24 Horas de Le Mans de 1974
Datos de esta edición:
– 5ª prueba puntuable para el WSC (World Sportscar Championship) de 1974
– Longitud del circuito: 13,640 km
– 200.000 espectadores
Primer clasificado:
– Distancia recorrida: 4.606,571 km
– Velocidad media: 191,940 km/h
– Margen r/ al segundo: 79,120 km
Pole Position
– Henri Pescarolo – #7 Matra-Simca MS670C en 3min 35s 18
Vuelta rápida
– Jean-Pierre Jarier – #6 Matra-Simca MS680 en 3min 42s 70
– Premio de la Eficiencia Energética: #71 Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Incidencias
– #25 Sigma MC74 no se clasifica por no haber recorrido al menos el 70% de la distancia recorrida por el primer clasificado.
CLASIFICACIÓN FINAL DE LAS 24 HORAS DE LE MANS DE 1974
| Pos | Cat | Nº | Escudería [País] | Pilotos | Chasis Motor | Vueltas | D.recorrida Vel. media |
| 1 | S 3.0 | 7 | Équipe Gitanes [FRA] | [FRA] Henri Pescarolo [FRA] Gérard Larrousse | Matra Simca MS670C Matra 3.0L V12 | 337 | – |
| 2 | S 3.0 | 22 | Martini Racing Team [DEU] | [NDL] Gijs van Lennep [CHE] Herbert Müller | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo Porsche 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 331 | – |
| 3 | S 3.0 | 9 | Équipe Gitanes [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jabouille [FRA] François Migault | Matra Simca MS670C Matra 3.0L V12 | 324 | – |
| 4 | S 3.0 | 11 | Gulf Research Racing Co. [GBR] | [GRB] Derek Bell [GRB] Mike Hailwood | Mirage GR7 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 317 | – |
| 5 | GTS | 71 | Raymond Touroul [FRA] | [FRA] Cyril Grandet [FRA] Dominique Bardini | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 313 | – |
| 6 | GTS | 54 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [USA] Dave Heinz [FRA] Alain Cudini | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 312 | – |
| 7 | GTS | 66 | Porsche Club Romand [CHE] | [CHE] Bernard Chenevière [CHE] Peter Zbinden [FRA] Michel Dubois | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 312 | – |
| 8 | S 3.0 | 15 | Automobiles Ligier [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Laffite [FRA] Alain Serpaggi | Ligier JS2 Maserati 3.0L V6 | 310 | – |
| 9 | S 3.0 | 1 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [ITA] Teodoro Zeccoli [FRA] Jean-Claude Andruet | Ferrari 312P Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 298 | – |
| 10 | GTS | 70 | ASA Cachia [FRA] | [FRA] Raymond Touroul [FRA] Henri Cachia [FRA] Dennis Rua | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 288 | – |
| 11 | GTS | 56 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [FRA] Christian Ethuin [FRA] Lucien Guitteny | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 285 | – |
| 12 | GTS | 69 | Lucien Negeotte [FRA] | [FRA] Lucien Negeotte [FRA] Jean-Pierre Laffeach | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 276 | – |
| 13 | GT | 59 | Pierre Mauroy [FRA] | [FRA] Anne-Charlotte Verney [FRA] Pierre Mauroy [FRA] Martine Rénier | Porsche 911 Carrera RS Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 276 | – |
| 14 | GTS | 63 | Jean-Claude Lagniez [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Claude Lagniez [FRA] Gérard Méo | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 274 | – |
| 15 | TS | 86 | Jean-Claude Aubriet [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Claude Aubriet [FRA] « Depnic » | BMW 3.0CSL BMW 3.5L I6 | 269 | – |
| 16 | GTS | 57 | Marcel Mignot [FRA] | [FRA] Marcel Mignot [USA] Harry Jones | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 266 | – |
| 17 | S 2.0 | 30 | Christine – Écurie Seiko Scato [BEL] | [BEL] Christine Beckers [BEL] Yvette Fontaine [FRA] Marie Laurent | Chevron B23 Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 265 | – |
| 18 | GTS | 51 | Henri Greder [FRA] | [FRA] Henri Greder [FRA] Marie-Claude Charmasson | Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 253 | – |
| 19 | S 3.0 | 65 | Christian Poirot [FRA] | [FRA] Christian Poirot [FRA] Jean Rondeau | Porsche 908/2 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | 251 | – |
| 20 | GTS | 73 | Paul Blancpain / Toad Hall [CHE] / [USA] | [USA] Michael Keyser [USA] Milt Minter [CHE] Paul Blancpain | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 246 | – |
| 21 NC | S 3.0 | 25 | Mazda Automotive [JPN] | [JPN] Yushiro Okamoto [JPN] Harakuni Takahashi [JPN] Yojiro Terada | Sigma MC74 Mazda 12A 1.2L 2-Rotor | 155 | – |
| 22 ABD | GTS | 72 | Polifac Gelo Racing Team [DEU] | [DEU] Franz Pesch [DEU] Jürgen Barth | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | – | – |
| 23 ABD | GTS | 62 | Écurie Francorchamps [BEL] | [BEL] Hughes de Fierlandt [GRB] Richard Bond | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | – | – |
| 24 ABD | GTS | 67 | Porsche Club Romand [CHE] | [CHE] William Vollery [CHE] Eric Chapuis [FRA] Roger Dorchy | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | – | – |
| 25 ABD | S 2.0 | 44 | Gérard Cuynet [FRA] | [FRA] Gérard Cuynet [FRA] Yves Evrard [FRA] Jean-Louis Gama | Porsche 910 Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 | – | – |
| 26 ABD | TS | 90 | Shark Team [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Claude Guérie [GRB] Serge Godard [FRA] Dominique Fornage | Ford Capri RS Ford 3.0L V6 | – | – |
| 27 ABD | S 2.0 | 43 | Racing Organisation Course [FRA] | [FRA] Robert Mieusset [FRA] Fred Stalder [FRA] François Sérvanin | Lola T292 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | – | – |
| 28 ABD | S 3.0 | 10 | Alain de Cadenet [GBR] | [GRB] Chris Craft [NZL] John Nicholson | De Cadenet LM Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | – | – |
| 29 ABD | GTS | 64 | Polifac Gelo Racing Team [DEU] | [DEU] Georg Loos [DEU] Clemens Schickentanz | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | – | – |
| 30 ABD | TS | 87 | BMW Jolly Club [ITA] | [DEU] Manfred Mohr [ITA] Martino Finotto [ITA] Carlo Facetti | BMW 3.0CSL BMW 3.5L I6 | – | – |
| 31 ABD | GTS | 61 | Robert Buchet [FRA] | [FRA] Claude Ballot-Léna [GRB] Vic Elford [FRA] Jacques Hoden | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | – | – |
| 32 ABD | S 3.0 | 17 | Ortega Ecuador Marlboro Team [ECU] | [ECU] Fausto Merello [ECU] Guillermo Ortega [ECU] Lothar Ranft | Porsche 908/2 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | – | – |
| 33 ABD | S 3.0 | 6 | Équipe Gitanes [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Pierre Beltoise [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jarier | Matra Simca MS680 Matra 3.0L V12 | – | – |
| 34 ABD | S 3.0 | 8 | Équipe Gitanes [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jaussaud [FRA] Bob Wollek [FRA] José Dolhem | Matra Simca MS670B Matra 3.0L V12 | – | – |
| 35 ABD | S 3.0 | 14 | Automobiles Ligier [FRA] | [FRA] Guy Chasseuil [FRA] Michel Leclère | Ligier JS2 Maserati 3.0L V6 | – | – |
| 36 ABD | S 3.0 | 28 | Michel Dupont Scato [CHE] | [CHE] Heinz Schulthess [FRA] Michel Lateste | Lola T284 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | – | – |
| 37 ABD | S 3.0 | 21 | Martini Racing Team [DEU] | [AUT] Helmuth Koinigg [LIE] Manfred Schurti | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo Porsche 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | – | – |
| 38 ABD | S 3.0 | 46 | Rebaque-Rojas Racing Team [MEX] | [MEX] Guillermo Rojas [MEX] Hector Rebaque | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | – | – |
| 39 ABD | GTS | 68 | Samson Kremer Racing [DEU] | [DEU] Hans Heyer [CHE] Paul Keller [DEU] Erwin Kremer | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | – | – |
| 40 ABD | S 3.0 | 19 | Wicky Racing Team [CHE] | [CHE] André Wicky [FRA] Jacques Boucard [FRA] Louis Cosson | Porsche 908/2 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | – | – |
| 41 ABD | S 3.0 | 12 | Gulf Research Racing Co. [GBR] | [AUS] Vern Schuppan [SWE] Reine Wisell | Mirage GR7 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | – | – |
| 42 ABD | S 2.0 | 23 | Mamers-Grac-Gotti-Meca [FRA] | [FRA] Max Mamers [FRA] Xavier Lapeyre | Grac-Gotti MT20 Chrysler-Simca JRD 2.0L I4 | – | – |
| 43 ABD | GTS | 58 | Escuderia Montjuich [ESP] | [CHE] Claude Haldi [ESP] José-Maria Fernandez [FRA] Jean-Marc Seguin | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | – | – |
| 44 ABD | GTS | 60 | Louis Meznarie [FRA] | [FRA] Hubert Striebig [DEU] Helmut Kirschoffer [FRA] Jean-Louis Chateau | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | – | – |
| 45 ABD | GTS | 52 | Wicky Racing Team [CHE] | [MAR] Max Cohen-Olivar [CHE] Philippe Carron | De Tomaso Pantera Ford 5.8L V8 | – | – |
| 46 ABD | S 3.0 | 18 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [FRA] Jean-Louis Lafosse [ITA] Giancarlo Gagliardi | Ferrari 308 GT4 Ferrari 3.0L V8 | – | – |
| 47 ABD | S 2.0 | 27 | Michel Dupont Scato [CHE] | [CHE] Michel Dupont [CHE] Gregor Fischer [FRA] Daniel Brillat | Chevron B23/26 Ford Cosworth BDG 1.8L I4 | – | – |
| 48 ABD | S 3.0 | 31 | Écurie Tibidabo [ESP] | [ESP] Francisco Torredemer [ESP] Juan Fernandez [ESP] Bernard Tramont | Porsche 908/3 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | – | – |
| 49 ABD | GTS | 55 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [FRA] Jean-Pierre Paoli [FRA] Alain Couderc | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ferrari 4.4L V12 | – | – |
ABD.=Abandona – ELI=Eliminado – DSQ.=Descalificado – NC.=No clasificado