1974 Swedish Grand Prix

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1974 Swedish Grand Prix
Scandinavian Raceway 1968-1977.svg
Scandinavian Raceway
Race details
Date9 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 Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:24.758 [2]
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:27.262 [3] on lap 72
Podium
First Tyrrell-Ford
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third Hesketh-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1974 Swedish Grand Prix

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]

Contents

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

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid
14 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:24.7581
23 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 1:25.076+ 0.3802
312 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:25.161+ 0.4033
411 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:25.276+ 0.5184
51 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:25.390+ 0.6325
624 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 1:25.556+ 0.7986
72 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 1:25.650+ 0.8927
817 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:25.725+ 0.9678
95 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 1:25.938+ 1.1809
107 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:25.962+ 1.20410
1133 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 1:26.040+ 1.28211
126 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:26.480+ 1.72212
1314 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:26.813+ 2.05513
1428 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Ford 1:27.100+ 2.34214
1526 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lola-Ford 1:27.173+ 2.41515
169 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell March-Ford 1:27.382+ 2.62416
1710 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:27.390+ 2.63217
1827 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards Lola-Ford 1:27.407+ 2.64918
1915 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo BRM 1:27.503+ 2.74519
208 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Rikky von Opel Brabham-Ford 1:27.690+ 2.93220
2121 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Belsø Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:27.889+ 3.13121
2219 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 1:28.119+ 3.36122
2316 Flag of Sweden.svg Bertil Roos Shadow-Ford 1:28.298+ 3.54023
2418 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:28.574+ 3.81624
2520 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Robarts Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:28.930+ 4.172DNS
2623 Flag of Finland.svg Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford 1:29.387+ 4.62925
DNQ22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford 1:29.480+ 4.72226 1
DNQ20 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:53.677+ 28.919DNS

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 801:58:31.39129
24 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 80+ 0.38016
324 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 80+ 3.32564
45 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 80+ 53.50793
517 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 80+ 1:16.40382
626 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lola-Ford 79+ 1 lap151
727 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards Lola-Ford 79+ 1 lap18 
821 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Belsø Iso-Marlboro-Ford 79+ 1 lap21 
98 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Rikky von Opel Brabham-Ford 79+ 1 lap20 
1010 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 78Engine17 
1128 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Ford 77+ 3 laps14 
DSQ22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford 77Started illegally26 
Ret12 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 70Gearbox3 
Ret9 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell March-Ford 59Suspension16 
Ret6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 56Suspension12 
Ret19 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 53Suspension22 
Ret7 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 30Oil leak10 
Ret2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 27Engine7 
Ret11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 24Gearbox4 
Ret18 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 15Handling24 
Ret1 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 8Halfshaft5 
Ret23 Flag of Finland.svg Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford 8Engine25 
Ret33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 5Fuel leak11 
Ret14 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 3Engine13 
Ret16 Flag of Sweden.svg Bertil Roos Shadow-Ford 2Gearbox23 
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo BRM 0Fire19 
DNS20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Robarts Iso-Marlboro-Ford  Car raced by Belsø  
DNS20 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford  Driver injured  
Source: [6]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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