1974 Race of Champions

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 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles)
Pole position
Driver	James Hunt;
Time	1:21.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx
Time	1:33.8
Podium
First	Jacky Ickx;
Second	Niki Lauda;
Third	Emerson Fittipaldi;

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	Steve Thompson	Chevron-Chevrolet	1:36.8	+15.3
22	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	1:37.1	+15.6
23	69	Clive Santo	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	Patrick Sumner	Trojan-Chevrolet	1:50.9	+29.4
31	59	Brian Robinson	McLaren-Chevrolet	1:55.1	+33.6
32	54	Allan Kayes	McLaren-Chevrolet	2:00.0	+38.5
Source:^[2]^[3]

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	Steve Thompson	Chevron-Chevrolet	37	+ 3 Laps	21
10	52	Peter Gethin	Chevron-Chevrolet	37	+ 3 Laps	16
11	69	Clive Santo	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	Patrick Sumner	Trojan-Chevrolet
DNQ	59	Brian Robinson	McLaren-Chevrolet
DNQ	54	Allan Kayes	McLaren-Chevrolet
Source:^[2]^[4]

^ "The Race of Champions: Wet and interesting". Motor Sport. April 1974. p. 31. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b "1974 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ "Race of Champions - (Qualifying Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ "Race of Champions - (Race Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

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