1974 British Grand Prix

thumb|[[Jody Scheckter won the race for Tyrrell.]]

300px|thumb|right|[[Emerson Fittipaldi finished in second place for McLaren.]]

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. The 75-lap race was won by Jody Scheckter, driving a Tyrrell-Ford, with Emerson Fittipaldi second in a McLaren-Ford and Jacky Ickx third in a Lotus-Ford. Niki Lauda completed just 73 laps but was allowed an extra lap after the team protested his exit from the pit lane was blocked after a late wheel change. He initially classified ninth, but was awarded fifth place after appeal.

Classification

Qualifying

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"

! Pos.

! Driver

! Constructor

! Time/Gap

! 1

| Niki Lauda

| Ferrari

| 1:19.7

! 2

| Ronnie Peterson

| Lotus-Ford

| +0.0

! 3

| Jody Scheckter

| Tyrrell-Ford

| +0.4

! 4

| Carlos Reutemann

| Brabham-Ford

| +0.5

! 5

| Tom Pryce

| Shadow-Ford

| +0.6

! 6

| James Hunt

| Hesketh-Ford

| +0.6

! 7

| Clay Regazzoni

| Ferrari

| +0.6

! 8

| Emerson Fittipaldi

| McLaren-Ford

| +0.8

! 9

| Hans-Joachim Stuck

| March-Ford

| +1.0

! 10

| Patrick Depailler

| Tyrrell-Ford

| +1.1

! 11

| Mike Hailwood

| McLaren-Ford

| +1.5

! 12

| Jacky Ickx

| Lotus-Ford

| +1.5

! 13

| John Watson

| Brabham-Ford

| +1.6

! 14

| François Migault

| BRM

| +1.7

! 15

| Arturo Merzario

| FWRC-Ford

| +1.9

! 16

| Jean-Pierre Jarier

| Shadow-Ford

| +1.9

! 17

| Jochen Mass

| Surtees-Ford

| +1.9

! 18

| Vittorio Brambilla

| March-Ford

| +1.9

! 19

| Denny Hulme

| McLaren-Ford

| +2.0

! 20

| Carlos Pace

| Brabham-Ford

| +2.0

! 21

| Peter Gethin

| Lola-Ford

| +2.0

! 22

| Graham Hill

| Lola-Ford

| +2.2

! 23

| Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| BRM

| +2.4

! 24

| Henri Pescarolo

| BRM

| +2.5

! 25

| Tim Schenken

| Trojan-Ford

| +2.7

!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 26

| David Purley

| Token-Ford

| +3.0

!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 27

| Derek Bell

| Surtees-Ford

| +3.0

!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 28

| Tom Belsø

| FWRC-Ford

| +3.6

!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 29

| Lella Lombardi

| Brabham-Ford

| +3.6

!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 30

| Vern Schuppan

| Ensign-Ford

| +3.7

!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 31

| John Nicholson

| Lyncar-Ford

| +3.9

!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 32

| Howden Ganley

| Maki-Ford

| +4.0

!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 33

| Mike Wilds

| March-Ford

| +4.4

!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 34

| Leo Kinnunen

| Surtees-Ford

| +5.9

!style="background:#ffcccc;"| 35

| Guy Edwards

| Lola-Ford

| +15.2

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<nowiki/>*<nowiki/>Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify

Race

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"

! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points

! 1

| 3

| Jody Scheckter

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 75

| 1:43:02.2

| 3

| 9

! 2

| 5

| Emerson Fittipaldi

| McLaren-Ford

| 75

| + 15.3

| 8

| 6

! 3

| 2

| Jacky Ickx

| Lotus-Ford

| 75

| + 1:01.5

| 12

| 4

! 4

| 11

| Clay Regazzoni

| Ferrari

| 75

| + 1:07.2

| 7

| 3

! 5

| 12

| Niki Lauda

| Ferrari

| 74

| + 1 Lap

| 1

| 2

! 6

| 7

| Carlos Reutemann

| Brabham-Ford

| 74

| + 1 Lap

| 4

| 1

! 7

| 6

| Denny Hulme

| McLaren-Ford

| 74

| + 1 Lap

| 19

! 8

| 16

| Tom Pryce

| Shadow-Ford

| 74

| + 1 Lap

| 5

! 9

| 8

| Carlos Pace

| Brabham-Ford

| 74

| + 1 Lap

| 20

! 10

| 1

| Ronnie Peterson

| Lotus-Ford

| 73

| + 2 Laps

| 2

! 11

| 28

| John Watson

| Brabham-Ford

| 73

| + 2 Laps

| 13

! 12

| 14

| Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| BRM

| 72

| + 3 Laps

| 23

! 13

| 26

| Graham Hill

| Lola-Ford

| 69

| + 6 Laps

| 22

! 14

| 19

| Jochen Mass

| Surtees-Ford

| 68

| + 7 Laps

| 17

| 15

| Henri Pescarolo

| BRM

| 64

| Engine

| 24

| 37

| François Migault

| BRM

| 62

| + 13 Laps

| 14

| 33

| Mike Hailwood

| McLaren-Ford

| 57

| Spun Off

| 11

| 17

| Jean-Pierre Jarier

| Shadow-Ford

| 45

| Suspension

| 16

| 9

| Hans Joachim Stuck

| March-Ford

| 36

| Accident

| 9

| 4

| Patrick Depailler

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 35

| Engine

| 10

| 20

| Arturo Merzario

| Iso-Marlboro-Ford

| 25

| Engine

| 15

| 10

| Vittorio Brambilla

| March-Ford

| 17

| Fuel System

| 18

| 23

| Tim Schenken

| Trojan-Ford

| 6

| Suspension

| 25

| 24

| James Hunt

| Hesketh-Ford

| 2

| Suspension

| 6

| 27

| Peter Gethin

| Lola-Ford

| 0

| Physical

| 21

| 42

| David Purley

| Token-Ford

| 18

| Derek Bell

| Surtees-Ford

| 21

| Tom Belsø

| Iso-Marlboro-Ford

| 208

| Lella Lombardi

| Brabham-Ford

| 22

| Vern Schuppan

| Ensign-Ford

| 29

| John Nicholson

| Lyncar-Ford

| 25

| Howden Ganley

| Maki-Ford

| 35

| Mike Wilds

| March-Ford

| 43

| Leo Kinnunen

| Surtees-Ford

| 27

| Guy Edwards

| Lola-Ford

| Driven by Gethin

!colspan="8"|

Notes

This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Mike Wilds, New Zealand driver John Nicholson and Italian driver Lella Lombardi - the second woman to enter in Formula One.
This was the final F1 race for 1971 Italian GP winner Peter Gethin.
This was the 50th Grand Prix start for a South African driver.
It was also the 100th Grand Prix start for an Austrian driver. In those 100 races, Austrian drivers won 8 Grands Prix, achieved 18 podium finishes, 16 pole positions, 5 fastest laps, 2 Grand Slams and won 1 World Championship.
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor Lyncar and Japanese constructor Maki. It was also the 25th Grand Prix start for Iso-Marlboro - entered by Frank Williams - and the 50th Grand Prix start for Tyrrell.
This was the 8th win of the British Grand Prix by a Ford-powered car. It broke the previous record set by Ferrari at the 1961 British Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! Driver

! Points

|align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| Niki Lauda*

| 38

|align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| Emerson Fittipaldi*

| 37

|align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| Jody Scheckter*

| 35

|align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 4

| Clay Regazzoni*

| 35

|align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| Ronnie Peterson*

| 19

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;Constructors' Championship standings

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! Constructor

! Points

|align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 1

| McLaren-Ford*

| 49 (51)

|align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| Ferrari*

| 48

|align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| Tyrrell-Ford*

| 39

|align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| Lotus-Ford*

| 26

|align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| Brabham-Ford*

| 11

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