1974 Austrian Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Austria in 1974 was held on 18 August at the ring Austria near Zeltweg and was the twelfth round of the Formula 1 season 1974.
- 3.1 Start -up
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
With several changes in the driver crews, the teams competed for the Grand Prix of Austria. Jean -Pierre Jabouille was hired at Surtees to replace Jochen Mass. He had terminated his contract with the team as well as the main sponsor of Bang & Olufsen. Mike Hailwood had to end his Formula 1 career after his serious accident at the Grand Prix of Germany two weeks earlier. His place in the third factory McLaren took henceforth be a compatriot David Hobbs. When Team Ensign Vern Schuppan was replaced by Mike Wilds and Rolf Stommelen took over as a replacement for the injured Guy Edwards Lola in the second team of Graham Hill.
With Dieter Quester in a third factory Surtees with its own main sponsor as well as the Formula 1 newcomer in the private Brabham BT42 Helmut Koinigg Scuderia Finotto supplemented two local guest driver the message list. In addition, the Hesketh team reported exceptionally a second car, which was piloted by Ian Scheckter, the brother of Jody Scheckter.
Due to supply constraints, the BRM team did not have enough engine spare parts available and entered accordingly only with a instead of the usual three vehicles.
Training
For the fifth consecutive time, Niki Lauda secured the pole position in the Ferrari 312B3. Carlos Reutemann won second place in the front row. This was followed by Emerson Fittipaldi and Carlos Pace in the second row and Jody Scheckter and Ronnie Peterson in series three.
Jacky Ickx once had more problems with the new Lotus 76 and only reached 22 on the grid. Among the six pilots who failed to qualify for the limited edition of 25 participants starting field, three of the four participating Surtees TS16 and Mike Wilds and the two debutants Ian Scheckter and Helmut Koinigg were.
Race
Right at the start of the race took Reutemann the lead and did not let up until the finish. It initially followed Lauda before Pace, Clay Regazzoni, James Hunt, Jody Scheckter, Emerson Fittipaldi and Arturo Merzario. Peterson was after a bad start in ninth place, but quickly took on Merzario.
During the first few laps Pace was overtaken by Regazzoni and Scheckter got past Hunt. In the ninth round Scheckter overtook the fourth-placed Pace, retired but soon because of engine damage from. Over the next few rounds outdated Fittipaldi and Peterson first Hunt and shortly thereafter Pace. Meanwhile Lauda fell back due to misfire and initially was beaten Regazzoni and a little later Fittipaldi, Peterson and Pace. Shortly thereafter, he left out of the race. Due to a small driving error Peterson lost about half way through the race, his fourth place at Pace.
In the 38th round Fittipaldi retired due to an engine problem. Shortly thereafter flung back a puncture Regazzoni, so that another title aspirant was brought to a realistic chance to win. Pace and Peterson benefited first of which, however, left a little later from also due to technical problems.
At the end of Denis Hulme finished second in front of Hesketh - team driver James Hunt and John Watson in the private Brabham behind the winner Reutemann. Regazzoni took only one of the title favorites in fifth least two points, with which he was able to extend his lead in the world championship standings slightly. Vittorio Brambilla was in sixth the last championship point in the day, was the first of his GP career at the same time for him.
Message list
Classifications
Line-up
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).