1974 Race of Champions
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]
| 1974 Race of Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1974 Formula One season | |||
 | |||
| 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Cosworth | |
| Time | 1:33.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | McLaren-Cosworth | ||
Qualifying
Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |  James Hunt |
Hesketh-Ford | 1:21.5 | — |
| 2 | 11 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 1:21.6 | +0.1 |
| 3 | 12 |  Niki Lauda |
Ferrari | 1:22.1 | +0.6 |
| 4 | 7 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham-Ford | 1:23.0 | +1.5 |
| 5 | 15 |  Henri Pescarolo |
BRM | 1:23.1 | +1.6 |
| 6 | 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Emerson Fittipaldi |
McLaren-Ford | 1:23.2 | +1.7 |
| 7 | 33 | Mike Hailwood |
McLaren-Ford | 1:23.2 | +1.7 |
| 8 | 19 |  Jochen Mass |
Surtees-Ford | 1:23.3 | +1.8 |
| 9 | 16 |  Peter Revson |
Shadow-Ford | 1:23.6 | +2.1 |
| 10 | 6 |  Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 1:24.1 | +2.6 |
| 11 | 2 | Jacky Ickx |
Lotus-Ford | 1:24.2 | +2.7 |
| 12 | 26 | Graham Hill |
Lola-Ford | 1:24.6 | +3.1 |
| 13 | 8 | Richard Robarts |
Brabham-Ford | 1:26.0 | +4.5 |
| 14 | 29 | John Nicholson |
Lyncar-Ford | 1:26.8 | +5.3 |
| 15 | 22 |  Rikky von Opel |
Ensign-Ford | 1:27.0 | +5.5 |
| 16 | 52 | Peter Gethin |
Chevron-Chevrolet | 1:35.5 | +14.0 |
| 17 | 66 | Brian Redman |
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:35.7 | +14.2 |
| 18 | 56 | Guy Edwards |
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:35.7 | +14.2 |
| 19 | 62 | Ian Ashley |
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:36.0 | +14.5 |
| 20 | 65 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Vern Schuppan |
Trojan-Chevrolet | 1:36.3 | +14.8 |
| 21 | 74 | Steve Thompson |
Chevron-Chevrolet | 1:36.8 | +15.3 |
| 22 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Shadow-Ford | 1:37.1 | +15.6 |
| 23 | 69 | Clive Santo |
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:37.8 | +16.3 |
| 24 | 58 | Tony Dean |
Chevron-Chevrolet | 1:39.0 | +17.5 |
| 25 | 51 | Teddy Pilette |
Chevron-Chevrolet | 1:39.1 | +17.6 |
| 26 | 53 | Keith Holland |
Trojan-Chevrolet | 1:39.7 | +18.2 |
| 27 | 64 | Mike Wilds |
March-Chevrolet | 1:40.5 | +19.0 |
| 28 | 60 | Damien Magee |
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:44.8 | +23.3 |
| 29 | 208 |  Lella Lombardi |
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:45.4 | +23.9 |
| 30 | 61 | Patrick Sumner |
Trojan-Chevrolet | 1:50.9 | +29.4 |
| 31 | 59 | Brian Robinson |
McLaren-Chevrolet | 1:55.1 | +33.6 |
| 32 | 54 | Allan Kayes |
McLaren-Chevrolet | 2:00.0 | +38.5 |
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.
- "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.
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