1974 Spanish Grand Prix

  1974 Spanish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 4 of 15 in the 1974 Formula One season
Circuito del Jarama
Date	28 April 1974
Location	Madrid, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.404 km (2.115 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:18.44
Fastest lap
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:20.83 on lap 47
Podium
First	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Second	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Third	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford

The 1974 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama on April 28, 1974.

Race summary

With James Hunt's Hesketh having won the International Trophy, the season was one of the most open ever, with four different drivers from different teams having won the first four races and a driver who hadn't won at all - Clay Regazzoni led the championship. There were some new faces with Trojan and Amon and Liechtensteinian driver Rikky von Opel appearing - all rather unsuccessfully. Niki Lauda took pole from Ronnie Peterson in a qualifying session disrupted by a large accident to Patrick Depailler, but it was Peterson who led from the start as the rain began to fall. Jacky Ickx moved into the podium places, taking 3rd place on lap 19. As the track dried, cars dived into the pits for replacement tyres. Ferrari got Lauda in and out for a total pit stop time of 35 seconds, enabling him to take the lead and he led Regazzoni home in a 1-2 that lapped the entire field. Arturo Merzario lost out on a solid points finish when the hit the wall in 4th. Emerson Fittipaldi held off a strong challenge from Hans-Joachim Stuck, whilst Jody Scheckter claimed his first points.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	84	2:00:29.56	1	9
2	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	84	+ 35.61	3	6
3	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	83	+ 1 Lap	4	4
4	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	82	+ 2 Laps	13	3
5	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	82	+ 2 Laps	9	2
6	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	82	+ 2 Laps	8	1
7	16	Brian Redman	Shadow-Ford	81	+ 3 Laps	21
8	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	81	+ 3 Laps	16
9	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	81	+ 3 Laps	17
10	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	81	+ 3 Laps	10
11	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	80	+ 4 Laps	15
12	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	80	+ 4 Laps	20
13	18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	78	+ 6 Laps	14
14	23	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford	76	Spun Off	25
Ret	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	73	Not classified	12
Ret	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	43	Engine	19
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	37	Accident	7
Ret	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	35	Gearbox	18
Ret	37	François Migault	BRM	27	Engine	22
Ret	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	26	Brakes	5
Ret	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	23	Engine	2
Ret	30	Chris Amon	Amon-Ford	22	Brakes	23
Ret	8	Rikky von Opel	Brabham-Ford	14	Oil Leak	24
Ret	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	12	Spun off	6
Ret	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	2	Engine	11
DNQ	27	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford
DNQ	21	Tom Belsø	Iso-Marlboro-Ford
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Notes

• First win for Niki Lauda
• Jorge de Bagration, a Spanish driver tried to enter the race, but his efforts fell victim to a very unusual set of circumstances. He had bought a Surtees-Ford TS16 for this race, and he was included on the entry list. Unfortunately this entry list was mislaid as the outgoing president of the Spanish Motor Sport Federation cleared his office. When a new entry list was drawn up, in the light of some sponsorship problems that de Bagration was experiencing, he was omitted from it. Whether or not he would have been able to race with his reduced backing, he should still have been included on the list of entrants. Thus ended his hopes of competing at motor sport's highest level.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Clay Regazzoni	16
2	Niki Lauda	15
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	13
4	Denny Hulme	10
5	Carlos Reutemann	9

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-Ford	26
2	Ferrari	21
3	Brabham-Ford	9
4	BRM	8
5	Tyrrell-Ford	6

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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