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The 1974 Formula One season was the 28th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1974 World Championship of F1 Drivers [1] and the 1974 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, [1] contested concurrently over a fifteen-race series which commenced on 13 January and ended on 6 October.
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The 1974 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 20 July 1974. It was race 10 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. [4]
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The 1974 FIA Formula One World Championship, otherwise known as the 1974 Formula One Season, was the twenty-fifth edition of the Formula One World Championship and the then longest season in F1 history. The season began on the 13th January with the Argentine Grand Prix before heading to Europe after a brief stops in Brazil and South Africa. The season then came to its conclusion with trips to Canada and the United States, the latter held on the 6th October to bring the fifteen race season to its conclusion.
Jackie Stewart retired at the end of the 1973, meaning the Scot would not defend his third World Championship crown when the season started in Argentina. As it turned out it would be a former Champion who shot to victory at the opening round, with 1967 Champion Denny Hulme sweeping home to claim the final win of his career.
A popular home win for Emerson Fittipaldi followed in Brazil, before Carlos Reutemann claimed a memorable win in South Africa for Brabham. Niki Lauda then picked up his maiden victory with a dominant display at the Spanish Grand Prix, claiming pole and fastest lap on the way for Ferrari, before Fittipaldi swept to a second win of the season in Belgium.
Ronnie Peterson and Jody Scheckter became the fifth and sixth different winners in Monaco and Sweden respectively, while Lauda picked up a second win at the Dutch Grand Prix. Peterson and Scheckter then picked up their second wins in France and Britain, before Clay Regazzoni became the seventh different winner with victory at the Nordschleife. Victory in Austria would then go to Reutemann, Peterson swept to a third triumph in Italy, before Fittipaldi claimed his third victory of the season in Canada.
That last series of races meant that season finale at Watkins Glen would see a three way fight for the title, with Fittipaldi and Regazzoni tied on 52 points, while Scheckter arrived with 45 points to his name. Ultimately, it was a retirement for Scheckter and a miserable afternoon for Regazzoni that decided the fate of the Championship, with Fittipaldi crowned as World Champion for the second time in three seasons. His team McLaren, meanwhile, picked up their first International Cup for Manufacturers' crown having beaten Ferrari by eight points.
Away from the title fight it would be a typical F1 season full of intrigue, delight and disappointment. New teams, new drivers and new race winners helped to expand F1's appeal, although a dispute between the FIA, F.O.C.A. and the CSI would keep political interest at the fore. Yet, huge accidents and fatalities would puncture the season, as Peter Revson and Helmuth Koinigg paid the ultimate price in the search for speed.
World Championship Schedule
Only minor revisions were made to the calendar over the winter of 1973/4, with all fifteen Grand Prix from 1973 retained. The only change to the order would be the Dutch Grand Prix, which moved back into a more familiar June date, with the French and British Grand Prix making way. There was also little change to the length of the active season either, with the World Championship starting in late-January, before concluding in early October. Circuit-wise there would be one new circuit for the F1 field to discover, for the French Grand Prix was to be staged at the relatively tiny Dijon-Prenois circuit. The Argentine Grand Prix used the same circuit, albeit with a revised layout, while all other venues with recent updates remained unchanged. Elsewhere, Brands Hatch replaced Silverstone as host of the British Grand Prix as part of their well established deal, Circuito del Jarama replaced Montjuïc as the home of the Spanish Grand Prix, while Nivelles-Baulers played host to the Belgian Grand Prix in place of Zolder. The full World Championship Schedule for 1974 is outlined below:
Non-Championship Races
As was becoming the trend in 1970s Formula One, the growth of the World Championship calendar, and ever inflating prize pots, caused a reduction in the number of non-Championship rounds. For 1974 there would be three F1 races staged outside of the World Championship, although the two events staged in the United Kingdom were open to Formula 5000 cars as well. The full Non-Championship Race Schedule for 1974 is outlined below:
The 1974 Formula One World Championship would be one of the tightest fought in F1 history, with three drivers heading into the final race with the chance of taking the crown. Seven different drivers, and four separate constructors would taste victory across the fifteen Grand Prix, while several others got their first taste of F1.
There were seven different winners representing five constructors who picked up wins in 1974, a score card that highlighted the 1974 season as one of the most competitive in F1 history. Victories were spread across the field too, from the veteran Denny Hulme through to relative rookie Jody Scheckter, the former claiming his last triumph while Schec...
Drivers' World Championship
With three victories to his name it was 1972 World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi who was declared 1974 Champion, having scored a grand total of 55 points. Clay Regazzoni, having led the title hunt at various times in the season finished runner up, while Jody Scheckter ended his first full F1 season in third with two wins. A disappointed Niki Lauda finished the season in fourth having matched Ronnie Peterson's record of nine pole positions in a single season. The Swede himself would complete the top five having won three races, while fellow race winners Carlos Reutemann and Denny Hulme finished sixth and seventh. The full World Championship standings for the 1974 season are shown below: •* Only the 7 best results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the remaining 7 races counted to a driver's points tally.
International Cup for Manufacturers
McLaren-Ford Cosworth and Ferrari had duelled for the International Cup for Manufacturers' title throughout 1974, and it would be the former who walked away with the crown come seasons end. Indeed, the British squad were the only team to have a dropped score, and claimed a points finish in all bar one of the seasons races, taking four wins. Ferrari finished as runners-up with three wins across the season, while Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth ended the year in third after two victories. Lotus-Ford Cosworth ended their title defence with three wins but only fourth in standings, while Brabham-Ford Cosworth completed the winners list and the top five with two wins. The full results for the 1974 International Cup for Manufacturers' are shown below: •* Only the 7 best results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the remaining 7 races counted to a constructor's points tally.
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1.'GRAND PRIX RESULTS: ARGENTINE GP, 1974', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2016), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr236.html, (Accessed 11/03/2017)
2.'GRAND PRIX RESULTS: SOUTH AFRICAN GP, 1974', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2016), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr238.html, (Accessed 16/03/2017)
3.'GRAND PRIX RESULTS: BELGIAN GP, 1974', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2016), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr240.html, (Accessed 24/03/2017)
4.'GRAND PRIX RESULTS: DUTCH GP, 1974', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2016), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr243.html, (Accessed 01/04/2017)
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The 1974 Formula 1 World Championship was the 25th F1 season. It consisted of 15 Grand Prix rounds, held across 15 different countries. Emerson Fittipaldi won the Drivers’ Championship and McLaren won the Constructors’ Championship.
