1974 Season - Round 7 - 1974-06-09
Jody Scheckter won the 1974 Swedish Grand Prix for Tyrrell, with Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) second and James Hunt (Hesketh) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Vern Schuppan (Ensign) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1974 Swedish Grand Prix, completing round 7 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 6 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi |
| McLaren |
| 9 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 8 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill | Lola | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Guy Edwards | Lola | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Tom Belsø | Iso Marlboro | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Rikky von Opel | Brabham | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | John Watson | Brabham | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign | 26 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Reine Wisell | March | 16 | Suspension | 0 |
| 15 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 12 | Suspension | 0 |
| 16 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 22 | Suspension | 0 |
| 17 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 10 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 18 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 24 | Handling | 0 |
| 21 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 22 | Leo Kinnunen | Surtees | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 11 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Bertil Roos | Shadow | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 19 | Heat shield fire | 0 |