1974 Argentine Grand Prix

1974 Argentine Grand Prix
Race details
Date January 13, 1974
Official name XI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Location Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.968 km (3.708 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 316.315 km (196.549 miles)
Weather Hot and sunny
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:50.78
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
Time 1:52.10 on lap 38[1]
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1974 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held in Buenos Aires on 13 January 1974. It was race 1 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 53-lap race was won by McLaren driver Denny Hulme after he started from tenth position. Niki Lauda finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Clay Regazzoni came in third.

For the first time, Formula One's visit to the Buenos Aires circuit saw them use the long and fast No.15 configuration, rather than the previously-used No.9 layout.[2] This race was also the 8th and last victory of Hulme's Formula One career and, as of 2024, the last for a New Zealand driver.

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  2. ^ "Argentine GP, 1974 Race Report - GP Encyclopedia - F1 History on Grandprix.com". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 2014-03-21.