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Belgian Grand Prix

Nivelles-Baulers, 12 May 1974

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren M23 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 Marlboro Texaco Team McLaren
85 1h 44m 20.57s
2 Niki Lauda Ferrari 312 B3-74 [012] - f12
#12 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
85 1h 44m 20.92s
3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell 007 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#3 Elf Team Tyrrell
85 1h 45m 06.18s
4 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 312 B3-74 [011] - f12
#11 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
85 1h 45m 12.59s
5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM P201 [01] - P142 V12
#14 Team Motul BRM
85 1h 45m 28.62s
6 Denis Hulme McLaren M23 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 Marlboro Texaco Team McLaren
85 1h 45m 31.11s
7 Mike Hailwood McLaren M23 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8
#33 Yardley Team McLaren
84 1h 44m 37.76s
8 Graham Hill Lola T370 [HU2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#26 Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
83 1h 44m 47.36s
9 Vittorio Brambilla March 741 [2-2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#10 March Engineering
83 1h 44m 55.55s
10 Tim Schenken Trojan T103 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#41 Trojan Tauranac Racing
83 1h 45m 09.88s
11 John Watson Brabham BT42 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#28 John Goldie Racing with Hexagon
83 1h 45m 16.93s
12 Guy Edwards Lola T370 [HU1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#27 Embassy Racing with Graham Hill
82 1h 43m 23.34s
13 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow DN3 [2A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#17 UOP Shadow Racing Team
82 1h 44m 51.57s
14 Gijs van Lennep Iso-Marlboro [FW02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#21 Frank Williams Racing Cars
82 1h 44m 54.26s
15 Vern Schuppan Ensign N174 [MN02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#22 Team Ensign
82 1h 45m 16.94s
16 François Migault BRM P160E [05] - P142 V12
#37 Team Motul BRM
82 1h 45m 17.62s
17 Teddy Pilette Brabham BT42/BT44 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#34 Motor Racing Developments Limited
81 1h 45m 36.63s
18 Brian Redman Shadow DN3 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 UOP Shadow Racing Team
80 engine
R Jacky Ickx Lotus 76 [2 JPS10] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 John Player Team Lotus
72 overheating
R Tom Pryce Token RJ02 - Cosworth DFV V8
#42 Token Racing
66 accident
R Carlos Reutemann Brabham BT44 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7 Motor Racing Developments Limited
62 engine
R Ronnie Peterson Lotus 76 [1 JPS9] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 John Player Team Lotus
56 fuel leak
R Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 007 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Elf Team Tyrrell
53 brakes
R Gérard Larrousse Brabham BT42 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#43 Scuderia Finotto
53 puncture
R Jochen Mass Surtees TS16-2 [04] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees
53 suspension
R Carlos Pace Surtees TS16-2 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18 Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees
50 handling
R Rikky von Opel Brabham BT44 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#8 Motor Racing Developments Limited
49 engine
R James Hunt Hesketh 308 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24 Hesketh Racing
45 accident
R Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro [FW03] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Frank Williams Racing Cars
29 transmission
R Henri Pescarolo BRM P160E [10] - P192 V12
#15 Team Motul BRM
12 accident
R Hans-Joachim Stuck March 741 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#9 March Engineering
6 clutch
DNQ Leo Kinnunen Surtees TS16-1 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#44 AAW Racing Team
Did not qualify
T Ronnie Peterson Lotus 72E [R8] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1T John Player Team Lotus
(Only used in practice)
T Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 312 B3-74 [010] - f12
#11T Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
(Only used in practice)
T Jochen Mass Surtees TS16-2 [03] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19T Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees
(Only used in practice)
T Gérard Larrousse Brabham BT42 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#43T Scuderia Finotto
(Only used in practice)
T Carlos Pace Surtees TS16-2 [03] - Cosworth DFV V8
#71 Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees
(Only used in practice)
T/C Carlos Reutemann Brabham BT44 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#7T Motor Racing Developments Limited
(Crashed in practice)
T/S   Tyrrell [006/2] - Cosworth DFV V8
Elf Team Tyrrell
(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Denis Hulme McLaren M23 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6T Marlboro Texaco Team McLaren
(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S James Hunt Hesketh 308 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#24T Hesketh Racing
(Spare - not used in practice)
DNA John Nicholson Lyncar 006 - Cosworth DFV V8
#29 Pinch Plant
Did not arrive
DNA Chris Amon Amon AF1 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#30 Chris Amon Racing
Did not arrive

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Clay Regazzoni (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312 B3-74 [011] - Ferrari f12 1m 09.82s
2 Jody Scheckter (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 007 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 10.86s
3 Niki Lauda (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312 B3-74 [012] - Ferrari f12 1m 11.04s
4 Emerson Fittipaldi (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 11.07s
5 Ronnie Peterson (F1) 3-litre Lotus 76 [1 JPS9] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 11.21s
6 Arturo Merzario (F1) 3-litre Iso-Marlboro [FW03] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 11.29s
7 Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F1) 3-litre BRM P201 [01] - BRM P142 V12 1m 11.39s
8 Carlos Pace (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS16-2 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 11.46s
9 James Hunt (F1) 3-litre Hesketh 308 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 11.53s
10 Hans-Joachim Stuck (F1) 3-litre March 741 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 11.57s
11 Patrick Depailler (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell 007 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 11.60s
12 Denis Hulme (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 11.61s
13 Mike Hailwood (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [7] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 11.98s
14 Vern Schuppan (F1) 3-litre Ensign N174 [MN02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 12.02s
15 Henri Pescarolo (F1) 3-litre BRM P160E [10] - BRM P192 V12 1m 12.33s
16 Jacky Ickx (F1) 3-litre Lotus 76 [2 JPS10] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 12.42s
17 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN3 [2A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 12.53s
18 Brian Redman (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN3 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 12.73s
19 John Watson (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT42 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 12.76s
20 Tom Pryce (F1) 3-litre Token RJ02 - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 12.85s
21 Guy Edwards (F1) 3-litre Lola T370 [HU1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.33s
22 Rikky von Opel (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT44 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.34s
23 Tim Schenken (F1) 3-litre Trojan T103 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.36s
24 Carlos Reutemann (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT44 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.47s
25 François Migault (F1) 3-litre BRM P160E [05] - BRM P142 V12 1m 13.49s
26 Jochen Mass (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS16-2 [04] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 13.81s
27 Teddy Pilette (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT42/BT44 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.05s
28 Gérard Larrousse (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT42 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.22s
29 Graham Hill (F1) 3-litre Lola T370 [HU2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 14.30s
30 Gijs van Lennep (F1) 3-litre Iso-Marlboro [FW02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 15.60s
31 Vittorio Brambilla (F1) 3-litre March 741 [2-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 23.81s
32 Leo Kinnunen * (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS16-1 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 28.77s
 
* Did not start

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.

Individual sources for this event

Autosport 16 May 1974 pp8-17 (by Pete Lyons). Motoring News 16 May 1974 pp13-17 (by 'AH' Alan Henry). Motor Sport June 1974 pp555-557 (by 'DSJ' Denis Jenkinson). Autocar 18 May 1974 pp25-27 (by Ray Hutton). Sport Auto Juin 1974 pp40-47 (by Gérard Crombac). Autocourse 1974/75 (edited by Mike Kettlewell) reproduced Pete Lyons' reports from Autosport, so included very little information that had not already been published.

At the top of the entry list were the usual two-car teams of Lotus, Tyrrell, McLaren, Brabham, March, Ferrari, BRM, Shadow, Surtees and Williams. The non-member entries at this race were the single-car constructor Ensign, Hesketh, Trojan and newcomer Token, and the two Embassy-Hill Lolas. Then came third entries from Yardley-McLaren, BRM and Brabham, who had entered a hire car at this race for Teddy Pilette. Privateers here were Hexagon, the Bretscher Racing Brabham BT42s entered by Scuderia Finotto, and AAW Racing Team with a newly-acquired Surtees TS16 for Leo Kinnunen. That came to 32 entries, although only 30 had been intended. Token became the 26th 3-litre F1 marque. Amon stayed away to convert his car to outboard front brakes after two breakages, but Ensign were reborn with new driver Schuppan and financial support from Teddy Yip in Hong Kong, and the Australian qualified impressively in 14th spot. There should have been 30 starters but the organisers took pity on Brambilla, whose practice had been ruined by engine problems, and let him start.

The eight spare cars were Peterson's Lotus 72, Tyrrell 006/2 under a tarpaulin behind the pits, a McLaren M23, a Brabham BT44, a Ferrari 312B3, a Surtees TS16, the second Hesketh 308 and the second Finotto Brabham BT42. That set another new record of 40 cars at a F1 race, although Pete Lyons in his Autosport report counted 41. It seems likely that the spare Yardley McLaren M23 was also there.

Jenks noted that Brambilla's car had been rebuilt, and called it "741/2-2" but was too busy being snippy about Nivelles-Bauler to explain the suffix. Pete Lyons in Autosport explained that "a new March 741 had been created, although for reasons of crossing borders it was labelled with the same chassis number as his old one, destroyed in Jarama". This was the first appearance in the historical record of what ORC calls "Jenks notation", the use of a hyphenated suffix to denote the second and subsequent iteration of an entity. Ray Hutton in Autocar also used this notation, suggesting some collusion in the press tent, while Jabby Crombac simply called it "741/3". Alan Henry noted that the spare Surtees TS16 was "TS16/03-2", so numbered to indicate that it had been rebuilt after Mass collided with the pit wall while practicing for the Race of Champions", but called the other two "TS16/02" and "TS16/04", which confused the new 'Jenks notation' introduced by his Standard House colleague with Surtees' desire to indicate Mk 2 TS16. To avoid confusion, ORC will ignore what the chassis plate said and refer to the Mk 2 TS16 chassis number 03 as "TS16-2 [03]", to show that the specification had changed from TS16 to TS16-2 but the underlying car was still the first iteration of chassis 03.