1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[edit] Season summary
MV Agusta and Phil Read claimed a second successive 500cc crown. It would be the Italian firm's last world championship and their seventeenth 500cc title in a row. Giacomo Agostini switched to the two-stroke Yamahas but was troubled by injuries and mechanical troubles. Suzuki started to get competetive with Barry Sheene and Jack Findlay on four cylinder two-strokes. MV Agusta pulled out of the 350cc class giving Agostini a free run, taking his fourteenth world title. Walter Villa won the 250cc crown giving Harley-Davidson the title after they bought the Aermacchi factory and renamed the bikes. Kent Andersson won his second 125cc championship title in the 125cc class. Kreidler continued to dominate the 50cc class with Dutchman Henk Van Kessel winning the crown.
Safety continued to be an issue with most riders boycotting the rainy German round over the lack of straw bales. It served as a focal point in the increasingly bitter debate about safety.
[edit] 500 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  French Grand Prix |
Clermont-Ferrand |  Phil Read |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 2 |  West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Edmund Czihak |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 |  Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring |  Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Franco Bonera |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 5 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Phil Carpenter |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Phil Read |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 8 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp |  Teuvo Lansivuori |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Phil Read |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Phil Read |
MV Agusta | Report |
[edit] 1974 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Read |
1 | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 82 | 4 |
| 2 | Franco Bonera |
Italy | MV Agusta | 69 | 1 | |
| 3 | Teuvo Lansivuori |
Finland | Yamaha | 67 | 1 | |
| 4 | Giacomo Agostini |
3 | Italy | Yamaha | 47 | 2 |
| 5 |  Jack Findlay |
5 | Australia | Suzuki | 34 | 0 |
| 6 | Barry Sheene |
United Kingdom | Suzuki | 30 | 0 | |
| 7 | Dieter Braun |
West Germany | Yamaha | 22 | 0 | |
| 8 | Pentti Korhonen |
Finland | Yamaha | 22 | 0 | |
| 9 | Billie Nelson |
United Kingdom | Yamaha | 21 | 0 | |
| 10 | Charlie Williams |
United Kingdom | Yamaha | 18 | 0 |
[edit] 350 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Grand Prix |
Clermont-Ferrand | Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Helmut Kassner |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Tony Rutter |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Teuvo Lansivuori |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | John Dodds |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 |  Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Giacomo Agostini |
Yamaha | Report |
| 10 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | Victor Palomo |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1974 350 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini |
1 | Italy | Yamaha | 75 | 5 |
| 2 | Dieter Braun |
8 | West Germany | Yamaha | 62 | 0 |
| 3 | Patrick Pons |
France | Yamaha | 47 | 0 | |
| 4 | John Dodds |
4 | Australia | Yamaha | 31 | 1 |
| 5 | Chas Mortimer |
United Kingdom | Yamaha | 29 | 0 | |
| 6 | Teuvo Lansivuori |
Finland | Yamaha | 27 | 1 | |
| 7 | Pentti Korhonen |
10 | Finland | Yamaha | 25 | 1 |
| 7 | Michel Rougerie |
France | Harley-Davidson | 25 | 0 | |
| 9 | Victor Palomo |
Spain | Yamaha | 24 | 1 | |
| 10 | Billie Nelson |
5 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 21 | 0 |
[edit] 250 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Helmut Kassner |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Walter Villa |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 3 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Charlie Williams |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Walter Villa |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Kent Andersson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp |  Takazumi Katayama |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Walter Villa |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 8 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Walter Villa |
Harley-Davidson | Report |
| 9 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Chas Mortimer |
Yamaha | Report |
| 10 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | John Dodds |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1974 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Villa |
Italy | Harley-Davidson | 77 | 4 | |
| 2 | Dieter Braun |
1 | West Germany | Yamaha | 58 | 0 |
| 3 | Patrick Pons |
6 | France | Yamaha | 50 | 1 |
| 4 | Takazumi Katayama |
Japan | Yamaha | 43 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Bruno Kneubühler |
9 | Switzerland | Yamaha | 43 | 0 |
| 6 | Chas Mortimer |
6 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 41 | 1 |
| 7 | John Dodds |
3 | Australia | Yamaha | 38 | 1 |
| 8 | Kent Andersson |
Sweden | Yamaha | 34 | 1 | |
| 9 | Michel Rougerie |
5 | France | Harley-Davidson | 21 | 0 |
| 10 | Mick Grant |
United Kingdom | Yamaha | 18 | 0 | |
| 10 | Pentti Korhonen |
4 | Finland | Yamaha | 18 | 0 |
[edit] 125 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Grand Prix |
Clermont-Ferrand | Kent Andersson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Fritz Reitmaier |
Maico | Report |
| 3 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Kent Andersson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Angel Nieto |
Derbi | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Bruno Kneubühler |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Angel Nieto |
Derbi | Report |
| 8 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Kent Andersson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Kent Andersson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 10 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Kent Andersson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 11 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | Benjamin Grau |
Derbi | Report |
[edit] 1974 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent Andersson |
1 | Sweden | Yamaha | 87 | 5 |
| 2 | Bruno Kneubühler |
Switzerland | Yamaha | 63 | 1 | |
| 3 | Angel Nieto |
7 | Spain | Derbi | 60 | 2 |
| 4 | Otello Buscherini |
6 | Italy | Malanca | 60 | 0 |
| 5 | Henk Van Kessel |
Netherlands | Bridgestone | 30 | 0 | |
| 6 | Thierry Tchernine |
France | Yamaha | 25 | 0 | |
| 7 | Harald Bartol |
Austria | Suzuki | 23 | 0 | |
| 8 | Leif Gustafsson |
4 | Sweden | Maico | 23 | 0 |
| 9 | Benjamin Grau |
Spain | Derbi | 21 | 1 | |
| 10 | Gert Bender |
West Germany | Bender | 20 | 0 |
[edit] 50 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Grand Prix |
Clermont-Ferrand | Henk Van Kessel |
Kreidler | Report |
| 2 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Ingo Emmerich |
Kreidler | Report |
| 3 | Nations Grand Prix |
Imola | Henk Van Kessel |
Kreidler | Report |
| 4 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Herbert Rittberger |
Kreidler | Report |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Gerhard Thurow |
Kreidler | Report |
| 6 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Henk Van Kessel |
Kreidler | Report |
| 7 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Julien Van Zeebroeck |
Kreidler | Report |
| 8 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Henk Van Kessel |
Kreidler | Report |
| 9 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Henk Van Kessel |
Kreidler | Report |
| 10 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | Henk Van Kessel |
Kreidler | Report |
[edit] 1974 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henk Van Kessel |
5 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 90 | 6 |
| 2 | Herbert Rittberger |
West Germany | Kreidler | 65 | 1 | |
| 3 | Julien Van Zeebroeck |
Belgium | Kreidler | 59 | 1 | |
| 4 | Gerhard Thurow |
4 | West Germany | Kreidler | 57 | 1 |
| 5 | Rudolf Kunz |
9 | West Germany | Kreidler | 52 | 0 |
| 6 | Ulrich Graf |
7 | West Germany | Kreidler | 44 | 0 |
| 7 | Jan Bruins |
Netherlands | Jamathi | 27 | 0 | |
| 8 | Otello Buscherini |
8 | Italy | Malanca | 26 | 0 |
| 9 | Stefan Dörflinger |
Switzerland | Kreidler | 25 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jan Huberts |
8 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 25 | 0 |
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