1974 German Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 11 of 15 in the 1974 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | August 4, 1974 | ||
| Official name | XXXVI Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 22.835 km (14.189 mi) | ||
| Distance | 14 laps, 319.690 km (198.646 mi) | ||
| Weather | Overcast, showers | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 7:00.80 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jody Scheckter
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Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 7:11.10 on lap 11 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Ford | ||
The 1974 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on 4 August 1974. It was the 36th German Grand Prix and the 33rd to be held at the Nürburgring complex of circuits. The race was won by Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni driving a Ferrari 312B3. Regazzoni led every lap on the way to his second Grand Prix victory, some four years after his debut victory at the 1970 Italian Grand Prix. South African driver Jody Scheckter was second driving a Tyrrell 007 ahead of Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann (Brabham BT44).
Since the 1973 event the main straight had been widened and resurfaced. In response to new FIA regulations stating that all FIA-mandated races must have safety walls, the organizers replaced the bushes lining the straight with Armco and placed sandy surface on both sides of the straight. Regazzoni's win, coupled with Niki Lauda's first lap crash put the Swiss Ferrari driver back into the lead of the championship he had previous held earlier in the year. Lauda crashed his Ferrari 312B3 attempting to pass Scheckter. Emerson Fittipaldi also was an early retirement after making a very slow start in his McLaren M23 and was struck by his team mate Denny Hulme putting out both cars within a lap. Hulme attempted to restart the race in a spare car and was disqualified for doing so. Mike Hailwood was another to crash, having a large accident on the second last lap at Pflanzgarten in his McLaren M23. The former motorcyclist received a badly broken leg in the accident which became a career-ending injury. Occasional showers fell during the race, contributing to the accident toll which also claimed Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell 007), Jacques Laffite (Williams FW02) and John Watson (Brabham BT44). Just 14 cars finished the race, although Hailwood would also be classified as a finisher, out of the 26 starters. There was six cars who failed to qualify including Chris Amon (Amon AF101) who pulled out due to illness.
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