1974 Race of Champions

1974 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1974 Formula One season
Race details
Date 17 March 1974
Location Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit
Fawkham, Kent, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.206 km (2.6136 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles)
Pole position
Driver Hesketh-Cosworth
Time 1:21.5
Fastest lap
Driver Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Cosworth
Time 1:33.8
Podium
First Lotus-Cosworth
Second Ferrari
Third McLaren-Cosworth

The 1974 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 17 March 1974. The 40-lap race featured both Formula One and Formula 5000 cars, and was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a Lotus-Cosworth, with Austria's Niki Lauda second in a Ferrari and Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi third in a McLaren-Cosworth.[1]

  1. ^ "The Race of Champions: Wet and interesting". Motor Sport. April 1974. p. 31. Retrieved 20 October 2017.