The 1974 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 26 May 1974. It was race 6 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 78-lap race was won by Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson after he started from third position. Jody Scheckter finished second for the Tyrrell team and Shadow driver Jean-Pierre Jarier came in third.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Pos.
!Driver
!Constructor
!Time
!No
|-
!1
|Niki Lauda
|Ferrari
|1:26.3
|1
|-
!2
|Clay Regazzoni
|Ferrari
|1:26.6
|2
|-
!3
|Ronnie Peterson
|Lotus-Ford
|1:26.8
|3
|-
!4
|Patrick Depailler
|Tyrrell-Ford
|1:27.1
|4
|-
!5
|Jody Scheckter
|Tyrrell-Ford
|1:27.1
|5
|-
!6
|Jean-Pierre Jarier
|Shadow-Ford
|1:27.5
|6
|-
!7
|James Hunt
|Hesketh-Ford
|1:27.8
|7
|-
!8
|Carlos Reutemann
|Brabham-Ford
|1:27.8
|8
|-
!9
|Hans-Joachim Stuck
|March-Ford
|1:28.0
|9
|-
!10
|Mike Hailwood
|McLaren-Ford
|1:28.1
|10
|-
!11
|Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|BRM
|1:28.1
|11
|-
!12
|Denis Hulme
|McLaren-Ford
|1:28.2
|12
|-
!13
|Emerson Fittipaldi
|McLaren-Ford
|1:28.2
|13
|-
!14
|Arturo Merzario
|Iso-Ford
|1:28.5
|14
|-
!15
|Vittorio Brambilla
|March-Ford
|1:28.7
|15
|-
!16
|Brian Redman
|Shadow-Ford
|1:28.8
|16
|-
!17
|Jochen Mass
|Surtees-Ford
|1:28.8
|
|-
!18
|Carlos Pace
|Surtees-Ford
|1:29.1
|17
|-
!19
|Jacky Ickx
|Lotus-Ford
|1:29.4
|18
|-
!20
|Chris Amon
|Amon-Ford
|1:29.8
|
|-
!21
|Graham Hill
|Lola-Ford
|1:30.0
|19
|-
!22
|François Migault
|BRM
|1:30.0
|20
|-
!23
|John Watson
|Brabham-Ford
|1:30.0
|21
|-
!24
|Tim Schenken
|Trojan-Ford
|1:30.2
|22
|-
!25
|Vern Schuppan
|Ensign-Ford
|1:30.3
|23
|-
!26
|Guy Edwards
|Lola-Ford
|1:30.4
|24
|-
!27
|Henri Pescarolo
|BRM
|1:30.7
|25
|-
!
|Rikky von Opel
|Brabham-Ford
|1:31.1
|—
|}
Race
Classification
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 1
| Ronnie Peterson
| Lotus-Ford
| 78
| 1:58:03.7
| 3
| 9
|-
! 2
| 3
| Jody Scheckter
| Tyrrell-Ford
| 78
| + 28.8
| 5
| 6
|-
! 3
| 17
| Jean-Pierre Jarier
| Shadow-Ford
| 78
| + 48.9
| 6
| 4
|-
! 4
| 11
| Clay Regazzoni
| Ferrari
| 78
| + 1:03.1
| 2
| 3
|-
! 5
| 5
| Emerson Fittipaldi
| McLaren-Ford
| 77
| + 1 Lap
| 13
| 2
|-
! 6
| 28
| John Watson
| Brabham-Ford
| 77
| + 1 Lap
| 23
| 1
|-
! 7
| 26
| Graham Hill
| Lola-Ford
| 76
| + 2 Laps
| 21
|
|-
! 8
| 27
| Guy Edwards
| Lola-Ford
| 75
| + 3 Laps
| 26
|
|-
! 9
| 4
| Patrick Depailler
| Tyrrell-Ford
| 74
| + 4 laps
| 4
|
|-
!
| 15
| Henri Pescarolo
| BRM
| 62
| Gearbox
| 27
|
|-
!
| 2
| Jacky Ickx
| Lotus-Ford
| 34
| Engine
| 19
|
|-
!
| 12
| Niki Lauda
| Ferrari
| 32
| Ignition
| 1
|
|-
!
| 24
| James Hunt
| Hesketh-Ford
| 27
| Halfshaft
| 7
|
|-
!
| 33
| Mike Hailwood
| McLaren-Ford
| 11
| Accident
| 10
|
|-
!
| 7
| Carlos Reutemann
| Brabham-Ford
| 5
| Suspension
| 8
|
|-
!
| 37
| François Migault
| BRM
| 4
| Accident
| 22
|
|-
!
| 22
| Vern Schuppan
| Ensign-Ford
| 4
| Accident
| 25
|
|-
!
| 9
| Hans Joachim Stuck
| March-Ford
| 3
| Collision
| 9
|
|-
!
| 14
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise
| BRM
| 0
| Collision
| 11
|
|-
!
| 6
| Denny Hulme
| McLaren-Ford
| 0
| Collision
| 12
|
|-
!
| 20
| Arturo Merzario
| Iso-Marlboro-Ford
| 0
| Collision
| 14
|
|-
!
| 10
| Vittorio Brambilla
| March-Ford
| 0
| Collision
| 15
|
|-
!
| 16
| Brian Redman
| Shadow-Ford
| 0
| Collision
| 16
|
|-
!
| 18
| Carlos Pace
| Surtees-Ford
| 0
| Collision
| 18
|
|-
!
| 23
| Tim Schenken
| Trojan-Ford
| 0
| Collision
| 24
|
|-
!
| 19
| Jochen Mass
| Surtees-Ford
|
|
| 17
|
|-
!
| 30
| Chris Amon
| Amon-Ford
|
| Brakes
| 20
|
|-
!
| 8
| Rikky von Opel
| Brabham-Ford
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="8"|
|}
Notes
- This was the 5th podium finish for a South African driver.
- This was the 6th win of a Monaco Grand Prix by Lotus, breaking the previous record set by BRM at the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix.
- This was the 61st fastest lap set by a Ford-powered car, breaking the previous record set by Ferrari at the 1974 Spanish Grand Prix, earlier that year.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Emerson Fittipaldi
| 24
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2
| Clay Regazzoni
| 22
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 3
| Niki Lauda
| 21
|-
|align="left"| 10px 4
|align="center"| 4
| Jody Scheckter
| 12
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 5
| Denny Hulme
| 11
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| McLaren-Ford
| 37
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| Ferrari
| 30
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 3
| Tyrrell-Ford
| 16
|-
|align="left"| 10px 3
|align="center"| 4
| Lotus-Ford
| 13
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| Brabham-Ford
| 10
|-
!colspan=4|Source: