French Grand Prix
1974 · Round 9 · Dijon, France · Jul 7, 1974Race summary
Victory went to Peterson (from 2nd on the grid), with a 20.4s margin. Ickx made the biggest gain, from 13th on the grid to 5th (up 8 places). Watson had a difficult race, dropping from 14th to 16th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 80 | 1:21:55.020 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | +20.360 | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | 80 | +27.840 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 7 | 80 | +28.110 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 13 | 80 | +37.540 | 2 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | 80 | +38.140 | 1 |
| 7 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 6 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 9 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro | 15 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 12 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Graham Hill | Lola | 21 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | François Migault | BRM | 22 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Guy Edwards | Lola | 20 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | John Watson | Brabham | 14 | 76 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 5 | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 8 | 24 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 18 | 4 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 3 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 19 | 1 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | Hesketh | 10 | 0 | Collision | 0 |