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1974 Race of Champions
1974 Brazilian GP
1973 South African GP
1974 South African GP
1974 BRDC International Trophy
1974 Spanish GP
1975 South African GP
XX
Lucky Strike South African Grand Prix
Event
Overview •
Sessions
•
Entry List
Qualifying
Qualification
Race
Starting Grid
•
Classification
•
Fastest Laps
•
Laps Led
Details
Date
Saturday 30 March 1974
Start time
14:00
Event
South African GP
Circuit
Kyalami
Event Format
Race of 78 laps
Championship
World Championship
Race number
#3 of
15
in 1974
#238 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps
78
Circuit Perimeter
4104 m
Race Distance
4104 × 78 = 320.112 km
Grid Format
2-2-2-2
Pole Position
Left
First Corner
Right
Track Direction
Clockwise
Weather
Weather
Sunny, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries
28
Qualifiers
27
Finishers
19
Debutants
Vittorio Brambilla
(
Driver
),
Hesketh
(
Car Manufacturer
),
BRM P201
(
Car Model
),
Hesketh 308
(
Car Model
),
Iso Marlboro FW02
(
Car Model
),
Lotus 76
(
Car Model
),
Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees
(
Entrant
),
Blignaut Embassy Racing SA
(
Entrant
)
Milestones
Agip
– 1st Pole Position (
Lubricant Manufacturer
)
Fina
– 1st Fastest Lap (
Lubricant Manufacturer
)
Fina
– 1st Win (
Lubricant Manufacturer
)
Carlos Reutemann
– 1st Fastest Lap (
Driver
)
Carlos Reutemann
– 1st Win (
Driver
)
Niki Lauda
– 1st Pole Position (
Driver
)
Denny Hulme
– 100th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Ronnie Peterson
– 50th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Records Broken
1.
Most 13th Place Finishes
–
Lotus
(
10
),
2.
Most Race Entries
–
Ferrari
,
Lotus
(
651
)
Records Extended
1.
Most Retirements
–
Lotus
(
277
),
2.
Most Races Led
–
Ferrari
(
138
),
3.
Most Race Entries
–
Graham Hill
(
163
),
4.
Most 6th Place Qualifications
–
Ferrari
(
54
),
5.
Most 11th Place Qualifications
–
BRM
(
39
),
6.
Most 16th Place Qualifications
–
Lotus
(
40
)
World Championship standings
1
Clay Regazzoni
10
2
Denny Hulme
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
9
Carlos Reutemann
9
5
Mike Hailwood
9
6
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
8
7
Niki Lauda
6
8
Jacky Ickx
4
9
Patrick Depailler
4
10
Carlos Pace
3
11
Hans-Joachim Stuck
2
12
Ronnie Peterson
1
Arturo Merzario
1
1
McLaren
/
Ford
22
2
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
12
3
Brabham
/
Ford
9
4
BRM
/
BRM
8
5
Lotus
/
Ford
4
6
Tyrrell
/
Ford
4
7
Surtees
/
Ford
3
8
March
/
Ford
2
9
Iso Marlboro
/
Ford
1
Results
Winner
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Car Number
Car 7
Car 12
Car 7
Entrant
Motor Racing Developments
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Motor Racing Developments
Driver
Carlos Reutemann
Niki Lauda
Carlos Reutemann
Car
Brabham
BT44
Ferrari
312B3
Brabham
BT44
Engine
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Ferrari
3.0 F12
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time
1:42'40.96
1'16.58
1'18.16
Speed
187.049 km/h
192.928 km/h
189.028 km/h
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