1974 Season - Round 5 - 1974-05-12
Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Niki Lauda (Ferrari) second and Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Vittorio Brambilla (March) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P31 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 22-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Clay Regazzoni |
| Ferrari |
| 1 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Mike Hailwood | McLaren | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Graham Hill | Lola | 29 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 31 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Tim Schenken | Trojan | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | John Watson | Brabham | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Guy Edwards | Lola | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Gijs van Lennep | Iso Marlboro | 30 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Vern Schuppan | Ensign | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | François Migault | BRM | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Teddy Pilette | Brabham | 27 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Brian Redman | Shadow | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Team Lotus | 16 | Overheating | 0 |
| 20 | Tom Pryce | Token | 20 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 23 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 28 | Brakes | 0 |
| 24 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 26 | Suspension | 0 |
| 25 | Gérard Larrousse | Brabham | 11 | Tyre | 0 |
| 26 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 8 | Handling | 0 |
| 27 | Rikky von Opel | Brabham | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 28 | James Hunt | Hesketh | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| 29 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro | 6 | Transmission | 0 |
| 30 | Henri Pescarolo | BRM | 15 | Collision | 0 |