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1974 United States Grand Prix · qualifying

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Name: 1974 United States Grand Prix · qualifying

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v2026.17.0 · session/250-qualifying

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Grand Prix context

1974 United States Grand Prix · Watkins Glen International

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1974 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:40:21.439 · 59 laps · ford	9
2	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:40:32.174 · 59 laps · ford	6
3	James Hunt	Hesketh	1:41:31.823 · 59 laps · ford	4
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	1:41:39.192 · 59 laps · ford	3
5	John Watson	Brabham	1:41:47.243 · 59 laps · ford	2
6	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:41:48.945 · 59 laps · ford	1
7	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:41:51.451 · 59 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Graham Hill	Lola	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Chris Amon	BRM	Time not recorded · 57 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
12	Rolf Stommelen	Lola	Time not recorded · 54 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Mike Wilds	Ensign	Time not recorded · 50 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Tom Pryce	Shadow	Time not recorded · 47 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 44 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro	Electrical · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Suspension · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Iso-Marlboro	Engine · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mark Donohue	Penske	Suspension · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	José Dolhem	Surtees	Withdrew · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	March	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Helmuth Koinigg	Surtees	Fatal accident · Time not recorded · 9 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	Suspension · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Denny Hulme	McLaren	Engine · Time not recorded · 4 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Tim Schenken	Lotus	Illegal race entry · Time not recorded · 6 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Mario Andretti	Parnelli	Push start · Time not recorded · 4 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Ian Ashley	Brabham	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	Accident in practice · Time not recorded · brm	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:38.978 · ford
2	James Hunt	Hesketh	1:38.995 · ford
3	Mario Andretti	Parnelli	1:39.204 · ford
4	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:39.284 · ford
5	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:39.327 · ferrari
6	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:39.478 · ford
7	John Watson	Brabham	1:39.527 · ford
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	1:39.538 · ford
9	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:39.600 · ferrari
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:40.317 · ford
11	Jacques Laffite	Iso-Marlboro	1:40.597 · ford
12	Chris Amon	BRM	1:40.700 · brm
13	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:40.700 · ford
14	Mark Donohue	Penske	1:40.834 · ford
15	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro	1:40.854 · ford
16	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	1:40.876 · ford
17	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:41.027 · ford
18	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:41.188 · ford
19	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:41.195 · ford
20	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:41.370 · ford
21	Rolf Stommelen	Lola	1:41.370 · ford
22	Mike Wilds	Ensign	1:41.500 · ford
23	Helmuth Koinigg	Surtees	1:41.763 · ford
24	Graham Hill	Lola	1:41.901 · ford
25	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:42.031 · ford
26	José Dolhem	Surtees	1:42.914 · ford
27	Tim Schenken	Lotus	1:43.243 · ford
28	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March	1:43.606 · ford
29	Ian Ashley	Brabham	1:43.801 · ford
30	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	Time not recorded · brm

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:38.978 · ford
2	James Hunt	Hesketh	1:38.995 · ford
3	Mario Andretti	Parnelli	1:39.204 · ford
4	Carlos Pace	Brabham	1:39.284 · ford
5	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	1:39.327 · ferrari
6	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1:39.478 · ford
7	John Watson	Brabham	1:39.527 · ford
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	1:39.538 · ford
9	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:39.600 · ferrari
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow	1:40.317 · ford
11	Jacques Laffite	Iso-Marlboro	1:40.597 · ford
12	Chris Amon	BRM	1:40.700 · brm
13	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:40.700 · ford
14	Mark Donohue	Penske	1:40.834 · ford
15	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro	1:40.854 · ford
16	Jacky Ickx	Lotus	1:40.876 · ford
17	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:41.027 · ford
18	Tom Pryce	Shadow	1:41.188 · ford
19	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:41.195 · ford
20	Jochen Mass	McLaren	1:41.370 · ford
21	Rolf Stommelen	Lola	1:41.370 · ford
22	Mike Wilds	Ensign	1:41.500 · ford
23	Helmuth Koinigg	Surtees	1:41.763 · ford
24	Graham Hill	Lola	1:41.901 · ford
25	Vittorio Brambilla	March	1:42.031 · ford
26	José Dolhem	Surtees	1:42.914 · ford
27	Tim Schenken	Lotus	1:43.243 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	55
2	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	52
3	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	45
4	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	38
5	Ronnie Peterson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	35
6	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	32
7	Denny Hulme	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
8	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
9	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
10	Jacky Ickx	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
11	Mike Hailwood	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
12	Carlos Pace	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
13	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
15	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
17	Arturo Merzario	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
18	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Tom Pryce	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Vittorio Brambilla	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1