1974 Canadian Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Canada
Grand Prix:Canadian
Date:September 22
Year:1974
Location:Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.459
Course Km:3.957
Distance Laps:80
Distance Mi:196.72
Distance Km:316.56
Weather:Cold with temperatures approaching 13.3C; wind speeds up to 15km/h[1]
Pole Driver:Emerson Fittipaldi
Pole Team:McLaren-Ford
Pole Country:Brazil
Pole Time:1:13.188[2]
Fast Driver:Niki Lauda
Fast Team:Ferrari
Fast Country:Austria
Fast Time:1:13.659
Fast Lap:60[3]
First Driver:Emerson Fittipaldi
First Team:McLaren-Ford
First Country:Brazil
Second Driver:Clay Regazzoni
Second Team:Ferrari
Second Country:Switzerland
Third Driver:Ronnie Peterson
Third Team:Lotus-Ford
Third Country:Sweden

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

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
15 Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford1:13.188
212 Niki LaudaFerrari1:13.230+0.042
33 Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford1:13.302+0.114
47 Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:13.482+0.294
517 Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford1:13.538+0.350
611 Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:13.553+0.365
74 Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:13.634+0.446
824 James HuntHesketh-Ford1:13.736+0.548
98 Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford1:14.100+0.912
101 Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:14.340+1.152
1127 Rolf StommelenLola-Ford1:14.449+1.261
1233 Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford1:14.486+1.261
1316 Tom PryceShadow-Ford1:14.631+1.261
146 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:14.754+1.566
1528 John WatsonBrabham-Ford1:14.757+1.569
1655 Mario AndrettiParnelli-Ford1:14.923+1.735
1714 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:15.021+1.833
1821 Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford1:15.218+2.030
1920 Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford1:15.337+2.149
2026 Graham HillLola-Ford1:15.538+2.350
212 Jacky IckxLotus-Ford1:15.661+2.473
2219 Helmuth KoiniggSurtees-Ford1:15.668+2.480
239 Hans Joachim StuckMarch-Ford1:15.709+2.521
2466 Mark DonohuePenske-Ford1:15.741+2.553
2515 Chris AmonBRM1:15.815+2.627
2650 Eppie WietzesBrabham-Ford1:16.311+3.123
2718 Derek BellSurtees-Ford1:16.600+3.412
2822 Mike WildsEnsign-Ford1:16.822+3.634
2910 Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford1:17.216+4.028
3042 Ian AshleyBrabham-Ford1:17.305+4.117

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

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
15 Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford801:40:26.13619
211 Clay RegazzoniFerrari80+ 13.03466
31 Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford80+ 14.494104
424 James HuntHesketh-Ford80+ 15.66983
54 Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford80+ 55.32272
66 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford79+ 1 Lap141
755 Mario AndrettiParnelli-Ford79+ 1 Lap16 
88 Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford79+ 1 Lap9 
97 Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford79+ 1 Lap4 
1019 Helmuth KoiniggSurtees-Ford78+ 2 Laps22 
1127 Rolf StommelenLola-Ford78+ 2 Laps11 
1266 Mark DonohuePenske-Ford78+ 2 Laps24 
132 Jacky IckxLotus-Ford78+ 2 Laps21 
1426 Graham HillLola-Ford77+ 3 Laps20 
1521 Jacques LaffiteIso-Marlboro-Ford74Puncture18 
1633 Jochen MassMcLaren-Ford72+ 8 Laps12 
NC15 Chris AmonBRM70+ 10 Laps25 
Ret12 Niki LaudaFerrari67Accident2 
Ret16 Tom PryceShadow-Ford65Engine13 
Ret28 John WatsonBrabham-Ford61Suspension15 
NC14 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM60Not Classified17 
Ret3 Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford48Brakes3 
Ret17 Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford46Halfshaft5 
Ret20 Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford40Handling19 
Ret50 Eppie WietzesBrabham-Ford33Engine26 
Ret9 Hans Joachim StuckMarch-Ford12Fuel System23 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Emerson Fittipaldi52
2 Clay Regazzoni52
3 Jody Scheckter45
4 Niki Lauda38
5 Ronnie Peterson35
Source: [5]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 McLaren-Ford70 (72)
2 Ferrari65
3 Tyrrell-Ford51
4 Lotus-Ford42
5 Brabham-Ford26
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weather information for the "1974 Canadian Grand Prix". The Old Farmers' Almanac. 2015-05-20.
  2. Book: Lang, Mike . Grand Prix! Vol 3 . Haynes Publishing Group . 1983 . 0-85429-380-9 . 53.
  3. Book: Lang, Mike . Grand Prix! Vol 3 . Haynes Publishing Group . 1983 . 0-85429-380-9 . 55.
  4. Web site: 1974 Canadian Grand Prix Entry list.
  5. Web site: Canada 1974 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 14 March 2019.