1974 Austrian Grand Prix
# 1974 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1974 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 18 August 1974. It was race 12 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 54-lap race was won by Carlos Reutemann, driving a Brabham-Ford, with Denny Hulme second in a McLaren-Ford and James Hunt third in a Hesketh-Ford.

## Qualifying

### Qualifying classification

| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1:35,40 | 1 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 1:35,56 | 2 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford | 1:35,76 | 3 |
| 4 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford | 1:35,91 | 4 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:35,94 | 5 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 1:36,00 | 6 |
| 7 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford | 1:36,11 | 7 |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:36,31 | 8 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Ford | 1:36,35 | 9 |
| 10 | Denis Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:36,39 | 10 |
| 11 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford | 1:36,52 | 11 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Iso-Ford | 1:36,86 | 12 |
| 13 | Rolf Stommelen | Lola-Ford | 1:37,18 | 13 |
| 14 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:37,25 | 14 |
| 15 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 1:37,37 | 15 |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 1:37,39 | 16 |
| 17 | David Hobbs | McLaren-Ford | 1:37,41 | 17 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | B.R.M. | 1:37,43 | 18 |
| 19 | Tim Schenken | Trojan-Ford | 1:37,43 | 19 |
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 1:37,47 | 20 |
| 21 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford | 1:37,54 | 21 |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford | 1:38,09 | 22 |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 1:38,17 | 23 |
| 24 | Ian Ashley | Token-Ford | 1:38,67 | 24 |
| 25 | Dieter Quester | Surtees-Ford | 1:38,88 | 25 |
| 26 | Ian Scheckter | Hesketh-Ford | 1:39,17 | — |
| 27 | Leo Kinnunen | Surtees-Ford | 1:39,47 | — |
| 28 | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford | 1:39,53 | — |
| 29 | Mike Wilds | Ensign-Ford | 1:39,96 | — |
| 30 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Surtees-Ford | 1:40,10 | — |
| 31 | Helmuth Koinigg | Brabham-Ford | 1:40,60 | — |

*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify

## Race

### Classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 54 | 1:28:44.72 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 54 | + 42.92 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh-Ford | 54 | + 1:01.54 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford | 54 | + 1:09.39 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 54 | + 1:13.08 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 54 | + 1:13.82 | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | 33 | David Hobbs | McLaren-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 52 | + 2 Laps | 23 | |
| 9 | 30 | Dieter Quester | Surtees-Ford | 51 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
| 10 | 23 | Tim Schenken | Trojan-Ford | 50 | + 4 Laps | 19 | |
| 11 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 48 | Suspension | 15 | |
| 12 | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola-Ford | 48 | + 6 Laps | 21 | |
| NC | 35 | Ian Ashley | Token-Ford | 46 | + 8 Laps | 24 | |
| Ret | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 45 | Halfshaft | 6 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus-Ford | 43 | Collision | 22 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 42 | Collision | 14 | |
| Ret | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford | 41 | Fuel Leak | 4 | |
| Ret | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford | 37 | Engine | 3 | |
| NC | 21 | Jacques Laffite | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 37 | + 17 Laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 24 | Fuel System | 9 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 22 | Spun Off | 16 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 22 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 17 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Lola-Ford | 14 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 8 | Engine | 5 | |
| DNQ | 31 | Ian Scheckter | Hesketh-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 43 | Leo Kinnunen | Surtees-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 18 | Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 22 | Mike Wilds | Ensign-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Surtees-Ford | | | | |
| DNQ | 32 | Helmuth Koinigg | Brabham-Ford | | | | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | 46 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | 41 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | 38 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 37 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 23 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 59 |
| 2 | McLaren-Ford | 55 (57) |
| 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 45 |
| 4 | Lotus-Ford | 29 |
| 5 | Brabham-Ford | 24 |
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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.
