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1974 season/Round 15

United States Grand Prix 1974

  • Watkins Glen
  • 6 October 1974
  • 59 laps
  • 320.7 km
  • 5.435 km a lap
  • Title decided here
  1. P1Carlos ReutemannBrabham1:40:21.439
  2. P2Carlos PaceBrabham+10.735
  3. P3James HuntHesketh+1:10.384

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Carlos Reutemann7Brabham · Ford1591:40:21.4399
2Carlos Pacefastest lap8Brabham · Ford459+10.7356
3James Hunt24Hesketh · Ford259+1:10.3844
4Emerson Fittipaldi5McLaren · Ford859+1:17.7533
5John Watson28Brabham · Ford759+1:25.8042
6Patrick Depailler4Tyrrell · Ford1359+1:27.5061
7Jochen Mass33McLaren · Ford2059+1:30.012
8Graham Hill26Lola · Ford2458+1 lap
9Chris Amon15BRM1257+2 laps
10Jean-Pierre Jarier17Shadow · Ford1057+2 laps
11Clay Regazzoni11Ferrari955+4 laps
12Rolf Stommelen27Lola · Ford2154+5 laps
DNFRonnie Peterson1Lotus · Ford1952Fuel system
NCMike Wilds22Ensign · Ford2250+9 laps
NCTom Pryce16Shadow · Ford1847+12 laps
DNFJody Scheckter3Tyrrell · Ford644Fuel system
DNFArturo Merzario20Iso-Marlboro · Ford1543Electrical
DNFNiki Lauda12Ferrari538Suspension
DNFJacques Laffite21Iso-Marlboro · Ford1131Engine
DNFMark Donohue66Penske · Ford1427Suspension
DNFJosé Dolhem18Surtees · Ford2625Withdrew
DNFVittorio Brambilla10March · Ford2521Fuel system
DNFHelmuth Koinigg19Surtees · Ford239Fatal accident
DNFJacky Ickx2Lotus · Ford167Suspension
DNFDenny Hulme6McLaren · Ford174Engine
DSQTim Schenken31Lotus · Ford276Illegal race entry
DSQMario Andretti55Parnelli · Ford34Push start
DNQHans-Joachim Stuck9March · Ford–
DNQIan Ashley42Brabham · Ford–
DNQJean-Pierre Beltoise14BRM–Accident in practice

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

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Carlos ReutemannBrabham1:38.978
2James HuntHesketh1:38.995+0.017
3Mario AndrettiParnelli1:39.204+0.226
4Carlos PaceBrabham1:39.284+0.306
5Niki LaudaFerrari1:39.327+0.349
6Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:39.478+0.500
7John WatsonBrabham1:39.527+0.549
8Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren1:39.538+0.560
9Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:39.600+0.622
10Jean-Pierre JarierShadow1:40.317+1.339
11Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro1:40.597+1.619
12Chris AmonBRM1:40.700+1.722
13Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:40.700+1.722
14Mark DonohuePenske1:40.834+1.856
15Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro1:40.854+1.876
16Jacky IckxLotus1:40.876+1.898
17Denny HulmeMcLaren1:41.027+2.049
18Tom PryceShadow1:41.188+2.210
19Ronnie PetersonLotus1:41.195+2.217
20Jochen MassMcLaren1:41.370+2.392
21Rolf StommelenLola1:41.370+2.392
22Mike WildsEnsign1:41.500+2.522
23Helmuth KoiniggSurtees1:41.763+2.785
24Graham HillLola1:41.901+2.923
25Vittorio BrambillaMarch1:42.031+3.053
26José DolhemSurtees1:42.914+3.936
27Tim SchenkenLotus1:43.243+4.265
28Hans-Joachim StuckMarch1:43.606+4.628
29Ian AshleyBrabham1:43.801+4.823
30Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Carlos Pace541:40.608

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 15
PosDriverPointsChange
1Emerson Fittipaldi55
2Clay Regazzoni52
3Jody Scheckter45
4Niki Lauda38
5Ronnie Peterson35
6Carlos Reutemann32
7Denny Hulme20
8James Hunt15▲3
9Patrick Depailler14▼1
10Jacky Ickx12▼1
Constructors' championship after round 15
PosTeamPointsChange
1McLaren73
2Ferrari65
3Tyrrell52
4Lotus42
5Brabham35
6Hesketh15
7BRM10
8Shadow7
9March6
10Iso-Marlboro4