1974 British Grand Prix

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.^[4] 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.

1974 British Grand Prix
Race details
Date	20 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 miles)
Distance	75 laps, 315.45 km (195.975 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:19.7[2]
Fastest lap
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:21.1 on lap 25[3]
Podium
First	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford
Second	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Third	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

Jody Scheckter won the race for Tyrrell.

Emerson Fittipaldi finished in second place for McLaren.

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:[5]

*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
Ret	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	64	Engine	24
NC	37	François Migault	BRM	62	+ 13 Laps	14
Ret	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	57	Spun Off	11
Ret	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	45	Suspension	16
Ret	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	36	Accident	9
Ret	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	35	Engine	10
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	25	Engine	15
Ret	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	17	Fuel System	18
Ret	23	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford	6	Suspension	25
Ret	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	2	Suspension	6
Ret	27	Peter Gethin	Lola-Ford	0	Physical	21
DNQ	42	David Purley	Token-Ford
DNQ	18	Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford
DNQ	21	Tom Belsø	Iso-Marlboro-Ford
DNQ	208	Lella Lombardi	Brabham-Ford
DNQ	22	Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford
DNQ	29	John Nicholson	Lyncar-Ford
DNQ	25	Howden Ganley	Maki-Ford
DNQ	35	Mike Wilds	March-Ford
DNQ	43	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees-Ford
DNQ	27	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford		Driven by Gethin
Source:[6]

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 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 37 3 Jody Scheckter 35 4 Clay Regazzoni 35 5 Ronnie Peterson 19 Source:[7]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 49 (51) 2 Ferrari 48 3 Tyrrell-Ford 39 4 Lotus-Ford 26 5 Brabham-Ford 11 Source:[7]

• 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.