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.
Classification Qualifying Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:19.7 2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford +0.0 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford +0.4 4 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford +0.5 5 Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford +0.6 6 James Hunt Hesketh-Ford +0.6 7 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +0.6 8 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford +0.8 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford +1.0 10 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford +1.1 11 Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford +1.5 12 Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford +1.5 13 John Watson Brabham-Ford +1.6 14 François Migault BRM +1.7 15 Arturo Merzario FWRC-Ford +1.9 16 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford +1.9 17 Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford +1.9 18 Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford +1.9 19 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford +2.0 20 Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford +2.0 21 Peter Gethin Lola-Ford +2.0 22 Graham Hill Lola-Ford +2.2 23 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +2.4 24 Henri Pescarolo BRM +2.5 25 Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford +2.7 26 David Purley Token-Ford +3.0 27 Derek Bell Surtees-Ford +3.0 28 Tom Belsø FWRC-Ford +3.6 29 Lella Lombardi Brabham-Ford +3.6 30 Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford +3.7 31 John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford +3.9 32 Howden Ganley Maki-Ford +4.0 33 Mike Wilds March-Ford +4.4 34 Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford +5.9 35 Guy Edwards Lola-Ford +15.2 Source:
*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 75 1:43:02.2 3 9 2 5 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 75 + 15.3 8 6 3 2 Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 75 + 1:01.5 12 4 4 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 75 + 1:07.2 7 3 5 12 Niki Lauda Ferrari 74 + 1 Lap 1 2 6 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 4 1 7 6 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 19 8 16 Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 5 9 8 Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 74 + 1 Lap 20 10 1 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 73 + 2 Laps 2 11 28 John Watson Brabham-Ford 73 + 2 Laps 13 12 14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 72 + 3 Laps 23 13 26 Graham Hill Lola-Ford 69 + 6 Laps 22 14 19 Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 68 + 7 Laps 17 15 Henri Pescarolo BRM 64 Engine 24 37 François Migault BRM 62 + 13 Laps 14 33 Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 57 Spun Off 11 17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 45 Suspension 16 9 Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 36 Accident 9 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 35 Engine 10 20 Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 25 Engine 15 10 Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 17 Fuel System 18 23 Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford 6 Suspension 25 24 James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 2 Suspension 6 27 Peter Gethin Lola-Ford 0 Physical 21 42 David Purley Token-Ford 18 Derek Bell Surtees-Ford 21 Tom Belsø Iso-Marlboro-Ford 208 Lella Lombardi Brabham-Ford 22 Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford 29 John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford 25 Howden Ganley Maki-Ford 35 Mike Wilds March-Ford 43 Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford 27 Guy Edwards Lola-Ford Driven by Gethin
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Mike Wilds, New Zealand driver John Nicholson and Italian driver Lella Lombardi - the second woman to enter in Formula One. This was the final F1 race for 1971 Italian GP winner Peter Gethin. This was the 50th Grand Prix start for a South African driver. It was also the 100th Grand Prix start for an Austrian driver. In those 100 races, Austrian drivers won 8 Grands Prix, achieved 18 podium finishes, 16 pole positions, 5 fastest laps, 2 Grand Slams and won 1 World Championship. This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor Lyncar and Japanese constructor Maki. It was also the 25th Grand Prix start for Iso-Marlboro - entered by Frank Williams - and the 50th Grand Prix start for Tyrrell. This was the 8th win of the British Grand Prix by a Ford-powered car. It broke the previous record set by Ferrari at the 1961 British Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Niki Lauda* 38 1 2 Emerson Fittipaldi* 37 1 3 Jody Scheckter* 35 2 4 Clay Regazzoni* 35 5 Ronnie Peterson* 19Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 1 McLaren-Ford* 49 (51) 1 2 Ferrari* 48 3 Tyrrell-Ford* 39 4 Lotus-Ford* 26 5 Brabham-Ford* 11Source:
Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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