1974 Formula One season
The1974 Formula One seasonwas the 28th season ofFIAFormula Onemotor racing. It featured the 1974World Championship of F1 Drivers[1]and the 1974International Cup for F1 Manufacturers,[1]contested concurrently over a fifteen-race series which commenced on 13 January and ended on 6 October. The season also included three non-championship races.
Defending championJackie Stewartdid not drive in 1974, having announced his retirement at the end of theprevious season.Emerson Fittipaldi(McLaren) andClay Regazzoni(Ferrari) went into the last race of the championship with equal number of points, but Regazzoni dropped down the field with handling problems and Fittipaldi's fourth place gave him his second championship. This was also the first title forMcLarenand the first of many titles for a team sponsored by theMarlborocigarette brand.
Two F1 drivers died over the course of the season:Peter Revsonduringpracticefor theSouth African Grand PrixandHelmuth Koiniggduring theUnited States Grand Prix.
Teams and drivers[edit]
The following teams and drivers contested the 1974 World Championship.
Team and driver changes[edit]
A relatively large number of driver changes had happened over the winter:
- After winning the1972championship but then struggling in the second half of1973,Emerson FittipaldileftLotusforMcLaren.Mike Hailwoodmoved up fromSurteesto partner him. Fittipaldi's seat at Lotus was taken up byJacky IckxfromFerrari.
- New Ferrari bossLuca di Montezemolosigned both 1973BRMdrivers,Clay RegazzoniandNiki Lauda.Ex-Ferrari driverArturo Merzariofound a seat atWilliams(entered asIso-Marlboro), while BRM hiredHenri PescaroloandFrancois Migaultnext toJean-Pierre Beltoisewho had stayed.
- AfterFrancois Ceverthad died andJackie Stewartretired,TyrrellsignedJody ScheckterfromMcLarenandFormula TwodriverPatrick Depailler.
- Ex-McLaren driverPeter Revsonfound a seat atShadownext toJean-Pierre Jarier,coming fromMarch.After having driven part-time for them in 1973,Jochen Massdrove a full season forSurtees.
- Wilson Fittipaldihad leftBrabhamto prepare and set up his own F1 team for 1974.Richard Robartspaid to take up the seat at theBritishteam.
- Marchpromoted their F2 driverHans-Joachim Stuckto their F1 team, next toHowden Ganleyfrom Williams.
- Graham Hill'sEmbassy Racingentered aLolachassis after running a Shadow in 1973. TheHeskethteam entered its self-made chassis after running a privatised March last year.
Mid-season changes[edit]
During the season, five teams debuted with their self-made chassis:
- In theSpanish Grand Prix,Chris Amondebuted with his first own chassis, but later, gave up the effort for a drive atBRM.
- In the same race,Trojan-Tauranac RacinghiredTim Schenkento drive their car that was a development from theirFormula 5000chassis.
- Token Racing(the name inspired by the owners' first names, Tony and Ken) made their debut at theBelgian Grand PrixwithTom Pryceat the wheel.
- FamousAmericaracing teamPenskeentered theCanadianandUnited States GP'swith their own chassis.Mark Donohuewas hired to drive.
- In the same two races,Parnelli Jonesentered a car inspired by theLotus 72,financially supported byFirestone,and future championMario Andrettiat the wheel.
These are some of the mid-season driver changes:
- After two races,MarchreplacedHowden Ganleywith Formula Two driverVittorio Brambilla.
- Peter Revsonwas killed duringpracticefor theSouth African Grand Prixwhen hisShadowsuffered suspension failure and crashed into thearmco barrier.Shadow subsequently hiredF5000driverBrian Redman,F2driverBertil Roos,andTom Pryce,who had made his debut withTokenearlier in the year.
- Richard Robartswas let go byBrabhamwhen a better-fundedRikky von Opelcame in.Carlos Pacemoved up fromSurteesto finish the season at Brabham.
- Mike Hailwoodleft F1 after heavily crashing hisMcLarenat theGerman Grand Prix.David Hobbsreturned to F1 after three years to take over, beforeJochen Massmoved up fromSurtees.
- Helmuth Koiniggwas killed during theUnited States Grand Prixin an accident reminiscent of Cevert's accident at the same track the year before. When his car hit the barrier, it split on impact, and Koinigg was decapitated.Surteesdecreased their operations to one car for the next season.
Calendar[edit]
| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date |
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| 1 |  Argentine Grand Prix
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Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez,Buenos Aires | 13 January |
| 2 |  Brazilian Grand Prix
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Autodromo de Interlagos,São Paulo | 27 January |
| 3 |  South African Grand Prix
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Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit,Midrand | 30 March |
| 4 |  Spanish Grand Prix
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Circuito Permanente Del Jarama,Madrid | 28 April |
| 5 |  Belgian Grand Prix
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Nivelles-Baulers,Nivelles | 12 May |
| 6 |  Monaco Grand Prix
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Circuit de Monaco,Monte Carlo | 26 May |
| 7 |  Swedish Grand Prix
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Scandinavian Raceway,Anderstorp | 9 June |
| 8 |  Dutch Grand Prix
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Circuit Zandvoort,Zandvoort | 23 June |
| 9 |  French Grand Prix
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Dijon-Prenois,Prenois | 7 July |
| 10 |  British Grand Prix
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Brands Hatch,Kent | 20 July |
| 11 |  German Grand Prix
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Nürburgring,Nürburg | 4 August |
| 12 |  Austrian Grand Prix
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Österreichring,Spielberg | 18 August |
| 13 |  Italian Grand Prix
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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza,Monza | 8 September |
| 14 |  Canadian Grand Prix
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Mosport Park,Bowmanville | 22 September |
| 15 |  United States Grand Prix
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Watkins Glen International,New York | 6 October |
Calendar changes[edit]
- TheSpanish Grand Prixwas moved fromMontjuïctoJarama,in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits. Likewise, theBelgian Grand Prixwas moved fromCircuit ZoldertoNivelles-Baulers,and theBritish Grand Prixwas moved fromSilverstonetoBrands Hatch.
- TheDutch Grand Prixwas moved up from late July to mid June.
- TheFrench Grand Prixwas moved fromCharadeto the newly builtDijon-Prenoiscircuit.[2]
Regulation changes[edit]
Technical regulations[edit]
Selfseal breakaway fuel couplings were mandated to reduce the chance of a fire in accidents.[3][4]
Sporting regulations[edit]
- The 1974 season was the first in which teams had permanent racing numbers from race to race, after the system had been instituted in the1973 Belgian Grand Prix.[5]The numbers were based on the teams' finishing positions in the 1973 Constructors' Championship. From this point, each team only changed numbers if they had the driver who had won the World Drivers' Championship – the winning driver taking the number 1 and his teammate the number 2, and the team that had previously had those numbers switching to the newly-vacated ones. (This made 1974 an anomaly, as there was no World Champion, sinceJackie Stewarthad retired.Ronnie Petersontook the number 1 as he was team leader at Constructors' ChampionLotus;when the situation arose again in1993and1994,the number 0 was used). This system meant that, for example,Tyrrell– who never again won either title – maintained the numbers 3 and 4 right through until the system was changed in1996.
- For the first time, it was mandated precisely how drivers should line up on the grid before the start of the race: in a two-by-two staggered pattern, with 12 12 m (39 ft) between each row of two cars.[3][4]
Season report[edit]
Race 1: Argentina[edit]
In qualifying for the opening round in Argentina,Ronnie Petersontook pole in hisLotusahead ofClay Regazzoni'sFerrariandEmerson Fittipaldi'sMcLaren.Peterson led at the start, whereas fellow front-row starter Regazzoni spun, causing chaos. Fittipaldi was hit by teammateMike Hailwoodand lost two laps while repairing his car, andJames Huntinherited second whereasPeter Revson,who started fourth, retired in the chaos. Hunt spun before the first lap was over, and second place went toCarlos Reutemann'sBrabham.
Reutemann passed Peterson on the third lap, and soon the Swede began to fade badly with brake problems. As a result,Mike HailwoodandDenny Hulmein theirMcLarenswere second and third, ahead ofJacky IckxandNiki Laudain the second Lotus and Ferrari. Hulme, Ickx and Lauda all passed Hailwood and then Ickx suffered a puncture mid-race and had to pit. Regazzoni was recovering from his spin, and passed Hailwood soon after. Reutemann continued to lead until his engine began to misfire, with Hulme closing in and taking the lead on the penultimate lap. Hulme went on to win, with Lauda and Regazzoni completing the podium after Reutemann ran out of fuel on the last lap.
Race 2: Brazil[edit]
Fittipaldi took a popular home pole in Brazil, beating Reutemann and Lauda. Reutemann, eager to make up after his bad luck in Argentina, took the lead at the start, with Peterson up to second. Reutemann led early on, but was passed by both Peterson and Fittipaldi on lap 4. Peterson battled with former Lotus teammate Fittipaldi for the next 12 laps, until he suffered a slow puncture. Fittipaldi passed him and took the lead, whereas Peterson dropped backwards. Fittipaldi went on to take a home victory, with Regazzoni getting second and Ickx third.
Race 3: South Africa[edit]
The field went to South Africa after a two-month break. Lauda took pole position, withCarlos Pace'sSurteesalso on the front row.Arturo Merzarioin theIso-Marlboroteam was an amazing third on the grid. At the start, Lauda took the lead, whereas surprise packages Pace and Merzario were soon swamped by the field. Reutemann was up to second, and he took the lead from Lauda on the tenth lap, and he would remain ahead for the rest of the afternoon. Regazzoni was third ahead of Fittipaldi and Hailwood, but soonJean-Pierre Beltoise'sBRMsoon passed the two McLarens, as Fittipaldi began to drop back. Lauda and Regazzoni both retired very late in the race when their engines blew up, and thus Beltoise and Hailwood completed the podium behind Reutemann.
Race 4: Spain[edit]
The first European round of the championship was in Spain, and it was Lauda who took pole ahead of Peterson and Regazzoni. On race day, the track was wet but drying, and Peterson was able to beat Lauda off the line. Regazzoni and Ickx followed. The Lotuses and the Ferraris battled until Peterson's engine failed and Ickx lost a wheel which was not fastened properly after the stop for slicks. This left Lauda to take his first career win, and Regazzoni to complete a Ferrari 1–2, with Fittipaldi third.
Race 5: Belgium[edit]
The next race was in Belgium, and Regazzoni continued Ferrari's streak of poles, andJody Scheckter'sTyrrelltaking second with Lauda third. Regazzoni led in the early stages, with Fittipaldi climbing up to second in the first lap. Later, Lauda passed Scheckter for third, and this became second when Regazzoni went to the grass after an incident with a backmarker. Fittipaldi thus won the race, from Lauda, with Scheckter third after Regazzoni suffered fuel feed problems on the last lap.
Race 6: Monaco[edit]
In the streets of Monaco, Lauda and Regazzoni took the front row for Ferrari, with Peterson's Lotus behind them in third. The Ferraris motored away, with Regazzoni leading after beating his teammate off the line, with Peterson down in sixth. Regazzoni led until he made a mistake and spun off, rejoining fifth. Lauda was now leadingJean-Pierre Jarier'sShadow,Peterson and Scheckter. Peterson disposed of Jarier, and took the lead when Lauda's engine blew up. Peterson went on to win, with Scheckter taking second from Jarier.
Race 7: Sweden[edit]
The Tyrrells were dominant in qualifying, withPatrick Depaillertaking the pole fromJody Scheckter,with the Ferraris of Lauda and Regazzoni on the second row. Scheckter passed his teammate to take the lead at the start, with Peterson gaining three places to jump up to second. It was all to no avail, because he retired in the opening laps with a driveshaft failure. The Tyrrells were now up front, with the Ferraris behind them. The gearboxes of both Ferraris failed and both retired, promotingJames Huntin theHeskethto third. Scheckter duly won, with Depailler completing a dominant 1–2 for Tyrrell, with Hunt third.
Race 8: Netherlands[edit]
The Netherlands was host to the eighth round, and Lauda took his fourth pole of the year, with teammate Regazzoni alongside, and the McLarens of Fittipaldi and Hailwood next up. Lauda led from the start, will Hailwood jumping up to second. But Regazzoni took only two laps to regain second, and Hailwood was soon passed by Depailler and Fittipaldi. Depailler held third until he struggled with oversteer, and so Fittipaldi was through. Lauda won, with Regazzoni making it a 1–2 for Ferrari, with Fittipaldi getting third.
Race 9: France[edit]
Lauda took pole again in France, with Peterson in second, andTom Prycein the Shadow a surprising third. Lauda and Peterson maintained their positions at the start, whereas Pryce collided with Hunt andCarlos Reutemann,with all three retiring as Regazzoni took third. Lauda and Peterson battled it out in the early stages, but soon Lauda began to suffer from a vibration and Peterson was able to pass him and pull away. Peterson went on to win, with Lauda managing second, and Regazzoni third.
Race 10: Great Britain[edit]
Great Britain was host to the tenth round of the championship, and Lauda surprised no one by taking pole, with Peterson again alongside and Scheckter third. At the start, Lauda led, whereas Peterson dropped behind Scheckter and Regazzoni. The order of Lauda, Scheckter, Regazzoni and Peterson remained unchanged for the first half of the race until Regazzoni and Peterson had to pit for new tyres after running over debris. Late in the race, leader Lauda suffered a puncture, and the lead went to Scheckter. Scheckter duly won, with Fittipaldi getting second andJacky Ickxthird.
As a result, with exactly two-thirds of the championship gone, the championship was an extremely close four-way battle. Lauda led with 38 points, but he was only a point ahead of Fittipaldi, with Regazzoni and Scheckter lurking three points behind.
Race 11: Germany[edit]
The third part of the championship started in Germany at the 14.2 mile (22.8 km) Nürburgring circuit, and Lauda took pole as usual, and Regazzoni ensured that Ferrari locked out the front row, with other contenders Fittipaldi third and Scheckter fourth. Regazzoni took the lead at the start, whereas Lauda and Scheckter collided on the first lap at the Nord Kurve with the former retiring, and the latter continuing unscathed in second. Fittipaldi suffered a puncture and had to pit. Regazzoni went on to win and take the championship lead, with Scheckter second and Reutemann third.
Race 12: Austria[edit]
Lauda took his eighth pole position of the championship, and fifth consecutive, in his home round in Austria with Reutemann and Fittipaldi second and third on the grid. Reutemann got the better of Lauda at the start, with Regazzoni fourth behind the second Brabham ofCarlos Pace,and Fittipaldi down to seventh behind Scheckter. Scheckter retired with a blown engine, whereas Regazzoni soon passed Pace. Lauda soon dropped down the order with a misfiring engine and soon retired. Regazzoni was second, and Fittipaldi was third after passing Pace. However. Fittipaldi's engine also blew up, and Regazzoni dropped back and ultimately had to bit with a slow puncture. Reutemann took the victory, withDenny Hulmesecond andJames Huntthird. Regazzoni recovered to finish fifth and get two points, whereas his other rivals scored none.
Race 13: Italy[edit]
The Ferrari fans were happy to see Lauda take pole for the Italian GP, with the Brabhams of Reutemann and Pace following him on the grid. The start did not change the positions, with Lauda leading Reutemann and Pace. Soon, Regazzoni passed both the Brabhams to and then Reutemann retired with a gearbox failure and Pace had to pit with tyre troubles. This left Lauda leading Regazzoni for the perfect Ferrari 1–2, a long way ahead of third-placed Peterson. That was not to last as Lauda retired with a water leak, handing the lead to Regazzoni but Regazzoni's engine failed 10 laps later. Peterson took the lead and won, holding off Fittipaldi and Scheckter finished third to close up the championship.
Race 14: Canada[edit]
The penultimate round of the championship was in Canada, and Fittipaldi took pole, just beating Lauda with Scheckter third. Lauda took Fittipaldi off the line and led, with Regazzoni up to third ahead of Scheckter, but Scheckter retook the position on the second lap. The four contenders were occupying the first four spots – Lauda leading Fittipaldi, Scheckter and Regazzoni. But Scheckter crashed after suffering a brake failure, and then Lauda crashed out late in the race after running over debris, ending his championship hopes. Fittipaldi won the race from Regazzoni, with Peterson completing the podium.
This meant that Fittipaldi and Regazzoni were level on points into the last race, with Scheckter the outsider seven points behind.
Race 15: United States[edit]
The championship decider was to be held at the United States. Reutemann took pole with Hunt alongside on the front row, with home heroMario Andrettithird in aParnelli.Scheckter was sixth, whereas Fittipaldi and Regazzoni were eighth and ninth. Reutemann converted his pole to a lead at the start, with Hunt second and Pace third after Andretti stalled. Behind Lauda was Scheckter, Fittipaldi and Regazzoni running together. The front three quickly pulled away, as Lauda held up Scheckter and Fittipaldi in an attempt to help Regazzoni. However, Regazzoni was struggling with handling problems and dropping back down the field. He pitted for tyres twice but found it to be no avail, and he was two laps down. Lauda and Scheckter both retired in the latter half of the race, promoting Fittipaldi to fourth. Pace took second from Hunt with four laps left, as the Englishman was suffering from fading brakes. The race was won by Reutemann, with Pace ensuring that Brabham cap off the season with a 1–2, and Hunt was third.
Emerson Fittipaldi finished fourth to ensure that he was the World Champion, beating Regazzoni by three points.
The race was marred by the death of young AustrianHelmut Koiniggwhen his car crashed into the wall after a puncture on the 10th lap. The barrier which the car hit split on impact, and Koinigg was decapitated.
Results and standings[edit]
Grands Prix[edit]
Scoring system[edit]
Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race. For both the Championship and the Cup, the best seven results from rounds 1-8 and the best six results from rounds 9-15 were counted.
Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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| Race | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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World Drivers' Championship standings[edit]
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TheFIAdid not award a championship classification to drivers who did not score championship points[1]and did not apply a classification tiebreaker system to drivers gaining an equal number of championship points.[1]
International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings[edit]
| Pos | Manufacturer | ARG
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BRA
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RSA
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ESP
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BEL
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MON
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SWE
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NED
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FRA
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GBR
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GER
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AUT
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ITA
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CAN
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USA
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| 1 | McLaren-Ford
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1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | (5) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 73 (75) | |
| 2 | Ferrari
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2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 11 | 65 | |
| 3 | Tyrrell-Ford
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6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 6 | 52 | |
| 4 | Lotus-Ford
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13 | 3 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 3 | Ret | 42 | |
| 5 | Brabham-Ford
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7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 35 | |
| 6 | Hesketh-Ford
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Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 15 | |||
| 7 | BRM
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5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | NC | 9 | 10 | |
| 8 | Shadow-Ford
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Ret | Ret | WD | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | |
| 9 | March-Ford
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8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | |
| 10 | Iso-Marlboro-Ford
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Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | NC | 4 | 15 | Ret | 4 | |
| 11 | Surtees-Ford
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Ret | 4 | 11 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 11 | 9 | DNQ | 10 | Ret | 3 | |
| 12 | Lola-Ford
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11 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | |
| — | Parnelli-Ford
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7 | DSQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| — | Trojan-Ford
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14 | 10 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 10 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| — | Penske-Ford
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12 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| — | Token-Ford
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Ret | WD | DNQ | 14 | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | Ensign-Ford
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DNS | WD | WD | 15 | Ret | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | NC | 0 | ||
| — |  Amon-Ford
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Ret | WD | DNS | WD | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||
| — |  Maki-Ford
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WD | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| — | Lyncar-Ford
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WD | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pos | Constructor | ARG
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BRA
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RSA
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ESP
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BEL
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MON
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SWE
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NED
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FRA
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GBR
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GER
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AUT
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ITA
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CAN
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USA
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Pts |
Race results shown inBoldin the above table indicate that points were awarded and retained. Race results shown within brackets indicate that points were awarded but not retained.
The FIA did not award a championship classification to a manufacturer that did not score championship points.[1]
Non-championship races[edit]
The following races were open toFormula Onecars, but did not count towards the World Championship of F1 Drivers or the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.
| Race name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor | Report |
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| IPresidente Medici Grand Prix
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Brasília | 3 February | Emerson Fittipaldi
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McLaren-Cosworth
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Report |
| IXRace of Champions
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Brands Hatch | 17 March | Jacky Ickx
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Lotus-Cosworth
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Report |
| XXVIBRDC International Trophy
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Silverstone | 7 April | James Hunt
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Hesketh-Cosworth
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Report |
Notes and references[edit]
- ^abcdeResults of 1974 FIA International Championships, 1975 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 88–89
- ^David Hayhoe, Formula 1: The Knowledge – 2nd Edition, 2021, page 36
- ^abSteven de Grootte (1 January 2009)."F1 rules and stats 1970-1979".F1Technical.net.Retrieved7 February2024.
- ^ab"Safety Improvements in F1 since 1963".AtlasF1.Retrieved7 February2024.
- ^"1973 Belgian Grand Prix Entry list".
- ^"World Championship points systems".8W.Forix. 18 January 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 24 September 2019.Retrieved21 December2020.
- ^Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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