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| Nr | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ronnie Peterson |
John Player Team Lotus |  Lotus 72E [R8] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 2 |  Jacky Ickx |
John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 72E [R5-2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 3 |  Jody Scheckter |
Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 007 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 4 |  Patrick Depailler |
Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 007 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 5 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Marlboro Team Texaco | McLaren M23 [8] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 6 |  Denny Hulme |
Marlboro Team Texaco | McLaren M23 [6] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 7 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT44 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 8 | Carlos Pace |
Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT44 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 9 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck |
March Engineering | March 741 [1-3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 10 |  Vittorio Brambilla |
March Engineering | March 741 [2-4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 11 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312B3-74 [011] |
Ferrari 001/12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 12 |  Niki Lauda |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312B3-74 [014] |
Ferrari 001/12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM Ltd | BRM P201 [03] |
BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo |
BRM Ltd | BRM P201 [04] |
BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 15 | Chris Amon |
BRM Ltd | BRM P201 [04] |
BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 16 | Tom Pryce |
Nichols AVS/UOP/Shadow Cars | Shadow DN3 [‘3A-2’] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Nichols AVS/UOP/Shadow Cars | Shadow DN3 [2A] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 18 | Derek Bell |
Team Surtees | Surtees TS16/3 [04] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 18 | José Dolhem |
Team Surtees | Surtees TS16/3 [04] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 19 | Helmuth Koinigg |
Team Surtees | Surtees TS16/3 [03] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 20 | Arturo Merzario |
Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso Marlboro FW [03] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 21 | Jacques Laffite |
Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso Marlboro FW [02-2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 22 | Mike Wilds |
Team Ensign | Ensign N174 [MN02] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 23 |  Tim Schenken |
Trojan Tauranac Racing Ltd | Trojan T103 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 24 | James Hunt |
Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308B [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 25 |  – |
Maki Engineering |  Maki F101 |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 26 | Graham Hill |
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | Lola T370 [HU2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 27 | Rolf Stommelen |
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | Lola T370 [HU1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 28 | John Watson |
Goldie Hexagon Racing | Brabham BT44 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 31 | Tim Schenken |
John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 76 [JPS9] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 32 | – |
Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 007 |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 33 | David Hobbs |
Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren M23 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 33 | Jochen Mass |
Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren M23 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 34 | – |
Nichols AVS/UOP/Shadow Cars | Shadow DN3 |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 37 | François Migault |
BRM Ltd | BRM P201 [02] |
BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 42 | Ian Ashley |
The Chequered Flag Racing with Richard Oaten | Brabham BT42 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 55 |  Mario Andretti |
Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing | Parnelli VPJ4 [001] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 66 | Mark Donohue |
Penske Racing Enterprises | Penske PC1 [01] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| Pescarolo was replaced by Amon and Migault did not appear. Bell was replaced by Dolhem and Hobbs was replaced by Mass. Schenken had two entries, with Trojan and Lotus, and chose the latter, and there were entries for Maki, a 3rd Tyrrell and a 3rd Shadow that never materialized. | |||||||
| Official Name | 1974 Grand Prix of the United States |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Watkins Glen |
| Date | October 6 |
| Pole | Carlos Reutemann 01:38.978 |
| Fastest Lap | Carlos Pace 01:40.608 |
| Podium | 1st Carlos Reutemann (59) , 2nd Carlos Pace, 3rd James Hunt |
| GP Number | 250 |
| Round | 15 |
| Weather | Sunny |
| Prev race | Grand Prix of Canada September 22 |
| Next race | Gran Premio de Argentina January 12 |
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann |
Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT44 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:40:21.439 | 59 | 01:40.958 | 59 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | Carlos Pace |
Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT44 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:40:32.174 | 59 | 01:40.608 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 24 | James Hunt |
Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308B [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:41:31.823 | 59 | 01:41.104 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Marlboro Team Texaco | McLaren M23 [8] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:41:39.192 | 59 | 01:41.758 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | John Watson |
Goldie Hexagon Racing | Brabham BT44 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | 01:41:47.243 | 59 | 01:42.021 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Patrick Depailler |
Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 007 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:41:48.945 | 59 | 01:41.964 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 7 | 33 | Jochen Mass |
Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren M23 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:41:51.451 | 59 | 01:41.681 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 8 | 26 | Graham Hill |
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | Lola T370 [HU2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | +1 lap | 58 | 01:42.835 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 9 | 15 | Chris Amon |
BRM Ltd | BRM P201 [04] |
BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | +2 laps | 57 | 01:43.403 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Nichols AVS/UOP/Shadow Cars | Shadow DN3 [2A] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +2 laps | 57 | 01:42.469 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312B3-74 [011] |
Ferrari 001/12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | +4 laps | 55 | 01:43.259 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 12 | 27 | Rolf Stommelen |
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill | Lola T370 [HU1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | +5 laps | 54 | 01:42.956 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| DNF | 1 | Ronnie Peterson |
John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 72E [R8] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Fuel system | 52 | 01:42.333 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| NC | 22 | Mike Wilds |
Team Ensign | Ensign N174 [MN02] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Not classified | 50 | 01:43.620 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| NC | 16 | Tom Pryce |
Nichols AVS/UOP/Shadow Cars | Shadow DN3 [‘3A-2’] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Not classified | 47 | 01:42.806 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jody Scheckter |
Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 007 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Fuel system | 44 | 01:41.476 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DNF | 20 | Arturo Merzario |
Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso Marlboro FW [03] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Electrics | 43 | 01:41.543 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| DNF | 12 | Niki Lauda |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312B3-74 [014] |
Ferrari 001/12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Suspension | 38 | 01:42.358 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DNF | 21 | Jacques Laffite |
Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso Marlboro FW [02-2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Engine | 31 | 01:42.623 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| DNF | 66 | Mark Donohue |
Penske Racing Enterprises | Penske PC1 [01] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Suspension | 27 | 01:43.146 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| DNF | 18 | José Dolhem |
Team Surtees | Surtees TS16/3 [04] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Withdrawn | 25 | 01:45.589 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| DNF | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla |
March Engineering | March 741 [2-4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Fuel system | 21 | 01:43.654 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| DNF | 19 | Helmuth Koinigg |
Team Surtees | Surtees TS16/3 [03] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Fatal accident | 9 | 01:44.620 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| DNF | 2 | Jacky Ickx |
John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 72E [R5-2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Suspension | 7 | 01:44.925 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| DSQ | 31 | Tim Schenken |
John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 76 [JPS9] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Disqualified | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| DSQ | 55 | Mario Andretti |
Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing | Parnelli VPJ4 [001] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Disqualified | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Denny Hulme |
Marlboro Team Texaco | McLaren M23 [6] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Engine | 4 | 01:46.589 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
March Engineering | March 741 [1-3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNQ | 42 | Ian Ashley |
The Chequered Flag Racing with Richard Oaten | Brabham BT42 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNQ | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM Ltd | BRM P201 [03] |
BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T | 3T | Jody Scheckter |
Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 007 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T | 12T | Niki Lauda |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312B3-74 [010] |
Ferrari 001/12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| S | 5T | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Marlboro Team Texaco | McLaren M23 [5] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| S | 7T | Carlos Reutemann |
Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT44 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| S | 24T | James Hunt |
Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 15 | Henri Pescarolo |
BRM Ltd | BRM P201 [04] |
BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | DNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 18 | Derek Bell |
Team Surtees | Surtees TS16/3 [04] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | DNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 23 | Tim Schenken |
Trojan Tauranac Racing Ltd | Trojan T103 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | DNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 25 | – |
Maki Engineering | Maki F101 |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | DNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 32 | – |
Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 007 |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 33 | David Hobbs |
Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren M23 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 34 | – |
Nichols AVS/UOP/Shadow Cars | Shadow DN3 |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | DNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 37 | François Migault |
BRM Ltd | BRM P201 [02] |
BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | DNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dolhem and Schenken, started after the starting flag when Andretti was stopped on the grid, but only Dolhem would have the right to participate. Andretti was disqualified for receiving outside help. Schenken was also disqualified. Koinigg died in an accident during the race. | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
McLaren |
55 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari |
52 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter |
Tyrrell |
45 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda |
Ferrari |
38 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson |
Lotus |
35 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham |
32 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren |
20 |
| 8 | James Hunt |
Hesketh |
15 |
| March |
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| 9 | Patrick Depailler |
Tyrrell |
14 |
| 10 | Jacky Ickx |
Lotus |
12 |
| 11 | Mike Hailwood |
McLaren |
12 |
| 12 | Carlos Pace |
Brabham |
11 |
| Surtees |
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| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM |
10 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Shadow |
6 |
| 15 | John Watson |
Brabham |
6 |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
March |
5 |
| 17 | Arturo Merzario |
Iso Marlboro |
4 |
| 18 | Graham Hill |
Lola |
1 |
| 19 | Tom Pryce |
Token |
1 |
| Shadow |
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| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla |
March |
1 |
| Pos | Constructor | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Ford Cosworth |
73 (75) |
| 2 | Ferrari |
65 |
| 3 | Tyrrell Ford Cosworth |
52 |
| 4 | Lotus Ford Cosworth |
42 |
| 5 | Brabham Ford Cosworth |
35 |
| 6 | Hesketh Ford Cosworth |
15 |
| 7 | BRM |
10 |
| 8 | Shadow Ford Cosworth |
7 |
| 9 | March Ford Cosworth |
6 |
| 10 | Iso Marlboro Ford Cosworth |
4 |
| 11 | Surtees Ford Cosworth |
3 |
| 12 | Lola Ford Cosworth |
1 |