The 1974 World Sportscar Championship season was the 22nd season of

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motor racing. It featured the 1974 World Championship for Makes 1974 FIA International Championships, 1975 FIA Yearbook, grey section, pages 89 & 90 and FIA Cup for GT Cars which were contested concurrently over a ten race series from 25 April to 9 November 1974. The World Championship for Makes, which was open to

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and

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,Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259 was won by

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and the FIA Cup for GT Cars by

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Schedule

The 1974 World Championship for Makes and FIA Cup for GT Cars were contested concurrently over a ten race series.

Results

Races

World Championship for Makes

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260 Makes were only awarded the applicable points for their highest finishing car, with no points awarded for positions gained by additional cars. No points were awarded for places gained by

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Janos L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, page 886 or by any other cars from groups which were ineligible for the championship. Only the best seven scores for each make counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the totals.Automobile Year 1974/75, page 216

FIA Cup for GT Cars

In addition to being eligible for the overall championship, GT Cars also competed for their own award.

The cars

The following models contributed to the nett point scores of their respective makes.

World Championship for Makes

* Matra-Simca MS670 * Gulf GR7

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* Alfa Romeo 33TT12 *

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* Lola T282

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& Lola T292

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* March 74S

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* AMS

* Ecosse

FIA Cup for GT Cars

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References

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