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Niki Lauda won the 1974 Spanish Grand Prix

Niki Lauda won the 1974 Spanish Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Clay Regazzoni and Emerson Fittipaldi at Circuito del Jarama.

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Race recap

Winner
Niki Lauda
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Niki Lauda, Clay Regazzoni, and Emerson Fittipaldi
Race date
April 28, 1974
Pole
Niki Lauda
Fastest lap
Niki Lauda
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Circuito del Jarama

The decisive result

Niki Lauda finished first for Ferrari. Clay Regazzoni is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Emerson Fittipaldi 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Brian Redman from P21 to P7 (+14), Tim Schenken from P25 to P14 (+11), and Hans-Joachim Stuck from P13 to P4 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Niki Lauda started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +3 laps, 4 Engine, 3 +2 laps, 2 +4 laps, and 2 Accident. Niki Lauda holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.830 on lap 47. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Niki LaudaFerrari2:00:29.5609
2Clay RegazzoniFerrari2:01:05.1706
3Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren+1 lap4
4Hans-Joachim StuckMarch+2 laps3
5Jody ScheckterTyrrell+2 laps2
6Denny HulmeMcLaren+2 laps1
7Brian RedmanShadow+3 laps0
8Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+3 laps0
9Mike HailwoodMcLaren+3 laps0
10James HuntHesketh+3 laps0
11John WatsonBrabham+4 laps0
12Henri PescaroloBRM+4 laps0
13Carlos PaceSurtees+6 laps0
14Tim SchenkenTrojanSpun off0
NCJean-Pierre JarierShadow+11 laps0
DNFGraham HillLolaEngine0
DNFArturo MerzarioIso-MarlboroAccident0
DNFJochen MassSurteesGearbox0
DNFFrançois MigaultBRMEngine0
DNFJacky IckxTeam LotusBrakes0