title: 1974 Formula 750 season
text: # 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. The series was won by Australian John Dodds.
  
  ## Calendar
  
  1974 Calendar :
  
  | Round | Race | Circuit | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain | Jarama | May 26 | John Dodds | Jack Findlay | Víctor Palomo |
  | 2 | Finland | Hämeenlinna | July 31 | Pentti Korhonen | Patrick Pons | Pentti Salonen |
  | 3 | John Player International Grand Prix | Silverstone | August 11 | Paul Smart | Yvon Duhamel | Patrick Pons |
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  ## Championship standings
  
  | Pos | Rider | Bike | JAR | HAM | SIL | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | John Dodds | Yamaha TZ 350 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
  | 2 | Patrick Pons | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | 2 | 3 | 22 |
  | 3 | Jack Findlay | Suzuki TR750 | 2 | - | 7 | 16 |
  | 4 | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | 1 | - | 15 |
  | = | Paul Smart | Suzuki TR 750 | - | - | 1 | 15 |
  | 6 | Yvon Duhamel | Kawasaki H2R | - | - | 2 | 12 |
  | 7 | Víctor Palomo | Ducati 750SS | 3 | - | - | 10 |
  | = | Pentti Salonen | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | 3 | - | 10 |
  | 9 | Hans Mühlebach | Yamaha TZ 350 | 4 | - | - | 8 |
  | = | Pekka Nurmi | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | 4 | - | 8 |
  | = | Stan Woods | Suzuki TR 750 | - | - | 4 | 8 |
  | 12 | Jean-Philippe Orban | Yamaha TZ 350 | 5 | - | - | 6 |
  | 13 | Guido Mandracci | Suzuki TR 750 | 6 | - | - | 5 |
  | = | Eero Hyvärinen | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | 6 | - | 5 |
  | = | Tony Rutter | Kawasaki H2R | - | - | 6 | 5 |
  | 16 | José Maria Palomo | Norton Commando | 7 | - | - | 4 |
  | = | Billie Nelson | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | 7 | - | 4 |
  | 18 | Kjell Solberg | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | 8 | - | 3 |
  | = | John Williams | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | - | 8 | 3 |
  | 20 | Ingemar Larsson | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | 9 | - | 2 |
  | = | Steve Manship | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | - | 9 | 2 |
  | 22 | Tom Herron | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | 10 | - | 1 |
  | = | Dieter Braun | Yamaha TZ 350 | - | - | 10 | 1 |
  | Pos | Rider | Bike | JAR | HAM | SIL | Points |
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  | Colour | Result |
  | Gold | Winner |
  | Silver | Second place |
  | Bronze | Third place |
  | Green | Points finish |
  | Blue | Non-points finish |
  | Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
  | Purple | Retired (Ret) |
  | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
  | Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
  | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
  | White | Did not start (DNS) |
  | White | Withdrew (WD) |
  | White | Race cancelled (C) |
  | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
  | Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
  | Blank | Excluded (EX) |
  