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Niki Lauda won the 1974 Dutch Grand Prix

Niki Lauda won the 1974 Dutch Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Clay Regazzoni and Emerson Fittipaldi at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

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Race recap

Winner
Niki Lauda
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Niki Lauda, Clay Regazzoni, and Emerson Fittipaldi
Race date
June 23, 1974
Pole
Niki Lauda
Fastest lap
Ronnie Peterson
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Circuit Park Zandvoort

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

Rikky von Opel from P23 to P9 (+14), Jacky Ickx from P18 to P11 (+7), and John Watson from P13 to P7 (+6) 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 7 Finished, 4 Gearbox, 2 +2 laps, 2 +4 laps, and 2 Collision. Ronnie Peterson holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.440 on lap 63. 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 LaudaFerrari1:43:00.3509
2Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:43:08.6006
3Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren1:43:30.6204
4Mike HailwoodMcLaren1:43:31.6403
5Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:43:34.6302
6Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:43:51.8701
7John WatsonBrabham1:44:14.3000
8Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus+2 laps0
9Rikky von OpelBrabham+2 laps0
10Vittorio BrambillaMarch+3 laps0
11Jacky IckxTeam Lotus+4 laps0
12Carlos ReutemannBrabham+4 laps0
DNFDenny HulmeMcLarenIgnition0
DNFFrançois MigaultBRMGearbox0
DNFArturo MerzarioIso-MarlboroGearbox0
DNFGuy EdwardsLolaFuel system0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierShadowClutch0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseBRMGearbox0
DNFGraham HillLolaGearbox0
DNFHenri PescaroloBRMHandling0