1973 Belgian Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 5th of 15 races of the 1973 Automobile World Championship | ||
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| Surname: | XXXI Grote Prijs van Belgie Grand Prix d'Europe |
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| Date: | May 20, 1973 | |
| Place: | Zolder-Terlaemen | |
| Course: | Circuit Zolder | |
| Length: | 295.47 km in 70 laps of 4.221 km
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| Weather: | sunny and warm | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Ronnie Peterson
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 lotus
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| Time: | 1: 22.46 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 François Cevert
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Tyrrell
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| Time: | 1: 25.42 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
Jackie Stewart
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Tyrrell
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| Second: |
François Cevert
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Tyrrell
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| Third: |
.svg){kind=small} Emerson Fittipaldi
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lotus
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The 1973 Belgian Grand Prix took place on May 20 at the Zolder Circuit in Zolder-Terlaemen and was the fifth race of the 1973 World Automobile Championship . The race also had the FIA title of honor European Grand Prix .
Reports
background
The Belgian Grand Prix was to be held in Zolder for the first time. During a route inspection in advance, members of the GPDA criticized the asphalt. The organizer then decided to renew it by the race weekend.
In addition to the field of drivers that had already competed in the Spanish Grand Prix three weeks earlier , Chris Amon joined the driver of a revised version of the racing car from the Italian manufacturer Tecno .
training
During the Friday training session, the new and not yet fully hardened asphalt broke open several times. Corresponding repair work had to be carried out on Saturday night. The GPDA threatened to boycott the Grand Prix if the problems were not completely resolved. During the training sessions on Saturday it finally turned out that the route was easy to drive.
Ronnie Peterson qualified for pole position for the third time this season in the Lotus 72 . He shared the front row with Denis Hulme in the McLaren M23 . Behind the only participating Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx started ahead of François Cevert in a Tyrrell , Jean-Pierre Beltoise in the BRM P160 and Jackie Stewart in the second Tyrrell.
run
Peterson was initially able to convert his pole into a lead, but was already overtaken by Cevert on the second lap, who then managed to break away from the rest of the field. Ickx, Hulme and Carlos Reutemann followed .
A little later, Hulme slipped briefly from the track and lost touch with the top. He'd run into oil leaking from Ickx's engine. A little later, the Belgian had to give up because of this damage. Reutemann was then in third place, which he was able to maintain until he retired on lap 15 due to an engine failure.
Fittipaldi and Stewart caught up to the top. On lap 18, Fittipaldi first overtook his team-mate Peterson. When Cevert spun shortly afterwards, the Brazilian was able to take the lead. Five laps later, however, he was ousted from this position by Stewart.
In the final phase of the race, Fittipaldi increasingly had to struggle with fuel pressure problems. He then had to let Cevert pass, which ensured a Tyrrell double victory. Behind Fittipaldi, Andrea de Adamich , Niki Lauda and Chris Amon crossed the finish line and each secured their first World Championship points of the season.
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
Ronnie Peterson
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Lotus Ford
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1: 22.46 | 184.278 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
 Denis Hulme
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 23.00 | 183.080 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
 Jacky Ickx
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 Ferrari
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1: 23.10 | 182.859 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
François Cevert
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 23.22 | 182.596 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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BRM
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1: 23.25 | 182.530 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
Jackie Stewart
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 23.28 | 182.464 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Brabham-Ford
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1: 23.34 | 182.333 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
Carlos Pace
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Surtees-Ford
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1: 23.34 | 182.333 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Lotus Ford
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1: 23.44 | 182.114 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
 Peter Revson
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 23.52 | 181.940 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
George Follmer
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Shadow Ford
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1: 23.86 | 181.202 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
 Clay Regazzoni
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BRM
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1: 23.91 | 181.094 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
Mike Hailwood
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Surtees-Ford
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1: 23.96 | 180.986 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
 Niki Lauda
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BRM
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1: 24.51 | 179.808 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
Chris Amon
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Tecno
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1: 24.79 | 179.215 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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March-Ford
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1: 24.83 | 179.130 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
Nanni Galli
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Iso-Ford
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1: 24.89 | 179.003 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
Andrea de Adamich
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Brabham-Ford
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1: 25.28 | 178.185 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
Wilson Fittipaldi
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Brabham-Ford
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1: 25.57 | 177.581 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
Mike Beuttler
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March-Ford
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1: 25.77 | 177.167 km / h | 20th |
| 21st |
Howden Ganley
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Iso-Ford
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1: 26.68 | 175.307 km / h | 21st |
| 22nd |
Jackie Oliver
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Shadow Ford
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1: 28.12 | 172.442 km / h | 22nd |
| 23 |
Graham Hill
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Shadow Ford
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1: 30.45 | 168,000 km / h | 23 |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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| 1 |
Jackie Stewart
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Tyrrell-Ford
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70 | 0 | 1: 42: 13.43 | 6th | ||
| 2 |
François Cevert
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Tyrrell-Ford
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75 | 0 | + 31.84 | 4th | 1: 25.42 | |
| 3 |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Lotus Ford
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70 | 0 | + 2: 02.79 | 9 | ||
| 4th |
Andrea de Adamich
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Brabham-Ford
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69 | 0 | + 1 lap | 18th | ||
| 5 |
Niki Lauda
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BRM
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69 | 0 | + 1 lap | 14th | ||
| 6th |
Chris Amon
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Tecno
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67 | 0 | + 3 rounds | 15th | ||
| 7th |
Denis Hulme
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McLaren-Ford
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67 | 1 | + 3 rounds | 2 | ||
| 8th |
Carlos Pace
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Surtees-Ford
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66 | 0 | + 4 rounds | 8th | ||
| 9 |
Graham Hill
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Shadow Ford
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65 | 0 | + 5 rounds | 23 | ||
| 10 |
Clay Regazzoni
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BRM
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63 | 1 | DNF | 12 | Driving error | |
| 11 |
Mike Beuttler
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March-Ford
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63 | 0 | DNF | 20th | Driving error | |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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March-Ford
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60 | 0 | DNF | 16 | Driving error | |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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BRM
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56 | 0 | NC | 5 | Unrated | |
| - |
Wilson Fittipaldi
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Brabham-Ford
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46 | 0 | DNF | 19th | Engine failure | |
| - |
Ronnie Peterson
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Lotus Ford
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42 | 0 | DNF | 1 | Driving error | |
| - |
Peter Revson
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McLaren-Ford
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33 | 0 | DNF | 10 | Driving error | |
| - |
Howden Ganley
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Iso-Ford
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16 | 0 | DNF | 21st | Driving error | |
| - |
Carlos Reutemann
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Brabham-Ford
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14th | 0 | DNF | 7th | Engine failure | |
| - |
George Follmer
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Shadow Ford
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13 | 0 | DNF | 11 | Engine failure | |
| - |
Jackie Oliver
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Shadow Ford
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11 | 0 | DNF | 22nd | Driving error | |
| - |
Jacky Ickx
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Ferrari
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6th | 0 | DNF | 3 | Engine failure | |
| - |
Nanni Galli
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Iso-Ford
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6th | 0 | DNF | 17th | Engine failure | |
| - |
Mike Hailwood
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Surtees-Ford
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4th | 0 | DNF | 13 | Driving error |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( Memento of the original from December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on July 23, 2011)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on July 23, 2011)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on July 23, 2011)
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