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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |