The 1974 Argentine Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1974 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday, 13 January 1974. Ronnie Peterson started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and Denny Hulme was the race winner in the McLaren Ford.
1974 Argentine Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | 1:41:02.010 | 1:41:02.010 | - | - | 1:52.960 | 41 | 187.850 | 10 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 53 | +9.270 | 1:41:11.280 | +9.270 | +9.270 | 1:52.440 | 39 | 187.560 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Goodyear | 53 | +20.410 | 1:41:22.420 | +20.410 | +11.140 | 1:52.100 | 38 | 187.220 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +31.790 | 1:41:33.800 | +31.790 | +11.380 | 1:53.310 | 37 | 186.870 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 53 | +51.840 | 1:41:53.850 | +51.840 | +20.050 | 1:53.570 | 34 | 186.250 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1:52.480 | 1:42:54.490 | +1:52.480 | +1:00.640 | 1:54.080 | 49 | 184.430 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Out of Fuel | 1:39:15.010 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:52.890 | 17 | 187.610 | 6 | |
| 8 | 10 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | March Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Out of Fuel | 1:40:19.320 | 1 lap | +1:04.310 | 1:53.630 | 39 | 185.610 | 19 | |
| 9 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | France | BRM | Firestone | 52 | +1 lap | 1:41:23.450 | 1 lap | +1:04.130 | 1:55.330 | 31 | 183.650 | 21 | |
| 10 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:41:55.950 | 1 lap | +32.500 | 1:53.180 | 51 | 182.680 | 3 | |
| 11 | 27 | Guy Edwards | Great Britain | Lola Ford | Firestone | 51 | +2 laps | 1:41:25.170 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:57.090 | 32 | 180.070 | 25 | |
| 12 | 28 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Firestone | 49 | +4 laps | 1:41:21.990 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:57.890 | 35 | 173.100 | 20 | |
| 13 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 48 | +5 laps | 1:42:11.390 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:54.010 | 46 | 168.200 | 1 | |
| DNF | 26 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lola Ford | Firestone | 45 | Engine | 17 | |||||||
| DNF | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 36 | Clutch | 1:53.910 | 7 | ||||||
| DNF | 8 | Richard Robarts | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 36 | Gearbox | 22 | |||||||
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | March Ford | Goodyear | 31 | Clutch | 23 | |||||||
| DNF | 37 | François Migault | France | BRM | Firestone | 31 | Water Leak | 24 | |||||||
| DNF | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 25 | Engine | 12 | |||||||
| DNF | 18 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 21 | Suspension | 11 | |||||||
| DNF | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 19 | Overheating | 13 | |||||||
| DNF | 24 | James Hunt | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 11 | Overheating | 5 | |||||||
| DNF | 19 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 10 | Engine | 18 | |||||||
| DNF | 16 | Peter Revson | United States | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Accident | 4 | |||||||
| DNF | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | Accident | 16 | ||||||||
| DNS | 22 | Rikky von Opel | Liechtenstein | Ensign Ford | Firestone | DNS | 26 |