The 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 19 January 1974. The race had 20 starters. This was the first and only New Zealand Grand Prix to be held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit, and the race was also the 1974 Lady Wigram Trophy. The race was moved to Wigram from the usual Pukekohe to be part of the Commonwealth Games being held in Christchurch.
It was the 20th New Zealand Grand Prix, 23rd Lady Wigram Trophy and doubled as the third round of the 1974 Tasman Series, Australian John McCormack won his second NZGP in succession in his Elfin MR5 who finished ahead of Belgian Teddy Pilette and Briton Peter Gethin. The first New Zealand driver to finish was David Oxton in the Begg FM5 who came in 4th place.
Classification Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time 1 4 John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 47 52min 29.8sec 2 3 Teddy Pilette Chevron B24 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 47 + 41.4 s 3 2 Peter Gethin Chevron B24 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 47 + 56.9 s 4 18 David Oxton Begg FM5 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 47 + 1:04.2 s 5 22 Garry Pedersen McLaren M18 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 46 + 1 Lap 6 14 Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 45 + 2 Laps 7 21 Allan McCully Begg FM5 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 45 + 2 Laps 8 15 Reg Cook Lola T300 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 42 + 5 Laps 9 12 Baron Robertson Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 40 + 7 Laps 10 11 Ken Smith March 732 / Cosworth 1930cc 4cyl 34 + 13 Laps Ret 16 Dexter Dunlop McRae GM1 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 38 Fuel Injection Ret 1 Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 30 Valve Spring Ret 10 Warwick Brown Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 27 Gearbox Ret 19 Robbie Booth Begg FM4 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 24 Differential Ret 7 Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Repco 4994cc V8 20 Gearbox Ret 6 Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 12 Oil Line Ret 20 Neil Doyle Surtees TS9B / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 7 Suspension Ret 24 John Laney McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 7 Engine Source(s):
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