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The '1974 Brazilian Grand Prix' was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on January 27, 1974.

Contents

Race summary

Classification

Notes

References

Race summary

Emerson Fittipaldi took pole position for his home race from Carlos Reutemann. The start of the race was delayed as the track had to be swept clear of broken glass from over-exuberant spectators' celebrations and then Arturo Merzario's engine failed. When it did start, the flag caught some of the field unawares. Reutemann and Ronnie Peterson took advantage of the confusion to sweep into the lead, but by lap 4, Reutemann's tyres were going off. The race developed into a classic duel between Fittipaldi and Peterson, the Brazilian taking the lead on lap 16 and the Swede soon having to pit with a puncture (believed to be caused by some glass still left on the track).
Fittipaldi thus led Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx until on lap 31 the heavens opened. With the track awash and the conditions dangerous, the race was red-flagged. It was McLaren's second win of the year, but it was Ferrari who topped the constructors' table - for the first time since March 1971.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	'Emerson Fittipaldi'	'McLaren-Ford'	32	1:24'37.06	1	'9'
2	11	'Clay Regazzoni'	'Ferrari'	32	+ 13.57	8	'6'
3	2	'Jacky Ickx'	'Lotus-Ford'	31	+ 1 Lap	5	'4'
4	18	'Carlos Pace'	'Surtees-Ford'	31	+ 1 Lap	12	'3'
5	33	'Mike Hailwood'	'McLaren-Ford'	31	+ 1 Lap	7	'2'
6	1	'Ronnie Peterson'	'Lotus-Ford'	31	+ 1 Lap	4	'1'
7	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	2
8	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	16
9	24	James Hunt	March-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	18
10	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	31	+ 1 Lap	17
11	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	21
12	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	11
13	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	31	+ 1 Lap	14
14	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	30	+ 2 Laps	22
15	8	Richard Robarts	Brabham-Ford	30	+ 2 Laps	24
16	37	François Migault	BRM	30	+ 2 Laps	23
17	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	30	+ 2 Laps	10
Ret	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	27	Clutch	15
Ret	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	24	Transmission	13
Ret	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	21	Brakes	19
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso Marlboro-Ford	20	Throttle	9
Ret	16	Peter Revson	Shadow-Ford	10	Overheating	6
Ret	10	Howden Ganley	March-Ford	8	Ignition	20
Ret	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	2	Engine	25
Ret	27	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford	2	Chassis	3

Notes

★ Pole position: Emerson Fittipaldi - 2'32.97^[1]

★ Fastest lap: Clay Regazzoni - 2'36.05 on lap 26^[2]

★ Race stopped early because of rain

References

1. Grand Prix! Vol 3, , Mike, Lang, Haynes Publishing Group, ,
2. Grand Prix! Vol 3, , Mike, Lang, Haynes Publishing Group, ,

''Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website