Round 1 · 13 January 1974
1974 Argentine Grand Prix: results
Denny Hulme (McLaren) won the 1974 Argentine Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 13 January 1974 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina), starting from position 10. Niki Lauda (Ferrari) and Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ronnie Peterson.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 10 | 1:41:02.010 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 8 | +9.270 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | +20.410 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 9 | +31.790 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 14 | +51.840 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | +112.480 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 6 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 8 | Howden Ganley | March | 19 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 9 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 3 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Guy Edwards | Lola | 25 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | John Watson | Brabham | 20 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Lola | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 7 | — | — | Clutch |
| 16 | Richard Robarts | Brabham | 22 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 23 | — | — | Clutch |
| 18 | François Migault | BRM | 24 | — | — | Water leak |
| 19 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 11 | — | — | Suspension |
| 21 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro | 13 | — | — | Overheating |
| 22 | James Hunt | March | 5 | — | — | Overheating |
| 23 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Peter Revson | Shadow | 4 | — | — | Accident |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | — | — | Accident |