The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 5

Belgian Grand Prix

1974  ·  Nivelles-Baulers  ·  12 May 1974  ·  85 laps

  1. 1st Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren · 01:44:20.57
  2. 2nd Niki Lauda Ferrari · +0.35
  3. 3rd Jody Scheckter Tyrrell · +45.61

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Clay Regazzoni

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 29

Arturo Merzario

Retirement Iso Marlboro  —  Transmission

03 Lap 56

Ronnie Peterson

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Fuel leak

04 Lap 62

Carlos Reutemann

Retirement Brabham  —  Engine

05 Lap 66

Tom Pryce

Retirement Token  —  Collision

06 Lap 72

Jacky Ickx

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Overheating

07 On the Charge

Vittorio Brambilla

March  —  P31 → P9

08 Victory

Emerson Fittipaldi

McLaren  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren 4 85 01:44:20.57 9
2 Niki Lauda Ferrari 3 85 +0.35 6
3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 2 85 +45.61 4
4 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1 85 +52.02 3
5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 7 85 +1:08.050 2
6 Denny Hulme McLaren 12 85 +1:10.540 1
7 Mike Hailwood McLaren 13 84 +1 Lap
8 Graham Hill Lola 29 83 +2 Laps
9 Vittorio Brambilla March 31 83 +2 Laps
10 Tim Schenken Trojan 23 83 +2 Laps
11 John Watson Brabham 19 83 +2 Laps
12 Guy Edwards Lola 21 82 +3 Laps
13 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow 17 82 +3 Laps
14 Gijs van Lennep Iso Marlboro 30 82 +3 Laps
15 Vern Schuppan Ensign 14 82 +3 Laps
16 François Migault BRM 25 82 +3 Laps
17 Teddy Pilette Brabham 27 81 +4 Laps
18 Brian Redman Shadow 18 80 Engine
19 Jacky Ickx Team Lotus 16 72 Overheating
20 Tom Pryce Token 20 66 Collision
21 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 24 62 Engine
22 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 5 56 Fuel leak
23 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 28 53 Brakes
24 Jochen Mass Surtees 26 53 Suspension
25 Gérard Larrousse Brabham 11 53 Tyre
26 Carlos Pace Surtees 8 50 Handling
27 Rikky von Opel Brabham 22 49 Engine
28 James Hunt Hesketh 9 45 Accident
29 Arturo Merzario Iso Marlboro 6 29 Transmission
30 Henri Pescarolo BRM 15 12 Collision
31 Hans-Joachim Stuck March 10 6 Clutch

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