1974 Formula 750 season

The 1974 Formula 750 season was the second season of the FIM Formula 750 Prize. The series was originally planned for seven events, but when it was realised that the Yamaha TZ750 hadn't yet been homologized by the FIM and wouldn't be eligible to compete, several of the race organisers changed their races from F750 to open class to allow the Yamaha to compete. Only 3 events remained on the calendar for the Formula 750 Prize.[1] The series was won by Australian John Dodds.[2][3]

Calendar

1974 Calendar
Round Race Circuit Date Winner Second Third
1  Spain Jarama May 26 Australia John Dodds Australia Jack Findlay Spain Víctor Palomo
2  Finland Hämeenlinna July 31 Finland Pentti Korhonen France Patrick Pons Finland Pentti Salonen
3 United Kingdom John Player International Grand Prix Silverstone August 11 United Kingdom Paul Smart Canada Yvon Duhamel France Patrick Pons
References[1][4]

Championship standings

Pos Rider Bike JAR
Spain 		HAM
Finland 		SIL
United Kingdom 		Points
1 Australia John Dodds Yamaha TZ 350 1 5 5 27
2 France Patrick Pons Yamaha TZ 350 - 2 3 22
3 Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki TR750 2 - 7 16
4 Finland Pentti Korhonen Yamaha TZ 350 - 1 - 15
= United Kingdom Paul Smart Suzuki TR 750 - - 1 15
6 Canada Yvon Duhamel Kawasaki H2R - - 2 12
7 Spain Víctor Palomo Ducati 750SS 3 - - 10
= Finland Pentti Salonen Yamaha TZ 350 - 3 - 10
9 Switzerland Hans Mühlebach Yamaha TZ 350 4 - - 8
= Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha TZ 350 - 4 - 8
= United Kingdom Stan Woods Suzuki TR 750 - - 4 8
12 Belgium Jean-Philippe Orban Yamaha TZ 350 5 - - 6
13 Italy Guido Mandracci Suzuki TR 750 6 - - 5
= Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha TZ 350 - 6 - 5
= United Kingdom Tony Rutter Kawasaki H2R - - 6 5
16 Spain José Maria Palomo Norton Commando 7 - - 4
= United Kingdom Billie Nelson Yamaha TZ 350 - 7 - 4
18 Norway Kjell Solberg Yamaha TZ 350 - 8 - 3
= United Kingdom John Williams Yamaha TZ 350 - - 8 3
20 Sweden Ingemar Larsson Yamaha TZ 350 - 9 - 2
= United Kingdom Steve Manship Yamaha TZ 350 - - 9 2
22 Northern Ireland Tom Herron Yamaha TZ 350 - 10 - 1
= Germany Dieter Braun Yamaha TZ 350 - - 10 1
Pos Rider Bike JAR
Spain 		HAM
Finland 		SIL
United Kingdom 		Points
References[4][5]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gruber, Wolfgang (1977). Formel 750 [siebenhundertfünfzig] d. Klasse d. Asse (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 9783879435234.
  2. ^ Lawrence, Larry (4 December 2019). "Archives: The Short-Lived, but Influential World Championship". Cycle News. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ Fowler, Rich (25 March 2010). "Australian Double At The 'Ring". Motorsport Retro. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "1974 Formula 750 final standings". Racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  5. ^ "John Player International Grand Prix Programme" (PDF). Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit. 10 August 1974. Retrieved 18 April 2021 – via daveriley.weebly.com.