1974 Italian Grand Prix

The 1974 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 8 September 1974. It was race 13 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 52-lap race was won by Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson after he started from seventh position. Emerson Fittipaldi finished second for the McLaren team and Tyrrell driver Jody Scheckter came in third.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	No
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:33.16	1
2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	1:33.27	2
3	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford	1:33.53	3
4	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	1:33.63	4
5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:33.73	5
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	1:33.95	6
7	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	1:34.24	7
8	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	1:34.34	8
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	1:34.560	9
10	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	1:34.561	10
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:34.62	11
12	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	1:34.70	12
13	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	1:34.76	13
14	Rolf Stommelen	Lola-Ford	1:34.84	14
15	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Ford	1:35.02	15
16	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	1:35.19	16
17	Jacques Laffite	Iso-Ford	1:35.22	17
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	1:35.23	18
19	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:35.63	19
20	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford	1:35.72	20
21	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	1:35.82	21
22	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	1:36.27	22
23	David Hobbs	McLaren-Ford	1:36.31	23
24	François Migault	BRM	1:36.36	24
25	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:36.64	25
26	José Dolhem	Surtees-Ford	1:36.84	—
27	Carlo Facetti	Brabham-Ford	1:37.30	—
28	Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford	1:37.32	—
29	Mike Wilds	Ensign-Ford	1:37.38	—
30	Chris Amon	Amon-Ford	1:38.21	—
31	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees-Ford	1:40.32	—

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

Race

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	52	1:22:56.6	7	9
2	5	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	52	+ 0.8	6	6
3	3	Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	52	+ 24.7	12	4
4	20	Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	52	+ 1:27.7	15	3
5	8	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	3	2
6	6	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	19	1
7	28	Template:Flagicon John Watson	Brabham-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	4
8	26	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	21
9	33	Template:Flagicon David Hobbs	McLaren-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	23
10	16	Template:Flagicon Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	50	+ 2 Laps	22
11	4	Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	50	+ 2 Laps	10
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	40	Engine	5
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	Ferrari	32	Engine	1
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	30	Throttle	16
Ret	27	Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	Lola-Ford	25	Suspension	14
Ret	21	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	22	Engine	17
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	19	Engine	9
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	16	Accident	13
Ret	29	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford	15	Gearbox	20
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	12	Gearbox	2
Ret	9	Template:Flagicon Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	11	Chassis	18
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	BRM	3	Engine	25
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	2	Engine	8
Ret	37	Template:Flagicon François Migault	BRM	1	Gearbox	24
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	0	Electrical	11
DNQ	19	Template:Flagicon José Dolhem	Surtees-Ford
DNQ	31	Template:Flagicon Carlo Facetti	Brabham-Ford
DNQ	18	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford
DNQ	25	Template:Flagicon Mike Wilds	Ensign-Ford
DNQ	30	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Amon-Ford
DNQ	23	Template:Flagicon Leo Kinnunen	Surtees-Ford
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Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Carlo Facetti.
• This race marked the 100th podium finish for Lotus.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	46
2	Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter	45
3	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	43
4	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	38
5	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	31
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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford	61 (63)
2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	59
3	Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	49
4	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford	38
5	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Ford	26
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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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