# 1974 Race of Champions

The 1974 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 17 March 1974. The 40-lap race featured both Formula One and Formula 5000 cars, and was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a Lotus-Cosworth, with Austria's Niki Lauda second in a Ferrari and Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi third in a McLaren-Cosworth.

## Qualifying

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
| 1 | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford | 1:21.5 | — |
| 2 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:21.6 | +0.1 |
| 3 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:22.1 | +0.6 |
| 4 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 1:23.0 | +1.5 |
| 5 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 1:23.1 | +1.6 |
| 6 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford | 1:23.2 | +1.7 |
| 7 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford | 1:23.2 | +1.7 |
| 8 | 19 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford | 1:23.3 | +1.8 |
| 9 | 16 | Peter Revson | Shadow-Ford | 1:23.6 | +2.1 |
| 10 | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:24.1 | +2.6 |
| 11 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford | 1:24.2 | +2.7 |
| 12 | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford | 1:24.6 | +3.1 |
| 13 | 8 | Richard Robarts | Brabham-Ford | 1:26.0 | +4.5 |
| 14 | 29 | John Nicholson | Lyncar-Ford | 1:26.8 | +5.3 |
| 15 | 22 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford | 1:27.0 | +5.5 |
| 16 | 52 | Peter Gethin | Chevron-Chevrolet | 1:35.5 | +14.0 |
| 17 | 66 | Brian Redman | Lola-Chevrolet | 1:35.7 | +14.2 |
| 18 | 56 | Guy Edwards | Lola-Chevrolet | 1:35.7 | +14.2 |
| 19 | 62 | Ian Ashley | Lola-Chevrolet | 1:36.0 | +14.5 |
| 20 | 65 | Vern Schuppan | Trojan-Chevrolet | 1:36.3 | +14.8 |
| 21 | 74 | Steve Thompson | Chevron-Chevrolet | 1:36.8 | +15.3 |
| 22 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 1:37.1 | +15.6 |
| 23 | 69 | Clive Santo | Lola-Chevrolet | 1:37.8 | +16.3 |
| 24 | 58 | Tony Dean | Chevron-Chevrolet | 1:39.0 | +17.5 |
| 25 | 51 | Teddy Pilette | Chevron-Chevrolet | 1:39.1 | +17.6 |
| 26 | 53 | Keith Holland | Trojan-Chevrolet | 1:39.7 | +18.2 |
| 27 | 64 | Mike Wilds | March-Chevrolet | 1:40.5 | +19.0 |
| 28 | 60 | Damien Magee | Lola-Chevrolet | 1:44.8 | +23.3 |
| 29 | 208 | Lella Lombardi | Lola-Chevrolet | 1:45.4 | +23.9 |
| 30 | 61 | Patrick Sumner | Trojan-Chevrolet | 1:50.9 | +29.4 |
| 31 | 59 | Brian Robinson | McLaren-Chevrolet | 1:55.1 | +33.6 |
| 32 | 54 | Allan Kayes | McLaren-Chevrolet | 2:00.0 | +38.5 |
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## Classification

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford | 40 | 1:03:37.6 | 11 |
| 2 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 40 | + 1.5 | 3 |
| 3 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford | 40 | + 18.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford | 40 | + 1:18.9 | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 40 | + 1:26.5 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Peter Revson | Shadow-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 9 |
| 7 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 38 | + 2 Laps | 5 |
| 8 | 62 | Ian Ashley | Lola-Chevrolet | 38 | + 2 Laps | 19 |
| 9 | 74 | Steve Thompson | Chevron-Chevrolet | 37 | + 3 Laps | 21 |
| 10 | 52 | Peter Gethin | Chevron-Chevrolet | 37 | + 3 Laps | 16 |
| 11 | 69 | Clive Santo | Lola-Chevrolet | 37 | + 3 Laps | 23 |
| 12 | 8 | Richard Robarts | Brabham-Ford | 36 | + 4 Laps | 13 |
| NC | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 35 | Not classified | 10 |
| NC | 208 | Lella Lombardi | Lola-Chevrolet | | Not classified | 29 |
| NC | 29 | John Nicholson | Lyncar-Ford | | Not classified | 14 |
| NC | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford | | Not classified | 12 |
| Ret | 58 | Tony Dean | Chevron-Chevrolet | 38 | Accident | 24 |
| Ret | 60 | Damien Magee | Lola-Chevrolet | 28 | Handling | 28 |
| Ret | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 19 | Accident | 4 |
| Ret | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford | 4 | Accident damage | 1 |
| Ret | 51 | Teddy Pilette | Chevron-Chevrolet | 1 | Spun off | 25 |
| Ret | 64 | Mike Wilds | March-Chevrolet | 1 | Accident avoiding Pilette | 27 |
| DNS | 19 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford | | Practice accident | 8 |
| DNS | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | | Practice accident | 22 |
| DNS | 22 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford | | Not confident with handling | 15 |
| DNS | 66 | Brian Redman | Lola-Chevrolet | | | 17 |
| DNS | 56 | Guy Edwards | Lola-Chevrolet | | | 18 |
| DNS | 65 | Vern Schuppan | Trojan-Chevrolet | | | 20 |
| DNS | 53 | Keith Holland | Trojan-Chevrolet | | | 26 |
| DNQ | 61 | Patrick Sumner | Trojan-Chevrolet | | | |
| DNQ | 59 | Brian Robinson | McLaren-Chevrolet | | | |
| DNQ | 54 | Allan Kayes | McLaren-Chevrolet | | | |
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