1974 Canadian Grand Prix

1974 Canadian Grand Prix
Race details
Date	September 22, 1974
Location	Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.957 km (2.459 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 316.56 km (196.72 mi)
Weather	Cold with temperatures approaching 13.3 °C (55.9 °F); wind speeds up to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Time	1:13.188[2]
Fastest lap
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:13.659 on lap 60[3]
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Second	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Third	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford

The 1974 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on 22 September 1974. It was race 14 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Niki Lauda was on course for victory, until running over debris on lap 67, causing his Ferrari to spin into barriers, having led the whole race until that point. He also set the fastest lap of the race. Jacques Laffite was also forced out due to picking up a puncture, possibly caused by the same debris on the circuit. Emerson Fittipaldi grabbed the advantage, and led for the rest of the race. It was his 12th career victory, and the last of the season for the McLaren driver. This was the first Grand Prix race for young Austrian Helmuth Koinigg, who would lose his life during the next race at Watkins Glen.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	80	1:40:26.136	1	9
2	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	80	+ 13.034	6	6
3	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	80	+ 14.494	10	4
4	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	80	+ 15.669	8	3
5	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	80	+ 55.322	7	2
6	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	14	1
7	55	Mario Andretti	Parnelli-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	16
8	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	9
9	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	4
10	19	Helmuth Koinigg	Surtees-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	22
11	27	Rolf Stommelen	Lola-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	11
12	66	Mark Donohue	Penske-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	24
13	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	21
14	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	77	+ 3 Laps	20
15	21	Jacques Laffite	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	74	Puncture	18
16	33	Jochen Mass	McLaren-Ford	72	+ 8 Laps	12
NC	15	Chris Amon	BRM	70	Not Classified	25
Ret	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	67	Accident	2
Ret	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	65	Engine	13
Ret	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	61	Suspension	15
NC	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	60	Not Classified	17
Ret	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	48	Brakes	3
Ret	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	46	Halfshaft	5
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	40	Handling	19
Ret	50	Eppie Wietzes	Brabham-Ford	33	Engine	26
Ret	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	12	Fuel System	23
DNQ	18	Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford
DNQ	22	Mike Wilds	Ensign-Ford
DNQ	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford
DNQ	42	Ian Ashley	Brabham-Ford
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Notes

• Race leaders: Niki Lauda (Laps 1 - 67), Emerson Fittipaldi (Laps 68 - 80).
• First race: Penske.
• Last pole position: Emerson Fittipaldi.
• Last points: Denny Hulme.
• Last race: Derek Bell, Eppie Wietzes.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 52 2 Clay Regazzoni 52 3 Jody Scheckter 45 4 Niki Lauda 38 5 Ronnie Peterson 35

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 70 (72) 2 Ferrari 65 3 Tyrrell-Ford 51 4 Lotus-Ford 42 5 Brabham-Ford 26

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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