1974 World Sportscar Championship

The 1974 World Sportscar Championship season was the 22nd season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1974 World Championship for Makes [1] and FIA Cup for GT Cars [1] which were contested concurrently over a ten race series [1] from 25 April to 9 November 1974. The World Championship for Makes, which was open to Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 GT Cars,[2] was won by Matra [1] and the FIA Cup for GT Cars by Porsche.[1]

1974 World Sportscar Championship
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Schedule
Matra won the championship with its MS670s
Gulf Ford placed second with its GR7s
Porsche placed third with its Carrera (pictured) & 908/3 models
Alfa Romeo placed fourth with its 33TT12s

The 1974 World Championship for Makes and FIA Cup for GT Cars were contested concurrently over a ten race series.[1]

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

Results

Races
Rnd Circuit Outright winning team GT winning team Results
Outright winning drivers GT winning drivers
Outright winning car GT winning car
1 Monza #3 Autodelta SpA #87 Gelo Racing Results
Mario Andretti
Arturo Merzario		 John Fitzpatrick
Georg Loos
Jürgen Neuhaus
Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
2 Spa-Francorchamps #4 Equipe Gitanes #53 Gelo Racing Results
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Jacky Ickx		 John Fitzpatrick
Jürgen Barth
Matra-Simca MS670C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
3 Nürburgring #1 Equipe Gitanes #45 Gelo Racing Results
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Jean-Pierre Beltoise		 John Fitzpatrick
Jürgen Barth
Matra-Simca MS670C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
4 Imola #2 Equipe Gitanes #152 Porsche Kremer Racing Results
Henri Pescarolo
Gérard Larrousse		 Hans Heyer
Paul Keller
Matra-Simca MS670B/C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
5 La Sarthe #7 Equipe Gitanes #71 Raymond Touroul Results
Henri Pescarolo
Gérard Larrousse		 Cyril Grandet
Dominique Bardini
Matra-Simca MS670B Ferrari 365 GTB/4
6 Österreichring #5 Equipe Gitanes #33 Porsche Kremer Racing Results
Henri Pescarolo
Gérard Larrousse		 Hans Heyer
Erwin Kremer
Paul Keller
Matra-Simca MS670B/C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
7 Watkins Glen #1 Equipe Gitanes #59 Brumos Porsche Results
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Jean-Pierre Beltoise		 Hurley Haywood
Peter Gregg
Matra-Simca MS670C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
8 Le Castellet #1 Equipe Gitanes #57 Gelo Racing Results
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Jean-Pierre Beltoise		 Rolf Stommelen
Tim Schenken
Matra-Simca MS670C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
9 Brands Hatch #1 Equipe Gitanes #55 Gelo Racing Results
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Jean-Pierre Beltoise		 John Fitzpatrick
Toine Hezemans
Manfred Schurti
Matra-Simca MS670C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
10 Kyalami #2 Equipe Gitanes #20 Gelo Racing Results
Henri Pescarolo
Gérard Larrousse		 John Fitzpatrick
Rolf Stommelen
Tim Schenken
Matra-Simca MS670B/C Porsche 911 Carrera RSR

World Championship for Makes

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.[3] Makes were only awarded the applicable points for their highest finishing car,[3] with no points awarded for positions gained by additional cars. No points were awarded for places gained by Touring Cars [4] or by any other cars from groups which were ineligible for the championship.

Only the best seven scores for each make counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the totals.[5]

Pos [1] Make [1] Rd 1 [1] Rd 2 [1] Rd 3 [1] Rd 4 [1] Rd 5 [1] Rd 6 [1] Rd 7 [1] Rd 8 [1] Rd 9 [1] Rd 10 [1] Total [1]
1 Matra 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 (20) (20) 140
2 Gulf Ford (10) 15 10 10 10 12 12 12 81
3 Porsche 8 12 8 15 15 10 68
4 Alfa Romeo 20 15 15 15 65
5 Chevron 1 3 2 4 10 10 30
6 Ligier 3 3 6 12
7 Lola 6 1 3 10
8 Ferrari 8 8
9 March 3 3
10= Alpine 1 1
10= AMS 1 1
10= Ecosse 1 1

FIA Cup for GT Cars

In addition to being eligible for the overall championship, GT Cars also competed for their own award.[4]

Position [1] Make [1] Rd 1 [1] Rd 2 [1] Rd 3 [1] Rd 4 [1] Rd 5 [1] Rd 6 [1] Rd 7 [1] Rd 8 [1] Rd 9 [1] Rd 10 [1] Total [1]
1 Porsche 20 20 20 20 (12) 20 20 20 (20) (20) 140
2 Ferrari 20 20
3 De Tomaso 10 10
4 Chevrolet 1 6 1 8
5 BMW 3 3

The cars

The following models contributed to the nett point scores of their respective makes.

World Championship for Makes

FIA Cup for GT Cars
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References
  1. 1974 FIA International Championships, 1975 FIA Yearbook, grey section, pages 89 & 90
  2. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
  3. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260
  4. Janos L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, page 886
  5. Automobile Year 1974/75, page 216
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