Season 1974 · Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

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1974-01-27 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil · Brazilian Grand Prix · 32Lap · 254.720km
5 Emerson Fittipaldi
McLaren 1:24:37.060
Team win 11pt P1 · P5 · P12
11 Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari +13.570
2 Jacky Ickx
Team Lotus
Fastest Lap
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DNF
8
John Watson L27 Hans-Joachim Stuck L24 Jean-Pierre Jarier L21 Arturo Merzario L20 Peter Revson L10 Howden Ganley L8 Niki Lauda L2 Guy Edwards L2
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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 19/42 45.2%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Closest finish · all-time P48
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
32Lap 254.720km 43 races held (1973–) Lap record 1:10.540 · Valtteri Bottas (2018)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P3 Carlos Reutemann 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P5 Emerson Fittipaldi 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P15 Niki Lauda 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P16 Jacques Laffite 12 starts · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P22 Niki Lauda 11 starts · → Mark Webber -1
P26 Jean-Pierre Jarier 10 starts · → Nico Rosberg -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 5 10 15 20 25 30 L32 Fittipaldi · P1 → P1 1 Fittipaldi FIT 1 Fittipaldi FIT Regazzoni · P8 → P2 · +6 8 Regazzoni REG 2 Regazzoni REG Ickx · P5 → P3 · +2 5 Ickx ICK 3 Ickx ICK Pace · P12 → P4 · +8 12 Pace PAC 4 Pace PAC Hailwood · P7 → P5 · +2 7 Hailwood HAI 5 Hailwood HAI Peterson · P4 → P6 · -2 4 Peterson PET 6 Peterson PET Reutemann · P2 → P7 · -5 2 Reutemann REU 7 Reutemann REU Depailler · P16 → P8 · +8 16 Depailler DEP 8 Depailler DEP Hunt · P18 → P9 · +9 18 Hunt HUN 9 Hunt HUN Beltoise · P17 → P10 · +7 17 Beltoise BEL 10 Beltoise BEL Hill · P21 → P11 · +10 21 Hill HIL 11 Hill HIL Hulme · P11 → P12 · -1 11 Hulme HUL 12 Hulme HUL Scheckter · P14 → P13 · +1 14 Scheckter SCH 13 Scheckter SCH Pescarolo · P22 → P14 · +8 22 Pescarolo PES 14 Pescarolo PES Robarts · P24 → P15 · +9 24 Robarts ROB 15 Robarts ROB Migault · P23 → P16 · +7 23 Migault MIG 16 Migault MIG Mass · P10 → P17 · -7 10 Mass MAS 17 Mass MAS Watson · P15 → retired L27 Watson · retired L27 15 Watson WAT R Watson WAT Stuck · P13 → retired L24 Stuck · retired L24 13 Stuck STU R Stuck STU Jarier · P19 → retired L21 Jarier · retired L21 19 Jarier JAR R Jarier JAR Merzario · P9 → retired L20 Merzario · retired L20 9 Merzario MER R Merzario MER Revson · P6 → retired L10 Revson · retired L10 6 Revson REV R Revson REV Ganley · P20 → retired L8 Ganley · retired L8 20 Ganley GAN R Ganley GAN Lauda · P25 → retired L2 Lauda · retired L2 25 Lauda LAU R Lauda LAU Edwards · P3 → retired L2 Edwards · retired L2 3 Edwards EDW R Edwards EDW
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren 1 32 1:24:37.060 9
2 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 8 32 +13.570 6
3 2 Jacky Ickx Team Lotus 5 31 +1 Lap 4
4 8 Carlos Pace Surtees 12 31 +1 Lap 3
5 33 Mike Hailwood McLaren 7 31 +1 Lap 2
6 1 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 4 31 +1 Lap 1
7 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 2 31 +1 Lap
8 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 16 31 +1 Lap
9 24 James Hunt March 18 31 +1 Lap
10 14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 17 31 +1 Lap
11 26 Graham Hill Lola 21 31 +1 Lap
12 6 Denny Hulme McLaren 11 31 +1 Lap
13 3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 14 31 +1 Lap
14 15 Henri Pescarolo BRM 22 30 +2 Laps
15 8 Richard Robarts Brabham 24 30 +2 Laps
16 37 François Migault BRM 23 30 +2 Laps
17 33 Jochen Mass Surtees 10 30 +2 Laps
R 28 John Watson Brabham 15 27 Clutch
R 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 13 24 Transmission
R 17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow 19 21 Brakes
R 20 Arturo Merzario Iso Marlboro 9 20 Throttle
R 16 Peter Revson Shadow 6 10 Overheating
R 10 Howden Ganley March 20 8 Ignition
R 12 Niki Lauda Ferrari 25 2 Engine
R 27 Guy Edwards Lola 3 2 Chassis
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Emerson Fittipaldi
2
7 Carlos Reutemann
3
27 Guy Edwards
4
1 Ronnie Peterson
5
2 Jacky Ickx
6
16 Peter Revson
7
33 Mike Hailwood
8
11 Clay Regazzoni
9
20 Arturo Merzario
10
33 Jochen Mass
11
6 Denny Hulme
12
8 Carlos Pace
13
9 Hans-Joachim Stuck
14
3 Jody Scheckter
15
28 John Watson
16
4 Patrick Depailler
17
14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise
18
24 James Hunt
19
17 Jean-Pierre Jarier
20
10 Howden Ganley
21
26 Graham Hill
22
15 Henri Pescarolo
23
37 François Migault
24
8 Richard Robarts
25
12 Niki Lauda
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15