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Ronnie Peterson won the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix

Ronnie Peterson won the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Jody Scheckter and Jean-Pierre Jarier at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Ronnie Peterson
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Ronnie Peterson, Jody Scheckter, and Jean-Pierre Jarier
Race date
May 26, 1974
Pole
Niki Lauda
Fastest lap
Ronnie Peterson
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Ronnie Peterson finished first for Team Lotus. Jody Scheckter is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Jean-Pierre Jarier 3 for Shadow.

Grid to finish

Guy Edwards from P26 to P8 (+18), John Watson from P23 to P6 (+17), and Graham Hill from P21 to P7 (+14) 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 8 Collision, 4 Finished, 3 Accident, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +2 laps. Ronnie Peterson holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.900 on lap 57. 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
1Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus1:58:03.7009
2Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:58:32.5006
3Jean-Pierre JarierShadow1:58:52.6004
4Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:59:06.8003
5Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren+1 lap2
6John WatsonBrabham+1 lap1
7Graham HillLola+2 laps0
8Guy EdwardsLola+2 laps0
9Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+3 laps0
DNFHenri PescaroloBRMGearbox0
DNFJacky IckxTeam LotusEngine0
DNFNiki LaudaFerrariIgnition0
DNFJames HuntHeskethHalfshaft0
DNFMike HailwoodMcLarenAccident0
DNFCarlos ReutemannBrabhamSuspension0
DNFFrançois MigaultBRMAccident0
DNFVern SchuppanEnsignAccident0
DNFHans-Joachim StuckMarchCollision0
DNFVittorio BrambillaMarchCollision0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseBRMCollision0