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. 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.
, Hulme's podium remains the last achieved by a New Zealand driver in Formula One.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap112 Niki LaudaFerrari1:35.40 -27 Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:35.56 +0.1635 Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford1:35.76 +0.3648 Carlos PaceBrabham-Ford1:35.91 +0.5153 Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford1:35.94 +0.5461 Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:36.00 +0.60724 James HuntHesketh-Ford1:36.11 +0.71811 Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:36.31 +0.91920 Arturo MerzarioIso-Ford1:36.35 +0.95106 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:36.39 +0.991128 John WatsonBrabham-Ford1:36.52 +1.121221 Jacques LaffiteIso-Ford1:36.86 +1.461327 Rolf StommelenLola-Ford1:37.18 +1.78144 Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:37.25 +1.85159 Hans-Joachim StuckMarch-Ford1:37.37 +1.971616 Tom PryceShadow-Ford1:37.39 +1.991733 David HobbsMcLaren-Ford1:37.41 +2.011814 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:37.43 +2.031923 Tim SchenkenTrojan-Ford1:37.43 +2.032010 Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford1:37.47 +2.072126 Graham HillLola-Ford1:37.54 +2.14222 Jacky IckxLotus-Ford1:38.09 +2.692317 Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford1:38.17 +2.772435 Ian AshleyToken-Ford1:38.67 +3.272530 Dieter QuesterSurtees-Ford1:38.88 +3.482631 Ian ScheckterHesketh-Ford1:39.17 +3.772743 Leo KinnunenSurtees-Ford1:39.47 +4.072818 Derek BellSurtees-Ford1:39.53 +4.132922 Mike WildsEnsign-Ford1:39.96 +4.563019 Jean-Pierre JabouilleSurtees-Ford1:40.10 +4.703132 Helmut KoiniggBrabham-Ford1:40.60 +5.20
*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify
Race
Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 54 1:28:44.72 2 9 2 6 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 54 + 42.92 10 6 3 24 James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 54 + 1:01.54 7 4 4 28 John Watson Brabham-Ford 54 + 1:09.39 11 3 5 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 54 + 1:13.08 8 2 6 10 Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 54 + 1:13.82 20 1 7 33 David Hobbs McLaren-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 17 8 17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 52 + 2 Laps 23 9 30 Dieter Quester Surtees-Ford 51 + 3 Laps 25 10 23 Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford 50 + 4 Laps 19 11 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 48 Suspension 15 12 26 Graham Hill Lola-Ford 48 + 6 Laps 21 35 Ian Ashley Token-Ford 46 + 8 Laps 24 1 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 45 Halfshaft 6 2 Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 43 Collision 22 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 42 Collision 14 8 Carlos Pace Brabham-Ford 41 Fuel Leak 4 5 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 37 Engine 3 21 Jacques Laffite Iso-Marlboro-Ford 37 + 17 Laps 12 20 Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 24 Fuel System 9 16 Tom Pryce Shadow-Ford 22 Spun Off 16 14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 22 Engine 18 12 Niki Lauda Ferrari 17 Engine 1 27 Rolf Stommelen Lola-Ford 14 Accident 13 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 8 Engine 5 31 Ian Scheckter Hesketh-Ford 43 Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford 18 Derek Bell Surtees-Ford 22 Mike Wilds Ensign-Ford 19 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Surtees-Ford 32 Helmut Koinigg Brabham-Ford
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
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Clay Regazzoni* 46 2 Jody Scheckter* 41 3 Niki Lauda* 38 4 Emerson Fittipaldi* 37 1 5 Carlos Reutemann* 23Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari* 59 2 McLaren-Ford* 55 (57) 3 Tyrrell-Ford* 45 4 Lotus-Ford 29 5 Brabham-Ford 24Source:
Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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