1974 Swedish Grand Prix

1974 Swedish Grand Prix
Scandinavian Raceway
Race details
Date	9 June 1974
Location	Anderstorp, Sweden
Course	Permanent Racing Facility
Course length	4.018 [1] km (2.497 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 321.440 [1] km (199.734 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	1:24.758 [2]
Fastest lap
Driver	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	1:27.262 [3] on lap 72
Podium
First	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford
Second	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1974 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp on 9 June 1974. It was race 7 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. ^[4]

The race was dominated by the two Tyrrell-Cosworth 007s of Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depailler. Depailler took pole position, however Scheckter beat him by 0.380 sec in the race, to score his first Grand Prix win.

Race summary

After Monaco, there were some new faces in the paddock. Brian Redman retired from Formula One, to be replaced by Bertil Roos whilst Reine Wisell took over at March from Hans-Joachim Stuck, Richard Robarts replaced Arturo Merzario after the Italian was unwell, and Leo Kinnunen made his début. Running with open helmet, as he was accustomed to do when rallying, this marked the last time that a driver did so in Formula One, and the first time a Finn had started a Formula One Grand Prix. Vern Schuppan, the first reserve of Ensign-Ford, started illegally from 26th place on the grid and completed the race before he was disqualified. Tom Belsø crashed his car in practice and with no spare car, Richard Robarts let the Danish driver have his car and did not start himself.

The two Tyrrells of Depailler and Scheckter secured the front row and dominated the race. Ronnie Peterson retired on lap eight with a driveshaft failure, shortly to be followed by Clay Regazzoni with gearbox problems. Niki Lauda and James Hunt had a duel for 20 laps before Hunt got past on lap 66 and began slicing into the Tyrrells' lead at two seconds a lap. In the end, Scheckter held on to take his first race win by 0.38s and Hunt took third place, the Hesketh team's first Formula One points. Graham Hill gained his first championship point since 1972, and the last of his career, whilst Tom Belsø drove to 8th place. At this Grand Prix Leo Kinnunen became the last driver to start in a Formula One race using an open-face helmet. ^[5]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	1:24.758	—	1
2	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	1:25.076	+ 0.380	2
3	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:25.161	+ 0.403	3
4	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:25.276	+ 0.518	4
5	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	1:25.390	+ 0.632	5
6	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	1:25.556	+ 0.798	6
7	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	1:25.650	+ 0.892	7
8	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	1:25.725	+ 0.967	8
9	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	1:25.938	+ 1.180	9
10	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	1:25.962	+ 1.204	10
11	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	1:26.040	+ 1.282	11
12	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:26.480	+ 1.722	12
13	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:26.813	+ 2.055	13
14	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	1:27.100	+ 2.342	14
15	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	1:27.173	+ 2.415	15
16	9	Reine Wisell	March-Ford	1:27.382	+ 2.624	16
17	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	1:27.390	+ 2.632	17
18	27	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford	1:27.407	+ 2.649	18
19	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:27.503	+ 2.745	19
20	8	Rikky von Opel	Brabham-Ford	1:27.690	+ 2.932	20
21	21	Tom Belsø	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	1:27.889	+ 3.131	21
22	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	1:28.119	+ 3.361	22
23	16	Bertil Roos	Shadow-Ford	1:28.298	+ 3.540	23
24	18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	1:28.574	+ 3.816	24
25	20	Richard Robarts	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	1:28.930	+ 4.172	DNS
26	23	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees-Ford	1:29.387	+ 4.629	25
DNQ	22	Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford	1:29.480	+ 4.722	26 1
DNQ	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	1:53.677	+ 28.919	DNS

• ^1 – Schuppan failed to qualify, but took the start of the race illegally.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	80	1:58:31.391	2	9
2	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	80	+ 0.380	1	6
3	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	80	+ 3.325	6	4
4	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	80	+ 53.507	9	3
5	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	80	+ 1:16.403	8	2
6	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	79	+ 1 lap	15	1
7	27	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford	79	+ 1 lap	18
8	21	Tom Belsø	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	79	+ 1 lap	21
9	8	Rikky von Opel	Brabham-Ford	79	+ 1 lap	20
10	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	78	Engine	17
11	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	77	+ 3 laps	14
DSQ	22	Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford	77	Started illegally	26
Ret	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	70	Gearbox	3
Ret	9	Reine Wisell	March-Ford	59	Suspension	16
Ret	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	56	Suspension	12
Ret	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	53	Suspension	22
Ret	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	30	Oil leak	10
Ret	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	27	Engine	7
Ret	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	24	Gearbox	4
Ret	18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	15	Handling	24
Ret	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	8	Halfshaft	5
Ret	23	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees-Ford	8	Engine	25
Ret	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	5	Fuel leak	11
Ret	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	3	Engine	13
Ret	16	Bertil Roos	Shadow-Ford	2	Gearbox	23
Ret	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	0	Fire	19
DNS	20	Richard Robarts	Iso-Marlboro-Ford		Car raced by Belsø
DNS	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford		Driver injured
Source: [6]

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swedish driver Bertil Roos.
• This race saw the first pole position and 10th fastest lap set by a French driver.
• This was the first Grand Prix win for a South African and African driver.
• This race marked the 5th Grand Prix start and first podium finish for British constructor Hesketh.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 27 2 Clay Regazzoni 22 3 Niki Lauda 21 4 Jody Scheckter 21 5 Denny Hulme 11 Source: [7]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 40 2 Ferrari 30 3 Tyrrell-Ford 25 4 Lotus-Ford 13 5 Brabham-Ford 10 Source: [7]

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

References

1. "The Swedish Grand Prix". Motorsport: 689–691. July 1974. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
2. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 33. ISBN   0-85429-380-9.
3. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 35. ISBN   0-85429-380-9.
4. "1974 Swedish Grand Prix Entry list".
5. "Leo Kinnunen – Biography". F1 Rejects . Archived from the original on November 6, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
6. "1974 Swedish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
7. "Sweden 1974 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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