1974 Austrian Grand Prix

1974 Austrian Grand Prix
The Österreichring (1969-76)
Race details
Date	18 August 1974
Official name	XII Memphis Grand Prix von Österreich
Location	Österreichring Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.911 km (3.673 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Time	1:35.40[1]
Fastest lap
Driver	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Time	1:37.22[2] on lap 46
Podium
First	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford
Second	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Third	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1974 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 18 August 1974. It was race 12 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.^[3] The 54-lap race was won by Carlos Reutemann, driving a Brabham-Ford, with Denny Hulme second in a McLaren-Ford and James Hunt third in a Hesketh-Ford. Hulme in this race achieved his last podium finish of his Formula One career.

As of 2024, Hulme's podium remains the last achieved by a New Zealand driver in Formula One.

*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	54	1:28:44.72	2	9
2	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	54	+ 42.92	10	6
3	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	54	+ 1:01.54	7	4
4	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	54	+ 1:09.39	11	3
5	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	54	+ 1:13.08	8	2
6	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	54	+ 1:13.82	20	1
7	33	David Hobbs	McLaren-Ford	53	+ 1 Lap	17
8	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	52	+ 2 Laps	23
9	30	Dieter Quester	Surtees-Ford	51	+ 3 Laps	25
10	23	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford	50	+ 4 Laps	19
11	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	48	Suspension	15
12	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	48	+ 6 Laps	21
NC	35	Ian Ashley	Token-Ford	46	+ 8 Laps	24
Ret	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	45	Halfshaft	6
Ret	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	43	Collision	22
Ret	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	42	Collision	14
Ret	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham-Ford	41	Fuel Leak	4
Ret	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	37	Engine	3
NC	21	Jacques Laffite	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	37	+ 17 Laps	12
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	24	Fuel System	9
Ret	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow-Ford	22	Spun Off	16
Ret	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	22	Engine	18
Ret	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	17	Engine	1
Ret	27	Rolf Stommelen	Lola-Ford	14	Accident	13
Ret	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	8	Engine	5
DNQ	31	Ian Scheckter	Hesketh-Ford
DNQ	43	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees-Ford
DNQ	18	Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford
DNQ	22	Mike Wilds	Ensign-Ford
DNQ	19	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Surtees-Ford
DNQ	32	Helmuth Koinigg	Brabham-Ford
Source:[4]

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Austrian driver Helmut Koinigg.
• This was the 10th Grand Prix start for British constructor Hesketh.
• This race marked the 198th, 199th and 200th podium finish for a Ford-powered car.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Clay Regazzoni 46 2 Jody Scheckter 41 3 Niki Lauda 38 4 Emerson Fittipaldi 37 5 Carlos Reutemann 23 Source: [5]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 59 2 McLaren-Ford 55 (57) 3 Tyrrell-Ford 45 4 Lotus-Ford 29 5 Brabham-Ford 24 Source: [5]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.