1974 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Jul 1974
- Circuit
- Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France
- Round
- 9 of 15
- Winner
- Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 80 | 1:21:55.02 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | +20.36 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | 80 | +27.84 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 7 | 80 | +28.11 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 13 | 80 | +37.54 | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | 80 | +38.14 | 1 | |
| 7 | 33 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 6 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 9 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro | 15 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 12 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola | 21 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 37 | François Migault | BRM | 22 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 27 | Guy Edwards | Lola | 20 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 28 | John Watson | Brabham | 14 | 76 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 5 | 27 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 8 | 24 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 18 | 4 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 3 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 19 | 1 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 10 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 8 | Rikky von Opel | Brabham | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 34 | Carlos Pace | Brabham | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Iso Marlboro | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | José Dolhem | Surtees | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 23 | Leo Kinnunen | Surtees | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 43 | Gérard Larrousse | Brabham | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 36 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 0 | 32 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1 | 9 |