1974 British Grand Prix

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1974 British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg
Race details
Date20 July 1974
Official name John Player Grand Prix [1]
Location Brands Hatch, Kent, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.206 km (2.613 mi)
Distance 75 laps, 315.45 km (195.975 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:19.7 [2]
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari
Time 1:21.1 on lap 25 [3]
Podium
First Tyrrell-Ford
Second McLaren-Ford
Third Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1974 British Grand Prix
Jody Scheckter won the race for Tyrrell. Scheckter Britain 1974.jpg
Jody Scheckter won the race for Tyrrell.
Emerson Fittipaldi finished in second place for McLaren. Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren M23 1974 Britain.jpg
Emerson Fittipaldi finished in second place for McLaren.

The 1974 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 20 July 1974. It was race 10 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 75-lap race was won by Jody Scheckter, driving a Tyrrell-Ford, with Emerson Fittipaldi second in a McLaren-Ford and Jacky Ickx third in a Lotus-Ford. Niki Lauda completed just 73 laps but was allowed an extra lap after the team protested his exit from the pit lane was blocked after a late wheel change. He initially classified ninth, but was awarded fifth place after appeal.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.DriverConstructorTime/Gap
1 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:19.7
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson LotusFord +0.0
3 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter TyrrellFord +0.4
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann BrabhamFord +0.5
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce ShadowFord +0.6
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt HeskethFord +0.6
7 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +0.6
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLarenFord +0.8
9 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck MarchFord +1.0
10 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler TyrrellFord +1.1
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood McLarenFord +1.5
12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx LotusFord +1.5
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson BrabhamFord +1.6
14 Flag of France.svg François Migault BRM +1.7
15 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario FWRCFord +1.9
16 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier ShadowFord +1.9
17 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass SurteesFord +1.9
18 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla MarchFord +1.9
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLarenFord +2.0
20 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace BrabhamFord +2.0
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin LolaFord +2.0
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill LolaFord +2.2
23 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +2.4
24 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo BRM +2.5
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken TrojanFord +2.7
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Purley TokenFord +3.0
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell SurteesFord +3.0
28 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Belsø FWRCFord +3.6
29 Flag of Italy.svg Lella Lombardi BrabhamFord +3.6
30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern Schuppan EnsignFord +3.7
31 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Nicholson LyncarFord +3.9
32 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley MakiFord +4.0
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Wilds MarchFord +4.4
34 Flag of Finland.svg Leo Kinnunen SurteesFord +5.9
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards LolaFord +15.2
Source: [4]

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

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 751:43:02.239
25 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 75+ 15.386
32 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 75+ 1:01.5124
411 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 75+ 1:07.273
512 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Ferrari 74+ 1 Lap12
67 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 74+ 1 Lap41
76 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 74+ 1 Lap19 
816 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 74+ 1 Lap5 
98 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 74+ 1 Lap20 
101 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 73+ 2 Laps2 
1128 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson Brabham-Ford 73+ 2 Laps13 
1214 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 72+ 3 Laps23 
1326 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lola-Ford 69+ 6 Laps22 
1419 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 68+ 7 Laps17 
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo BRM 64Engine24 
NC37 Flag of France.svg François Migault BRM 62+ 13 Laps14 
Ret33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 57Spun Off11 
Ret17 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 45Suspension16 
Ret9 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 36Accident9 
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 35Engine10 
Ret20 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 25Engine15 
Ret10 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 17Fuel System18 
Ret23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford 6Suspension25 
Ret24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 2Suspension6 
Ret27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin Lola-Ford 0Physical21 
DNQ42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Purley Token-Ford     
DNQ18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell Surtees-Ford     
DNQ21 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Belsø Iso-Marlboro-Ford     
DNQ208 Flag of Italy.svg Lella Lombardi Brabham-Ford     
DNQ22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford     
DNQ29 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford     
DNQ25 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley Maki-Ford     
DNQ35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Wilds March-Ford     
DNQ43 Flag of Finland.svg Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford     
DNQ27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards Lola-Ford  Driven by Gethin  
Source: [5]

Championship standings after the race

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