1974 Belgian Grand Prix
Appearance
1974 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
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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 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:09.82[1] | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
| 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.
Race
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Race classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | McLaren-Ford | 85 | 1:44:20.57 | 4 | 9 | |
2 | 12 | Ferrari | 85 | + 0.35 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 85 | + 45.61 | 2 | 4 | |
4 | 11 | Ferrari | 85 | + 52.02 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | 14 | BRM | 85 | + 1:08.05 | 7 | 2 | |
6 | 6 | McLaren-Ford | 85 | + 1:10.54 | 12 | 1 | |
7 | 33 | McLaren-Ford | 84 | + 1 Lap | 13 | ||
8 | 26 | Lola-Ford | 83 | + 2 Laps | 29 | ||
9 | 10 | March-Ford | 83 | + 2 Laps | 31 | ||
10 | 41 | Trojan-Ford | 83 | + 2 Laps | 23 | ||
11 | 28 | Brabham-Ford | 83 | + 2 Laps | 19 | ||
12 | 27 | Lola-Ford | 82 | + 3 Laps | 21 | ||
13 | 17 | Shadow-Ford | 82 | + 3 Laps | 17 | ||
14 | 21 | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 82 | + 3 Laps | 30 | ||
15 | 22 | Ensign-Ford | 82 | + 3 Laps | 14 | ||
16 | 37 | BRM | 82 | + 3 Laps | 25 | ||
17 | 34 | Brabham-Ford | 81 | + 4 Laps | 27 | ||
18 | 16 | Shadow-Ford | 80 | Engine | 18 | ||
Ret | 2 | Lotus-Ford | 72 | Overheating | 16 | ||
Ret | 42 | Token-Ford | 66 | Collision | 20 | ||
Ret | 7 | Brabham-Ford | 62 | Engine | 24 | ||
Ret | 1 | Lotus-Ford | 56 | Fuel Leak | 5 | ||
Ret | 4 | Tyrrell-Ford | 53 | Brakes | 28 | ||
Ret | 19 | Surtees-Ford | 53 | Suspension | 26 | ||
Ret | 43 | Brabham-Ford | 53 | Tyre | 11 | ||
Ret | 18 | Surtees-Ford | 50 | Handling | 8 | ||
Ret | 8 | Brabham-Ford | 49 | Engine | 22 | ||
Ret | 24 | Hesketh-Ford | 45 | Accident | 9 | ||
Ret | 20 | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 29 | Transmission | 6 | ||
Ret | 15 | BRM | 12 | Collision | 15 | ||
Ret | 9 | March-Ford | 6 | Clutch | 10 | ||
DNQ | 44 | Surtees-Ford | |||||
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 28. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1983). Grand Prix! Vol 3. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 30. ISBN 0-85429-380-9.
- ^ "1974 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 Jan 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Belgium 1974 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.