Round 9 · 7 July 1974
1974 French Grand Prix: results
Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) won the 1974 French Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 7 July 1974 at Dijon-Prenois (France), starting from position 2. Niki Lauda (Ferrari) and Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Niki Lauda.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:21:55.020 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | +20.360 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | +27.840 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 7 | +28.110 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 13 | +37.540 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | +38.140 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Graham Hill | Lola | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | François Migault | BRM | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Guy Edwards | Lola | 20 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 16 | John Watson | Brabham | 14 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 8 | — | — | Handling |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 18 | — | — | Clutch |
| 20 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 3 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 19 | — | — | Clutch |
| 22 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 10 | — | — | Collision |