Formula 1 1974 Images

James Hunt and his new wife, ex-model Suzy Miller on their wedding day outside Brompton Oratory.

1974 Canadian Grand Prix
Mosport Park, Canada. 22 September 1974.
Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312B3, retired, leads Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren M23 Ford, 1st position, Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B3, 2nd position, and Jody Scheckter, Tyrrell 007 Ford, retired.
Ref: 74CAN03. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

1974 Canadian Grand Prix
Mosport Park, Canada. 22 September 1974.
James Hunt, Hesketh 308 Ford, 4th position, leads Carlos Pace, Brabham BT44 Ford, 8th position.
Ref: 74CAN06. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

1974 Canadian Grand Prix
Mosport Park, Canada. 22 September 1974.
Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312B3, and Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren M23 Ford, lead off the front row of the grid at the start.
Ref: 74CAN10. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

Roger Penske (USA) Penske Team owner with Mark Donohue (USA) (Right), who finished twelfth in the first F1 race for the Penske team.
Canadian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Mosport Park, 22 September 1974.

(L to R): Ken Tyrrell (GBR) Tyrrell Team Owner with Derek Gardner (GBR) Tyrrell Designer and Jody Scheckter (RSA), who retired from the race on lap 49 with an accident caused by brake failure.
Canadian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Mosport Park, 22 September 1974.

Emerson Fittipaldi.

Ronnie Peterson, Lotus 72E Ford, chats with team boss Colin Chapman and team manager Peter Warr.

Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren M23 Ford.

Fans perch on the trackside advertising billboards for better vantage points.

Carlos Pace, Brabham BT44 Ford.

Jody Scheckter talks to team boss Ken Tyrrell.

Jacky Ickx relaxes in the pits.

Barbro Peterson (SWE) works the lap chart for her husband Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus.
German Grand Prix, Rd 11, Nurburgring, Germany, 4 August 1974.

Nurburgring, Germany. 2nd - 4th August 1974.
John Watson (Brabham BT42 Ford) and Henri Pescarolo (BRM P201) in the pits.
Ref: 74GER09. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

Lella Lombardi sits in her Brabham BT42 Ford for her first F1 race weekend.

Race winner Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus 72E is given the one-lap-to-go signal from the man with the chequered flag.
French Grand Prix, Dijon-Prenois, 7 July 1974.
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James Hunt on a motorbike in Monaco.
Photographer: Chris Barham

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B3, leads Mike Hailwood, McLaren M23 Ford, and Patrick Depailler, Tyrrell 007 Ford.

The Dutch fire-fighting marshals put on a demonstration to show the improvements they had made in fire safety, having been heavily criticised for fiery fatal accidents at the circuit in previous years.
Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, 23 June 1974.
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1974 Swedish Grand Prix
Anderstorp, Sweden. 7-9 June 1974.
Jody Scheckter, Tyrrell 007 Ford, 1st position, leads at the start from Ronnie Peterson, Lotus 72E Ford, retired, Patrick Depailler, Tyrrell 007 Ford, 2nd position, and Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312B3, retired.
Ref: 74SWE05. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

Anderstorp, Sweden.
7-9 June 1974.
Reine Wisell, March 741 Ford, with Max Mosley.
Ref: 74SWE13. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

James Hunt with girlfriend Suzy Miller at a racing drivers charity cricket match.
Photographer: Phillip Jackson

1974 Belgian Grand Prix
Nivelles-Baulers, Belgium. 10-12th May 1974.
Patrick Depailler, Tyrrell 007 Ford, drifts out of a corner.
Ref: 74BEL45. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

Nivelles-Baulers, Belgium.
12 May 1974.
Niki Lauda playing with bodywork from his Ferrari 312B3. Portrait.
World Copyright: LAT Photographic. Ref: 74BEL01