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.

1974 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date	September 8, 1974
Official name	XLV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.780 km (3.591 miles)
Distance	52 laps, 300.56 km (186.732 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:33.16
Fastest lap
Driver	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford
Time	1:34.2 on lap 46
Podium
First	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Second	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Third	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford
Lap leaders

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	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	52	1:22:56.6	7	9
2	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	52	+ 0.8	6	6
3	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	52	+ 24.7	12	4
4	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	52	+ 1:27.7	15	3
5	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	3	2
6	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	19	1
7	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	4
8	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	21
9	33	David Hobbs	McLaren-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	23
10	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	50	+ 2 Laps	22
11	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	50	+ 2 Laps	10
Ret	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	40	Engine	5
Ret	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	32	Engine	1
Ret	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	30	Throttle	16
Ret	27	Rolf Stommelen	Lola-Ford	25	Suspension	14
Ret	21	Jacques Laffite	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	22	Engine	17
Ret	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	19	Engine	9
Ret	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	16	Accident	13
Ret	29	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford	15	Gearbox	20
Ret	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	12	Gearbox	2
Ret	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	11	Chassis	18
Ret	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	3	Engine	25
Ret	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	2	Engine	8
Ret	37	François Migault	BRM	1	Gearbox	24
Ret	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	0	Electrical	11
DNQ	19	José Dolhem	Surtees-Ford
DNQ	31	Carlo Facetti	Brabham-Ford
DNQ	18	Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford
DNQ	25	Mike Wilds	Ensign-Ford
DNQ	30	Chris Amon	Amon-Ford
DNQ	23	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees-Ford
Source:

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Clay Regazzoni	46
2	Jody Scheckter	45
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	43
4	Niki Lauda	38
5	Ronnie Peterson	31
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-Ford	61 (63)
2	Ferrari	59
3	Tyrrell-Ford	49
4	Lotus-Ford	38
5	Brabham-Ford	26
Source:

• 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.