1974 World Sportscar Championship season

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1974 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1974 World Championship for Makes and International Grand Touring Trophy seasons were the 22nd season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for Sportscars and Grand Touring. It ran from April 25, 1974 to November 9, 1974, and was comprised of 10 races.

Contents

[edit] Schedule

Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date
1 Flag of Italy 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza April 25
2 Flag of Belgium 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps May 5
3 Flag of Germany 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring May 19
4 Flag of Italy 1000km Imola Autodromo Dino Ferrari June 2
5 Flag of France 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe June 15
June 16
6 Flag of Austria 1000km Zeltweg Österreichring June 30
7 Flag of the United States Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International July 13
8 Flag of France 1000km Le Castellet Circuit Paul Ricard August 15
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Brands Hatch 1000km Brands Hatch September 29
10 Flag of South Africa Kyalami 6 Hours Kyalami November 9

[edit] Season Results

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.

[edit] Races

Rnd Circuit Sportscar Winning Team GT Winning Team Results
Sportscar Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers
1 Monza Flag of Italy #3 Autodelta SpA Flag of Germany #87 Gelo Racing Results
Flag of the United States Mario Andretti
Flag of Italy Arturo Merzario
Flag of the United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
Flag of Germany Georg Loos
Flag of Germany Jürgen Neuhaus
2 Spa-Francorchamps Flag of France #4 Equipe Gitanes Flag of Germany #53 Gelo Racing Results
Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Flag of Belgium Jacky Ickx
Flag of the United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
Flag of Germany Jürgen Barth
3 Nürburgring Flag of France #1 Equipe Gitanes Flag of Germany #45 Gelo Racing Results
Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Flag of the United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
Flag of Germany Jürgen Barth
4 Imola Flag of France #2 Equipe Gitanes Flag of Germany #152 Porsche Kremer Racing Results
Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
Flag of Germany Hans Heyer
Flag of Switzerland Paul Keller
5 La Sarthe Flag of France #7 Equipe Gitanes Flag of France #71 Raymond Touroul Results
Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
Flag of France Cyril Grandet
Flag of France Dominique Bardini
6 Österreichring Flag of France #5 Equipe Gitanes Flag of Germany #33 Porsche Kremer Racing Results
Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
Flag of Germany Hans Heyer
Flag of Germany Erwin Kremer
Flag of Switzerland Paul Keller
7 Watkins Glen Flag of France #1 Equipe Gitanes Flag of the United States #59 Brumos Porsche Results
Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Flag of the United States Hurley Haywood
Flag of the United States Peter Gregg
8 Le Castellet Flag of France #1 Equipe Gitanes Flag of Germany #57 Gelo Racing Results
Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Flag of Germany Rolf Stommelen
Flag of Australia Tim Schenken
9 Brands Hatch Flag of France #1 Equipe Gitanes Flag of Germany #55 Gelo Racing Results
Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Flag of the United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
Flag of the Netherlands Toine Hezemans
Flag of Liechtenstein Manfred Schurti
10 Kyalami Flag of France #2 Equipe Gitanes Flag of Germany #20 Gelo Racing Results
Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
Flag of the United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
Flag of Germany Rolf Stommelen
Flag of Australia Tim Schenken

[edit] Manufacturers Championships

[edit] Overall Manufacturers Championship

All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate championship.

Cars participating in races that were not included in the S, P, or GT classes are skipped in rewarding points for the overall championship.

Only the best 7 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.

Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1 Flag of France Matra-Simca 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 140
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Mirage 10 15 10 10 10 12 12 12 79
3 Flag of Germany Porsche 8 12 6 8 15 6 15 10 8 6 76
4 Flag of Italy Alfa Romeo 20 15 15 15 65
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Chevron 1 3 2 4 10 10 30
6 Flag of France Ligier 3 3 6 12
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Lola 6 1 3 10
8 Flag of Italy Ferrari 8 8
9 Flag of the United Kingdom March 3 3
10= Flag of France Alpine-Renault 1 1
10= Flag of Italy AMS 1 1
10= Flag of the United Kingdom Ecosse 1 1

[edit] GT Manufacturers Championship

Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1 Flag of Germany Porsche 20 20 20 20 12 20 20 20 20 20 140
2 Flag of Italy Ferrari 20 20
3 Flag of Italy De Tomaso 10 10
4 Flag of the United States Chevrolet 1 6 1 8

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