1974 Race of Champions

1974 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1974 Formula One season
Race details
Date	17 March 1974
Location	Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit Fawkham, Kent, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.206 km (2.6136 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 mi)
Pole position
Driver	James Hunt	Hesketh-Cosworth
Time	1:21.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Cosworth
Time	1:33.8
Podium
First	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Cosworth
Second	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Third	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Cosworth

The 1974 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 17 March 1974. The 40-lap race featured both Formula One and Formula 5000 cars, and was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a Lotus-Cosworth, with Austria's Niki Lauda second in a Ferrari and Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi third in a McLaren-Cosworth.^[1]

Qualifying[]

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	1:21.5	—
2	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:21.6	+0.1
3	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:22.1	+0.6
4	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	1:23.0	+1.5
5	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:23.1	+1.6
6	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	1:23.2	+1.7
7	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	1:23.2	+1.7
8	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	1:23.3	+1.8
9	16	Peter Revson	Shadow-Ford	1:23.6	+2.1
10	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:24.1	+2.6
11	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	1:24.2	+2.7
12	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	1:24.6	+3.1
13	8	Richard Robarts	Brabham-Ford	1:26.0	+4.5
14	29	John Nicholson	Lyncar-Ford	1:26.8	+5.3
15	22	Rikky von Opel	Ensign-Ford	1:27.0	+5.5
16	52	Peter Gethin	Chevron-Chevrolet	1:35.5	+14.0
17	66	Brian Redman	Lola-Chevrolet	1:35.7	+14.2
18	56	Guy Edwards	Lola-Chevrolet	1:35.7	+14.2
19	62	Ian Ashley	Lola-Chevrolet	1:36.0	+14.5
20	65	Vern Schuppan	Trojan-Chevrolet	1:36.3	+14.8
21	74		Chevron-Chevrolet	1:36.8	+15.3
22	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	1:37.1	+15.6
23	69		Lola-Chevrolet	1:37.8	+16.3
24	58	Tony Dean	Chevron-Chevrolet	1:39.0	+17.5
25	51	Teddy Pilette	Chevron-Chevrolet	1:39.1	+17.6
26	53	Keith Holland	Trojan-Chevrolet	1:39.7	+18.2
27	64	Mike Wilds	March-Chevrolet	1:40.5	+19.0
28	60	Damien Magee	Lola-Chevrolet	1:44.8	+23.3
29	208	Lella Lombardi	Lola-Chevrolet	1:45.4	+23.9
30	61		Trojan-Chevrolet	1:50.9	+29.4
31	59		McLaren-Chevrolet	1:55.1	+33.6
32	54		McLaren-Chevrolet	2:00.0	+38.5
Source:[2][3]

Classification[]

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	40	1:03:37.6	11
2	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	40	+ 1.5	3
3	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	40	+ 18.3	6
4	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	40	+ 1:18.9	7
5	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	40	+ 1:26.5	2
6	16	Peter Revson	Shadow-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	9
7	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	38	+ 2 Laps	5
8	62	Ian Ashley	Lola-Chevrolet	38	+ 2 Laps	19
9	74		Chevron-Chevrolet	37	+ 3 Laps	21
10	52	Peter Gethin	Chevron-Chevrolet	37	+ 3 Laps	16
11	69		Lola-Chevrolet	37	+ 3 Laps	23
12	8	Richard Robarts	Brabham-Ford	36	+ 4 Laps	13
NC	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	35	Not classified	10
NC	208	Lella Lombardi	Lola-Chevrolet		Not classified	29
NC	29	John Nicholson	Lyncar-Ford		Not classified	14
NC	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford		Not classified	12
Ret	58	Tony Dean	Chevron-Chevrolet	38	Accident	24
Ret	60	Damien Magee	Lola-Chevrolet	28	Handling	28
Ret	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	19	Accident	4
Ret	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	4	Accident damage	1
Ret	51	Teddy Pilette	Chevron-Chevrolet	1	Spun off	25
Ret	64	Mike Wilds	March-Chevrolet	1	Accident avoiding Pilette	27
DNS	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford		Practice accident	8
DNS	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford		Practice accident	22
DNS	22	Rikky von Opel	Ensign-Ford		Not confident with handling	15
DNS	66	Brian Redman	Lola-Chevrolet			17
DNS	56	Guy Edwards	Lola-Chevrolet			18
DNS	65	Vern Schuppan	Trojan-Chevrolet			20
DNS	53	Keith Holland	Trojan-Chevrolet			26
DNQ	61		Trojan-Chevrolet
DNQ	59		McLaren-Chevrolet
DNQ	54		McLaren-Chevrolet
Source:[2][4]

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