The team had originally planned to have Cevert and Jody Scheckter as their driver line up for 1974.

In the first three races of 1974, (Argentina, Brazil and South Africa), Tyrrell used the earlier 005 and 006 chassis.

At the start of the race, Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari took the lead ahead of Scheckter and Emerson Fittipaldi's McLaren.

[9] Peterson crossed the line less than a second ahead of Fittipaldi after 12 laps of battling in Italy.

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) ^1 4 points in 1974 scored using the Tyrrell 005.