# 1974 British Grand Prix

The 1974 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 20 July 1974. It was race 10 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 75-lap race was won by Jody Scheckter, driving a Tyrrell-Ford, with Emerson Fittipaldi second in a McLaren-Ford and Jacky Ickx third in a Lotus-Ford. Niki Lauda completed just 73 laps but was allowed an extra lap after the team protested his exit from the pit lane was blocked after a late wheel change. He initially classified ninth, but was awarded fifth place after appeal.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Gap |
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:19.7 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | +0.0 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | +0.4 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | +0.5 |
| 5 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | +0.6 |
| 6 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford | +0.6 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +0.6 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford | +0.8 |
| 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | +1.0 |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | +1.1 |
| 11 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford | +1.5 |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford | +1.5 |
| 13 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford | +1.6 |
| 14 | François Migault | BRM | +1.7 |
| 15 | Arturo Merzario | FWRC-Ford | +1.9 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | +1.9 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford | +1.9 |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | +1.9 |
| 19 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | +2.0 |
| 20 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford | +2.0 |
| 21 | Peter Gethin | Lola-Ford | +2.0 |
| 22 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford | +2.2 |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | +2.4 |
| 24 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | +2.5 |
| 25 | Tim Schenken | Trojan-Ford | +2.7 |
| 26 | David Purley | Token-Ford | +3.0 |
| 27 | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford | +3.0 |
| 28 | Tom Belsø | FWRC-Ford | +3.6 |
| 29 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | +3.6 |
| 30 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign-Ford | +3.7 |
| 31 | John Nicholson | Lyncar-Ford | +3.9 |
| 32 | Howden Ganley | Maki-Ford | +4.0 |
| 33 | Mike Wilds | March-Ford | +4.4 |
| 34 | Leo Kinnunen | Surtees-Ford | +5.9 |
| 35 | Guy Edwards | Lola-Ford | +15.2 |
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*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | 1:43:02.2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford | 75 | + 15.3 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford | 75 | + 1:01.5 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 75 | + 1:07.2 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 74 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 5 | |
| 9 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 10 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 73 | + 2 Laps | 2 | |
| 11 | 28 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford | 73 | + 2 Laps | 13 | |
| 12 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 72 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |
| 13 | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford | 69 | + 6 Laps | 22 | |
| 14 | 19 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford | 68 | + 7 Laps | 17 | |
| Ret | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 64 | Engine | 24 | |
| NC | 37 | François Migault | BRM | 62 | + 13 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 33 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford | 57 | Spun Off | 11 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 45 | Suspension | 16 | |
| Ret | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 36 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 35 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 25 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 17 | Fuel System | 18 | |
| Ret | 23 | Tim Schenken | Trojan-Ford | 6 | Suspension | 25 | |
| Ret | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford | 2 | Suspension | 6 | |
| Ret | 27 | Peter Gethin | Lola-Ford | 0 | Physical | 21 | |
| DNQ | 42 | David Purley | Token-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 18 | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 21 | Tom Belsø | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 208 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 22 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 29 | John Nicholson | Lyncar-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 25 | Howden Ganley | Maki-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 35 | Mike Wilds | March-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 43 | Leo Kinnunen | Surtees-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 27 | Guy Edwards | Lola-Ford | | Driven by Gethin | | |
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