The 1974 Italian Grand Prix was a

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held at

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on 8 September 1974. It was race 13 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the

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. The 52-lap race was won by Lotus driver

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after he started from seventh position.

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finished second for the

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team and Tyrrell driver

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came in third.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify

Race

Classification

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings *Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

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Italian Grand Prix

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