The 1974 World Sportscar Championship season was the 22nd season of FIAWorld Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1974 World Championship for Makes [1] and FIA Cup for GT Cars [1] which were contested concurrently over a ten race series [1] from 25 April to 9 November 1974. The World Championship for Makes, which was open to Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 GT Cars,[2] was won by Matra[1] and the FIA Cup for GT Cars by Porsche.[1]
Schedule
Matra won the championship with its MS670sGulf Ford placed second with its GR7sPorsche placed third with its Carrera (pictured) & 908/3 modelsAlfa Romeo placed fourth with its 33TT12s
The 1974 World Championship for Makes and FIA Cup for GT Cars were contested concurrently over a ten race series.[1]
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.[3] Makes were only awarded the applicable points for their highest finishing car,[3] with no points awarded for positions gained by additional cars. No points were awarded for places gained by Touring Cars[4] 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.[5]