The 1974 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 8 September 1974. It was race 13 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 52-lap race was won by Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson after he started from seventh position. Emerson Fittipaldi finished second for the McLaren team and Tyrrell driver Jody Scheckter came in third.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo1 Niki LaudaFerrari1:33.1612 Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:33.2723 Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford1:33.5334 John WatsonBrabham-Ford1:33.6345 Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:33.7356 Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford1:33.9567 Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:34.2478 James HuntHesketh-Ford1:34.3489 Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford1:34.560910 Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:34.5611011 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:34.621112 Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford1:34.701213 Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford1:34.761314 Rolf StommelenLola-Ford1:34.841415 Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford1:35.021516 Jacky IckxLotus-Ford1:35.191617 Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford1:35.221718 Hans Joachim StuckMarch-Ford1:35.231819 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:35.631920 Tim SchenkenTrojan-Ford1:35.722021 Graham HillLola-Ford1:35.822122 Tom PryceShadow-Ford1:36.272223 David HobbsMcLaren-Ford1:36.312324 François MigaultBRM1:36.362425 Henri PescaroloBRM1:36.642526 José DolhemSurtees-Ford1:36.84—27 Carlo FacettiBrabham-Ford1:37.30—28 Derek BellSurtees-Ford1:37.32—29 Mike WildsEnsign-Ford1:37.38—30 Chris AmonAmon-Ford1:38.21—31 Leo KinnunenSurtees-Ford1:40.32—
*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify
Race
Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 52 1:22:56.6 7 9 2 5 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 52 + 0.8 6 6 3 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 52 + 24.7 12 4 4 20 Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 52 + 1:27.7 15 3 5 8 Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 3 2 6 6 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 19 1 7 28 John Watson Brabham-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 4 8 26 Graham Hill Lola-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 21 9 33 David Hobbs McLaren-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 23 10 16 Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 22 11 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 10 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 40 Engine 5 12 Niki Lauda Ferrari 32 Engine 1 2 Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 30 Throttle 16 27 Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 25 Suspension 14 21 Jacques Laffite Iso-Marlboro-Ford 22 Engine 17 17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 19 Engine 9 10 Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 16 Accident 13 29 Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford 15 Gearbox 20 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 12 Gearbox 2 9 Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 11 Chassis 18 15 Henri Pescarolo BRM 3 Engine 25 24 James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 2 Engine 8 37 François Migault BRM 1 Gearbox 24 14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 0 Electrical 11 19 José Dolhem Surtees-Ford 31 Carlo Facetti Brabham-Ford 18 Derek Bell Surtees-Ford 25 Mike Wilds Ensign-Ford 30 Chris Amon Amon-Ford 23 Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Carlo Facetti. This race marked the 100th podium finish for Lotus.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Clay Regazzoni* 46 2 Jody Scheckter* 45 1 3 Emerson Fittipaldi* 43 1 4 Niki Lauda* 38 1 5 Ronnie Peterson* 31Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 1 McLaren-Ford* 61 (63) 1 2 Ferrari* 59 3 Tyrrell-Ford* 49 4 Lotus-Ford 38 5 Brabham-Ford 26Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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