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Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix

Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Niki Lauda and Jody Scheckter at Nivelles-Baulers.

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Race recap

Winner
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki Lauda, and Jody Scheckter
Race date
May 12, 1974
Pole
Clay Regazzoni
Fastest lap
Denny Hulme
Classified drivers
32
Circuit
Nivelles-Baulers

The decisive result

Emerson Fittipaldi finished first for McLaren. Niki Lauda is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jody Scheckter 3 for Tyrrell.

Grid to finish

Vittorio Brambilla from P31 to P9 (+22), Graham Hill from P29 to P8 (+21), and Gijs van Lennep from P30 to P14 (+16) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Clay Regazzoni started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 5 +3 laps, 4 +2 laps, 3 Engine, and 2 Collision. Denny Hulme holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:11.310 on lap 37. 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
1Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren1:44:20.5709
2Niki LaudaFerrari1:44:20.9206
3Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:45:06.1804
4Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:45:12.5903
5Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:45:28.6202
6Denny HulmeMcLaren1:45:31.1101
7Mike HailwoodMcLaren+1 lap0
8Graham HillLola+2 laps0
9Vittorio BrambillaMarch+2 laps0
10Tim SchenkenTrojan+2 laps0
11John WatsonBrabham+2 laps0
12Guy EdwardsLola+3 laps0
13Jean-Pierre JarierShadow+3 laps0
14Gijs van LennepIso-Marlboro+3 laps0
15Vern SchuppanEnsign+3 laps0
16François MigaultBRM+3 laps0
17Teddy PiletteBrabham+4 laps0
18Brian RedmanShadowEngine0
DNFJacky IckxTeam LotusOverheating0
DNFTom PryceTokenCollision0