| 1974 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dijon-Prenois Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 July 1974 | ||
| Location | Dijon-Prenois,Dijon,France | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.289 km (2.044 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 263.12 km (163.495 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 0:58.79[1] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 1:00.00[2] on lap 10 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1974 French Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held atDijon-Prenois nearDijon,France on 7 July 1974. It was race 9 of 15 in both the1974 World Championship of Drivers and the1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The 80-lap race was won byRonnie Peterson, driving aLotus-Ford.Niki Lauda finished second in aFerrari, having started frompole position, with teammateClay Regazzoni third. Until the2020 Sakhir Grand Prix,[failed verification] this was the only[failed verification] World Championship Grand Prix in which lap times of less than one minute were set, by 12 drivers during qualifying, including pole position starter Lauda.[3]
*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify
To honor the 80th birthday of theACF, a parade of vintage cars was organized with a selection of great drivers from the 20s and 30s up to the present day. The race itself was largely uneventful.Tom Pryce put in a superb performance to be 3rd on the grid behindRonnie Peterson andNiki Lauda. However, he was slow off the start and was hit byCarlos Reutemann, ending his race.James Hunt andHenri Pescarolo were also taken out in the ensuing accident. Lauda led convincingly from Peterson andClay Regazzoni withEmerson Fittipaldi up to 4th by lap 15. Lauda dropped back with handling problems on lap 16, and was passed by Peterson, who led to the flag. He was followed by Lauda and Regazzoni, who came home 3rd despite vibration problems. Regazzoni had been challenged strongly by Fittipaldi, but just as theMcLaren driver was preparing to pass, Fittipaldi's engine exploded, ending his race.Jody Scheckter was fourth, less than a second behind Regazzoni.
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