The 1974 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on August 4, 1974. It was the 36th German Grand Prix and the 33rd to be held at the Nürburgring complex of circuits. The race was won by Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni driving a Ferrari 312B3. Regazzoni led every lap on the way to his second Grand Prix victory, some four years after his debut victory at the 1970 Italian Grand Prix. South African driver Jody Scheckter was second driving a Tyrrell 007 ahead of Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann (Brabham BT44).
Since the 1973 event the main straight had been widened and resurfaced. The organizers replaced the bushes lining the straight with Armco and placed sandy surface on both sides of the straight. Regazzoni's win, coupled with Niki Lauda's first lap crash put the Swiss Ferrari driver back into the lead of the championship he had previous held earlier in the year. Lauda crashed his Ferrari 312B3 attempting to pass Scheckter. Emerson Fittipaldi also was an early retirement after making a very slow start in his McLaren M23 and was struck by his team mate Denny Hulme putting out both cars within a lap. Hulme attempted to restart the race in a spare car and was disqualified for doing so. Mike Hailwood was another to crash, having a large accident on the second last lap at Pflanzgarten in his McLaren M23. The former motorcyclist received a badly broken leg in the accident which became a career ending injury. Occasional showers fell during the race, contributing to the accident toll which also claimed Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell 007), Jacques Laffite (Williams FW02) and John Watson (Brabham BT44). Just 14 cars finished the race, although Hailwood would also be classified as a finisher, out of the 26 starters. There was six cars who failed to qualify including Chris Amon (Amon AF101) who pulled out due to illness.
Regazzoni moved into a three point lead in the championship over Scheckter. Former points leader Lauda dropped to third, six points behind his Ferrari team mate and just one ahead of Fittipaldi. Ferrari moved eight points clear of McLaren in the constructor's standings.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Ferrari | 14 | 1:41:35.0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 |  Jody Scheckter
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Tyrrell-Ford | 14 | + 50.7 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Brabham-Ford | 14 | + 1:23.3 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 |  Ronnie Peterson
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Lotus-Ford | 14 | + 1:24.2 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 |  Jacky Ickx
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Lotus-Ford | 14 | + 1:25.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 |  Tom Pryce
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Shadow-Ford | 14 | + 2:18.1 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 |  Hans Joachim Stuck
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March-Ford | 14 | + 2:58.7 | 20 | |
| 8 | 17 |  Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Shadow-Ford | 14 | + 3:25.9 | 18 | |
| 9 | 26 | Graham Hill
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Lola-Ford | 14 | + 3:26.4 | 19 | |
| 10 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo
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BRM | 14 | + 4:17.7 | 24 | |
| 11 | 18 | Derek Bell
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Surtees-Ford | 14 | + 5:17.7 | 25 | |
| 12 | 8 |  Carlos Pace
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Brabham-Ford | 14 | + 6:26.3 | 17 | |
| 13 | 10 |  Vittorio Brambilla
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March-Ford | 14 | + 8:43.1 | 23 | |
| 14 | 32 | Ian Ashley
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Token-Ford | 13 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 15 | 33 | Mike Hailwood
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McLaren-Ford | 12 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jochen Mass
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Surtees-Ford | 10 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 24 | James Hunt
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Hesketh-Ford | 10 | Gearbox | 10 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 5 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario
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Iso Marlboro-Ford | 5 | Throttle | 16 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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BRM | 4 | Fuel system | 15 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Vern Schuppan
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Ensign-Ford | 4 | Gearbox | 22 | |
| Ret | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi
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McLaren-Ford | 2 | Suspension | 3 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jacques Laffite
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Iso Marlboro-Ford | 2 | Suspension | 21 | |
| Ret | 28 | John Watson
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Brabham-Ford | 1 | Suspension | 14 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Niki Lauda
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Ferrari | 0 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Denny Hulme
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McLaren-Ford | 0 | Accident | 7 | |
| DNQ | 37 | François Migault
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BRM | ||||
| DNQ | 23 | Tim Schenken
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Trojan-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 27 | Guy Edwards
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Lola-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 30 | Larry Perkins
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Amon-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 30 | Chris Amon
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Amon-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 25 | Howden Ganley
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Maki-Ford |
Standings after the race[]
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- 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.
References[]
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1974/482/. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
| Previous race: 1974 British Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1974 season |
Next race: 1974 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1973 German Grand Prix |
German Grand Prix | Next race: 1975 German Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1973 Belgian Grand Prix |
European Grand Prix (Designated European Grand Prix) |
Next race: 1975 Austrian Grand Prix |
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