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1974 Swedish Grand Prix

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1974 Swedish Grand Prix
Scandinavian Raceway
Scandinavian Raceway
Race details
Date 9 June 1974
Location Anderstorp, Sweden
Course Permanent Racing Facility
Course length 4.018[1] km (2.497 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 321.440[1] km (199.734 miles)
Pole position
Driver Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:24.758[2]
Fastest lap
Driver France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:27.262[3] on lap 72
Podium
First Tyrrell-Ford
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third Hesketh-Ford
Lap leaders

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.[4]

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

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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.[5]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap Grid
1 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:24.758 1
2 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 1:25.076 + 0.380 2
3 12 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:25.161 + 0.403 3
4 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:25.276 + 0.518 4
5 1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:25.390 + 0.632 5
6 24 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 1:25.556 + 0.798 6
7 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 1:25.650 + 0.892 7
8 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:25.725 + 0.967 8
9 5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 1:25.938 + 1.180 9
10 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:25.962 + 1.204 10
11 33 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 1:26.040 + 1.282 11
12 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:26.480 + 1.722 12
13 14 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:26.813 + 2.055 13
14 28 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Ford 1:27.100 + 2.342 14
15 26 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lola-Ford 1:27.173 + 2.415 15
16 9 Sweden Reine Wisell March-Ford 1:27.382 + 2.624 16
17 10 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 1:27.390 + 2.632 17
18 27 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Lola-Ford 1:27.407 + 2.649 18
19 15 France Henri Pescarolo BRM 1:27.503 + 2.745 19
20 8 Liechtenstein Rikky von Opel Brabham-Ford 1:27.690 + 2.932 20
21 21 Denmark Tom Belsø Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:27.889 + 3.131 21
22 19 Germany Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 1:28.119 + 3.361 22
23 16 Sweden Bertil Roos Shadow-Ford 1:28.298 + 3.540 23
24 18 Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:28.574 + 3.816 24
25 20 United Kingdom Richard Robarts Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:28.930 + 4.172 DNS
26 23 Finland Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford 1:29.387 + 4.629 25
DNQ 22 Australia Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford 1:29.480 + 4.722 261
DNQ 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:53.677 + 28.919 DNS
  • ^1 – Schuppan failed to qualify, but took the start of the race illegally.

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 80 1:58:31.391 2 9
2 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 80 + 0.380 1 6
3 24 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 80 + 3.325 6 4
4 5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 80 + 53.507 9 3
5 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 80 + 1:16.403 8 2
6 26 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lola-Ford 79 + 1 lap 15 1
7 27 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Lola-Ford 79 + 1 lap 18  
8 21 Denmark Tom Belsø Iso-Marlboro-Ford 79 + 1 lap 21  
9 8 Liechtenstein Rikky von Opel Brabham-Ford 79 + 1 lap 20  
10 10 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 78 Engine 17  
11 28 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Ford 77 + 3 laps 14  
DSQ 22 Australia Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford 77 Started illegally 26  
Ret 12 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 70 Gearbox 3  
Ret 9 Sweden Reine Wisell March-Ford 59 Suspension 16  
Ret 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 56 Suspension 12  
Ret 19 Germany Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 53 Suspension 22  
Ret 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 30 Oil leak 10  
Ret 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 27 Engine 7  
Ret 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 24 Gearbox 4  
Ret 18 Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 15 Handling 24  
Ret 1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 8 Halfshaft 5  
Ret 23 Finland Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford 8 Engine 25  
Ret 33 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 5 Fuel leak 11  
Ret 14 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 3 Engine 13  
Ret 16 Sweden Bertil Roos Shadow-Ford 2 Gearbox 23  
Ret 15 France Henri Pescarolo BRM 0 Fire 19  
DNS 20 United Kingdom Richard Robarts Iso-Marlboro-Ford   Car raced by Belsø    
DNS 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford   Driver injured    
Source:[6]

Notes

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  • 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.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Swedish Grand Prix". Motorsport: 689–691. July 1974. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 33. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  3. ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 35. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
  4. ^ "1974 Swedish Grand Prix Entry list".
  5. ^ "Leo Kinnunen – Biography". F1 Rejects. Archived from the original on November 6, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
  6. ^ "1974 Swedish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Sweden 1974 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.


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