1974 Dutch Grand Prix
# 1974 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1974 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 23 June 1974. It was race 8 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Gap |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:18.31 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +0.60 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren–Ford | +1.25 |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren–Ford | +1.37 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell–Ford | +1.60 |
| 6 | James Hunt | Hesketh–Ford | +1.64 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow–Ford | +1.76 |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell–Ford | +1.83 |
| 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren–Ford | +1.84 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus–Ford | +1.91 |
| 11 | Tom Pryce | Shadow–Ford | +2.13 |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham–Ford | +2.14 |
| 13 | John Watson | Brabham–Ford | +2.47 |
| 14 | Guy Edwards | Lola–Ford | +2.69 |
| 15 | Vittorio Brambilla | March–Ford | +2.70 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | +2.73 |
| 17 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign–Ford | +2.83 |
| 18 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus–Ford | +2.90 |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Lola–Ford | +2.91 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | Surtees–Ford | +2.96 |
| 21 | Arturo Merzario | FWRC–Ford | +3.21 |
| 22 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March–Ford | +3.22 |
| 23 | Frederick von Opel | Brabham–Ford | +3.25 |
| 24 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | +3.53 |
| 25 | François Migault | BRM | +4.03 |
| 26 | Tim Schenken | Trojan–Ford | +4.34 |
| 27 | Gijs van Lennep | FWRC–Ford | +4.37 |
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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 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 75 | 1:43:00.35 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 75 | + 8.25 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford | 75 | + 30.27 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren-Ford | 75 | + 31.29 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 34.28 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 51.52 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford | 75 | + 1:13.95 | 13 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 73 | + 2 Laps | 10 | |
| 9 | 8 | Rikky von Opel | Brabham-Ford | 73 | + 2 Laps | 23 | |
| 10 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 72 | + 3 Laps | 15 | |
| 11 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford | 71 | + 4 Laps | 18 | |
| 12 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 71 | + 4 Laps | 12 | |
| DSQ | 22 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign-Ford | 69 | Illegal Tyre Change | 17 | |
| Ret | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 65 | Ignition | 9 | |
| Ret | 37 | François Migault | BRM | 60 | Gearbox | 25 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 54 | Gearbox | 21 | |
| Ret | 27 | Guy Edwards | Lola-Ford | 36 | Fuel System | 14 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 28 | Clutch | 7 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 18 | Gearbox | 16 | |
| Ret | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford | 16 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 15 | Handling | 24 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford | 8 | Transmission | 20 | |
| Ret | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford | 2 | Collision | 6 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
| Ret | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 0 | Accident | 22 | |
| DNQ | 23 | Tim Schenken | Trojan-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 21 | Gijs van Lennep | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | | | | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 31 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 30 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | 28 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | 23 |
| 5 | Mike Hailwood | 12 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | McLaren-Ford | 42 (44) |
| 2 | Ferrari | 39 |
| 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 27 |
| 4 | Lotus-Ford | 13 |
| 5 | Brabham-Ford | 10 |
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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.
