Svjetsko prvenstvo u motociklizmu u klasi 500cc za 1974. godinu je drugi put zaredom osvojio britanski vozač Phil Read na motociklu proizvođača MV Agusta. Ovo je bio 18. i posljednji vozački naslov za MV Agustu, te posljednji osvojeni za četverotaktni motor u klasi 500cc. U sezoni 1974. se prvi put kao statistička kategorija počela voditi 1. startna pozicija (engl. pole position), koja je dotad povremeno iskazivana.
Raspored utrka i osvajači postolja 1974. godine je bilo na rasporedu 12 trkačih vikenda Svjetskog prvenstva, a na njih 10 su vožene utrke u klasi 500cc.
staza službeni naziv utrke motocikl pobjednik motocikl drugoplasirani motocikl trećeplasirani motocikl 1 ||<small> 21. travnja 1974. || Charade (Clermont-Ferrand) ||VN Francuske ||<small> Grand Prix de France Motos et Side-Cars, Championnat du Monde de Vitesse | Phil Read ||MV Agusta || Giacomo Agostini ||Yamaha | Phil Read MV Agusta || Barry Sheene ||Suzuki || Gianfranco Bonera ||MV Agusta | { pilotegpmoto.com, GP 1974, preuzeto 5. prosinca 2023. jumpingjack.nl, 1974 - GP, wayback arhiva racingmemo.free.fr, Les Championnats du Monde de Courses sur Route - L'année 1974, pristupljeno 5. prosinca 2023. racingmemo.free.fr, CHAMPIONNAT DU MONDE DE VITESSE MOTO - CLASSEMENTS COMPLETS - 1974 - 500cc, pristupljeno 5. prosinca 2023. motorrad-autogrammkarten.de, Grand Prix Motorrad Weltmeisterschaft Podium / 1974, wayback arhiva motogp.com, Results / 1974 / FRENCH GRAND PRIX 1974 / 500cc / RAC , pristupljeno 5. prosinca 2023. motorsportstats.com, MotoGP / 1974 / FRA / Race, pristupljeno 5. prosinca 2023. motorsportmagazine.com, 1974 French MotoGP, pristupljeno 5. prosinca 2023. |- |2 <small> 28. travnja 1974. Nürburgring Nordschleife VN Njemačke ||<small> Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen '74 – Großer Preis von Deutschland Edmund Czihak Yamaha Edmund Czihak ||Yamaha Helmut Kassner Yamaha Walter Kaletsch Yamaha motogp.com, Results / 1974 / WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX 1974 / 500cc / RAC , pristupljeno 5. prosinca 2023. motorsportstats.com, MotoGP / 1974 / FRG / Race, pristupljeno 5. prosinca 2023. motorsportmagazine.com, 1974 German MotoGP, pristupljeno 5. prosinca 2023. nl.wikipedia.org, Grand Prix-wegrace van Duitsland 1974, pristupljeno 5. prosinca 2023. 3 ||<small> 5. svibnja 1974. || Salzburgring ||VN Austrije ||<small> Austrian Grand Prix / Grosser Preis von Österreich | Giacomo Agostini ||Yamaha || Gianfranco Bonera ||MV Agusta | Giacomo Agostini Yamaha || Gianfranco Bonera ||MV Agusta || Barry Sheene ||Suzuki | motogp.com, Results / 1974 / AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 1974 / 500cc / RAC, pristupljeno 20. prosinca 2023. motorsportstats.com, MotoGP / 1974 / AUT / Race, pristupljeno 20. prosinca 2023. motorsportmagazine.com, 1974 Austrian MotoGP, pristupljeno 20. prosinca 2023. |- |4 <small> 19. svibnja 1974. Imola - Dino Ferrari VN Nacija ||<small> 52° Gran Premio delle Nazioni Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Gianfranco Bonera ||MV Agusta Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha Phil Read MV Agusta motogp.com, Results / 1974 / NATIONS GRAND PRIX 1974 / 500cc / RAC , pristupljeno 20. prosinca 2023. motorsportstats.com, MotoGP / 1974 / NAT / Race, pristupljeno 20. prosinca 2023. motorsportmagazine.com, 1974 Nations MotoGP, pristupljeno 20. prosinca 2023. 5 ||<small> 6. lipnja 1974. || Snaefell Mountain || Tourist Trophy ||<small> Isle of Man Tourist Trophy | Jack Findlay ||Suzuki || Charlie Williams ||Yamaha (Maxton Yamaha Dugdale Maxton-Yamaha} | Phil Carpenter Yamaha || Charlie Williams ||Yamaha (Maxton Yamaha Dugdale Maxton-Yamaha} || Tony Rutter ||Yamaha | motogp.com, Results / 1974 / TOURIST TROPHY 1974 / 500cc / RAC , pristupljeno 21. prosinca 2023. motorsportstats.com, MotoGP / 1974 / IOM / Race, pristupljeno 21. prosinca 2023. motorsportmagazine.com, 1974 Senior TT, pristupljeno 21. prosinca 2023. iomtt.com, TT 1974 Senior TT Results, pristupljeno 21. prosinca 2023. |- |6 <small> 29. lipnja 1974. Assen VN Nizozemske ||<small> Grote Prijs van Nederland der KNMV / Dutch TT Assen Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Giacomo Agostini ||Yamaha Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha Phil Read MV Agusta motogp.com, Results / 1974 / DUTCH TT 1974 / 500cc / RAC , pristupljeno 21. prosinca 2023. motorsportstats.com, MotoGP / 1974 / NLD / Race, pristupljeno 21. prosinca 2023. motorsportmagazine.com, 1974 Dutch TT MotoGP, pristupljeno 21. prosinca 2023. 7 ||<small> 7. srpnja 1974. || Spa-Francorchamps ||VN Belgije ||<small> Grand Prix de Belgique des Motos - Grote Prijs van Belgie voor Moto's | Phil Read ||MV Agusta || Phil Read ||MV Agusta | Phil Read MV Agusta || Giacomo Agostini ||Yamaha || Dieter Braun ||Yamaha | motogp.com, Results / 1974 / BELGIUM GRAND PRIX 1974 / 500cc / RAC , pristupljeno 22. prosinca 2023. motorsportstats.com, MotoGP / 1974 / BEL / Race, pristupljeno 22. prosinca 2023. motorsportmagazine.com, 1974 Belgian MotoGP, pristupljeno 22. prosinca 2023. |- |8 <small> 20. srpnja 1974. Anderstorp VN Švedske ||<small> Swedish TT Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha Teuvo Länsivuori ||Yamaha Phil Read MV Agusta Pentti Korhonen Yamaha motogp.com, Results / 1974 / SWEDISH GRAND PRIX 1974 / 500cc / RAC , pristupljeno 22. prosinca 2023. motorsportstats.com, MotoGP / 1974 / SWE / Race, pristupljeno 22. prosinca 2023. motorsportmagazine.com, 1974 Swedish MotoGP, pristupljeno 22. prosinca 2023. 9 ||<small> 28. srpnja 1974. || Imatra ||VN Finske ||<small> XII Imatranajo / Suomen Gradn Prix | Phil Read ||MV Agusta || Teuvo Länsivuori ||Yamaha | Phil Read MV Agusta || Gianfranco Bonera ||MV Agusta || Teuvo Länsivuori ||Yamaha | motogp.com, Results / 1974 / FINLAND GRAND PRIX 1974 / 500cc / RAC , pristupljeno 26. prosinca 2023. motorsportstats.com, MotoGP / 1974 / FIN / Race, pristupljeno 26. prosinca 2023. motorsportmagazine.com, 1974 Finnish MotoGP, pristupljeno 26. prosinca 2023. |- |10 <small> 25. kolovoza 1974. Brno VN Čehoslovačke ||<small> Grand Prix ČSSR Phil Read MV Agusta Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha Phil Read ||MV Agusta Gianfranco Bonera MV Agusta Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha motogp.com, Results / 1974 / CZECHOSLOVAKIAN GRAND PRIX 1974 / 500cc / RAC , pristupljeno 26. prosinca 2023. motorsportstats.com, MotoGP / 1974 / CZE / Race, pristupljeno 26. prosinca 2023. motorsportmagazine.com, 1974 Czechoslovakian MotoGP, pristupljeno 26. prosinca 2023. <small> 8. rujna 1974. Preluk - Opatija VN Jugoslavije ||<small> Velika nagrada Jugoslavije / Grand Prix de Yougoslavie nije bilo utrke 500cc
| ||<small> 22. rujna 1974. || Barcelona – Montjuïc ||VN Španjolske <small> XXIV Gran Premio de España |colspan="10" align="center"| nije bilo utrke 500cc
VN Njemačke - također navedena kao VN Zapadne Njemačke; utrku su zbog loših uvjeta bojkotirala većina vozača, vozilo samo nekoliko njemačkih vozača Tourist Trophy - za TT utrku je klasa nazvana Senior TT VN Nizozemske - također navedena kao Dutch TT, odnosno kao TT Assen VN Švedske - također navedena kao Swedish TT VN Finske - također navedena kao Imatranajo
Poredak za vozače Sustav bodovanja Bodove je osvajalo prvih 10 vozača u utrci. Od ukupnog broja osvojenih bodova, u poretku su vozaču stavljeni bodovi iz 6 utrka s najboljim plasmanom.
pozicija u utrci 1. ||bgcolor="silver"|2. 3. ||4. 5. ||6. 7. ||8. 9. ||10. bodovi 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
mj. vozač konstruktor momčad (tim) motocikl bodova u poretku ukupno bodova 1. || Phil Read MV Agusta ||<center> 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 8 <small> MV Agusta ||<small> MV Agusta 500 4C 82 ||align="right"| (92) 2. || Gianfranco Bonera MV Agusta ||<center> 2 / 4 / 7 / 11 / 12 / 43 / 50 / 56 <small> MV Agusta ||<small> MV Agusta 500 4C 69 ||align="right"| (78) 3. || Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha ||<center> 2 / 4 / 11 / 21 / 48 / 64 <small> Yamaha Motor Co. ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 (OW20) 67 || |- |4. || Giacomo Agostini ||Yamaha ||<center> 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 ||<small> Yamaha Motor Co. ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 (OW20) Yamaha YZR 500 (OW23) ||align="right"| 47 || |- |5. || Jack Findlay ||Suzuki ||<center> 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 ||<small> Suzuki GB Suzuki Europa ||<small> Suzuki RG 500 ||align="right"| 34 || |- |6. || Barry Sheene ||Suzuki ||<center> 5 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 32 ||<small> Suzuki GB Suzuki Motor ||<small> Suzuki RG 500 ||align="right"| 30 || |- |7. || Dieter Braun ||Yamaha ||<center> 14 ||<small> Mitsui-Maschinen GmbH Mitsui Racing Team ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 ||rowspan="2" align="right"| 22 || |- |8. || Pentti Korhonen ||Yamaha ||<center> 15 / 19 / 48 ||<small> Arwidson Ltd. ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 || |- |9. || Billie Nelson ||Yamaha Fath ||<center> 6 / 35 ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 Fath ||align="right"| 21 || |- |10. || Charlie Williams ||Yamaha Maxton/Yamaha Dugdale Maxton Yamaha ||<center> 6 ||<small> H. Dugdale Motors ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 Maxton/Yamaha Dugdale Maxton Yamaha ||rowspan="2" align="right"| 18 || |- |11. || John Williams ||Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> Gerald E. Brown Maxton/Yamaha ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 Maxton/Yamaha || |- |12. || Helmut Kassner ||Yamaha ||<center> 24 ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 ||rowspan="2" align="right"| 17 || |- |13. || Karl Auer ||Yamaha ||<center> 25 / 27 ||<small> Teppichland R.T.N. Ö ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 || |- |rowspan="2"|14. || Edmund Czihak ||Yamaha ||<center> 24 ||<small> Zweirad Michael ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 ||rowspan="2" align="right"| 15 || |- | Phil Carpenter ||Yamaha ||<center> 21 ||<small> Norman Ball ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 || |- |16. || Michel Rougerie ||Harley-Davidson ||<center> 46 / 51 ||<small> curie HiT ||<small> Harley-Davidson ||align="right"| 14 || |- |17. || Werner Giger ||Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 ||align="right"| 13 || |- |rowspan="2"|18. || Walter Kaletsch ||Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 ||rowspan="2" align="right"| 10 || |- | Tony Rutter ||Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> Bob Priest ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 || |- |20. || Christian Léon ||Kawasaki ||<center> 23 ||<small> Kawasaki-Sidemm Elf Kawasaki Team ||<small> Kawasaki ||align="right"| 9 || |- |rowspan="3"|21. || udo Kochanski ||König ||<center> ||<small> ||<small> König ||rowspan="3" align="right"| 8 || |- | Billie Guthrie ||Yamaha Danfay-Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 Danfay-Yamaha || |- | Patrick Pons ||Yamaha ||<center> 18 / 38 ||<small> Ecurie Sonauto Yamaha Motul Promocourse ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 || |- |rowspan="2"|24. || Roberto Gallina ||Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 ||rowspan="3" align="right"| 6 || |- | Paul Cott ||Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> Team Castrol ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 || |- |26. || Víctor Palomo ||Yamaha ||<center> 18 ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 || |- |27. || Alex George ||Yamaha ||<center> 47 ||<small> Hermetite Ltd AS Below ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 ||align="right"| 5 || |- |28. || Chas Mortimer ||Yamaha Maxton/Yamaha Danfay Maxton Yamaha ||<center> 10 ||<small> Danfay Distributors - Irland ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 Maxton/Yamaha Danfay Maxton Yamaha ||rowspan="2" align="right"| 4 || |- |29. || Paul Eickelberg ||König ||<center> 33 ||<small> ||<small> König || |- |30. || Peter McKinley ||Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 ||align="right"| 3 || |- |rowspan="4"|31. || Ramon Jimenez ||Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 ||rowspan="4" align="right"| 2 || |- | Selwyn Griffiths ||Matchless Cawles-Matchless ||<center> ||<small> Ray Cowles ||<small> Matchless Cawles-Matchless || |- | Tom Herron ||Yamaha Suzuki Kawasaki ||<center> 26 ||<small> Thermo King Units ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 Suzuki RG 500 Kawasaki || |- | Philippe Coulon ||Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 || |- |rowspan="3"|35. || Philippe Gérard ||Yamaha ||<center> ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 ||rowspan="3" align="right"| 1 || |- | Jean-Paul Boinet ||Yamaha ||<center> 12 ||<small> ||<small> Yamaha YZR 500 || |-