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Ronnie Peterson won the 1974 French Grand Prix

Ronnie Peterson won the 1974 French Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni at Dijon-Prenois.

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Race recap

Winner
Ronnie Peterson
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Ronnie Peterson, Niki Lauda, and Clay Regazzoni
Race date
July 7, 1974
Pole
Niki Lauda
Fastest lap
Jody Scheckter
Classified drivers
30
Circuit
Dijon-Prenois

The decisive result

Ronnie Peterson finished first for Team Lotus. Niki Lauda is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Clay Regazzoni 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Jacky Ickx from P13 to P5 (+8), Graham Hill from P21 to P13 (+8), and François Migault from P22 to P14 (+8) 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 DNQ, 6 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Clutch. Jody Scheckter holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:00.000 on lap 10. 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 Lotus1:21:55.0209
2Niki LaudaFerrari1:22:15.3806
3Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:22:22.8604
4Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:22:23.1303
5Jacky IckxTeam Lotus1:22:32.5602
6Denny HulmeMcLaren1:22:33.1601
7Mike HailwoodMcLaren+1 lap0
8Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+1 lap0
9Arturo MerzarioIso-Marlboro+1 lap0
10Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM+1 lap0
11Vittorio BrambillaMarch+1 lap0
12Jean-Pierre JarierShadow+1 lap0
13Graham HillLola+2 laps0
14François MigaultBRM+2 laps0
15Guy EdwardsLola+3 laps0
16John WatsonBrabham+4 laps0
DNFEmerson FittipaldiMcLarenEngine0
DNFCarlos ReutemannBrabhamHandling0
DNFJochen MassSurteesClutch0
DNFHenri PescaroloBRMClutch0