French Grand Prix 1974

Dijon-Prenois
Dijon
7 July 1974
80 laps
263.1 km
3.289 km a lap

Pole positionNiki LaudaFerrari · 58.790
Fastest lapJody Scheckter1:00.000 · lap 10
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Ronnie Peterson	1	Lotus · Ford	2	80	1:21:55.020	9
2	Niki Lauda	12	Ferrari	1	80	+20.360	6
3	Clay Regazzoni	11	Ferrari	4	80	+27.840	4
4	Jody Scheckterfastest lap	3	Tyrrell · Ford	7	80	+28.110	3
5	Jacky Ickx	2	Lotus · Ford	13	80	+37.540	2
6	Denny Hulme	6	McLaren · Ford	11	80	+38.140	1
7	Mike Hailwood	33	McLaren · Ford	6	79	+1 lap
8	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	9	79	+1 lap
9	Arturo Merzario	20	Iso-Marlboro · Ford	15	79	+1 lap
10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	14	BRM	17	79	+1 lap
11	Vittorio Brambilla	10	March · Ford	16	79	+1 lap
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	17	Shadow · Ford	12	79	+1 lap
13	Graham Hill	26	Lola · Ford	21	78	+2 laps
14	François Migault	37	BRM	22	78	+2 laps
15	Guy Edwards	27	Lola · Ford	20	77	+3 laps
16	John Watson	28	Brabham · Ford	14	76	+4 laps
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	5	McLaren · Ford	5	27	Engine
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	7	Brabham · Ford	8	24	Handling
DNF	Jochen Mass	19	Surtees · Ford	18	4	Clutch
DNF	Henri Pescarolo	15	BRM	19	1	Clutch
DNF	Tom Pryce	16	Shadow · Ford	3	1	Collision
DNF	James Hunt	24	Hesketh · Ford	10	0	Collision
DNQ	Vern Schuppan	22	Ensign · Ford	–
DNQ	Carlos Pace	34	Brabham · Ford	–
DNQ	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	21	Iso-Marlboro · Ford	–
DNQ	José Dolhem	18	Surtees · Ford	–
DNQ	Hans-Joachim Stuck	9	March · Ford	–
DNQ	Rikky von Opel	8	Brabham · Ford	–
DNQ	Leo Kinnunen	23	Surtees · Ford	–
DNQ	Gérard Larrousse	43	Brabham · Ford	–

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	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	58.790
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	59.080	+0.290
3	Tom Pryce	Shadow	59.110	+0.320
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	59.130	+0.340
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	59.200	+0.410
6	Mike Hailwood	McLaren	59.220	+0.430
7	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	59.320	+0.530
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	59.360	+0.570
9	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	59.430	+0.640
10	James Hunt	Hesketh	59.510	+0.720
11	Denny Hulme	McLaren	59.540	+0.750
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	59.590	+0.800
13	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	1:00.000	+1.210
14	John Watson	Brabham	1:00.020	+1.230
15	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro	1:00.160	+1.370
16	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:00.260	+1.470
17	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:00.360	+1.570
18	Jochen Mass	Surtees	1:00.480	+1.690
19	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:00.670	+1.880
20	Guy Edwards	Lola	1:00.680	+1.890
21	Graham Hill	Lola	1:00.730	+1.940
22	François Migault	BRM	1:00.860	+2.070
23	Vern Schuppan	Ensign	1:01.240	+2.450
24	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:01.350	+2.560
25	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Iso-Marlboro	1:01.520	+2.730
26	José Dolhem	Surtees	1:01.700	+2.910
27	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:01.990	+3.200
28	Rikky von Opel	Brabham	1:02.260	+3.470
29	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees	1:03.150	+4.360
30	Gérard Larrousse	Brabham	1:03.270	+4.480

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jody Scheckter	10	1:00.000

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 9
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Niki Lauda	36	▲1
2	Clay Regazzoni	32	▲1
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	31	▼2
4	Jody Scheckter	26
5	Ronnie Peterson	19	▲3
6	Denny Hulme	12
7	Mike Hailwood	12	▼2
8	Patrick Depailler	11	▼1
9	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	10
10	Carlos Reutemann	9

Constructors' championship after round 9
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	45	▲1
2	McLaren	43	▼1
3	Tyrrell	30
4	Lotus	22
5	Brabham	10
6	BRM	10
7	Shadow	6
8	March	5
9	Hesketh	4
10	Surtees	3