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1974 John Player British Grand Prix · qualifying

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Name: 1974 John Player British Grand Prix · qualifying

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v2026.17.0 · session/245-qualifying

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Grand Prix context

1974 John Player British Grand Prix · Brands Hatch

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1974 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:43:02.200 · 75 laps · ford	9
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	1:43:17.500 · 75 laps · ford	6
3	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	1:44:03.700 · 75 laps · ford	4
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:44:09.400 · 75 laps · ferrari	3
5	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ferrari	2
6	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	1
7	Denny Hulme	McLaren	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Tom Pryce	Shadow	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Carlos Pace	Brabham	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	John Watson	Brabham	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	Time not recorded · 72 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
13	Graham Hill	Lola	Time not recorded · 69 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Jochen Mass	Surtees	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	Engine · Time not recorded · 64 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
NC	François Migault	BRM	Time not recorded · 62 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mike Hailwood	McLaren	Spun off · Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	Suspension · Time not recorded · 45 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	Accident · Time not recorded · 36 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	Engine · Time not recorded · 35 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro	Engine · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	March	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tim Schenken	Trojan	Suspension · Time not recorded · 6 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	James Hunt	Hesketh	Suspension · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Peter Gethin	Lola	Physical · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	David Purley	Token	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Derek Bell	Surtees	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Tom Belsø	Iso-Marlboro	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Lella Lombardi	Brabham	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Vern Schuppan	Ensign	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	John Nicholson	Lyncar	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Howden Ganley	Maki	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Mike Wilds	March	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Guy Edwards	Lola	Car raced by Gethin · Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:19.700 · ferrari
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:19.700 · ford
3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:20.100 · ford
4	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:20.200 · ford
5	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:20.300 · ford
6	James Hunt	Hesketh	1:20.300 · ford
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:20.300 · ferrari
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	1:20.500 · ford
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:20.700 · ford
10	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:20.800 · ford
11	Mike Hailwood	McLaren	1:21.200 · ford
12	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	1:21.200 · ford
13	John Watson	Brabham	1:21.300 · ford
14	François Migault	BRM	1:21.400 · brm
15	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro	1:21.600 · ford
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:21.600 · ford
17	Jochen Mass	Surtees	1:21.600 · ford
18	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:21.600 · ford
19	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:21.700 · ford
20	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:21.700 · ford
21	Peter Gethin	Lola	1:21.700 · ford
22	Graham Hill	Lola	1:21.900 · ford
23	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:22.100 · brm
24	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:22.200 · brm
25	Tim Schenken	Trojan	1:22.400 · ford
26	David Purley	Token	1:22.400 · ford
27	Derek Bell	Surtees	1:22.700 · ford
28	Tom Belsø	Iso-Marlboro	1:23.300 · ford
29	Lella Lombardi	Brabham	1:23.300 · ford
30	Vern Schuppan	Ensign	1:23.400 · ford
31	John Nicholson	Lyncar	1:23.600 · ford
32	Howden Ganley	Maki	1:23.700 · ford
33	Mike Wilds	March	1:24.100 · ford
34	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees	1:25.600 · ford
35	Guy Edwards	Lola	1:34.900 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:19.700 · ferrari
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:19.700 · ford
3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:20.100 · ford
4	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:20.200 · ford
5	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:20.300 · ford
6	James Hunt	Hesketh	1:20.300 · ford
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:20.300 · ferrari
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	1:20.500 · ford
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:20.700 · ford
10	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:20.800 · ford
11	Mike Hailwood	McLaren	1:21.200 · ford
12	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	1:21.200 · ford
13	John Watson	Brabham	1:21.300 · ford
14	François Migault	BRM	1:21.400 · brm
15	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro	1:21.600 · ford
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:21.600 · ford
17	Jochen Mass	Surtees	1:21.600 · ford
18	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:21.600 · ford
19	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:21.700 · ford
20	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:21.700 · ford
21	Peter Gethin	Lola	1:21.700 · ford
22	Graham Hill	Lola	1:21.900 · ford
23	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:22.100 · brm
24	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	1:22.200 · brm
25	Tim Schenken	Trojan	1:22.400 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	38
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	37
3	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	35
4	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	35
5	Ronnie Peterson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
6	Denny Hulme	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
7	Mike Hailwood	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
8	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
9	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
11	Jacky Ickx	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
13	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
14	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
15	Carlos Pace	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
16	Arturo Merzario	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
16	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
16	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1