1974 RAC Rally

The 1974 RAC Rally (formally the 30th Lombard RAC Rally) was the seventh round of the 1974 World Rally Championship season. It ran between November 16 and November 20. The event was sponsored by the finance company Lombard North Central.

1974 RAC Rally 30th Lombard RAC Rally
Round 7 of the 1974 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	United Kingdom
Rally base	York
Dates run	16 November – 20 November 1974
Stages	84
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	2,218.00 km (1,378.20 miles) (approx.)
Statistics
Crews	190 at start, 83 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Timo Mäkinen Henry Liddon Ford Escort RS1600

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Report

The event was won by Finnish driver Timo Mäkinen and his British co-driver Henry Liddon, making it the second time in a row that the driver has won, followed by the Swedes Stig Blomqvist and Hans Sylvan and the Italians Sandro Munari and Piero Sodano. The race took place in York, in the north of England, and was sponsored by the financial company Lombard North Central.

Results

Pos.	#	Driver and Co-driver	Car	Time	Points
1974 RAC Rally results
1.	1	Timo Mäkinen Henry Liddon	Ford Escort RS1600	8:02:39	20
2.	2	Stig Blomqvist Hans Sylvan	Saab 96 V4	8:04:19	15
3.	3	Sandro Munari Piero Sodano	Lancia Stratos HF	8:11:55	12
4.	9	Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius	Toyota Celica Levin TE27	8:13:54	10
5.	4	Walter Röhrl Jochen Berger	Opel Ascona 1.9 SR	8:15:52	8
6.	6	Per-Inge Walfridsson John Jensen	Volvo 142	8:16:09	6
7.	5	Roger Clark Tony Mason	Ford Escort RS1600	8:19:06
8.	23	Billy Coleman Dan O'Sullivan	Ford Escort RS1600	8:20:29
9.	20	Chris Sclater Martin Holmes	Datsun Violet	8:21:56	2
10.	11	Simo Lampinen Sölve Andreasson	Lancia Beta Coupé	8:21:57
11.	46	Nigel Rockey Ron Channon	Ford Escort RS1600	8:22:20
12.	8	Rauno Aaltonen Paul Easter	Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye	8:26:32
13.	17	Tapio Rainio Klaus Lehto	Saab 96 V4	8:27:58
14.	16	Leo Kinnunen Atso Aho	Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye	8:30:11
15.	13	Harry Källström Claes Billstam	Datsun 160J	8:31:31
16.	32	Will Sparrow Ronald Crellin	Vauxhall Magnum Coupé	8:33:14
17.	85	Wolfgang Hauck Hermann Weidmann	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	8:38:51
18.	44	Jimmy Rae Les Marshall	Ford Escort RS1600	8:39:27
19.	76	John Bloxham Ron Harper	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	8:39:30
20.	34	Paul Faulkner Monty Peters	Datsun 160J	8:42:02
21.	62	Ruben Börjesson Joe Hawkins	Opel Ascona 1.9 SR	8:44:20
22.	57	John Haugland Arild Antonsen	Škoda 120S	8:47:09
23.	70	George Hill Peter Bryant	Vauxhall Magnum	8:48:22
24.	21	Alcide Paganelli Ninni Russo	Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye	8:49:04
25.	36	Jack Tordoff Phil Short	Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7	8:50:17
26.	43	Robin Eyre-Maunsell Neil Wilson	Hillman Avenger	9:02:17
27.	91	Harald Demuth H. Eberl	Toyota Celica 1600GT	9:03:16
28.	37	Pat-Moss Carlsson Elizabeth Crellin	Toyota Celica 1600GT	9:05:56
29.	55	John Taylor Julian Chitty	Ford Escort RS1600	9:08:14
30.	74	Pat Ryan Rob Smith	Morris Marina 1.3 Coupé	9:08:50
31.	132	Rob Freeborough Terry Kaby	Morris Mini	9:10:29
32.	45	Ronnie McCartney Terry Harryman	Mazda RX-3	9:11:17
33.	58	Colin Grewer Philip Welch	Opel Ascona 1.9 SR	9:15:31
34.	77	Bob Bean David Greenwood	Ford Escort Mexico	9:15:33
35.	97	Gavin Waugh Peter Handy	Hillman Avenger	9:15:42
36.	116	Charles Wood Tom Bigwood	Hillman Avenger	9:18:49
37.	86	John Gemmell John Eyres	Hillman Avenger	9:23:00
38.	185	Fred Henderson John Lee	Ford Escort RS1600	9:23:19
39.	104	Dennis Pelling Ron Shipp	Ford Escort RS1600	9:24:30
40.	108	Jill Robinson Dilys Rogers	Ford Escort RS1600	9:26:57
41.	102	Murray Grierson Roger Anderson	Ford Escort Twin Cam	9:32:16
42.	106	Chris Lord Chris Gray	Vauxhall Viva Magnum	9:34:24
43.	34	Paul Windsor Ian Parry	Ford Escort RS1600	9:36:20
44.	60	Marketta Oksala Ritva Rossi	Hillman Avenger	9:40:31
45.	121	Terje Sveinsvoll Per Odvar Nyborg	Honda Civic	9:41:16
46.	107	Peter Thompson Simon Thompson	Vauxhall Firenza	9:44:36
47.	93	David Thompson Maurice Isley	Vauxhall Firenza	9:46:40
48.	137	Thomas Meijlink John Morgan	Opel Ascona 1.9 SR	9:46:59
49.	140	Paul Burch Graham Marlow	Hillman Avenger	9:49:41
50.	134	Seppo Niittymäki Risto Niittymäki	BMW 2002 Tii	9:50:19
51.	56	Rosemary Smith Pauline Gullick	Opel Ascona 1.9 SR	9:50:25
52.	144	Gordon Jarvis Jim Bowie	Hillman Avenger	9:50:35
53.	111	Enrique Inurrieta David Essex-Crosby	Ford Escort RS2000	9:55:36
54.	172	Timothy Walton Ken Carter	Hillman Avenger	9:59:00
55.	189	Peter Skinner T. Baldwin	Ford Escort Mexico	9:59:41
56.	135	Norman Anstis John Haswell	Ford Escort RS1600	10:00:35
57.	193	John Yeomans Eric Cowcill	Vauxhall Firenza	10:06:09
58.	190	John Yeomans Sidney Rudge	Ford Escort 1300GT	10:07:57
59.	163	John Rhodes Richard Pease	Ford Escort RS2000	10:11:02
60.	129	Peter Hilliard Nicholas Price	Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI	10:13:29
61.	194	Brian Marshall Andrew Gardiner	Mazda RX-3	10:17:27
62.	175	Tony Brunskill David Orrick	Mazda RX-3	10:19:34
63.	152	Arne Garvik Geir Sveinsvoll	Honda Civic	10:20:39
64.	87	Horst Niebergall Winfried Heitzmann	Wartburg 353	10:21:24
65.	124	Trine Jensen Merte Bråthen	Ford Escort Mexico	10:25:09
66.	149	Sigmund Holgersen Asbjørn Kleven	Honda Civic	10:30:11
67.	145	Manfred Droßel Dieter Baresel	Opel Ascona 1.6 SR	10:34:44
68.	66	Egon Culmbacher Werner Ernst	Wartburg 353	10:38:45
69.	125	Roland Thérond Xavier Gervoson	Citroën DS21	10:41:10
70.	96	Prince Michael of Kent Nigel Clarkson	Ford Escort RS2000	10:45:21
71.	191	Geoffrey Eteson E. Golding	Hillman Imp	10:56:07
72.	139	"Ronny" Michel Ampe	Ford Escort 1600GT	10:56:52
73.	165	Timothy Tyrer P. Openshaw	Mazda RX-3	11:05:01
74.	119	Kathy Pegrum Elma Lewsey	Peugeot 504	11:08:12
75.	81	Roland Weitz Bernd Frommann	Wartburg 353	11:16:29
76.	169	Robert Walker Andrew Marriott	Vauxhall Firenza	11:18:41
77.	179	David Lucas Denis Abbott	Volkswagen Käfer 1302S	11:19:41
78.	170	Howard Lapsley Danny Browne	Wartburg 353	11:22:58
79.	188	Robert Gardner John Adams	Austin 1800	11:29:13
80.	178	Wilfred Crozier J. Thoburn	Peugeot 104	11:40:42
81.	133	Rupert Jones Mike Knutton	Lada 1200	11:44:05
82.	192	David Brake Freda Brake	Hillman Imp	11:44:33
83.	186	Keith Gibb K. Yallop	Morris Mini	12:24:25
-	7	Per Eklund Björn Cederberg	Saab 96 V4	Retired (Differential)
-	10	Hannu Mikkola John Davenport	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Tire)
-	12	Tony Fall Mike Broad	Opel Ascona 1.9 SR	Retired (Axle)
-	14	Ove Andersson Arne Hertz	Toyota Corolla	Retired (Axle)
-	15	Markku Alén Paul White	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Water pump)
-	18	Lars Carlsson Bob de Jong	Opel Ascona 1.9 SR	Retired (Gearbox)
-	19	Amilcare Ballestrieri Geraint Phillips	Lancia Beta Coupé	Retired (Engine)
-	22	Brian Culcheth Johnstone Syer	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Retired (Accident)
-	24	Pentti Airikkala Heikki Haaksiala	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Engine)
-	25	Cathal Curley Austin Frazer	Datsun 260Z	Retired (Accident)
-	26	Adrian Boyd Frank Main	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Accident)
-	27	Tony Pond Mike Wood	Opel Ascona 1.9 SR	Retired (Tailgate joint)
-	28	Colin Malkin Brian Coyle	Chrysler Avenger	Retired (Accident)
-	29	Morgan Carlsson Claes Uddgren	Volvo 142S	Retired (Water pump)
-	30	Andrew Cowan Hugh McNeill	Vauxhall Magnum	Retired (Engine)
-	31	Tony Fowkes Bryan Harris	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Breakdown)
-	35	Peter Clarke Howard Scott	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	38	Russell Brookes John Brown	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Gearbox)
-	39	Markku Saaristo Richard Hudson-Evans	Škoda 120S	Retired (Transmission)
-	40	Heikki Enomaa Márti Honkavaara	BMW 2002	Retired (Transmission)
-	41	Tony Drummond David Richards	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	42	Donald Heggie George Dean	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Gearbox)
-	47	Ingvar Carlsson Bo Reinicke	Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye	Retired (Accident)
-	48	Kenneth Johansson Peter Rushforth	Saab 96 V4	Retired (Desistant)
-	49	Andy Dawson Colin Wilson	Morris Marina	Retired (Accident)
-	50	David Thompson Mike Nicholson	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Engine)
-	51	Bill Taylor Ian MacIver	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Electrical problem)
-	52	Brian Evans David Marston	Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7	Retired (Desistant)
-	53	Kevin Videan Peter Valentine	Datsun 260Z	Retired (Ignition)
-	54	Juichi Kojimoto Hiroki Uchiyama	Nissan	Retired(Desistant)
-	59	Karel Šimek Oto Landecký	Škoda 120S	Retired (Transmission)
-	61	Johan Wiklund Lars-Erik Karlsson	BMW 2002	Retired (Desistant)
-	63	Marek Gierowski David West	Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7	Retired (Desistant)
-	64	Chris Beynon Lyn Andrews	Porsche	Retired (Oil Leak)
-	65	Juhani Länsikorpi Leif Mälmstrom	Saab V4	Retired (Desistant)
-	67	Trond Schea Per A. Bakke	Lada 1500 Rallye	Retired (Desistant)
-	68	Barrie Williams Dave Hutchings	Fiat 128	Retired (Desistant)
-	69	Chris Wathen Tim Bosence	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Accident)
-	72	A. Pierson J. Watkin	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	73	Pip Dale David Whiteley	Vauxhall Firenza	Retired (Differential)
-	75	Heinz-Walter Scheme Peter Linzen	Porsche Carrera	Retired (Connection accident)
-	78	David Palmby Peter Clark	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	79	Colin Vandervell John Gittins	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	82	Paul Appleby Keith O'Dell	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	83	Bob Jeffs Robin Tyler-Morris	Chrysler Avenger	Retired (Desistant)
-	84	Gordon Batchelr Rodger Jenkins	Ford Escort	Retired (Desistant)
-	88	Roger Platt John Platt	Ford Capri 3000	Retired (Desistant)
-	90	David Hardcastle Tony McMahon	Opel Ascona 1.9 SR	Retired (Time limit exceded)
-	92	George Botty Ian Young	Ford Escort Twin Cam	Retired (Desistant)
-	94	Ian Wilson Peter Anderson	Opel Ascona 1.6 SR	Retired (Electrical problem)
-	95	André Gahinet Bernard Toux	Renault 12 Gordini	Retired (Desistant)
-	98	David Porter John Baillie	Vauxhall Magnum Coupé	Retired (Desistant)
-	99	Peter McDowell Peter Moss	BMW 2002 Tii	Retired (Desistant)
-	101	George Beever Stuart France	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Excluded)
-	103	Malcolm Wise Rod Palmer	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	110	John Jago Duncan Spence	Ford Escort Twin Cam	Retired (Time Limit Exceeded)
-	112	John Cockerill James Goodman	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	113	Bill Mather Neil Carter	Ford Escort 1300	Retired (Desistant)
-	114	Olle Dahl Jan-Olof Bohlin	Saab 96 V4	Retired (Desistant)
-	115	Philippe Gobert Guy Pasquier	Fiat 124 Spider	Retired (Desistant)
-	117	Philip Cooper Eddy Bamford	Morris Marina	Retired (Gearbox)
-	120	John Clegg Michael Sutcliffe	Volvo 140S	Retired (Desistant)
-	122	Sandy Lawson Gwenda Eadie	DAF 55	Retired (Suspension)
-	123	Wenche Knudtzen Eidis Huseby Kvaalen	Lada 1500	Retired (Desistant)
-	126	Per-Gunnar Nygaard Steinar Jortun	Renault 12 Gordini	Retired (Desistant)
-	127	P. Rook John Rook	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	128	Stanley Griffin John Chatfield	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	131	Falko Jansen Helmut Maier	Simca 1100 TI	Retired (Desistant)
-	136	Leo Bertorelli Robert G. Woods	Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI	Retired (Engine)
-	138	David Cowan Les Cowan	Morris Mini	Retired (Desistant)
-	141	M. Andre J. Dehoux	Simca Rallye 2	Retired (Desistant)
-	142	Manfred Gudladt Eckhard Erbach	Opel Ascona 1.6 SR	Retired (Desistant)
-	143	Benson Ford Elliot Kaplan	Ford Escort RS2000	Retired (Excluded)
-	146	Mike Dale Edward Ganderton	Moskvitch 412	Retired (Desistant)
-	148	Henry Hardiment John Banks	Morris Mini	Retired (Desistant)
-	150	David Gillanders J. Baird	Volvo 142S	Retired (Desistant)
-	151	Don Mathieson Peter Titterton	Škoda 110	Retired (Desistant)
-	153	Ian Lawless Tony Goulding	Ford Escort RS2000	Retired (Desistant)
-	154	Richard Rowland Howard Cooper	Škoda 120	Retired (Desistant)
-	155	Keith Guppy Alan Goodrick	Ford Escort 1300	Retired (Desistant)
-	156	David Childs Alan Patis	Ford Escort Twin Cam	Retired (Desistant)
-	157	Glyn Hubbard Robert Atkind	Ford Escort 1300	Retired (Desistant)
-	158	Mike Jackson Ian Maxey	Ford Escort Twin Cam	Retired (Desistant)
-	159	Stewart Morgan N. Siggs	Toyota Corolla	Retired (Desistant)
-	160	Dan Margulies A. Kirk	Porsche	Retired (Desistant)
-	161	J. Collins M. Roper	Ford Escort RS2000	Retired (Desistant)
-	162	Bryan Wood Jon Sharpe	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	164	Derek Skinner Tony Booth	MG B	Retired (Desistant)
-	166	Jan Dooley Tony Pettie	Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI	Retired (Clutch)
-	167	Dick Newsum Tim Beall	DAF 55	Retired (Desistant)
-	168	R. Wadman M. Illier	Peugeot 304	Retired (Desistant)
-	171	Bill Douglas Michael Smith	Triumph 2.5pi	Retired (Desistant)
-	174	Gethin Jones Frank Rutter	Moskvitch 412	Retired (Desistant)
-	176	Tim Morris Raymond Crowther	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	177	Les Birkett Tony Blore	Morris Mini	Retired (Desistant)
-	180	B. Peachey Bob Miles	Moskvitch 412	Retired (Desistant)
-	181	Roger Stubbs A. Golden	Datsun 240Z	Retired (Desistant)
-	182	Richard Higgs David Sloan	Lada	Retired (Desistant)
-	183	P. Grant A. Jones	Morris Mini	Retired (Desistant)
-	184	Brian Bayley Glyn Saunders	Hillman Avenger	Retired (Desistant)
-	187	H. Bruce P. Taylor	Ford Escort	Retired (Desistant)
-	196	Graham Woodhouse M. Parker	Mazda RX-3	Retired (Desistant)
-	197	P. Kendrick Maurice Baker	Ford Escort Mexico	Retired (Desistant)
-	198	Thomas Leake Kenneth Evans	Simca Rallye	Retired (Desistant)
-	199	David Franks Barrie Savory	Ford Escort RS1600	Retired (Desistant)
-	200	Bob Parkinson Peter Messer	Hillman Avenger	Retired (Desistant)

Championship Standings after event

Rank	Manufacturer	Event								Total points
		POR	KEN	FIN	ITA	CAN	USA	GBR	FRA
1	Lancia	-	12	-	20	20	10	12	-	74
2	Fiat	20	1	12	15	-	15	-	-	63
3	Ford	2	2	20	-	10	-	20	-	54
4	Toyota	10	-	-	-	12	-	10	-	32
5	Datsun	8	10	-	-	8	-	2	-	28
6	Porsche	-	15	-	8	-	4	-	-	27
7	Saab	-	-	10	-	-	-	15	-	25
8	Opel	-	-	3	12	-	-	8	-	23
9	Mitsubishi	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	20
	Renault	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	20
11	Alpine-Renault	6	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	14
12	BMW	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Peugeot	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
14	Citroën	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
15	Volvo	-	-	-	-	-	1	6	-	7

References

1. "juwra.com | Rallies - RAC Rally 1974". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 2025-10-11.