The 1974 Austrian Grand Prix was Round 12 of the 1974 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Österreichring circuit in Austria on Sunday, 18 August 1974. Niki Lauda started on pole position for Ferrari and Carlos Reutemann was the race winner in the Brabham Ford.
1974 Austrian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 54 | 1:28:44.720 | 1:28:44.720 | - | - | 1:37.510 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +42.920 | 1:29:27.640 | +42.920 | +42.920 | 1:37.730 | 10 | 6 | |
| 3 | 24 | James Hunt | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Firestone | 54 | +1:01.540 | 1:29:46.260 | +1:01.540 | +18.620 | 1:38.080 | 7 | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Firestone | 54 | +1:09.390 | 1:29:54.110 | +1:09.390 | +7.850 | 1:37.570 | 11 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Goodyear | 54 | +1:13.080 | 1:29:57.800 | +1:13.080 | +3.690 | 1:37.220 | 46 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1:13.820 | 1:29:58.540 | +1:13.820 | +0.740 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 33 | David Hobbs | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 17 | ||||
| 8 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 23 | ||||
| 9 | 30 | Dieter Quester | Austria | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 51 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 25 | ||||
| 10 | 23 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Trojan Ford | Firestone | 50 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 19 | ||||
| 11 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | March Ford | Goodyear | 48 | Suspension | 6 laps | 2 laps | 15 | ||||
| 12 | 26 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lola Ford | Firestone | 48 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 21 | |||||
| NCL | 35 | Ian Ashley | Great Britain | Token Ford | Firestone | 46 | +8 laps | 24 | ||||||
| DNF | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 45 | Halfshaft | 1:37.390 | 6 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Collision | 1:37.350 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 42 | Collision | 14 | ||||||
| DNF | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 41 | Fuel Leak | 1:37.250 | 4 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 37 | Engine | 1:37.670 | 3 | |||||
| NCL | 21 | Jacques Laffite | France | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 37 | +17 laps | 12 | ||||||
| DNF | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 24 | Fuel System | 9 | ||||||
| DNF | 16 | Tom Pryce | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 22 | Spun off | 16 | ||||||
| DNF | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 22 | Engine | 18 | ||||||
| DNF | 12 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 17 | Engine | 1:38.080 | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Lola Ford | Firestone | 14 | Accident | 13 | ||||||
| DNF | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Engine | 5 | ||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Ian Scheckter | South Africa | Hesketh Ford | Firestone | |||||||||
| DNQ | 43 | Leo Kinnunen | Finland | Surtees Ford | Firestone | |||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Derek Bell | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | |||||||||
| DNQ | 22 | Mike Wilds | Great Britain | Ensign Ford | Firestone | |||||||||
| DNQ | 19 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Surtees Ford | Firestone | |||||||||
| DNQ | 32 | Helmuth Koinigg | Austria | Brabham Ford | Firestone |