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1974 Canadian Grand Prix

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1974 Canadian Grand Prix
Race details
Date September 22, 1974
Location Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.957 km (2.459 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 316.56 km (196.72 miles)
Weather Cold with temperatures approaching 13.3 °C (55.9 °F); wind speeds up to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Ford
Time 1:13.188[2]
Fastest lap
Driver Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari
Time 1:13.659 on lap 60[3]
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1974 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on 22 September 1974. It was race 14 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.[4]

Niki Lauda was on course for victory, until running over debris on lap 67, causing his Ferrari to spin into barriers, having led the whole race until that point. He also set the fastest lap of the race. Jacques Laffite was also forced out due to picking up a puncture, possibly caused by the same debris on the circuit. Emerson Fittipaldi grabbed the advantage, and led for the rest of the race. It was his 12th career victory, and the last of the season for the McLaren driver. This was the first Grand Prix race for young Austrian Helmuth Koinigg, who would lose his life during the next race at Watkins Glen.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 1:13.188
2 12 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:13.230 +0.042
3 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 1:13.302 +0.114
4 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:13.482 +0.294
5 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:13.538 +0.350
6 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:13.553 +0.365
7 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:13.634 +0.446
8 24 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 1:13.736 +0.548
9 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 1:14.100 +0.912
10 1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:14.340 +1.152
11 27 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 1:14.449 +1.261
12 33 West Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 1:14.486 +1.261
13 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 1:14.631 +1.261
14 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:14.754 +1.566
15 28 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Ford 1:14.757 +1.569
16 55 United States Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 1:14.923 +1.735
17 14 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:15.021 +1.833
18 21 France Jacques Laffite Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:15.218 +2.030
19 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:15.337 +2.149
20 26 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lola-Ford 1:15.538 +2.350
21 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 1:15.661 +2.473
22 19 Austria Helmuth Koinigg Surtees-Ford 1:15.668 +2.480
23 9 West Germany Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 1:15.709 +2.521
24 66 United States Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 1:15.741 +2.553
25 15 New Zealand Chris Amon BRM 1:15.815 +2.627
26 50 Canada Eppie Wietzes Brabham-Ford 1:16.311 +3.123
27 18 United Kingdom Derek Bell Surtees-Ford 1:16.600 +3.412
28 22 United Kingdom Mike Wilds Ensign-Ford 1:16.822 +3.634
29 10 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:17.216 +4.028
30 42 United Kingdom Ian Ashley Brabham-Ford 1:17.305 +4.117

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

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 80 1:40:26.136 1 9
2 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 80 + 13.034 6 6
3 1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 80 + 14.494 10 4
4 24 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 80 + 15.669 8 3
5 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 80 + 55.322 7 2
6 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 14 1
7 55 United States Mario Andretti Parnelli-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 16  
8 8 Brazil Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 9  
9 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 4  
10 19 Austria Helmuth Koinigg Surtees-Ford 78 + 2 Laps 22  
11 27 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 78 + 2 Laps 11  
12 66 United States Mark Donohue Penske-Ford 78 + 2 Laps 24  
13 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 78 + 2 Laps 21  
14 26 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lola-Ford 77 + 3 Laps 20  
15 21 France Jacques Laffite Iso-Marlboro-Ford 74 Puncture 18  
16 33 West Germany Jochen Mass McLaren-Ford 72 + 8 Laps 12  
NC 15 New Zealand Chris Amon BRM 70 + 10 Laps 25  
Ret 12 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 67 Accident 2  
Ret 16 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 65 Engine 13  
Ret 28 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Ford 61 Suspension 15  
NC 14 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 60 Not Classified 17  
Ret 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 48 Brakes 3  
Ret 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 46 Halfshaft 5  
Ret 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 40 Handling 19  
Ret 50 Canada Eppie Wietzes Brabham-Ford 33 Engine 26  
Ret 9 West Germany Hans Joachim Stuck March-Ford 12 Fuel System 23  
Source:[5]

Notes

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  • This was the 200th race in which a French driver participated. In those 200 races, French drivers won 4 Grands Prix, achieved 48 podium finishes, 1 pole position, and 10 fastest laps.
  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for American constructors Parnelli and Penske.
  • This was the 3rd win of the Canadian Grand Prix for McLaren, breaking the previous record set by Brabham at the 1969 Canadian Grand Prix.

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. ^ "Weather information for the "1974 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 53. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  3. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 55. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  4. ^ "1974 Canadian Grand Prix Entry list".
  5. ^ "1974 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Canada 1974 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.


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