1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
1974 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
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The 1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 26th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Season summary
MV Agusta and Phil Read claimed a second successive 500cc crown. It would be the Italian firm's last world championship and their seventeenth 500cc title in a row.[1] Giacomo Agostini switched to the two-stroke Yamahas but was troubled by injuries and mechanical troubles.[1] Suzuki started to get competitive with Barry Sheene and Jack Findlay on four cylinder two-strokes.[1] MV Agusta pulled out of the 350cc class giving Agostini a free run, taking his fourteenth world title.[1] Walter Villa took over from the deceased Renzo Pasolini and won the 250cc crown giving Harley-Davidson the title after they bought the Aermacchi factory, reworked and renamed the bikes.[1] Kent Andersson won his second 125cc championship title in the 125cc class. Kreidler continued to dominate the 50cc class with Dutchman Henk Van Kessel winning the crown.[1]
Safety continued to be an issue with most riders boycotting the rainy German round at the improved Nürburgring Nordschleife as the track had not been fitted with straw bales, to accommodate automobile racing on the same day.[1] Thus, rather unknown German riders took all wins. It served as a focal point in the increasingly bitter debate about safety.[1]
1974 Grand Prix season calendar
Final standings
1974 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Phil Read | 1 | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 82 | 4 |
2 | Franco Bonera | Italy | MV Agusta | 69 | 1 | |
3 | Teuvo Lansivuori | Finland | Yamaha | 67 | 1 | |
4 | Giacomo Agostini | 3 | Italy | Yamaha | 47 | 2 |
5 | Jack Findlay | 5 | Australia | Suzuki | 34 | 0 |
6 | Barry Sheene | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 30 | 0 | |
7 | Dieter Braun | West Germany | Yamaha | 22 | 0 | |
8 | Pentti Korhonen | Finland | Yamaha | 22 | 0 | |
9 | Billie Nelson | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 21 | 0 | |
10 | Charlie Williams | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 18 | 0 | |
11 | John Williams | 18 | ||||
12 | Helmut Kassner | 17 | ||||
13 | Karl Auer | 17 | ||||
14 | Phil Carpenter | 15 | ||||
15 | Edmund Czihak | 15 | ||||
16 | Michel Rougerie | 14 | ||||
17 | Werner Giger | 13 | ||||
18 | Tony Rutter | 10 | ||||
19 | Walter Kaletsch | 10 | ||||
20 | Christian Leon | 9 | ||||
21 | Udo Kochanski | 8 | ||||
22 | Billie Guthrie | 8 | ||||
23 | Patrick Pons | 8 | ||||
24 | Paul Cott | 6 | ||||
25 | Roberto Gallina | 6 | ||||
26 | Victor Palomo | 6 | ||||
27 | Alex George | 5 | ||||
28 | Chas Mortimer | 4 | ||||
29 | Paul Eickelberg | 4 | ||||
30 | Pete McKinley | 3 | ||||
31 | Selwyn Griffiths | 2 | ||||
32 | Philippe Coulon | 2 | ||||
33 | R.Jimenez | 2 | ||||
34 | Tom Herron | 2 | ||||
35 | Jean Paul Boinet | 1 | ||||
36 | Geoff Barry | 1 | ||||
37 | Philippe Gerard | 1 | ||||
1974 350 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Giacomo Agostini | 1 | Italy | Yamaha | 75 | 5 |
2 | Dieter Braun | 8 | West Germany | Yamaha | 62 | 0 |
3 | Patrick Pons | France | Yamaha | 47 | 0 | |
4 | John Dodds | 4 | Australia | Yamaha | 31 | 1 |
5 | Chas Mortimer | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 29 | 0 | |
6 | Teuvo Lansivuori | Finland | Yamaha | 27 | 1 | |
7 | Pentti Korhonen | 10 | Finland | Yamaha | 25 | 0 |
7 | Michel Rougerie | France | Harley-Davidson | 25 | 0 | |
9 | Víctor Palomo | Spain | Yamaha | 24 | 1 | |
10 | Billie Nelson | 5 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 21 | 0 |
11 | Eddie Grant | 18 | ||||
12 | Bruno Kneubühler | 17 | ||||
13 | Tony Rutter | 16 | ||||
14 | Helmut Kassner | 15 | ||||
15 | Olivier Chevallier | 15 | ||||
16 | Walter Villa | 15 | ||||
17 | W.Stephan | 12 | ||||
18 | Mario Lega | 12 | ||||
19 | Christian Bourgeois | 11 | ||||
20 | Paul Cott | 10 | ||||
21 | Franz Weidacher | 10 | ||||
22 | Tom Herron | 10 | ||||
23 | Kjell Solberg | 9 | ||||
24 | Karl Auer | 9 | ||||
25 | Alex George | 8 | ||||
26 | Walter Kaletsch | 8 | ||||
27 | Werner Giger | 8 | ||||
28 | F.V. Henderson | 8 | ||||
29 | John Williams | 7 | ||||
30 | Tapio Virtanen | 6 | ||||
31 | Alfred Heck | 6 | ||||
32 | Hans Mühlebach | 5 | ||||
33 | Giovanni Proni | 5 | ||||
34 | Billie Guthrie | 5 | ||||
35 | Winfried Fries | 5 | ||||
36 | G.Elementi | 4 | ||||
37 | Tony Rogers | 4 | ||||
38 | Udo Kochanski | 4 | ||||
39 | R.Jimenez | 4 | ||||
40 | John Newbold | 4 | ||||
41 | Wolfgang Rubel | 3 | ||||
42 | Ulrich Graf | 3 | ||||
43 | Roger Nichols | 3 | ||||
44 | G.Debrok | 3 | ||||
45 | Phil Gurner | 2 | ||||
46 | Nico Van Der Zanden | 2 | ||||
47 | Adu Celso | 2 | ||||
48 | Hans Dittberner | 2 | ||||
49 | Armando Toracca | 1 | ||||
50 | Noel Clegg | 1 | ||||
1974 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Walter Villa | Italy | Aermacchi Harley-Davidson | 77 | 4 | |
2 | Dieter Braun | 1 | West Germany | Yamaha | 58 | 0 |
3 | Patrick Pons | 6 | France | Yamaha | 50 | 0 |
4 | Takazumi Katayama | Japan | Yamaha | 43 | 1 | |
5 | Bruno Kneubühler | 9 | Switzerland | Yamaha | 43 | 0 |
6 | Chas Mortimer | 6 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 41 | 1 |
7 | John Dodds | 3 | Australia | Yamaha | 38 | 1 |
8 | Kent Andersson | Sweden | Yamaha | 34 | 1 | |
9 | Michel Rougerie | 5 | France | Harley-Davidson | 21 | 0 |
10 | Mick Grant | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 18 | 0 | |
10 | Pentti Korhonen | 4 | Finland | Yamaha | 18 | 0 |
12 | Charlie Williams | 15 | ||||
13 | Helmut Kassner | 15 | ||||
14 | Tom Herron | 14 | ||||
15 | Hans Mühlebach | 13 | ||||
16 | Horst Lahfeld | 12 | ||||
17 | Rolf Minhoff | 11 | ||||
18 | Victor Palomo | 11 | ||||
19 | Harry Hoffman | 10 | ||||
20 | Kenny Roberts | 10 | ||||
21 | Tony Rutter | 10 | ||||
22 | Fritz Reitmaier | 8 | ||||
23 | Giovanni Proni | 8 | ||||
24 | Matti Salonen | 7 | ||||
25 | Olivier Chevallier | 7 | ||||
26 | Janos Reisz | 6 | ||||
27 | Tapio Virtanen | 6 | ||||
28 | Pete McKinley | 5 | ||||
29 | Alfred Heck | 5 | ||||
30 | Armando Toracca | 5 | ||||
31 | Jean Louis Guignabodet | 4 | ||||
32 | Ian Richards | 4 | ||||
33 | Reinhard Scholtis | 4 | ||||
34 | Tierry Tchernine | 4 | ||||
35 | H.Kittler | 3 | ||||
36 | Gerry Mateer | 3 | ||||
37 | Paolo Pileri | 3 | ||||
38 | Alex George | 2 | ||||
39 | G.Forderer | 2 | ||||
40 | A.Van Den Broecke | 2 | ||||
41 | Brian Warburton | 2 | ||||
42 | John Williams | 2 | ||||
43 | Leif Gustafsson | 2 | ||||
44 | Jean Paul Boinet | 1 | ||||
45 | Barry Randle | 1 | ||||
46 | Kjell Solberg | 1 | ||||
1974 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kent Andersson | 1 | Sweden | Yamaha | 87 | 5 |
2 | Bruno Kneubühler | Switzerland | Yamaha | 63 | 1 | |
3 | Angel Nieto | 7 | Spain | Derbi | 60 | 2 |
4 | Otello Buscherini | 6 | Italy | Malanca | 60 | 0 |
5 | Henk van Kessel | Netherlands | Bridgestone | 30 | 0 | |
6 | Thierry Tchernine | France | Yamaha | 25 | 0 | |
7 | Harald Bartol | Austria | Suzuki | 23 | 0 | |
8 | Leif Gustafsson | 4 | Sweden | Maico | 23 | 0 |
9 | Benjamin Grau | Spain | Derbi | 21 | 1 | |
10 | Gert Bender | West Germany | Bender | 20 | 0 | |
1974 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Henk van Kessel | 5 | Netherlands | Van Veen Kreidler | 90 | 6 |
2 | Herbert Rittberger | West Germany | Kreidler | 65 | 1 | |
3 | Julien van Zeebroeck | Belgium | Kreidler | 59 | 1 | |
4 | Gerhard Thurow | 4 | West Germany | Kreidler | 57 | 1 |
5 | Rudolf Kunz | 9 | West Germany | Kreidler | 52 | 0 |
6 | Ulrich Graf | 7 | West Germany | Kreidler | 44 | 0 |
7 | Jan Bruins | Netherlands | Jamathi | 27 | 0 | |
8 | Otello Buscherini | 8 | Italy | Malanca | 26 | 0 |
9 | Stefan Dörflinger | Switzerland | Kreidler | 25 | 0 | |
10 | Jan Huberts | 8 | Netherlands | Van Veen Kreidler | 25 | 0 |
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.