1973 Formula One season

1973 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1973 Formula One season included the 24th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 28, 1973, and ended on October 7 after fifteen races.

Season summary[]

In 1973, Lotus teammates Emerson Fittipaldi and Ronnie Peterson raced each other while Jackie Stewart was supported by François Cevert at Tyrrell. Stewart took the Driver's title, but then at the final race of the season, the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, Cevert crashed during Saturday practice in the notorious 'Esses' and was killed instantly. Stewart and the Tyrrell team then withdrew from the race, handing the Constructor's title to Lotus. At the end of the season Stewart made public his decision to retire, a decision that was already made before the US Grand Prix.

By the end of the 1973 season the best car on the track was probably the new McLaren M23, a wedge-shaped car following the same concept as the Lotus 72, but with more conventional suspension and up to date aerodynamics.

Season review[]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Oscar Gálvez	January 28	Clay Regazzoni	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	G	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	February 11	Ronnie Peterson	Emerson Fittipaldi Denny Hulme	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	G	Report
3	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	March 3	Denny Hulme	Emerson Fittipaldi	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	G	Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc	April 29	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	G	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	May 20	Ronnie Peterson	François Cevert	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	G	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	June 3	Jackie Stewart	Emerson Fittipaldi	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	G	Report
7	Swedish Grand Prix	Scandinavian Raceway	June 17	Ronnie Peterson	Denny Hulme	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	G	Report
8	French Grand Prix	Paul Ricard	July 1	Jackie Stewart	Denny Hulme	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	G	Report
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	July 14	Ronnie Peterson	James Hunt	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	G	Report
10	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	July 29	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	G	Report
11	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	August 5	Jackie Stewart	Carlos Pace	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	G	Report
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring	August 19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Carlos Pace	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	G	Report
13	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	September 9	Ronnie Peterson	Jackie Stewart	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	G	Report
14	Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport Park	September 23	Ronnie Peterson	Emerson Fittipaldi	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	G	Report
15	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	October 7	Ronnie Peterson	James Hunt	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	G	Report

Drivers and constructors[]

1973 Driver line-ups[]

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	72D 72E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	72D 72E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Ronnie Peterson	All
Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	005 006 006/2	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Jackie Stewart	All
					François Cevert	All
					Chris Amon	14-15
Motor Racing Developments	Brabham	BT37 BT42	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Carlos Reutemann	All
					Wilson Fittipaldi	All
					Andrea de Adamich	4-6, 8-9
					Rolf Stommelen	11-14
					John Watson	9, 15
Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren	M19A M19C M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Denny Hulme	All
					Peter Revson	1-7, 9-15
					Jody Scheckter	3, 8-9, 14-15
					Jacky Ickx	11
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312B2 312B3	Ferrari 001/1 3.0 F12 Ferrari 001/11 3.0 F12	G	Jacky Ickx	1-9, 13
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312B2 312B3	Ferrari 001/1 3.0 F12 Ferrari 001/11 3.0 F12	G	Arturo Merzario	1-3, 6, 8, 12-15
Clarke-Mordaunt- Guthrie Racing Team Pierre Robert	March	721G 731	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F G	Mike Beuttler	1-7, 9-15
Clarke-Mordaunt- Guthrie Racing Team Pierre Robert	March	721G 731	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F G	Reine Wisell	7-8
STP March Racing Team	March	721G 731	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1-3, 5-8, 12, 14-15
					Henri Pescarolo	4
					Roger Williamson	9-10
Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees	TS9A TS9B TS14A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Mike Hailwood	All
					José Carlos Pace	All
					Luiz Bueno	2
					Andrea de Adamich	3
					Jochen Mass	9, 11, 15
Marlboro BRM	BRM	P160C P160D	BRM P142 3.0 V12	F	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	All
					Clay Regazzoni	1-13, 15
					Niki Lauda	All
					Peter Gethin	14
Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso-Marlboro	FX3B IR	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Nanni Galli	1-2, 4-6
					Howden Ganley	All
					Jackie Pretorius	3
					Tom Belsø	7
					Henri Pescarolo	8, 11
					Graham McRae	9
					Gijs van Lennep	10, 12-13
					Tim Schenken	14
					Jacky Ickx	15
UOP Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Jackie Oliver	3-15
					George Follmer	3-15
					Brian Redman	15
Scribante Lucky Strike Racing	Lotus	72D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Dave Charlton	3
Blignaut Lucky Strike Racing	Tyrrell	004	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Eddie Keizan	3
Embassy Racing	Shadow	DN1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Graham Hill	4-15
Martini Racing	Tecno	PA123/6	Tecno Series-P 3.0 F12	F	Chris Amon	5-6, 9-10, 12
LEC Refrigeration Racing	March	731	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	David Purley	6, 9-11, 13
Hesketh Racing	March	731	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	James Hunt	6, 8-10, 12, 14-15
Team Ensign	Ensign	N173	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Rikky von Opel	8-10, 12-15

1973 Drivers Championship final standings[]

Pos	Driver	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Points
1	Jackie Stewart	3	2	1	Ret	1	1	5	4	10	1	1	2	4	5	DNS	71
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	1	3	1	3	2	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	2	2	6	55
3	Ronnie Peterson	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	3	2	1	2	11	Ret	1	1	Ret	1	52
4	François Cevert	2	10	NC	2	2	4	3	2	5	2	2	Ret	5	Ret	DNS	47
5	Peter Revson	8	Ret	2	4	Ret	5	7		1	4	9	Ret	3	1	5	38
6	Denny Hulme	5	3	5	6	7	6	1	8	3	Ret	12	8	15	13	4	26
7	Carlos Reutemann	Ret	11	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	3	6	Ret	Ret	4	6	8	3	16
8	James Hunt						9		6	4	3		Ret	DNS	7	2	14
9	Jacky Ickx	4	5	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	6	5	8		3		8		7	12
10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	5	Ret	5	13	4	9	9
11	José Carlos Pace	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	10	13	Ret	7	4	3	Ret	18	Ret	7
12	Arturo Merzario	9	4	4			Ret		7				7	Ret	15	16	6
13	George Follmer			6	3	Ret	DNS	14	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	10	17	14	5
14	Jackie Oliver			Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11	3	15	4
15	Andrea de Adamich			8	Ret	4	7		Ret	Ret							3
16	Wilson Fittipaldi	6	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	11	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	11	NC	3
17	Niki Lauda	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	13	9	12	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	2
18	Clay Regazzoni	7	6	Ret	9	10	Ret	9	12	7	8	Ret	6	Ret		8	2
19	Howden Ganley	NC	7	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	14	9	9	DNS	NC	NC	6	12	1
20	Gijs van Lennep										6		9	Ret			1
21	Chris Amon					6	Ret			Ret	Ret		DNS		10	DNS	1
—	Mike Hailwood	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	7	9	Ret	0
—	Mike Beuttler	10	Ret	NC	7	11	Ret	8		11	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	0
—	Jochen Mass									Ret		7				Ret	0
—	Henri Pescarolo				8				Ret			10					0
—	Graham Hill				Ret	9	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	NC	13	Ret	14	16	13	0
—	Nanni Galli	Ret	9		11	Ret	Ret										0
—	David Purley						Ret			DNS	Ret	15		9			0
—	Jody Scheckter			9					Ret	Ret					Ret	Ret	0
—	Rolf Stommelen											11	Ret	12	12		0
—	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ret	Ret	NC		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				Ret		NC	11	0
—	Luiz Bueno		12														0
—	Rikky von Opel								15	13	DNS		Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	0
—	Tim Schenken														14		0
—	Reine Wisell							DNS	Ret								0
—	Roger Williamson									Ret	Ret						0
—	John Watson									Ret						Ret	0
—	Dave Charlton			Ret													0
—	Eddie Keizan			NC													0
—	Jackie Pretorius			Ret													0
—	Graham McRae									Ret							0
—	Peter Gethin														Ret		0
—	Brian Redman															DSQ	0
Pos	Driver	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Light blue	Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Injured or ill (Inj)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest Lap

1973 Constructors Championship final standings[]

Pos.	Manufacturer	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Pts.^[1]
1	Lotus-Ford	1	1	3	1	3	2	2	1	2	11	6	1	1	2	1	92 (96)
2	Tyrrell-Ford	2	2	1	2	1	1	3	2	5	1	1	2	4	5	DNS	82 (86)
3	McLaren-Ford	5	3	2	4	7	5	1	8	1	4	3	8	3	1	4	58
4	Brabham-Ford	6	11	7	10	4	7	4	3	6	Ret	5	4	6	8	3	22
5	March-Ford	10	Ret	NC	7	11	9	8	6	4	3	15	Ret	9	7	2	14
6	Ferrari	4	4	4	12	Ret	Ret	6	5	8	WD	WD	7	8	15	16	12
7	BRM	7	6	Ret	5	5	Ret	9	9	7	5	Ret	5	13	4	8	12
8	Shadow-Ford		WD	6	3	9	10	14	10	Ret	10	8	Ret	10	3	13	9
9	Surtees-Ford	Ret	12	8	Ret	8	8	10	13	Ret	7	4	3	7	9	Ret	7
10	Iso Marlboro-Ford	NC	7	10	11	Ret	Ret	11	14	9	6	10	9	NC	6	7	2
11	Tecno					6	Ret	WD	WD	Ret	Ret	WD	DNS	WD			1
—	Ensign-Ford				WD	WD		WD	15	13	DNS	WD	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	0
Pos.	Manufacturer	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Pts.

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Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-Championship race results[]

Other Formula One races were also held in 1973, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
VIII Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	March 18	Peter Gethin	Chevron-Chevrolet	Report
XXV BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	April 8	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Report

Notes[]

↑ Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Only the best car for constructor scored points in each round. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
↑ [1].

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[points-1] Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Only the best car for constructor scored points in each round. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

[results-2] [1].

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