1973 Automobile World Championship

1973 Automobile World Championship

World Champion
Driver:	Jackie Stewart
Constructor:	Lotus Ford
Season dates
Number of races:	15th
<1972 season	1974 season>

The 1973 Automobile World Championship was the 24th season of the Automobile World Championship, which is now known as the Formula 1 World Championship . Over 15 races were held between January 28, 1973 and October 7, 1973, the drivers' world championship and the International Cup of Formula 1 Constructors .

Jackie Stewart won the Drivers' World Championship for the third and final time. Lotus - Ford became world constructors champion for the sixth time.

The FIA title of honor European Grand Prix was awarded to the Belgian Grand Prix in 1973 .

The world championship runs

GP Argentina - Buenos Aires (January 28, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 Argentina Grand Prix

96 laps × 3.345 km = 321.120 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	1: 56: 18.22
2	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 4.69 sec.
3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 33.19 sec.
4th	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	+ 42.57 sec.
5	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	+ 1 lap
6th	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham - Ford	+ 1 lap

Pole position	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	1: 10.54 min.
Fastest race lap	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	1: 11.22 min.

GP Brazil - Interlagos (February 11, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix

40 laps × 7.960 km = 318.400 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	1: 43: 55.6
2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 13.5 sec.
3	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	+ 1: 46.4 min.
4th	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	+ 1 lap
5	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	+ 1 lap
6th	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	+ 1 lap

Pole position	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	2: 30.5 min.
Fastest race lap	Emerson Fittipaldi Denis Hulme	Lotus - Ford McLaren - Ford	2: 35.0 min.

GP South Africa - Kyalami (March 3, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 South African Grand Prix

79 laps × 4.104 km = 324.216 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	1: 43: 11.07
2	Peter Revson	McLaren - Ford	+ 24.55 sec.
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	+ 25.06 sec.
4th	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	+ 1 lap
5	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	+ 2 rounds
6th	George Follmer	Shadow - Ford	+ 2 rounds

In the second round Jacky Ickx , Mike Hailwood and Clay Regazzoni get into a serious accident and Regazzoni's BRM goes up in flames. Mike Hailwood succeeds in dragging the unconscious Swiss out of his car and thus saves his life.

Pole position	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	1: 16.28 min.
Fastest race lap	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	1: 17.10 min.

Spanish GP - Montjuïc Park (April 29, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 Spanish Grand Prix

75 laps × 3.791 km = 284.325 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	1: 48: 18.7
2	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 42.7 sec.
3	George Follmer	Shadow - Ford	+ 1: 13.1 min.
4th	Peter Revson	McLaren - Ford	+ 1 lap
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	+ 1 lap
6th	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	+ 1 lap

Pole position	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 21.8 min.
Fastest race lap	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 23.8 min.

GP Belgium / GP Europe - Zolder (May 20, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 Belgian Grand Prix

70 laps × 4.220 km = 295.400 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	1: 42: 13.43
2	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 31.84 sec.
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	+ 2: 02.790 min.
4th	Andrea de Adamich	Brabham - Ford	+ 1 lap
5	Niki Lauda	BRM	+ 1 lap
6th	Chris Amon	Tecno	+ 3 rounds

Pole position	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 22.46 min.
Fastest race lap	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	1: 25.42 min.

GP Monaco - Monte Carlo (June 3, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 Monaco Grand Prix

78 laps × 3.278 km = 255.684 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	1: 57: 44.3
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	+ 1.6 sec.
3	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	+ 1 lap
4th	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 1 lap
5	Andrea de Adamich	Brabham - Ford	+ 2 rounds
6th	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	+ 2 rounds

Pole position	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	1: 27.5 min.
Fastest race lap	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	1: 28.1 min.

GP Sweden - Anderstorp (June 17, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 Swedish Grand Prix

80 laps × 4.018 km = 321.440 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	1: 56: 46.049
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	+ 4.039 sec.
3	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 14.667 sec.
4th	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham - Ford	+ 18.068 sec.
5	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 25.998 sec.
6th	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	+ 1 lap

Pole position	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 23.810 min.
Fastest race lap	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	1: 26.146 min.

French GP - Le Castellet (July 1st 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 French Grand Prix

54 laps × 5.810 km = 313.740 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 41: 36.52
2	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 40.92 sec.
3	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham - Ford	+ 46.48 sec.
4th	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 46.93 sec.
5	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	+ 48.90 sec.
6th	James Hunt	March - Ford	+1: 22.54 min.

Ronnie Peterson's first victory in Formula 1.

Pole position	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	1: 48.37 min.
Fastest race lap	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	1: 50.99 min.

British GP - Silverstone (14 July 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 British Grand Prix

67 laps × 4.711 km = 315.637 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Peter Revson	McLaren - Ford	1: 29: 18.5
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	+ 2.8 sec.
3	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	+ 3.0 sec.
4th	James Hunt	March - Ford	+ 3.4 sec.
5	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 36.6 sec.
6th	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham - Ford	+ 44.7 sec.

The race was stopped on the first lap after nine drivers were involved in a pile-up . Among them Jochen Mass , Jody Scheckter , Mike Hailwood and Roger Williamson , who started his first of only two races here.

First win for Peter Revson .

Pole position	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 16.3 min.
Fastest race lap	James Hunt	March - Ford	1: 18.6 min.

GP Netherlands - Zandvoort (July 29, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 Dutch Grand Prix

72 laps × 4.226 km = 304.272 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	1: 39: 12.45
2	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 15.83 sec.
3	James Hunt	March - Ford	+1: 03.01 min.
4th	Peter Revson	McLaren - Ford	+1: 09.13 min.
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	+1: 13.37 min.
6th	Gijs van Lennep	Iso Marlboro - Ford	+ 2 rounds

In the seventh lap, the Briton Roger Williamson had a serious accident in his March . His car remains overturned and catches fire. The completely overwhelmed marshals were of little help. Only David Purley gave up his race and tried to free his teammate, but Williamson burned in his car.

Pole position	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 19.47 min.
Fastest race lap	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 20.31 min.

GP Germany - Nürburgring (August 5, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 German Grand Prix

14 laps × 22.835 km = 319.690 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	1: 42: 03.0
2	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 1.6 sec.
3	Jacky Ickx	McLaren - Ford	+ 41.2 sec.
4th	Carlos Pace	Surtees - Ford	+ 53.8 sec.
5	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham - Ford	+ 1: 19.9 min.
6th	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	+ 1: 24.3 min.

Pole position	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	7: 07.8 min.
Fastest race lap	Carlos Pace	Surtees - Ford	7: 11.4 min.

GP Austria - Österreichring (August 19, 1973)

→ Main article : Grand Prix of Austria 1973

54 laps × 5.911 km = 319.194 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 28: 48.78
2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 9.01 sec.
3	Carlos Pace	Surtees - Ford	+ 46.64 sec.
4th	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham - Ford	+ 47.91 sec.
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	+ 1: 21.60 min.
6th	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	+ 1: 38.40 min.

Pole position	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	1: 34.98 min.
Fastest race lap	Carlos Pace	Surtees - Ford	1: 37.29 min.

Italian GP - Monza (September 9, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 Italian Grand Prix

55 laps × 5.775 km = 317.625 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 29: 17.0
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	+ 0.8 sec.
3	Peter Revson	McLaren - Ford	+ 28.8 sec.
4th	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 33.2 sec.
5	François Cevert	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 46.2 sec.
6th	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham - Ford	+ 59.8 sec.

Jackie Stewart secured his third world championship after this race.

Pole position	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 34.8 min.
Fastest race lap	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	1: 35.3 min.

Canadian GP - Mosport Park (23 September 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 Canadian Grand Prix

80 laps × 3.957 km - 316.560 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Peter Revson	McLaren - Ford	1: 59: 04.083
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	+ 32.734 sec.
3	Jackie Oliver	Shadow - Ford	+ 34.505 sec.
4th	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	+ 36.514 sec.
5	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell - Ford	+ 1 lap
6th	Howden Ganley	Iso Marlboro - Ford	+ 1 lap

Pole position	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 13.697 min.
Fastest race lap	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	1: 15.490 min.

US GP - Watkins Glen (October 7, 1973)

→ Main article : 1973 USA Grand Prix

59 laps × 5.433 km - 320.547 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 41: 15.799
2	James Hunt	March - Ford	+ 0.668 sec.
3	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham - Ford	+ 22.930 sec.
4th	Denis Hulme	McLaren - Ford	+ 50.226 sec.
5	Peter Revson	McLaren - Ford	+1: 20.367 min.
6th	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus - Ford	+1: 47.945 min.

François Cevert had a fatal accident during the final training for the US Grand Prix .

Lotus is constructors world champion.

Jackie Stewart , who does not start in this race due to the accident of his teammate, is ending his driving career.

Pole position	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus - Ford	1: 39.657 min.
Fastest race lap	James Hunt	March - Ford	1: 41.652 min.

World championship ratings

Distribution of points
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Points	9	6th	4th	3	2	1

The best seven results of the first eight and the best six of the remaining seven races were taken into account for the evaluation. The best placed car was taken into account in the constructors' classification.

Driver ranking

Item	driver	constructor																Points
01	J. Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	3	2	1	DNF	1	1	5	4th	10	1	1	2	4th	5	DNS	71
02	E. Fittipaldi	Lotus Ford	1	1	3	1	3	2	12	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	DNF	2	2	6th	55
03	R. Peterson	Lotus Ford	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	3	2	1	2	11	DNF	1	1	DNF	1	52
04th	F. Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	2	10	NC	2	2	4th	3	2	5	2	2	DNF	5	DNF	DNS	47
05	P. Revson	McLaren-Ford	8th	DNF	2	4th	DNF	5	7th		1	4th	9	DNF	3	1	5	38
06th	D. Hulme	McLaren-Ford	5	3	5	6th	7th	6th	1	8th	3	DNF	12	8th	15th	13	4th	26th
07th	C. Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	DNF	11	7th	DNF	DNF	DNF	4th	3	6th	DNF	DNF	4th	6th	8th	3	16
08th	J. Hunt	March-Ford						9		6th	4th	3		DNF	DNS	7th	2	14th
09	J. Ickx	Ferrari	4th	5	DNF	12	DNF	DNF	6th	5	8th				8th			12
		McLaren-Ford											3
		Iso Marlboro-Ford															7th
10	J.-P. Beltoise	BRM	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	5	DNF	5	13	4th	9	9
11	C. Pace	Surtees-Ford	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	DNF	10	13	DNF	7th	4th	3	DNF	18th	DNF	7th
12	A. Merzario	Ferrari	9	4th	4th			DNF		7th				7th	DNF	15th	16	6th
13	G. Follmer	Shadow Ford			6th	3	DNF	DNS	14th	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	10	17th	14th	5
14th	J. Oliver	Shadow Ford			DNF	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	DNF	11	3	15th	4th
15th	A. de Adamich	Surtees-Ford			8th													3
		Brabham-Ford				DNF	4th	7th		DNF	DNF
15th	W. Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	6th	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	11	DNF	16	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	11	NC	3
17th	N. Lauda	BRM	DNF	8th	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	13	9	12	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNF	DNF	2
17th	C. Regazzoni	BRM	7th	6th	DNF	9	10	DNF	9	12	7th	8th	DNF	6th	DNF		8th	2
19th	H. Ganley	Iso Marlboro-Ford	NC	7th	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	14th	9	9	DNS	NC	NC	6th	12	1
19th	G. van Lennep	Iso Marlboro-Ford										6th		9	Ret			1
19th	C. Amon	Tecno					6th	DNF			DNF	DNF		DNS				1
		Tyrrell-Ford														10	DNS
-	M. Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	14th	10	7th	9	DNF	0
-	M. Beuttler	March-Ford	10	DNF	NC	7th	11	DNF	8th		11	DNF	16	DNF	DNF	DNF	10	0
-	J. Mass	Surtees-Ford									DNF		7th				DNF	0
-	H. Pescarolo	Iso Marlboro-Ford				8th				DNF								0
		March-Ford											10
-	G. Hill	Shadow Ford				DNF	9	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	NC	13	DNF	14th	16	13	0
-	N. Galli	Iso Marlboro-Ford	DNF	9		11	DNF	DNF										0
-	D. Purley	March-Ford						DNF			DNS	DNF	15th		9			0
-	J. Scheckter	McLaren-Ford			9					DNF	DNF					DNF	DNF	0
-	R. Stommelen	Brabham-Ford											11	DNF	12	12		0
-	J. Jarier	March-Ford	DNF	DNF	NC		DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF				DNF		NC	11	0
-	L. Bueno	Surtees-Ford		12														0
-	R. from Opel	Ensign-Ford								15th	13	DNS		Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	0
-	T. give	Iso Marlboro-Ford														14th		0
-	E. Keizan	Tyrrell-Ford			NC													0
-	R. Williamson	March-Ford									DNF	DNF						0
-	J. Watson	Brabham-Ford									DNF						DNF	0
-	R. Wisell	March-Ford							DNS	DNF								0

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Constructors' championship

1	Lotus - Ford	92
2	Tyrrell - Ford	82
3	McLaren - Ford	58
4th	Brabham - Ford	22nd
5	March - Ford	14th
6th	Ferrari	12
7th	BRM	12
8th	Shadow - Ford	9
9	Surtees - Ford	7th
10	Iso Marlboro - Ford	2
11	Tecno	1

News in brief Formula 1

• In Kyalami , Clay Regazzoni is rescued from his burning BRM by Mike Hailwood .
• Roger Williamson is killed in a fire accident in Zandvoort .
• François Cevert had a fatal accident in Watkins Glen during training for the US Grand Prix .
• Jackie Stewart becomes world champion for the third time and retires from active racing.

Web links

Commons : 1973 Automobile World Championship  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Formula 1 website Results Season 1973 (English)