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Spanish Grand Prix

Jarama, 28 Apr 1974

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Niki Lauda Ferrari 312 B3-74 [015] - f12
#12 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
84 2h 00m 29.56s
88.48 mph
2 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 312 B3-74 [014] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
84 2h 01m 05.17s
3 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren M23 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 Marlboro Texaco Team McLaren
83 2h 01m 18.32s
4 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 741 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#9 March Engineering
82 2h 00m 36.52s
5 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 007 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Elf Team Tyrrell
82 2h 00m 48.47s
6 Denis Hulme McLaren M23 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#56 Marlboro Texaco Team McLaren
82 2h 01m 27.19s
7 Brian Redman Shadow DN3 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 UOP Shadow Racing Team
81 2h 00m 43.69s
8 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell [006/2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell
81 2h 00m 45.72s
9 Mike Hailwood McLaren M23 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8
#33 Yardley Team McLaren
81 2h 00m 46.73s
10 James Hunt Hesketh 308 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24 Hesketh Racing
81 2h 00m 59.80s
11 John Watson Brabham BT42 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#28 John Goldie Racing with Hexagon
80 2h 00m 45.53s
12 Henri Pescarolo BRM P160E [10] - P142 V12
#15 Team Motul BRM
80 2h 01m 27.03s
13 Carlos Pace Surtees TS16-2 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18 Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees
78 2h 00m 45.28s
14 Tim Schenken Trojan T103 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#23 Trojan Tauranac Racing
76 accident
NC Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow DN3 [2A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 UOP Shadow Racing Team
73 not classified
R Graham Hill Lola T370 [HU2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#26 Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
43 engine
R Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro [FW03] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Frank Williams Racing Cars
37 accident
R Jochen Mass Surtees TS16-2 [04] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees
35 gearbox
R François Migault BRM P160E [09] - P142 V12
#37 Team Motul BRM
27 engine
R Jacky Ickx Lotus 76 [2 JPS10] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 John Player Team Lotus
26 brakes
R Ronnie Peterson Lotus 76 [1 JPS9] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 John Player Team Lotus
23 engine
R Chris Amon Amon AF1 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#30 Chris Amon Racing
22 brakes
R Rikky von Opel Brabham BT44 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#8 Motor Racing Developments Limited
14 oil leak
R Carlos Reutemann Brabham BT44 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7 Motor Racing Developments Limited
12 accident
R Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM P201 [01] - P142 V12
#14 Team Motul BRM
2 engine
DNSC Vittorio Brambilla March 741 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#10 March Engineering
Did not start (crashed)
DNQ Tom Belsø Iso-Marlboro [FW02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#21 Frank Williams Racing Cars
Did not qualify
DNQ Guy Edwards Lola T370 [HU1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#27 Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
Did not qualify
T Denis Hulme McLaren M23 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 Marlboro Texaco Team McLaren
(Only used in practice)
T Jochen Mass Surtees TS16-2 [03] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees
(Only used in practice)
T Graham Hill Lola T370 [HU3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#43 Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
(Only used in practice)
T Jody Scheckter Tyrrell [006/2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#61 Elf Team Tyrrell
(Only used in practice)
T James Hunt Hesketh 308 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#81 Hesketh Racing
(Only used in practice)
T/C Patrick Depailler Tyrrell [005] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell
(Crashed in practice)
T/S Carlos Reutemann Brabham BT44 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7 Motor Racing Developments Limited
(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 312 B3-74 [010] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Silvio Moser Brabham BT42 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#25 Bretscher Racing
(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Ronnie Peterson Lotus 72E [R8] - Cosworth DFV V8
#31 John Player Team Lotus
(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Mike Hailwood McLaren M23 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#33 Yardley Team McLaren
(Spare - not used in practice)
DNP Silvio Moser Brabham BT42 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#25 Bretscher Racing
Did not take part in official practice
(Moser injured, so cars returned to Italian base)

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Niki Lauda (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312 B3-74 [015] - Ferrari f12 1m 18.44s
2 Ronnie Peterson (F1) 3-litre Lotus 76 [1 JPS9] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 18.47s
3 Clay Regazzoni (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312 B3-74 [014] - Ferrari f12 1m 18.78s
4 Emerson Fittipaldi (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.25s
5 Jacky Ickx (F1) 3-litre Lotus 76 [2 JPS10] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.28s
6 Carlos Reutemann (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT44 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.37s
7 Arturo Merzario (F1) 3-litre Iso-Marlboro [FW03] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.54s
8 Denis Hulme (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.66s
9 Vittorio Brambilla * (F1) 3-litre March 741 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.81s
10 Jody Scheckter (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 007 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.86s
11 James Hunt (F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 19.87s
12 Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F1) 3-litre BRM P201 [01] - BRM P142 V12 1m 20.03s
13 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN3 [2A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.20s
14 Hans-Joachim Stuck (F1) 3-litre March 741 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.46s
15 Carlos Pace (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS16-2 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.52s
16 John Watson (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT42 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.54s
17 Patrick Depailler (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell [006/2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.65s
18 Mike Hailwood (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.65s
19 Jochen Mass (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS16-2 [04] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.80s
20 Graham Hill (F1) 3-litre Lola T370 [HU2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 20.99s
21 Henri Pescarolo (F1) 3-litre BRM P160E [10] - BRM P142 V12 1m 21.32s
22 Brian Redman (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN3 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.35s
23 François Migault (F1) 3-litre BRM P160E [09] - BRM P142 V12 1m 21.43s
24 Chris Amon (F1) 3-litre Amon AF1 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.79s
25 Rikky von Opel (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT44 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.85s
26 Tim Schenken (F1) 3-litre Trojan T103 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.89s
27 Guy Edwards * (F1) 3-litre Lola T370 [HU1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.96s
28 Tom Belsø * (F1) 3-litre Iso-Marlboro [FW02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.09s
 
* Did not start

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.

Individual sources for this event

Autosport 2 May 1974 pp10-19 (by Pete Lyons). Motoring News 2 May 1974 pp10-15 (by 'AH' Alan Henry). Motor Sport June 1974 pp560-562 and 'Notes on the cars at Jarama' pp562-563 (by 'DSJ' Denis Jenkinson). Autocar 4 May 1974 pp30-32 (by Ray Hutton). Sport Auto Juin 1974 pp32-39 (by Gérard Crombac).

With a cluster of new F1 projects all coming to fruition, the Spanish GP saw the largest number of F1 cars so far at a 3-litre F1 race. The entry list started with two-car teams from Lotus, Tyrrell, McLaren, Brabham, March, Ferrari, BRM, Shadow, Surtees, Williams and Lola. Then came single-car constructor teams Trojan, Hesketh and Amon, then third entries from McLaren and BRM, and a single privateer, Hexagon Racing, with a Brabham BT42. Bretscher Racing also arrived with a pair of Brabham BT42s for Silvio Moser, but he had been badly injured at the Monza 1000 km and did not take part. That brought total entries to 29, reducing to 28 with Moser's withdrawal. There were 25 starters. Brambilla was unable to start after an accident in practice, and both Belso and Edwards failed to qualify.

The Trojan and the Amon were participating in a World Championship race for the first time, so became the 24th and 25th marques of the 3-litre era and both narrowly qualified for the grid. The Lyncar and the Token had already participated in non-championship events, but were yet to appear at a GP, and the Maki had also been shown to the press. Eagle, Penske and Parnelli were all working on projects to appear later in the season, as was Wilson Fittipaldi.

The ten spare cars in Spain were allocated their own entry numbers: the five that were used being a Lola T370, a Marlboro-liveried McLaren M23, a Hesketh 308, Tyrrell 006/2 and a Surtees TS16; and the five that remained unused being a Lotus 72, a Brabham BT44 which stayed in the transporter, a Ferrari 312B3, the second Bretscher Brabham and a Yardley-liveried McLaren M23. Lyons said 38 were present, but this seems to add up to 39, which broke the previous record by four. Jenkinson also counted 39.

Various sources list an entry at #29 for Jorge de Bagration in a Surtees TS16. He is not listed or mentioned by Motoring News or Autosport, either in their previews or their race reports, nor by Motor Sport or Autocar or Sport Auto, despite all of these publications mentioning Silvio Moser's non-arrival. An image has been mocked up, purporting to show de Bagration's Surtees in the pitlane, and this appears on various websites, but it is a doctored image of Derek Bell's car at Monza later in the season. The only evidence for this entry is a story that de Bagration intended to enter before his sponsorship deal fell through, and even that assertion lacks documentary evidence.

The Motor Sport report and 'Notes on the cars' was a welcome return to form for Jenkinson, who reported the content of the paddock in great detail. It was his first Grand Prix report since the previous August, and since then Frank Williams had renamed his cars from IR/01 and IR/02 to FW/01 and FW/02. Unfortunately, Jenks had previously declared that IR/02 had become IR/03 when it was rebuilt on a new monocoque following Howden Ganley's accident at the 1973 German GP, so Jenks now decided that his "IR/03" should still be called IR/03 despite its renaming, not FW/02. At the Spanish GP, Williams introduced a new car called, naturally enough, FW/03. Jenks, having now painted himself into a corner, called it IR/04, adding "for what it is worth, the team's 'entrepreneur' has decided to renumber the cars FW/04 and FW/02". No he hadn't. Jenks would continue to befuddle the poor historian on this issue for some time to come, but this appears to have been the trigger for Jenkinson to develop a new way to describe a car where he did not agree with the constructor on the correct chassis number to use.