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1974 Swedish Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySweden
Grand PrixSwedish
Date9 June
Year1974
ImageScandinavian Raceway_1968–1977.svg
CaptionScandinavian Raceway
LocationAnderstorp, Sweden
CoursePermanent Racing Facility
Course_mi2.497
Course_km4.018
Distance_laps80
Distance_mi199.734
Distance_km321.440
Pole_DriverPatrick Depailler
Pole_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Pole_Time1:24.758
Pole_CountryFRA
Fast_DriverPatrick Depailler
Fast_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Fast_Time1:27.262
Fast_Lap72
Fast_CountryFRA
First_DriverJody Scheckter
First_CountrySouth Africa
First_flag_suffix1928
First_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Second_DriverPatrick Depailler
Second_CountryFRA
Second_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Third_DriverJames Hunt
Third_CountryGBR
Third_TeamHesketh-Ford
Lapchart

The 1974 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp on 9 June 1974. It was race 7 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The race was dominated by the two Tyrrell-Cosworth 007s of Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depailler. Depailler took pole position, however Scheckter beat him by 0.380 sec in the race, to score his first Grand Prix win.

Race summary

After Monaco, there were some new faces in the paddock. Brian Redman retired from Formula One, to be replaced by Bertil Roos whilst Reine Wisell took over at March from Hans-Joachim Stuck, Richard Robarts replaced Arturo Merzario after the Italian was unwell, and Leo Kinnunen made his début. Running with open helmet, as he was accustomed to do when rallying, this marked the last time that a driver did so in Formula One, and the first time a Finn had started a Formula One Grand Prix. Vern Schuppan, the first reserve of Ensign-Ford, started illegally from 26th place on the grid and completed the race before he was disqualified. Tom Belsø crashed his car in practice and with no spare car, Richard Robarts let the Danish driver have his car and did not start himself.

The two Tyrrells of Depailler and Scheckter secured the front row and dominated the race. Ronnie Peterson retired on lap eight with a driveshaft failure, shortly to be followed by Clay Regazzoni with gearbox problems. Niki Lauda and James Hunt had a duel for 20 laps before Hunt got past on lap 66 and began slicing into the Tyrrells' lead at two seconds a lap. In the end, Scheckter held on to take his first race win by 0.38s and Hunt took third place, the Hesketh team's first Formula One points. Graham Hill gained his first championship point since 1972, and the last of his career, whilst Tom Belsø drove to 8th place. At this Grand Prix Leo Kinnunen became the last driver to start in a Formula One race using an open-face helmet.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526DNQDNQ
4FRA Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:24.758—1
3South Africa Jody ScheckterTyrrell-Ford1:25.076+0.3802
12AUT Niki LaudaFerrari1:25.161+0.4033
11SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:25.276+0.5184
1SWE Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:25.390+0.6325
24GBR James HuntHesketh-Ford1:25.556+0.7986
2BEL Jacky IckxLotus-Ford1:25.650+0.8927
17FRA Jean-Pierre JarierShadow-Ford1:25.725+0.9678
5BRA Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren-Ford1:25.938+1.1809
7ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:25.962+1.20410
33GBR Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford1:26.040+1.28211
6NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:26.480+1.72212
14FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:26.813+2.05513
28GBR John WatsonBrabham-Ford1:27.100+2.34214
26GBR Graham HillLola-Ford1:27.173+2.41515
9SWE Reine WisellMarch-Ford1:27.382+2.62416
10ITA Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford1:27.390+2.63217
27GBR Guy EdwardsLola-Ford1:27.407+2.64918
15FRA Henri PescaroloBRM1:27.503+2.74519
8LIE Rikky von OpelBrabham-Ford1:27.690+2.93220
21DEN Tom BelsøIso-Marlboro-Ford1:27.889+3.13121
19GER Jochen MassSurtees-Ford1:28.119+3.36122
16SWE Bertil RoosShadow-Ford1:28.298+3.54023
18BRA Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford1:28.574+3.81624
20GBR Richard RobartsIso-Marlboro-Ford1:28.930+4.172DNS
23FIN Leo KinnunenSurtees-Ford1:29.387+4.62925
22AUS Vern SchuppanEnsign-Ford1:29.480+4.72226
20ITA Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-Ford1:53.677+28.919DNS
  • – Schuppan failed to qualify, but took the start of the race illegally.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011DSQRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNS
3South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Tyrrell-Ford**801:58:31.3912**9**
4FRA **Patrick Depailler****Tyrrell-Ford**80+0.3801**6**
24GBR **James Hunt****Hesketh-Ford**80+3.3256**4**
5BRA **Emerson Fittipaldi****McLaren-Ford**80+53.5079**3**
17FRA **Jean-Pierre Jarier****Shadow-Ford**80+1:16.4038**2**
26GBR **Graham Hill****Lola-Ford**79+1 lap15**1**
27GBR Guy EdwardsLola-Ford79+1 lap18
21DEN Tom BelsøIso-Marlboro-Ford79+1 lap21
8LIE Rikky von OpelBrabham-Ford79+1 lap20
10ITA Vittorio BrambillaMarch-Ford78Engine17
28GBR John WatsonBrabham-Ford77+3 laps14
22AUS Vern SchuppanEnsign-Ford77Started illegally26
12AUT Niki LaudaFerrari70Gearbox3
9SWE Reine WisellMarch-Ford59Suspension16
6NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford56Suspension12
19GER Jochen MassSurtees-Ford53Suspension22
7ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford30Oil leak10
2BEL Jacky IckxLotus-Ford27Engine7
11SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari24Gearbox4
18BRA Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford15Handling24
1SWE Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford8Halfshaft5
23FIN Leo KinnunenSurtees-Ford8Engine25
33GBR Mike HailwoodMcLaren-Ford5Fuel leak11
14FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM3Engine13
16SWE Bertil RoosShadow-Ford2Gearbox23
15FRA Henri PescaroloBRM0Fire19
20GBR Richard RobartsIso-Marlboro-FordCar raced by Belsø
20ITA Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro-FordDriver injured

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swedish driver Bertil Roos.
  • This race saw the first pole position and 10th fastest lap set by a French driver.
  • This was the first Grand Prix win for a South African and African driver.
  • This race marked the 5th Grand Prix start and first podium finish for British constructor Hesketh.
  • This was the first Grand Prix start for a Finnish driver.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1BRA Emerson Fittipaldi27
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2SUI Clay Regazzoni22
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3AUT Niki Lauda21
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4South Africa Jody Scheckter21
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5NZL Denny Hulme11

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK McLaren-Ford40
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2ITA Ferrari30
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK Tyrrell-Ford25
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK Lotus-Ford13
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5UK Brabham-Ford10
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1973 Swedish Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1975 Swedish Grand Prix

References

  1. (July 1974). "The Swedish Grand Prix". Motorsport.
  2. Lang, Mike. (1983). "Grand Prix! Vol 3". Haynes Publishing Group.
  3. Lang, Mike. (1983). "Grand Prix! Vol 3". Haynes Publishing Group.
  4. "1974 Swedish Grand Prix Entry list".
  5. "Leo Kinnunen – Biography". [[F1 Rejects]].
  6. "1974 Swedish Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  7. "Sweden 1974 - Championship • STATS F1".
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