Date | Sunday 13 January 1974 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | Argentine GP |
Circuit | Buenos Aires |
Event Format | Race of 53 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #1 of 15 in 1974 #236 (of all time) |
Laps | 53 |
Circuit Perimeter | 5968 m |
Race Distance | 5968 × 53 = 316.304 km |
Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 |
Pole Position | Right |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Hot, Dry |
Entries | 26 |
Qualifiers | 26 |
Finishers | 13 |
Debutants | Guy Edwards (Driver),
Hans-Joachim Stuck (Driver),
Richard Robarts (Driver),
Agip (Lubricant Manufacturer),
Brabham BT44 (Car Model),
Iso Marlboro FW01 (Car Model),
Lola T370 (Car Model),
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March 741 (Car Model),
Shadow DN3 (Car Model),
Surtees TS16 (Car Model),
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill (Entrant),
John Goldie Racing with Hexagon (Entrant),
Marlboro Team Texaco (Entrant),
Team Motul BRM (Entrant)
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Milestones | Agip – 1st Fastest Lap (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Duckhams – 1st Pole Position (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Marlboro Team Texaco – 1st Win (Entrant)
BRM – 500th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
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Records Broken |
1. Most 5th Place Finishes – BRM (33)
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Records Extended |
1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (170),
2. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (197),
3. Most Retirements – Lotus (274),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (302),
5. Most Retirements – Graham Hill (72),
6. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (79),
7. Most 3rd Place Finishes – Ferrari (68),
8. Most 12th Place Finishes – Brabham (14),
9. Most Fastest Laps – Ferrari (61),
10. Most Laps Led – Lotus (3858),
11. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (647),
12. Most Race Entries – Graham Hill (161),
13. Most Poles – Lotus (67),
14. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (64),
15. Most 8th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (39),
16. Most 23rd Place Qualifications – March (11)
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