The 1974 World Rally Championship was the second season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). Due to the worldwide oil crisis, it was significantly reduced from its inaugural season, consisting of 8 events versus the previous 13 events. Notably absent were the Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies, though these would return the next year and remain part of the series to this day. However, other rallies such as those in Poland and Austria would never return to the WRC calendar. 1974 was the only year the WRC held two events in North America, though it would mark the last year for both of these events on the world stage.
Alpine-Renault proved unable to repeat its dominance from the previous year, with Italian manufacturers Lancia and Fiat vying for the title through the year. Fiat's Abarth 124 gained an early lead with a win at Monte Carlo, but fell to a strong performance by Lancia's Stratos HF which won three rallies, placing second again. Lancia's championship was the first of three consecutive WRC titles it would win through 1976 as well as the first of its record ten WRC manufacturer's championships. The Ford Escort was able to win a pair of rallies, repeating Ford's third-place finish of the previous year.
From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a season championship for the winning manufacturer. Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer. Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd, 4th, and 10th, they would receive points for 2nd place only. However, the manufacturer would still gain an advantage in scoring from its other entries, as the points for the 4th and 10th place entries would be denied to other manufacturers.
FIA World Rally Championship 1974 at ewrc-results.com
October 13, 2023
1974, world, rally, championship, world, manufacturers, champion, lancia, previous, 1973, next, 1975, second, season, fédération, internationale, automobile, world, rally, championship, worldwide, crisis, significantly, reduced, from, inaugural, season, consis. 1974 World Rally Championship World Manufacturers Champion Lancia Previous 1973 Next 1975 The 1974 World Rally Championship was the second season of the Federation Internationale de l Automobile FIA World Rally Championship WRC Due to the worldwide oil crisis it was significantly reduced from its inaugural season consisting of 8 events versus the previous 13 events Notably absent were the Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies though these would return the next year and remain part of the series to this day However other rallies such as those in Poland and Austria would never return to the WRC calendar 1974 was the only year the WRC held two events in North America though it would mark the last year for both of these events on the world stage Alpine Renault proved unable to repeat its dominance from the previous year with Italian manufacturers Lancia and Fiat vying for the title through the year Fiat s Abarth 124 gained an early lead with a win at Monte Carlo but fell to a strong performance by Lancia s Stratos HF which won three rallies placing second again Lancia s championship was the first of three consecutive WRC titles it would win through 1976 as well as the first of its record ten WRC manufacturer s championships The Ford Escort was able to win a pair of rallies repeating Ford s third place finish of the previous year From 1973 to 1978 the WRC only awarded a season championship for the winning manufacturer Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd 4th and 10th they would receive points for 2nd place only However the manufacturer would still gain an advantage in scoring from its other entries as the points for the 4th and 10th place entries would be denied to other manufacturers Contents 1 Calendar 2 Manufacturers championship 3 Events 4 See also 5 External linksCalendar EditWith the oil crisis the WRC Calendar was reduced from 13 to just 8 Morocco Poland and Austria where dropped while Monte Carlo Sweden and Acropolis were planned but finally canceled The only debut was the Canadian Rally Rideau Lakes Round Rally name Surface Dates1 nbsp Rallye de Portugal Mixed Tarmac Gravel 20 23 March2 nbsp Safari Rally Gravel 11 15 April3 nbsp 1000 Lakes Rally Gravel 2 4 August4 nbsp Rallye Sanremo Mixed Tarmac Gravel 2 5 October5 nbsp Rally of the Rideau Lakes Gravel 16 20 October6 nbsp Press on Regardless Rally Gravel 30 October 3 November7 nbsp RAC Rally Gravel 16 20 November8 nbsp Tour de Corse Tarmac 30 November 1 DecemberManufacturers championship EditPosition 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1Pos Manufacturer POR nbsp KEN nbsp FIN nbsp ITA nbsp CAN nbsp USA nbsp GBR nbsp FRA nbsp Points1 nbsp Lancia 3 1 1 4 3 1 942 nbsp Fiat 1 10 3 2 2 6 693 nbsp Ford 9 1 4 1 524 nbsp Toyota 4 3 4 325 nbsp Alpine Renault 6 5 2 296 nbsp Datsun 5 4 5 9 287 nbsp Porsche 2 5 7 278 nbsp Opel 8 3 5 7 279 nbsp Saab 4 2 2510 nbsp Renault 1 8 2311 nbsp Mitsubishi 1 2012 nbsp Volvo 10 6 713 nbsp BMW 7 414 nbsp Peugeot 7 415 nbsp Citroen 8 316 nbsp Alfa Romeo 10 1Pos Manufacturer POR nbsp KEN nbsp FIN nbsp ITA nbsp CAN nbsp USA nbsp GBR nbsp FRA nbsp Points KeyColour ResultGold WinnerSilver 2nd placeBronze 3rd placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon classified finish NC Purple Did not finish Ret Black Excluded EX Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Cancelled C Blank Withdrew entry fromthe event WD Events Edit1974 World Rally Championship event map nbsp Black Tarmac Brown Gravel Red Mixed SurfaceColour Rally SurfaceGold GravelSilver TarmacBlue Snow IceBronze Mixed SurfaceRound Rally name Podium finishers StatisticsRank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers1 nbsp Rallye de Portugal 20 23 March Results and report 1 nbsp Raffaele Pinto Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 6 26 15 32 454 00 km 120 362 nbsp Alcide Paganelli Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 6 30 123 nbsp Markku Alen Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 6 37 172 nbsp Safari Rally 11 15 April Results and report 1 nbsp Joginder Singh Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 11 18 pen 5200 00 km 99 162 nbsp Bjorn Waldegard Porsche 911 11 46 pen3 nbsp Sandro Munari Lancia Fulvia 1 6 Coupe HF 12 22 pen3 nbsp 1000 Lakes Rally 2 4 August Results and report 1 nbsp Hannu Mikkola Ford Escort RS1600 3 11 42 36 363 60 km 117 872 nbsp Timo Makinen Ford Escort RS1600 3 12 133 nbsp Markku Alen Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 3 13 524 nbsp Rally Sanremo 2 5 October Results and report 1 nbsp Sandro Munari Lancia Stratos HF 9 12 43 416 00 km 106 542 nbsp Giulio Bisulli Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 9 20 303 nbsp Alfredo Fagnola Opel Ascona 9 56 095 nbsp Rally Rideau Lakes 16 20 October Results and report 1 nbsp Sandro Munari Lancia Stratos HF 4 54 31 40 383 64 km 51 192 nbsp Simo Lampinen Lancia Beta Coupe 4 56 493 nbsp Walter Boyce Toyota Celica 5 07 456 nbsp Press on Regardless Rally 30 October 3 November Results and report 1 nbsp Jean Luc Therier Renault 17 Gordini 5 29 47 244 00 km 64 282 nbsp Markku Alen Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 5 35 493 nbsp Jean Pierre Nicolas Renault 17 Gordini 5 35 497 nbsp RAC Rally 16 20 November Results and report 1 nbsp Timo Makinen Ford Escort RS1600 8 02 39 84 km 190 832 nbsp Stig Blomqvist Saab 96 V4 8 04 193 nbsp Sandro Munari Lancia Stratos HF 8 11 558 nbsp Tour de Corse 30 November 1 December Results and report 1 nbsp Jean Claude Andruet Lancia Stratos HF 4 49 10 14 374 90 km 101 242 nbsp Jean Pierre Nicolas Alpine Renault A110 1800 4 52 383 nbsp Jean Luc Therier Alpine Renault A310 5 12 09See also Edit1974 in sportsExternal links EditFIA World Rally Championship 1974 at ewrc results com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 World Rally Championship amp oldid 1082940863, wikipedia, wiki, 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