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1974 Italian Grand Prix

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1974 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date September 8, 1974
Official name XLV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.780 km (3.591 miles)
Distance 52 laps, 300.56 km (186.732 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:33.16[1]
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford
Time 1:34.2 on lap 46[2]
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second McLaren-Ford
Third Tyrrell-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1974 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 8 September 1974. It was race 13 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 52-lap race was won by Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson after he started from seventh position. Emerson Fittipaldi finished second for the McLaren team and Tyrrell driver Jody Scheckter came in third.

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos. Driver Constructor Time No
1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:33.16 1
2 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:33.27 2
3 Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 1:33.53 3
4 John Watson Brabham-Ford 1:33.63 4
5 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:33.73 5
6 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 1:33.95 6
7 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:34.24 7
8 James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 1:34.34 8
9 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:34.560 9
10 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:34.561 10
11 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:34.62 11
12 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 1:34.70 12
13 Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:34.76 13
14 Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 1:34.84 14
15 Arturo Merzario Iso-Ford 1:35.02 15
16 Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 1:35.19 16
17 Jacques Laffite Iso-Ford 1:35.22 17
18 Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 1:35.23 18
19 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:35.63 19
20 Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford 1:35.72 20
21 Graham Hill Lola-Ford 1:35.82 21
22 Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 1:36.27 22
23 David Hobbs McLaren-Ford 1:36.31 23
24 François Migault BRM 1:36.36 24
25 Henri Pescarolo BRM 1:36.64 25
26 José Dolhem Surtees-Ford 1:36.84
27 Carlo Facetti Brabham-Ford 1:37.30
28 Derek Bell Surtees-Ford 1:37.32
29 Mike Wilds Ensign-Ford 1:37.38
30 Chris Amon Amon-Ford 1:38.21
31 Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford 1:40.32

*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify

Race

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Classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 52 1:22:56.6 7 9
2 5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 52 + 0.8 6 6
3 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 52 + 24.7 12 4
4 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 52 + 1:27.7 15 3
5 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 3 2
6 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 19 1
7 28 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 4  
8 26 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lola-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 21  
9 33 United Kingdom David Hobbs McLaren-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 23  
10 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 22  
11 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 10  
Ret 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 40 Engine 5  
Ret 12 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 32 Engine 1  
Ret 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 30 Throttle 16  
Ret 27 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 25 Suspension 14  
Ret 21 France Jacques Laffite Iso-Marlboro-Ford 22 Engine 17  
Ret 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 19 Engine 9  
Ret 10 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 16 Accident 13  
Ret 29 Australia Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford 15 Gearbox 20  
Ret 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 12 Gearbox 2  
Ret 9 West Germany Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 11 Chassis 18  
Ret 15 France Henri Pescarolo BRM 3 Engine 25  
Ret 24 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 2 Engine 8  
Ret 37 France François Migault BRM 1 Gearbox 24  
Ret 14 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 0 Electrical 11  
DNQ 19 France José Dolhem Surtees-Ford        
DNQ 31 Italy Carlo Facetti Brabham-Ford        
DNQ 18 United Kingdom Derek Bell Surtees-Ford        
DNQ 25 United Kingdom Mike Wilds Ensign-Ford        
DNQ 30 New Zealand Chris Amon Amon-Ford        
DNQ 23 Finland Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford        
Source:[3]

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Carlo Facetti.
  • This race marked the 100th podium finish for Lotus.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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.


References

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  1. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 50. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 52. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  3. ^ "1974 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Italy 1974 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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