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1974 Austrian Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

| Type = F1

| Country = Austria

| Grand Prix = Austrian

| Date = 18 August

| Year = 1974

| Official name = XII Memphis Grand Prix von Österreich

| Image = Österreichring 1969-1976.svg

| Caption = The Österreichring (1969-76)

| Location = Österreichring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.673

| Course_km = 5.911

| Pole_Driver = Niki Lauda

| Pole_Team = Ferrari

| Pole_Time = 1:35.40{{cite book|last=Lang |first=Mike |title=Grand Prix! Vol 3 |publisher=Haynes Publishing Group |year=1983 |isbn=0-85429-380-9 |page=47}}

| Pole_Country = AUT

| Fast_Driver = Clay Regazzoni

| Fast_Team = Ferrari

| Fast_Time = 1:37.22{{cite book|last=Lang |first=Mike |title=Grand Prix! Vol 3 |publisher=Haynes Publishing Group |year=1983 |isbn=0-85429-380-9 |page=50}}

| Fast_Lap = 46

| Fast_Country = SUI

| First_Driver = Carlos Reutemann

| First_Country = ARG

| First_Team = Brabham-Ford

| Second_Driver = Denny Hulme

| Second_Country = NZL

| Second_Team = McLaren-Ford

| Third_Driver = James Hunt

| Third_Country = GBR

| Third_Team = Hesketh-Ford

| Lapchart = {{F1Laps1974|AUT}}

}}

The 1974 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 18 August 1974. It was race 12 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.{{cite web|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Zeltweg-1974-08-18e.jpg|title=1974 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list}} The 54-lap race was won by Carlos Reutemann, driving a Brabham-Ford, with Denny Hulme second in a McLaren-Ford and James Hunt third in a Hesketh-Ford. Hulme in this race achieved his last podium finish of his Formula One career.

As of 2024, Hulme's podium remains the last achieved by a New Zealand driver in Formula One.

Qualifying

= Qualifying classification =

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

!Pos.

!Driver

!Constructor

!Time

!No

1

|Niki Lauda

|Ferrari

|1:35,40

|1

2

|Carlos Reutemann

|Brabham-Ford

|1:35,56

|2

3

|Emerson Fittipaldi

|McLaren-Ford

|1:35,76

|3

4

|Carlos Pace

|Brabham-Ford

|1:35,91

|4

5

|Jody Scheckter

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:35,94

|5

6

|Ronnie Peterson

|Lotus-Ford

|1:36,00

|6

7

|James Hunt

|Hesketh-Ford

|1:36,11

|7

8

|Clay Regazzoni

|Ferrari

|1:36,31

|8

9

|Arturo Merzario

|Iso-Ford

|1:36,35

|9

10

|Denis Hulme

|McLaren-Ford

|1:36,39

|10

11

|John Watson

|Brabham-Ford

|1:36,52

|11

12

|Jacques Laffite

|Iso-Ford

|1:36,86

|12

13

|Rolf Stommelen

|Lola-Ford

|1:37,18

|13

14

|Patrick Depailler

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:37,25

|14

15

|Hans-Joachim Stuck

|March-Ford

|1:37,37

|15

16

|Tom Pryce

|Shadow-Ford

|1:37,39

|16

17

|David Hobbs

|McLaren-Ford

|1:37,41

|17

18

|Jean-Pierre Beltoise

|B.R.M.

|1:37,43

|18

19

|Tim Schenken

|Trojan-Ford

|1:37,43

|19

20

|Vittorio Brambilla

|March-Ford

|1:37,47

|20

21

|Graham Hill

|Lola-Ford

|1:37,54

|21

22

|Jacky Ickx

|Lotus-Ford

|1:38,09

|22

23

|Jean-Pierre Jarier

|Shadow-Ford

|1:38,17

|23

24

|Ian Ashley

|Token-Ford

|1:38,67

|24

25

|Dieter Quester

|Surtees-Ford

|1:38,88

|25

style="background:#ffcccc;"|26

|Ian Scheckter

|Hesketh-Ford

|1:39,17

|—

style="background:#ffcccc;"|27

|Leo Kinnunen

|Surtees-Ford

|1:39,47

|—

style="background:#ffcccc;"|28

|Derek Bell

|Surtees-Ford

|1:39,53

|—

style="background:#ffcccc;"|29

|Mike Wilds

|Ensign-Ford

|1:39,96

|—

style="background:#ffcccc;"|30

|Jean-Pierre Jabouille

|Surtees-Ford

|1:40,10

|—

style="background:#ffcccc;"|31

|Helmut Koinigg

|Brabham-Ford

|1:40,60

|—

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

Race

= Classification =

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PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 7

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

| Brabham-Ford

| 54

| 1:28:44.72

| 2

| 9

2

| 6

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

| McLaren-Ford

| 54

| + 42.92

| 10

| 6

3

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Hunt

| Hesketh-Ford

| 54

| + 1:01.54

| 7

| 4

4

| 28

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Watson

| Brabham-Ford

| 54

| + 1:09.39

| 11

| 3

5

| 11

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

| Ferrari

| 54

| + 1:13.08

| 8

| 2

6

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Brambilla

| March-Ford

| 54

| + 1:13.82

| 20

| 1

7

| 33

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Hobbs

| McLaren-Ford

| 53

| + 1 Lap

| 17

|  

8

| 17

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

| Shadow-Ford

| 52

| + 2 Laps

| 23

|  

9

| 30

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Dieter Quester

| Surtees-Ford

| 51

| + 3 Laps

| 25

|  

10

| 23

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Schenken

| Trojan-Ford

| 50

| + 4 Laps

| 19

|  

11

| 9

| {{flagicon|GER}} Hans-Joachim Stuck

| March-Ford

| 48

| Suspension

| 15

|  

12

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill

| Lola-Ford

| 48

| + 6 Laps

| 21

|  

NC

| 35

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ian Ashley

| Token-Ford

| 46

| + 8 Laps

| 24

|  

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

| Lotus-Ford

| 45

| Halfshaft

| 6

|  

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| Lotus-Ford

| 43

| Collision

| 22

|  

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Depailler

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 42

| Collision

| 14

|  

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

| Brabham-Ford

| 41

| Fuel Leak

| 4

|  

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| McLaren-Ford

| 37

| Engine

| 3

|  

NC

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Iso-Marlboro-Ford

| 37

| + 17 Laps

| 12

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Arturo Merzario

| Iso-Marlboro-Ford

| 24

| Fuel System

| 9

|  

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Pryce

| Shadow-Ford

| 22

| Spun Off

| 16

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| BRM

| 22

| Engine

| 18

|  

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| Ferrari

| 17

| Engine

| 1

|  

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|GER}} Rolf Stommelen

| Lola-Ford

| 14

| Accident

| 13

|  

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Jody Scheckter

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 8

| Engine

| 5

|  

DNQ

| 31

| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Ian Scheckter

| Hesketh-Ford

|  

|  

|  

|  

DNQ

| 43

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Leo Kinnunen

| Surtees-Ford

|  

|  

|  

|  

DNQ

| 18

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Bell

| Surtees-Ford

|  

|  

|  

|  

DNQ

| 22

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Wilds

| Ensign-Ford

|  

|  

|  

|  

DNQ

| 19

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jabouille

| Surtees-Ford

|  

|  

|  

|  

DNQ

| 32

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Helmut Koinigg

| Brabham-Ford

|  

|  

|  

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1974/483/ |title=1974 Austrian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118201502/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1974/483/ |archive-date=18 January 2015}}}}

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Austrian driver Helmut Koinigg.
  • This was the 10th Grand Prix start for British constructor Hesketh.
  • This race marked the 198th, 199th and 200th podium finish for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

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

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

| align="right"| 46

2

| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Jody Scheckter

| align="right"| 41

3

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| align="right"| 38

4

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| align="right"| 37

5

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

| align="right"| 23

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1974/autriche/championnat.aspx|title=Austria 1974 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=7 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

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

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="right"| 59

2

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| align="right"| 55 (57)

3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tyrrell-Ford

| align="right"| 45

4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus-Ford

| align="right"| 29

5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Ford

| align="right"| 24

colspan=4|Source:

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  • {{small|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

{{Reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Austrian Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1974

| Previous_race_in_season = 1974 German Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1974 Italian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1973 Austrian Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1975 Austrian Grand Prix

}}

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