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Seasons/15 races

1974 season

  • Title decided in round 15

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Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. The season was split in two: the best 7 of the first 8 races counted, and the best 6 of the rest.

The title was decided in round 15: United States Grand Prix on 6 Oct 1974.

Points progression

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Championship standings after each round.
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Championship points after each round
Driver123456789101112131415
Emerson Fittipaldi099132224273131373737435255
Clay Regazzoni41010161922222832354446465252
Jody Scheckter0002612212326354141454545
Niki Lauda666152121213036383838383838
Ronnie Peterson0111110101019192222313535
Carlos Reutemann009999999101423232332
Denny Hulme999101111111112121218192020
James Hunt00000044444881115
Patrick Depailler114444101111111111111314
Jacky Ickx044444446101212121212
Mike Hailwood35999991212121212121212
Carlos Pace0333333333335511
Jean-Pierre Beltoise22881010101010101010101010
Jean-Pierre Jarier000004666666666
John Watson000001111114446
Hans-Joachim Stuck002555555555555
Arturo Merzario001111111111444
Graham Hill000000111111111
Tom Pryce000000000011111
Vittorio Brambilla000000000001111
The constructors' championship, round by round
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Constructors' championship standings after each round.
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Championship points after each round
Team123456789101112131415
McLaren91822263537404243494955617073
Ferrari61212212730303945485759596565
Tyrrell11461016252730394545495152
Lotus0444413131322262929384242
Brabham0099910101010111524262635
Hesketh00000044444881115
BRM22881010101010101010101010
Shadow000004666677777
March002555555556666
Iso-Marlboro001111111111444
Surtees033333333333333
Lola000000111111111

Standings

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1974
Driver123456789101112131415Pts
FIT (Emerson Fittipaldi)101P731543Ret2RetRet21P455
REG (Clay Regazzoni)3F2FRet24P4Ret23415FRet21152
SCH (Jody Scheckter)Ret138532154F12FRet3RetRet45
LAU (Niki Lauda)2Ret16P1PF2RetPRet1P2P5PFRetPRetPRetPRetFRet38
PET (Ronnie Peterson)13P6RetRetRet1FRet8F1104Ret13Ret35
REU (Carlos Reutemann)771FRetRetRetRet12Ret631Ret91P32
HUL (Denny Hulme)112966FRetRetRet67Ret266Ret20
HUN (James Hunt)Ret9Ret10RetRet3RetRetRetRet3Ret4315
DEP (Patrick Depailler)6848Ret92PF68RetRetRet115614
ICK (Jacky Ickx)Ret3RetRetRetRetRet11535RetRet13Ret12
HAI (Mike Hailwood)45397RetRet47Ret1512
PAC (Carlos Pace)Ret41113RetRetRetDNQ912Ret5F82F11
BEL (Jean-Pierre Beltoise)5102Ret5RetRetRet1012RetRetRetRetDNQ10
JAR (Jean-Pierre Jarier)RetRetRet1335Ret12Ret88RetRet106
WAT (John Watson)12RetRet111161171611Ret47Ret56
STU (Hans-Joachim Stuck)RetRet54RetRetRetDNQRet711RetRetDNQ5
MER (Arturo Merzario)RetRet6RetRetRetDNSRet9RetRetRet4RetRet4
HIL (Graham Hill)Ret1112Ret876Ret131391281481
PRY (Tom Pryce)RetRetRet86Ret10RetRet1
BRA (Vittorio Brambilla)10DNS9Ret101011Ret136RetDNQRet1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

ConstructorEntrantChassisEngineTyresDrivers
AmonDalton-Amon InternationalAF101Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneChris Amon, Larry Perkins
BRMMotul Team BRMP160E, P201BRM P142 3.0 V12, BRM P200 3.0 V12FirestoneChris Amon, François Migault, Henri Pescarolo, Jean-Pierre Beltoise
BrabhamAllied Polymer GroupBT42Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearLella Lombardi
BrabhamJohn Goldie Racing with HexagonBT42, BT44Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneCarlos Pace, John Watson
BrabhamMotor Racing DevelopmentsBT42, BT44Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearCarlos Pace, Carlos Reutemann, Richard Robarts, Rikky von Opel, Theodore Pilette
BrabhamScuderia FinottoBT42Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneCarlo Facetti, Gérard Larrousse, Helmuth Koinigg
BrabhamTeam Canada F1 RacingBT42Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearEgbert Wietzes
BrabhamThe Chequered FlagBT42Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearIan Ashley
EnsignTeam EnsignN174Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneMike Wilds, Rikky von Opel, Vern Schuppan
FerrariScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC312B3-74Ferrari 001/11 3.0 F12GoodyearClay Regazzoni, Niki Lauda
HeskethHesketh Racing308Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Firestone, GoodyearIan Scheckter, James Hunt
Iso-MarlboroFrank Williams Racing CarsFWFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneArturo Merzario, Gijs van Lennep, Jacques Laffite, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Richard Robarts, Tom Belsø
LolaEmbassy Racing with Graham HillT370Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneGraham Hill, Guy Edwards, Peter Gethin, Rolf Stommelen
LotusJohn Player Team Lotus72E, 76Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearJacky Ickx, Ronnie Peterson, Tim Schenken
LotusTeam Gunston72EFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearIan Scheckter, Paddy Driver
LyncarPinch Plant Ltd006Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneJohn Nicholson
MakiMaki EngineeringF101Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneHowden Ganley
MarchDempster International Racing Team731Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneMike Wilds
MarchHesketh Racing731Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneJames Hunt
MarchMarch Engineering741Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearHans-Joachim Stuck, Howden Ganley, Reine Wisell, Vittorio Brambilla
McLarenMarlboro Team TexacoM23BFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearDenny Hulme, Emerson Fittipaldi
McLarenScribante Lucky Strike RacingM23Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearDave Charlton
McLarenYardley Team McLarenM23BFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearDavid Hobbs, Jochen Mass, Mike Hailwood
ParnelliVel's Parnelli Jones RacingVPJ4Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneMario Andretti
PenskePenske CarsPC1Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearMark Donohue
ShadowUOP Shadow RacingDN1, DN3Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearBertil Roos, Brian Redman, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Peter Revson, Tom Pryce
SurteesAAW Racing TeamTS16Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneLeo Kinnunen
SurteesBang & Olufsen Team SurteesTS16Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneCarlos Pace, Derek Bell, Jochen Mass, José Dolhem
SurteesMemphis International Team SurteesTS16Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneDieter Quester
SurteesTeam SurteesTS16Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneDerek Bell, Helmuth Koinigg, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, José Dolhem
TokenToken RacingRJ02Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneDavid Purley, Ian Ashley, Tom Pryce
TrojanTrojan-Tauranac RacingT103Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneTim Schenken
TyrrellBlignaut Embassy Racing004Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8FirestoneEddie Keizan
TyrrellElf Team Tyrrell005, 006, 007Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8GoodyearJody Scheckter, Patrick Depailler

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

PosDriverPointsOfficial pointsOfficial position
1Emerson Fittipaldi18255P1
2Clay Regazzoni17352P2
3Jody Scheckter15245P3
4Ronnie Peterson11535P5
5Niki Lauda11438P4
6Carlos Reutemann11232P6
7Denny Hulme9120P7
8Patrick Depailler7814P9
9Mike Hailwood6312P11
10James Hunt6015P8
11Jacky Ickx5012P10
12Carlos Pace4611P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.