For the start of the
1974 Formula One season, the previous year's DN1 was driven by new Shadow driver
Jean-Pierre Jarier for the first two races of the year and was retired from both. Jarier drove a DN3 for the remainder of the season.
Peter Revson, a race winner for
McLaren, had also joined the team and had use of the DN3 from the start of the season. The DN3 showed immediate promise with Revson qualifying it fourth and sixth respectively for the first two races of the year. However, he was killed in testing prior to the
South African Grand Prix and Shadow missed the race.
Brian Redman took Revson's place in the team from the
Spanish Grand Prix for three races, with Swedish driver
Bertil Roos taking over for his home grand prix.
Tom Pryce, who had made his Formula One debut earlier in the year with
Token Racing, then took over for the remainder of the season. Pryce finished 6th in the
German Grand Prix to end the season with one point towards Shadow's total of seven points. The other six points came from Jarier, who, despite the death of Revson, continued as lead driver. In Monaco, Jarier finished third (having qualified sixth) and followed this up with fifth at the
Swedish Grand Prix. The team finished in eighth place in the constructor's championship. Until the new DN5 became available for his use, Pryce used an updated DN3B for the first two races of the following season, without scoring any points. ==Complete Formula One World Championship results==