| 1974 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dijon-Prenois Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 July 1974 | ||
| Location | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.289 km (2.044 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 263.12 km (163.495 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 0:58.79[1] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 1:00.00[2] on lap 10 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1974 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon-Prenois near Dijon, France on 7 July 1974. It was race 9 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The 80-lap race was won by Ronnie Peterson, driving a Lotus-Ford. Niki Lauda finished second in a Ferrari, having started from pole position, with teammate Clay Regazzoni third. Until the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix,[failed verification] this was the only[failed verification] World Championship Grand Prix in which lap times of less than one minute were set, by 12 drivers during qualifying, including pole position starter Lauda.[3]
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 39. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 41. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ "Dijon 1974 - classification". F1 Facts. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2016.