1974 Race of Champions

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1974 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1974 Formula One season
Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg
Race details
Date17 March 1974
Location Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit
Fawkham, Kent, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.206 km (2.6136 mi)
Distance 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 mi)
Pole position
Driver Hesketh-Cosworth
Time 1:21.5
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Cosworth
Time 1:33.8
Podium
First Lotus-Cosworth
Second Ferrari
Third McLaren-Cosworth

The 1974 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 17 March 1974. The 40-lap race featured both Formula One and Formula 5000 cars, and was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a Lotus-Cosworth, with Austria's Niki Lauda second in a Ferrari and Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi third in a McLaren-Cosworth. [1]

Contents

Qualifying

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapGap
124 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 1:21.5
211 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:21.6+0.1
312 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:22.1+0.6
47 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:23.0+1.5
515 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo BRM 1:23.1+1.6
65 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 1:23.2+1.7
733 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 1:23.2+1.7
819 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 1:23.3+1.8
916 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson Shadow-Ford 1:23.6+2.1
106 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:24.1+2.6
112 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 1:24.2+2.7
1226 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lola-Ford 1:24.6+3.1
138 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Robarts Brabham-Ford 1:26.0+4.5
1429 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford 1:26.8+5.3
1522 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford 1:27.0+5.5
1652 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin Chevron-Chevrolet 1:35.5+14.0
1766 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman Lola-Chevrolet 1:35.7+14.2
1856 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards Lola-Chevrolet 1:35.7+14.2
1962 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet 1:36.0+14.5
2065 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern Schuppan Trojan-Chevrolet 1:36.3+14.8
2174 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Thompson Chevron-Chevrolet 1:36.8+15.3
2217 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:37.1+15.6
2369 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clive Santo Lola-Chevrolet 1:37.8+16.3
2458 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Dean Chevron-Chevrolet 1:39.0+17.5
2551 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Teddy Pilette Chevron-Chevrolet 1:39.1+17.6
2653 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keith Holland Trojan-Chevrolet 1:39.7+18.2
2764 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Wilds March-Chevrolet 1:40.5+19.0
2860 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damien Magee Lola-Chevrolet 1:44.8+23.3
29208 Flag of Italy.svg Lella Lombardi Lola-Chevrolet 1:45.4+23.9
3061 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick Sumner Trojan-Chevrolet 1:50.9+29.4
3159 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Robinson McLaren-Chevrolet 1:55.1+33.6
3254 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan Kayes McLaren-Chevrolet 2:00.0+38.5
Source: [2] [3]

Classification

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 401:03:37.611
212 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 40+ 1.53
35 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 40+ 18.36
433 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 40+ 1:18.97
511 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 40+ 1:26.52
616 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson Shadow-Ford 39+ 1 Lap9
715 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo BRM 38+ 2 Laps5
862 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet 38+ 2 Laps19
974 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Thompson Chevron-Chevrolet 37+ 3 Laps21
1052 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin Chevron-Chevrolet 37+ 3 Laps16
1169 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clive Santo Lola-Chevrolet 37+ 3 Laps23
128 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Robarts Brabham-Ford 36+ 4 Laps13
NC6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 35Not classified10
NC208 Flag of Italy.svg Lella Lombardi Lola-Chevrolet Not classified29
NC29 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford Not classified14
NC26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lola-Ford Not classified12
Ret58 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Dean Chevron-Chevrolet 38Accident24
Ret60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damien Magee Lola-Chevrolet 28Handling28
Ret7 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 19Accident4
Ret24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 4Accident damage1
Ret51 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Teddy Pilette Chevron-Chevrolet 1Spun off25
Ret64 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Wilds March-Chevrolet 1Accident avoiding Pilette27
DNS19 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford Practice accident8
DNS17 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford Practice accident22
DNS22 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford Not confident with handling15
DNS66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman Lola-Chevrolet 17
DNS56 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards Lola-Chevrolet 18
DNS65 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern Schuppan Trojan-Chevrolet 20
DNS53 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keith Holland Trojan-Chevrolet 26
DNQ61 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick Sumner Trojan-Chevrolet
DNQ59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Robinson McLaren-Chevrolet
DNQ54 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan Kayes McLaren-Chevrolet
Source: [2] [4]

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