham-Ford     
DNQ34 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford     
DNQ21 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Iso-Marlboro-Ford     
DNQ9 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford     
DNQ18 Flag of France.svg José Dolhem Surtees-Ford     
DNQ23 Flag of Finland.svg Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford     
DNQ43 Flag of France.svg Gérard Larrousse Brabham-Ford     
Source: [4]

Championship standings after the race

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