| abstract | - The 1974 Swedish Grand Prix, otherwise known as the X Texaco Grand Prix of Sweden, was the seventh round of the 1974 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Scandinavian Raceway on the 9th June 1974. The race would see Tyrrell rediscover their title winning form from the previous season, as Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depailler swept home to record a one-two finish for the British squad. Qualifying had seen a front row lockout for the Tyrrell squad, Depailler on pole ahead of Scheckter, while the Ferrari duo of Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni shared row two. Other highlights saw James Hunt up in sixth, splitting the two Loti, while Reine Wisell proved to be best of the Scandinavian contingent in sixteenth. When the flag dropped on race day it was Scheckter who stole the lead into turn one, followed by a charging Ronnie Peterson from fifth. Depailler dropped to third ahead of the two Ferraris, while Hunt slipped down the order after a poor start. Scheckter, Peterson and Depailler battled away out front and quickly established a small lead over Lauda and co. Then, on lap nine, the familiar Lotus issue of reliability dumped Peterson out of contention, leaving the two Tyrrells on their own for the rest of the afternoon. Hunt was steadily climbing back up the order as this was going on, and when Regazzoni dropped out with a gearbox failure the Brit was up in fourth. Behind, Reutemann dropped out with an oil leak and promoted Emerson Fittipaldi into the top five. Denny Hulme was promoted into the points too, but his race was then cut short by a suspension failure. Lauda was beginning to struggle with a suspension problem in the laps after Regazzoni retired, allowing Hunt to close the gap to his old Formula Three rival. Ultimately the Brit was left with an easy pass as the Austrian struggled more and more. A few laps later and Lauda was out with a gearbox failure, while Hunt was now rapidly closing onto the back of the two Tyrrells. Unfortunately for those wanting to see a fight for the lead, the Hesketh ran out of time to challenge the leading pair, with Scheckter cruising across the line half a second ahead of teammate Depailler in an excellent display of formation flying. Hunt was just over three seconds back in third ahead of Fittipaldi, while the series of retirements saw Jean-Pierre Jarier and Graham Hill promoted into the points in the closing stages. Best of the Scandinavian contingent was Tom Belsø down in eighth, while Vern Schuppan finished the race, only to be disqualified from the result having officially failed to qualify.
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