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Denny Hulme won the 1974 Argentine Grand Prix

Denny Hulme won the 1974 Argentine Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez.

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Race recap

Winner
Denny Hulme
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Denny Hulme, Niki Lauda, and Clay Regazzoni
Race date
January 13, 1974
Pole
Ronnie Peterson
Fastest lap
Clay Regazzoni
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

The decisive result

Denny Hulme finished first for McLaren. Niki Lauda is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Clay Regazzoni 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Guy Edwards from P25 to P11 (+14), Henri Pescarolo from P21 to P9 (+12), and Howden Ganley from P19 to P8 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ronnie Peterson started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 3 Engine, 2 Accident, 2 Clutch, and 2 Out of fuel. Clay Regazzoni holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:52.100 on lap 38. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Denny HulmeMcLaren1:41:02.0109
2Niki LaudaFerrari1:41:11.2806
3Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:41:22.4204
4Mike HailwoodMcLaren1:41:33.8003
5Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:41:53.8502
6Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:42:54.4901
7Carlos ReutemannBrabhamOut of fuel0
8Howden GanleyMarchOut of fuel0
9Henri PescaroloBRM+1 lap0
10Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren+2 laps0
11Guy EdwardsLola+3 laps0
12John WatsonBrabham+4 laps0
13Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus+5 laps0
DNFGraham HillLolaEngine0
DNFRichard RobartsBrabhamGearbox0
DNFJacky IckxTeam LotusClutch0
DNFHans-Joachim StuckMarchClutch0
DNFFrançois MigaultBRMWater leak0
DNFJody ScheckterTyrrellEngine0
DNFCarlos PaceSurteesSuspension0