1974 Belgian Grand Prix

1974 Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit Nivelles-Baulers
Race details
Date 12 May 1974
Location Nivelles-Baulers, Brussels, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.72 km (2.314 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:09.82[1]
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford
Time 1:11.31[2] on lap 37
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third Tyrrell-Ford

The 1974 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nivelles on 12 May 1974. It was race 5 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 85-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a McLaren-Ford, with Austrian Niki Lauda a close second in a Ferrari and South African Jody Scheckter third in a Tyrrell-Ford.

This was the second and last Belgian Grand Prix to be held at Nivelles. For most of the next decade, the race would be held at Zolder.

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 85 1:44:20.57 4 9
2 12 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari 85 + 0.35 3 6
3 3 South Africa Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Ford 85 + 45.61 2 4
4 11 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 85 + 52.02 1 3
5 14 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 85 + 1:08.05 7 2
6 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 85 + 1:10.54 12 1
7 33 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 84 + 1 Lap 13  
8 26 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lola-Ford 83 + 2 Laps 29  
9 10 Italy Vittorio Brambilla March-Ford 83 + 2 Laps 31  
10 41 Australia Tim Schenken Trojan-Ford 83 + 2 Laps 23  
11 28 United Kingdom John Watson Brabham-Ford 83 + 2 Laps 19  
12 27 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Lola-Ford 82 + 3 Laps 21  
13 17 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 82 + 3 Laps 17  
14 21 Netherlands Gijs van Lennep Iso-Marlboro-Ford 82 + 3 Laps 30  
15 22 Australia Vern Schuppan Ensign-Ford 82 + 3 Laps 14  
16 37 France François Migault BRM 82 + 3 Laps 25  
17 34 Belgium Teddy Pilette Brabham-Ford 81 + 4 Laps 27  
18 16 United Kingdom Brian Redman Shadow-Ford 80 Engine 18  
Ret 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 72 Overheating 16  
Ret 42 United Kingdom Tom Pryce Token-Ford 66 Collision 20  
Ret 7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 62 Engine 24  
Ret 1 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 56 Fuel Leak 5  
Ret 4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 53 Brakes 28  
Ret 19 Germany Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 53 Suspension 26  
Ret 43 France Gérard Larrousse Brabham-Ford 53 Tyre 11  
Ret 18 Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 50 Handling 8  
Ret 8 Liechtenstein Rikky von Opel Brabham-Ford 49 Engine 22  
Ret 24 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 45 Accident 9  
Ret 20 Italy Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Ford 29 Transmission 6  
Ret 15 France Henri Pescarolo BRM 12 Collision 15  
Ret 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Ford 6 Clutch 10  
DNQ 44 Finland Leo Kinnunen Surtees-Ford        
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race

  • 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.
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