1974 Belgian Grand Prix

  1974 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 15 in the 1974 Formula One season
Circuit Nivelles-Baulers
Date	12 May 1974
Location	Brussels, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.72 km (2.314 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Time	1:09.82[1]
Fastest lap
Driver	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Time	1:11.31[2] on lap 37
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford
Second	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
Third	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford

The 1974 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nivelles on 12 May 1974

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	85	1:44:20.57	4	9
2	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	85	+ 0.35	3	6
3	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	85	+ 45.61	2	4
4	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	85	+ 52.02	1	3
5	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	85	+ 1:08.05	7	2
6	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	85	+ 1:10.54	12	1
7	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren-Ford	84	+ 1 Lap	13
8	26	Graham Hill	Lola-Ford	83	+ 2 Laps	29
9	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March-Ford	83	+ 2 Laps	31
10	41	Tim Schenken	Trojan-Ford	83	+ 2 Laps	23
11	28	John Watson	Brabham-Ford	83	+ 2 Laps	19
12	27	Guy Edwards	Lola-Ford	82	+ 3 Laps	21
13	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow-Ford	82	+ 3 Laps	17
14	21	Gijs Van Lennep	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	82	+ 3 Laps	30
15	22	Vern Schuppan	Ensign-Ford	82	+ 3 Laps	14
16	37	François Migault	BRM	82	+ 3 Laps	25
17	34	Teddy Pilette	Brabham-Ford	81	+4 Laps	27
18	16	Brian Redman	Shadow-Ford	80	Engine	18
Ret	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus-Ford	72	Overheating	16
Ret	42	Tom Pryce	Token-Ford	66	Collision	20
Ret	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	62	Engine	24
Ret	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	56	Fuel Leak	5
Ret	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford	53	Brakes	28
Ret	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees-Ford	53	Suspension	26
Ret	43	Gérard Larrousse	Brabham-Ford	53	Tyre	11
Ret	18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	50	Handling	8
Ret	8	Rikky von Opel	Brabham-Ford	49	Engine	22
Ret	24	James Hunt	Hesketh-Ford	45	Accident	9
Ret	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	29	Transmission	6
Ret	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	12	Collision	15
Ret	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	March-Ford	6	Clutch	10
DNQ	44	Leo Kinnunen	Surtees-Ford
Source:[3]

Notes

• This was the last of 2 races at the Nivelles-Baulers circuit; the Belgian Grand Prix moved to Zolder and stayed there until 1984.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 22 2 Niki Lauda 21 3 Clay Regazzoni 19 4 Denny Hulme 11 5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 10

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 35 2 Ferrari 27 3 BRM 10 4 Tyrrell-Ford 10 5 Brabham-Ford 9

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 28. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
2. Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 30. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
3. "1974 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 Jan 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.