1974 German Grand Prix
| 1974 German Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 August 1974 | ||
| Official name | XXXVI Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 22.835 km (14.189 miles) | ||
| Distance | 14 laps, 319.690 km (198.646 miles) | ||
| Weather | Overcast, showers | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 7:00.80[1][2] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 7:11.10[3] on lap 11 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Ford | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1974 German Grand Prix was a
1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 36th German Grand Prix and the 33rd to be held at the Nürburgring complex of circuits. The race was won by Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni driving a Ferrari 312B3. Regazzoni led every lap on the way to his second Grand Prix victory, some four years after his debut victory at the 1970 Italian Grand Prix. South African driver Jody Scheckter was second driving a Tyrrell 007 ahead of Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann (Brabham BT44
).
Since the
Amon AF101
) who pulled out due to illness.
Howden Ganley also suffered a serious accident during Friday's practice. The rear suspension failed on the Maki at Hatzenbach and he swerved right into the Armco barrier, ripping off the nose section of the car. Ganley's legs were dangling out the front of the car. He got out by himself but he collapsed when he got to the fence, his ankles seriously injured. This led to Ganley's retirement from Formula 1.
Regazzoni moved into a three-point lead in the championship over Scheckter. Former points leader Lauda dropped to third, six points behind his Ferrari teammate and just one ahead of Fittipaldi. Ferrari moved eight points clear of McLaren in the constructor's standings.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Niki Lauda
|
Ferrari | 7:00.80 | — |
| 2 | 11 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 7:01.10 | +0.30 |
| 3 | 5 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
McLaren-Ford | 7:02.30 | +1.50 |
| 4 | 3 | Jody Scheckter
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 7:03.40 | +2.60 |
| 5 | 4 |  Patrick Depailler
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 7:06.20 | +5.40 |
| 6 | 7 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 7:07.20 | +6.40 |
| 7 | 6 |  Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 7:08.80 | +8.00 |
| 8 | 1 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
Lotus-Ford | 7:09.00 | +8.20 |
| 9 | 2 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Lotus-Ford | 7:09.10 | +8.30 |
| 10 | 19 |  Jochen Mass
|
Surtees-Ford | 7:09.80 | +9.00 |
| 11 | 16 |  Tom Pryce
|
Shadow-Ford | 7:09.90 | +9.10 |
| 12 | 33 | Mike Hailwood
|
McLaren-Ford | 7:10.10 | +9.30 |
| 13 | 24 | James Hunt
|
Hesketh-Ford | 7:10.40 | +9.60 |
| 14 | 28 | John Watson
|
Brabham-Ford | 7:10.51 | +9.71 |
| 15 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
BRM | 7:10.53 | +9.73 |
| 16 | 20 |  Arturo Merzario
|
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 7:11.20 | +10.40 |
| 17 | 8 | Carlos Pace
|
Brabham-Ford | 7:12.70 | +11.90 |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Shadow-Ford | 7:14.90 | +14.10 |
| 19 | 26 | Graham Hill
|
Lola-Ford | 7:15.50 | +14.70 |
| 20 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
March-Ford | 7:16.00 | +15.20 |
| 21 | 21 | Jacques Laffite
|
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 7:17.60 | +16.80 |
| 22 | 22 |  Vern Schuppan
|
Ensign-Ford
|
7:20.81 | +20.01 |
| 23 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla
|
March-Ford | 7:20.88 | +20.08 |
| 24 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo
|
BRM | 7:20.90 | +20.10 |
| 25 | 18 | Derek Bell
|
Surtees-Ford | 7:22.00 | +21.20 |
| 26 | 32 | Ian Ashley
|
Token-Ford
|
7:24.60 | +23.80 |
| 27 | 37 | François Migault
|
BRM | 7:26.30 | +25.50 |
| 28 | 23 | Tim Schenken
|
Trojan-Ford
|
7:29.10 | +28.30 |
| 29 | 27 | Guy Edwards
|
Lola-Ford | 7:31.50 | +30.70 |
| 30 | 30 | Larry Perkins
|
Amon-Ford
|
7:36.20 | +35.40 |
| 31 | 30 | Chris Amon
|
Amon-Ford
|
8:26.20 | +1:25.40 |
| 32 | 25 | Howden Ganley
|
Maki-Ford
|
— | — |
*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify. Ashley failed to qualify, but started at the back of the grid.
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 14 | 1:41:35.0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 14 | + 50.7 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 14 | + 1:23.3 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson
|
Lotus-Ford | 14 | + 1:24.2 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Jacky Ickx
|
Lotus-Ford | 14 | + 1:25.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Tom Pryce
|
Shadow-Ford | 14 | + 2:18.1 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck
|
March-Ford | 14 | + 2:58.7 | 20 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Shadow-Ford | 14 | + 3:25.9 | 18 | |
| 9 | 26 | Graham Hill
|
Lola-Ford | 14 | + 3:26.4 | 19 | |
| 10 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo
|
BRM | 14 | + 4:17.7 | 24 | |
| 11 | 18 | Derek Bell
|
Surtees-Ford | 14 | + 5:17.7 | 25 | |
| 12 | 8 | Carlos Pace
|
Brabham-Ford | 14 | + 6:26.3 | 17 | |
| 13 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla
|
March-Ford | 14 | + 8:43.1 | 23 | |
| 14 | 32 | Ian Ashley
|
Token-Ford
|
13 | + 1 Lap | 26 | |
| 15 | 33 | Mike Hailwood
|
McLaren-Ford | 12 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jochen Mass
|
Surtees-Ford | 10 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 24 | James Hunt
|
Hesketh-Ford | 10 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 5 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario
|
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 5 | Throttle | 16 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
BRM | 4 | Fuel system | 15 | |
| Ret | 22 | Vern Schuppan
|
Ensign-Ford
|
4 | Gearbox | 22 | |
| Ret | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
McLaren-Ford | 2 | Suspension | 3 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jacques Laffite
|
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 2 | Suspension | 21 | |
| Ret | 28 | John Watson
|
Brabham-Ford | 1 | Suspension | 14 | |
| Ret | 12 | Niki Lauda
|
Ferrari | 0 | Accident | 1 | |
| DSQ | 6 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 0 | Disqualified[4] | 7 | |
| DNQ | 37 | François Migault
|
BRM | ||||
| DNQ | 23 | Tim Schenken
|
Trojan-Ford
|
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| DNQ | 27 | Guy Edwards
|
Lola-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 30 | Larry Perkins
|
Amon-Ford
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| DNQ | 30 | Chris Amon
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Amon-Ford
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| DNQ | 25 | Howden Ganley
|
Maki-Ford
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Practice Accident | |||
Source:[5]
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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
- ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ "Formula One World - History - German Grand Prix 1974". 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ "Denny Hulme was disqualified for racing the spare car after retiring". silhouet. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "1974 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Germany 1974 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.