The 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1974 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Interlagos, Brazil on Sunday, 27 January 1974. Emerson Fittipaldi started on pole position in the McLaren Ford and was the race winner.
1974 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 32 | 1:24:37.060 | 1:24:37.060 | - | - | 180.610 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Goodyear | 32 | +13.570 | 1:24:50.630 | +13.570 | +13.570 | 2:36.050 | 26 | 180.130 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 31 | +1 lap | 1:22:06.700 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 180.310 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 18 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 31 | +1 lap | 1:22:18.240 | 1 lap | +11.540 | 179.890 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 31 | +1 lap | 1:22:40.440 | 1 lap | +22.200 | 179.080 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 31 | +1 lap | 1:23:03.340 | 1 lap | +22.900 | 178.260 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 31 | +1 lap | 1:23:09.550 | 1 lap | +6.210 | 178.040 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 31 | +1 lap | 1:23:24.820 | 1 lap | +15.270 | 177.500 | 16 | |||
| 9 | 24 | James Hunt | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 31 | +1 lap | 1:23:25.770 | 1 lap | +0.950 | 177.460 | 18 | |||
| 10 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 31 | +1 lap | 1:24:24.620 | 1 lap | +58.850 | 175.400 | 17 | |||
| 11 | 26 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lola Ford | Firestone | 31 | +1 lap | 1:24:26.270 | 1 lap | +1.650 | 175.340 | 21 | |||
| 12 | 6 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 31 | +1 lap | 1:24:31.880 | 1 lap | +5.610 | 175.150 | 11 | |||
| 13 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 31 | +1 lap | 1:24:36.010 | 1 lap | +4.130 | 175.010 | 14 | |||
| 14 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | France | BRM | Firestone | 30 | +2 laps | 1:21:45.070 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 175.260 | 22 | |||
| 15 | 8 | Richard Robarts | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 30 | +2 laps | 1:22:39.650 | 2 laps | +54.580 | 173.330 | 24 | |||
| 16 | 37 | François Migault | France | BRM | Firestone | 30 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 23 | ||||||
| 17 | 19 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 30 | +2 laps | 1:23:44.630 | 2 laps | +1:23:44.630 | 171.090 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 28 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Firestone | 27 | Clutch | 15 | |||||||
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | March Ford | Goodyear | 24 | Transmission | 13 | |||||||
| DNF | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Brakes | 19 | |||||||
| DNF | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 20 | Throttle | 9 | |||||||
| DNF | 16 | Peter Revson | United States | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 10 | Overheating | 6 | |||||||
| DNF | 10 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | March Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Ignition | 20 | |||||||
| DNF | 12 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 2 | Engine | 25 | |||||||
| DNF | 27 | Guy Edwards | Great Britain | Ferrari | Firestone | 2 | Chassis | 3 |