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Clay Regazzoni won the 1974 German Grand Prix

Clay Regazzoni won the 1974 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Jody Scheckter and Carlos Reutemann at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Clay Regazzoni
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Clay Regazzoni, Jody Scheckter, and Carlos Reutemann
Race date
August 4, 1974
Pole
Niki Lauda
Fastest lap
Jody Scheckter
Classified drivers
32
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Clay Regazzoni finished first for Ferrari. Jody Scheckter is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Carlos Reutemann 3 for Brabham.

Grid to finish

Henri Pescarolo from P24 to P10 (+14), Derek Bell from P25 to P11 (+14), and Hans-Joachim Stuck from P20 to P7 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Niki Lauda started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 13 Finished, 6 DNQ, 3 Accident, 3 Suspension, and 2 Gearbox. Jody Scheckter holds the fastest-lap entry at 7:11.100 on lap 11. 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
1Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:41:35.0009
2Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:42:25.7006
3Carlos ReutemannBrabham1:42:58.3004
4Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus1:42:59.2003
5Jacky IckxTeam Lotus1:43:00.0002
6Tom PryceShadow1:43:53.1001
7Hans-Joachim StuckMarch1:44:33.7000
8Jean-Pierre JarierShadow1:45:00.9000
9Graham HillLola1:45:01.4000
10Henri PescaroloBRM1:45:52.7000
11Derek BellSurtees1:46:52.7000
12Carlos PaceBrabham1:48:01.3000
13Vittorio BrambillaMarch1:50:18.1000
14Ian AshleyToken+1 lap0
15Mike HailwoodMcLarenAccident0
DNFJames HuntHeskethGearbox0
DNFJochen MassSurteesEngine0
DNFPatrick DepaillerTyrrellAccident0
DNFArturo MerzarioIso-MarlboroThrottle0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseBRMFuel system0