# 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 | 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 | | | | |
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