| 1974 Race of Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1974 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 17 March 1974 | ||
| Location |
Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit Fawkham, Kent, England | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.206 km (2.6136 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hesketh- Cosworth | ||
| Time | 1:21.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Jacky Ickx | Lotus- Cosworth | |
| Time | 1:33.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus- Cosworth | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | McLaren- Cosworth | ||
The 1974 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 17 March 1974. The 40-lap race featured both Formula One and Formula 5000 cars, and was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a Lotus- Cosworth, with Austria's Niki Lauda second in a Ferrari and Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi third in a McLaren-Cosworth. [1]
Qualifying
Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
Classification
Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
Jacky Ickx
|
Lotus- Ford | 40 | 1:03:37.6 | 11 |
| 2 | 12 |
Niki Lauda
|
Ferrari | 40 | + 1.5 | 3 |
| 3 | 5 |
Emerson Fittipaldi
|
McLaren- Ford | 40 | + 18.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 33 |
Mike Hailwood
|
McLaren- Ford | 40 | + 1:18.9 | 7 |
| 5 | 11 |
Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 40 | + 1:26.5 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 |
Peter Revson
|
Shadow- Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 9 |
| 7 | 15 |
Henri Pescarolo
|
BRM | 38 | + 2 Laps | 5 |
| 8 | 62 |
Ian Ashley
|
Lola- Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 Laps | 19 |
| 9 | 74 |
Steve Thompson
|
Chevron- Chevrolet | 37 | + 3 Laps | 21 |
| 10 | 52 |
Peter Gethin
|
Chevron- Chevrolet | 37 | + 3 Laps | 16 |
| 11 | 69 |
Clive Santo
|
Lola- Chevrolet | 37 | + 3 Laps | 23 |
| 12 | 8 |
Richard Robarts
|
Brabham- Ford | 36 | + 4 Laps | 13 |
| NC | 6 |
Denny Hulme
|
McLaren- Ford | 35 | Not classified | 10 |
| NC | 208 |
Lella Lombardi
|
Lola- Chevrolet | Not classified | 29 | |
| NC | 29 |
John Nicholson
|
Lyncar- Ford | Not classified | 14 | |
| NC | 26 |
Graham Hill
|
Lola- Ford | Not classified | 12 | |
| Ret | 58 |
Tony Dean
|
Chevron- Chevrolet | 38 | Accident | 24 |
| Ret | 60 |
Damien Magee
|
Lola- Chevrolet | 28 | Handling | 28 |
| Ret | 7 |
Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham- Ford | 19 | Accident | 4 |
| Ret | 24 |
James Hunt
|
Hesketh- Ford | 4 | Accident damage | 1 |
| Ret | 51 |
Teddy Pilette
|
Chevron- Chevrolet | 1 | Spun off | 25 |
| Ret | 64 |
Mike Wilds
|
March- Chevrolet | 1 | Accident avoiding Pilette | 27 |
| DNS | 19 |
Jochen Mass
|
Surtees- Ford | Practice accident | 8 | |
| DNS | 17 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Shadow- Ford | Practice accident | 22 | |
| DNS | 22 |
Rikky von Opel
|
Ensign- Ford | Not confident with handling | 15 | |
| DNS | 66 |
Brian Redman
|
Lola- Chevrolet | 17 | ||
| DNS | 56 |
Guy Edwards
|
Lola- Chevrolet | 18 | ||
| DNS | 65 |
Vern Schuppan
|
Trojan- Chevrolet | 20 | ||
| DNS | 53 |
Keith Holland
|
Trojan- Chevrolet | 26 | ||
| DNQ | 61 |
Patrick Sumner
|
Trojan- Chevrolet | |||
| DNQ | 59 |
Brian Robinson
|
McLaren- Chevrolet | |||
| DNQ | 54 |
Allan Kayes
|
McLaren- Chevrolet | |||
References
- ^ "The Race of Champions: Wet and interesting". Motor Sport. April 1974. p. 31. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ a b "1974 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Race of Champions - (Qualifying Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Race of Champions - (Race Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 16, 2019.