The 1974 United States Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1974 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Watkins Glen, United States on Sunday, 6 October 1974. Carlos Reutemann started on pole position in the Brabham Ford and was the race winner. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1974 Drivers’ Championship and Emerson Fittipaldi won the title for the second and last time.
1974 United States Grand Prix Race Result
Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
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1 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 59 | 1:40:21.439 | 1:40:21.439 | - | - | 1:40.958 | 191.713 | 1 | 9 | |
2 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +10.735 | 1:40:32.174 | +10.735 | +10.735 | 1:40.608 | 54 | 191.372 | 4 | 6 |
3 | 24 | James Hunt | Great Britain | Hesketh Ford | Firestone | 59 | +1:10.384 | 1:41:31.823 | +1:10.384 | +59.649 | 189.498 | 2 | 4 | ||
4 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:17.753 | 1:41:39.192 | +1:17.753 | +7.369 | 189.269 | 8 | 3 | ||
5 | 28 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Firestone | 59 | +1:25.804 | 1:41:47.243 | +1:25.804 | +8.051 | 189.020 | 7 | 2 | ||
6 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:27.506 | 1:41:48.945 | +1:27.506 | +1.702 | 188.967 | 13 | 1 | ||
7 | 33 | Jochen Mass | Germany | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:30.012 | 1:41:51.451 | +1:30.012 | +2.506 | 188.890 | 20 | |||
8 | 26 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lola Ford | Firestone | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 24 | |||||
9 | 15 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 12 | |||||
10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 10 | ||||||
11 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Goodyear | 55 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 2 laps | 9 | |||||
12 | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Lola Ford | Firestone | 54 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 21 | |||||
DNF | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Fuel System | 19 | |||||||
NC | 22 | Mike Wilds | Great Britain | Ensign Ford | Firestone | 50 | +9 laps | 22 | |||||||
NC | 16 | Tom Pryce | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 47 | +12 laps | 18 | |||||||
DNF | 3 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 44 | Fuel system | 6 | |||||||
DNF | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 43 | Electrical | 15 | |||||||
DNF | 12 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 38 | Suspension | 5 | |||||||
DNF | 21 | Jacques Laffite | France | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 31 | Engine | 11 | |||||||
DNF | 66 | Mark Donohue | United States | Penske Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Suspension | 14 | |||||||
DNF | 18 | Jose Dolhem | France | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 25 | Withdrew | 26 | |||||||
DNF | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Fuel System | 25 | |||||||
DNF | 19 | Helmuth Koinigg | Austria | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 9 | Fatal Accident | 23 | |||||||
DNF | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Suspension | 16 | |||||||
DSQ | 31 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Disqualified | 27 | |||||||
DNF | 6 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Engine | 17 | |||||||
DSQ | 55 | Mario Andretti | United States | Parnelli Ford | Firestone | 4 | Disqualified | 13 | |||||||
DNQ | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Germany | March Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
DNQ | 42 | Ian Ashley | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
DNQ | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone |