1974 World Sportscar Championship
The 1974 World Sportscar Championship season was the 22nd season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1974 World Championship for Makes [1] and FIA Cup for GT Cars [1] which were contested concurrently over a ten race series [1] from 25 April to 9 November 1974. The World Championship for Makes, which was open to Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 GT Cars,[2] was won by Matra[1] and the FIA Cup for GT Cars by Porsche.[1]
Schedule
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The 1974 World Championship for Makes and FIA Cup for GT Cars were contested concurrently over a ten race series.[1]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  1000km Monza
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 25 April |
| 2 |  1000km Spa
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 5 May |
| 3 |  1000km Nürburgring
|
Nürburgring | 19 May |
| 4 | 1000 km Imola
|
Autodromo Dino Ferrari | 2 June |
| 5 |  24 Hours of Le Mans
|
Circuit de la Sarthe | 15 June 16 June |
| 6 |  1000km Zeltweg
|
Österreichring | 30 June |
| 7 |  Watkins Glen 6 Hours
|
Watkins Glen International | 13 July |
| 8 | 1000 km Le Castellet
|
Circuit Paul Ricard | 15 August |
| 9 |  Brands Hatch 1000km
|
Brands Hatch | 29 September |
| 10 |  Kyalami 6 Hours
|
Kyalami | 9 November |
Results
[edit]Races
[edit]
World Championship for Makes
[edit]Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.[3] Makes were only awarded the applicable points for their highest finishing car,[3] with no points awarded for positions gained by additional cars. No points were awarded for places gained by Touring Cars[4] or by any other cars from groups which were ineligible for the championship.
Only the best seven scores for each make counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the totals.[5]
| Pos [1] | Make [1] | Rd 1 [1] | Rd 2 [1] | Rd 3 [1] | Rd 4 [1] | Rd 5 [1] | Rd 6 [1] | Rd 7 [1] | Rd 8 [1] | Rd 9 [1] | Rd 10 [1] | Total [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matra
|
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (20) | (20) | 140 | |
| 2 | Gulf Ford
|
(10) | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 81 | ||
| 3 | Porsche
|
8 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 68 | ||||
| 4 | Alfa Romeo
|
20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 65 | ||||||
| 5 | Chevron
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||||
| 6 | Ligier
|
3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |||||||
| 7 | Lola
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |||||||
| 8 | Ferrari
|
8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 9 | March
|
3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 10= | Alpine
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 10= | AMS
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 10= | Ecosse
|
1 | 1 |
FIA Cup for GT Cars
[edit]In addition to being eligible for the overall championship, GT Cars also competed for their own award.[4]
| Position [1] | Make [1] | Rd 1 [1] | Rd 2 [1] | Rd 3 [1] | Rd 4 [1] | Rd 5 [1] | Rd 6 [1] | Rd 7 [1] | Rd 8 [1] | Rd 9 [1] | Rd 10 [1] | Total [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche
|
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (12) | 20 | 20 | 20 | (20) | (20) | 140 |
| 2 | Ferrari
|
20 | 20 | |||||||||
| 3 | De Tomaso
|
10 | 10 | |||||||||
| 4 | Chevrolet
|
1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 5 | BMW
|
3 | 3 |
The cars
[edit]The following models contributed to the nett point scores of their respective makes.
World Championship for Makes
[edit]- Matra-Simca MS670
- Gulf GR7 Ford
- Porsche Carrera, Porsche Carrera RSR & Porsche 908/3
- Alfa Romeo 33TT12
- Chevron B23 Ford & Chevron B26 Ford
- Ligier JS2 Maserati
- Lola T282 Ford, Lola T294 Ford & Lola T292 Ford
- Ferrari 365 GTB/4
- March 74S Ford
- Alpine A441 Renault
- AMS Ford
- Ecosse Ford
FIA Cup for GT Cars
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af 1974 FIA International Championships, 1975 FIA Yearbook, grey section, pages 89 & 90
- ^ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
- ^ a b Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260
- ^ a b Janos L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, page 886
- ^ Automobile Year 1974/75, page 216