1974 season/Round 1
Argentine Grand Prix 1974
- Juan y Oscar Gálvez
- Buenos Aires
- 13 January 1974
- 53 laps
- 316.3 km
- 5.968 km a lap
- P1Denny HulmeMcLaren1:41:02.010
- P2Niki LaudaFerrari+9.270
- P3Clay RegazzoniFerrari+20.410
- Pole positionRonnie PetersonLotus · 1:50.780
- Fastest lapClay Regazzoni1:52.100 · lap 38
- Winner started fromP10on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:50.780 | |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:50.960 | +0.180 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 1:51.060 | +0.280 |
| 4 | Peter Revson | Shadow | 1:51.300 | +0.520 |
| 5 | James Hunt | March | 1:51.520 | +0.740 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:51.550 | +0.770 |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus | 1:51.700 | +0.920 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:51.810 | +1.030 |
| 9 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 1:51.860 | +1.080 |
| 10 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:52.060 | +1.280 |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 1:52.200 | +1.420 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1:52.470 | +1.690 |
| 13 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro | 1:53.140 | +2.360 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:53.180 | +2.400 |
| 15 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:53.270 | +2.490 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 1:53.660 | +2.880 |
| 17 | Graham Hill | Lola | 1:53.900 | +3.120 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 1:53.900 | +3.120 |
| 19 | Howden Ganley | March | 1:54.210 | +3.430 |
| 20 | John Watson | Brabham | 1:54.390 | +3.610 |
| 21 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 1:54.670 | +3.890 |
| 22 | Richard Robarts | Brabham | 1:54.730 | +3.950 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 1:55.190 | +4.410 |
| 24 | François Migault | BRM | 1:55.430 | +4.650 |
| 25 | Guy Edwards | Lola | 1:56.430 | +5.650 |
| 26 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign | 1:57.860 | +7.080 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | 38 | 1:52.100 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 6 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 | |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | 3 | |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 2 | |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | 1 |