1974 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E

1974 Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Race details
Date	26 May 1974
Official name	XXXII Grand Prix de Monaco
Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street Circuit
Course length	3.278 km (2.037 miles)
Distance	78 laps, 255.684 km (158.886 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:26.3[1]
Fastest lap
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:27.9[2] on lap 57 (lap record)
Podium
First	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Second	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1974 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 26 May 1974. It was race 6 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 78-lap race was won by Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson after he started from third position. Jody Scheckter finished second for the Tyrrell team and Shadow driver Jean-Pierre Jarier came in third.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	No
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:26.3	1
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:26.6	2
3	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	1:26.8	3
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	1:27.1	4
5	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	1:27.1	5
6	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	1:27.5	6
7	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	1:27.8	7
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	1:27.8	8
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	1:28.0	9
10	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	1:28.1	10
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:28.1	11
12	Denis Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:28.2	12
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	1:28.2	13
14	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Ford	1:28.5	14
15	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	1:28.7	15
16	Brian Redman	Shadow-Ford	1:28.8	16
17	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	1:28.8	DNS
18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	1:29.1	17
19	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	1:29.4	18
20	Chris Amon	Amon-Ford	1:29.8	DNS
21	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	1:30.0	19
22	François Migault	BRM	1:30.0	20
23	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	1:30.0	21
24	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford	1:30.2	22
25	Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford	1:30.3	23
26	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford	1:30.4	24
27	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:30.7	25
DNQ	Rikky von Opel	Brabham-Ford	1:31.1	—

Race

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	78	1:58:03.7	3	9
2	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	78	+ 28.8	5	6
3	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	78	+ 48.9	6	4
4	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	78	+ 1:03.1	2	3
5	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	77	+ 1 Lap	13	2
6	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	77	+ 1 Lap	23	1
7	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	76	+ 2 Laps	21
8	27	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford	75	+ 3 Laps	26
9	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	74	+ 4 laps	4
Ret	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	62	Gearbox	27
Ret	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	34	Engine	19
Ret	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	32	Ignition	1
Ret	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	27	Halfshaft	7
Ret	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	11	Accident	10
Ret	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	5	Suspension	8
Ret	37	François Migault	BRM	4	Accident	22
Ret	22	Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford	4	Accident	25
Ret	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	3	Collision	9
Ret	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	0	Collision	11
Ret	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	0	Collision	12
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	0	Collision	14
Ret	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	0	Collision	15
Ret	16	Brian Redman	Shadow-Ford	0	Collision	16
Ret	18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	0	Collision	18
Ret	23	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford	0	Collision	24
DNS	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford			17
DNS	30	Chris Amon	Amon-Ford		Brakes	20
DNQ	8	Rikky von Opel	Brabham-Ford
Source:[3]

Notes

• This was the 5th podium finish for a South African driver.
• This was the 6th win of a Monaco Grand Prix by Lotus, breaking the previous record set by BRM at the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix.
• This was the 61st fastest lap set by a Ford-powered car, breaking the previous record set by Ferrari at the 1974 Spanish Grand Prix, earlier that year.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 24 2 Clay Regazzoni 22 3 Niki Lauda 21 4 Jody Scheckter 12 5 Denny Hulme 11 Source: [4]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 37 2 Ferrari 30 3 Tyrrell-Ford 16 4 Lotus-Ford 13 5 Brabham-Ford 10 Source: [4]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.