1973 motorcycle world championship

1973 motorcycle world championship

500 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Phil Read
Constructor:	MV Agusta
350 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Giacomo Agostini
Constructor:	Yamaha
250 cc world champion
Driver:	Dieter Braun
Constructor:	Yamaha
125 cc world champion
Driver:	Kent Andersson
Constructor:	Yamaha
50 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Jan de Vries
Constructor:	Kreidler
Team (500 cm³) world champions
Driver:	Klaus Enders Ralf Engelhardt
Constructor:	BMW
<1972 season	1974 season>

The 1973 motorcycle world championship season was the 25th in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship . Twelve races were held in the classes up to 500 cm³, up to 250 cm³ and up to 125 cm³, eleven in the class up to 350 cm³, seven in the class up to 50 cm³ and nine races for the teams .

Distribution of points

Scoring
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Points	15th	12	10	8th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

• The number of rated runs was calculated with an even number of races held by halving this number and then adding one. For example, out of six races, four went into the championship ranking.
• If an odd number of races was held, the number of runs was added by one and then halved. For example, four of the seven races counted.

500 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	04/22	French GP	Le Castellet	Jarno Saarinen	Phil Read	Hideo Kanaya	Hideo Kanaya	Jarno Saarinen
2	06.05.	16th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Jarno Saarinen	Hideo Kanaya	Kim Newcombe	Jarno Saarinen	Jarno Saarinen
3	13.05.	37th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Phil Read	Werner Giger	Ernst Hiller	Jarno Saarinen	Jarno Saarinen
4th	05/20	51st Nations Grand Prix	Monza	canceled			Jarno Saarinen	-
5	06-08 June	55th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Jack Findlay	Peter Williams	Charlie Sanby	Jack Findlay	Mick Grant
6th	17.06.	13th GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	Kim Newcombe	Steve Ellis	Gianfranco Bonera	Kim Newcombe	Kim Newcombe
7th	June 23	43. Dutch TT	Aces	Phil Read	Kim Newcombe	Christian Bourgeois	Phil Read	Giacomo Agostini
8th	30.06.	46th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Giacomo Agostini	Phil Read	Jack Findlay	Giacomo Agostini	Giacomo Agostini
9	07/15	22nd GP of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk ring	Giacomo Agostini	Phil Read	Bruno Kneubühler	Phil Read	Giacomo Agostini
10	July 21-22	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Phil Read	Giacomo Agostini	Kim Newcombe	Phil Read	Giacomo Agostini
11	07/29	GP of Finland	Imatra	Giacomo Agostini	Phil Read	Bruno Kneubühler	Giacomo Agostini	Giacomo Agostini
12	September 22-23	23rd Spanish GP	Jarama	Phil Read	Bruno Kneubühler	Werner Giger	Phil Read	Phil Read

Driver ranking

1  Phil Read MV Agusta 84 (108) 2  Kim Newcombe (†) king 63 (69) 3  Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 57 4th  Werner Giger Yamaha 44 (48) 5  Jack Findlay Suzuki 38 6th  Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 34 7th  Jarno Saarinen (†) Yamaha 30th 8th  Hideo Kanaya Yamaha 22nd 9  Alex George Yamaha 19th 10  Billie Nelson Yamaha 19 (20) 11  Christian Bourgeois Yamaha 17th 12  Eric Offenstadt SMAC- Kawasaki 17th 13  Reinhard Hiller king 14th 14th  Guido Mandracci Suzuki 13 15th  Peter Williams Matchless 12  Steve Ellis Yamaha 12 17th  Bosses Granath Husqvarna 12 18th  Paul Eickelberg king 11 19th  Ernst Hiller king 10  Charlie Sanby Suzuki 10  Gianfranco Bonera Suzuki 10 22nd  Seppo Kangasniemi Yamaha 10 23  Georg Pohlmann Yamaha 9  Børge Nielsen Yamaha 9 25th  Christian Léon Kawasaki 8th  Wil Hartog Yamaha 8th  Chas Mortimer Yamaha 8th

28  Marcel Ankoné Yamsel 8th 29  Roberto Gallina Paton 6th  Roger Nicholls Suzuki 6th  Michel Rougerie Harley-Davidson 6th 32  David Hughes Matchless 5  Bohumil Staša Yamaha 5 34  Peter Stocksiefen Suzuki 4th  Dudley Robinson Suzuki 4th  Gyula Marsovszky Yamaha 4th  Derek Chatterton Yamaha 4th  Mario Lega Yamaha 4th 39  Sven-Olof Gunnarsson Kawasaki 4th  Piet van der Wal Yamaha 4th 41  Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 3  Udo Kochanski king 3  John Taylor Suzuki 3  Derek Lee Suzuki 3  Kurt-Ivan Carlsson HM 3 46  Selwyn Griffiths Matchless 2  Ted Jansen king 2  Lothar John Suzuki 2  Jean-Paul Boinet Kawasaki 2 50  Alois Maxwald Rotax 1  Graham Bailey Kawasaki 1  Jérôme van Haeltert Suzuki 1  Bosses Brolin Suzuki 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	90 (117)
2	Yamaha	76 (115)
3	king	65 (73)
4th	Suzuki	55 (65)
5	Kawasaki	26 (28)
6th	Matchless	12
7th	Husqvarna	12
8th	Seeley (Yamsel)	8th
9	Paton	6th
	Harley-Davidson	6th
11	HM	3
12	Rotax	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

350 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	04/22	French GP	Le Castellet	Giacomo Agostini	Phil Read	Teuvo Länsivuori	Giacomo Agostini	Giacomo Agostini
2	06.05.	16th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	János Drapál	Walter Villa	Teuvo Länsivuori	Giacomo Agostini	Giacomo Agostini
3	13.05.	37th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Teuvo Länsivuori	Víctor Palomo	Pentti Korhonen	John Dodds	Giacomo Agostini
4th	05/20	51st Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Giacomo Agostini	Teuvo Länsivuori	Kent Andersson	Giacomo Agostini	Renzo Pasolini
5	06-08 June	55th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Tony Rutter	Ken Huggett	John Williams	John Williams	Tony Rutter
6th	17.06.	13th GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	János Drapál	Dieter Braun	John Dodds	Dieter Braun	Dieter Braun
7th	June 23	43. Dutch TT	Aces	Giacomo Agostini	Phil Read	Teuvo Länsivuori	Giacomo Agostini	Teuvo Länsivuori
8th	07/15	22nd GP of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk ring	Teuvo Länsivuori	Giacomo Agostini	Phil Read	Teuvo Länsivuori	Teuvo Länsivuori
9	July 21-22	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Teuvo Länsivuori	Giacomo Agostini	Phil Read	Teuvo Länsivuori	Teuvo Länsivuori
10	07/29	GP of Finland	Imatra	Giacomo Agostini	Phil Read	John Dodds	Teuvo Länsivuori	John Dodds
11	September 22-23	23rd Spanish GP	Jarama	Eduardo Celso-Santos	Billie Nelson	Patrick Pons	John Dodds	John Dodds

Driver ranking

1  Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 84 2  Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha 77 (87) 3  Phil Read MV Agusta 56 4th  John Dodds Yamaha 49 5  Billie Nelson Yamaha 38 6th  Kent Andersson Yamaha 38 7th  Eduardo Celso-Santos Yamaha 33 8th  Dieter Braun Yamaha 33 9  János Drapál Yamaha 30th 10  Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 25th 11  Walter Villa Yamaha / Benelli 23 12  Werner Pfirter (†) Yamaha 17th 13  Patrick Pons Yamaha 16 14th  Tony Rutter Yamaha 15th 15th  Kurt-Ivan Carlsson Yamaha 13 16  Víctor Palomo Yamaha 12  Ken Huggett Yamaha 12 18th  Gyula Marsovszky Yamaha 12 19th  Marcel Ankoné Yamsel 11 20th  John Williams Yamaha 10 21st  Alex George Yamaha 10 22nd  Mick Grant Yamaha 9

23  Barry Randle Yamaha 8th  Gianfranco Bonera Harley-Davidson 8th 25th  Helmut Kassner Yamaha 8th 26th  Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 7th 27  Bosses Granath Yamaha 6th  Phil Carpenter Yamaha 6th 29  Ingemar Larsson Yamaha 6th 30th  János Reisz Yamaha 6th 31  Derek Chatterton Yamaha 5  Philippe Coulon Yamaha 5 33  Bruno Kneubühler Harley-Davidson / Yamaha 5 34  Walter Kaletsch Yamaha 4th  Michel Rougerie Harley-Davidson 4th 36  Mario Lega Yamaha 3 37  Franz Weidacher Yamaha 2  Tom Dickie Yamaha 2  Silvio Grassetti MZ 2  Hannu Kuparinen Yamaha 2 41  Harry Konschock Yamaha 1  Paul Cott Yamsel 1  Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 1  Børge Nielsen Yamaha 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Yamaha	105 (147)
2	MV Agusta	84 (96)
3	Seeley (Yamsel)	14th
4th	Harley-Davidson	12
5	Benelli	6th
6th	MZ	2

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

250 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	04/22	French GP	Le Castellet	Jarno Saarinen	Hideo Kanaya	Renzo Pasolini	Jarno Saarinen	Jarno Saarinen
2	06.05.	16th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Jarno Saarinen	Hideo Kanaya	Chas Mortimer	Jarno Saarinen	Hideo Kanaya
3	13.05.	37th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Jarno Saarinen	Hideo Kanaya	Teuvo Länsivuori	Jarno Saarinen	Jarno Saarinen
4th	05/20	51st Nations Grand Prix	Monza	canceled			Jarno Saarinen	-
5	06-08 June	55th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Charlie Williams	John Williams	Bill Rae	Charlie Williams	Charlie Williams
6th	17.06.	13th GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	Dieter Braun	Silvio Grassetti	Roberto Gallina	Dieter Braun	Dieter Braun
7th	June 23	43. Dutch TT	Aces	Dieter Braun	Michel Rougerie	John Dodds	Teuvo Länsivuori	Dieter Braun
8th	30.06.	46th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Teuvo Länsivuori	John Dodds	Paolo Pileri	Teuvo Länsivuori	Teuvo Länsivuori
9	07/15	22nd GP of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk ring	Dieter Braun	Michel Rougerie	Teuvo Länsivuori	Dieter Braun	Michel Rougerie
10	July 21-22	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Dieter Braun	Roberto Gallina	Eduardo Celso-Santos	Roberto Gallina	Teuvo Länsivuori
11	07/29	GP of Finland	Imatra	Teuvo Länsivuori	Dieter Braun	John Dodds	Teuvo Länsivuori	Teuvo Länsivuori
12	September 22-23	23rd Spanish GP	Jarama	John Dodds	Bruno Kneubühler	Chas Mortimer	John Dodds	John Dodds

Driver ranking

1  Dieter Braun Yamaha 80 2  Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha 64 3  John Dodds Yamaha 58 (62) 4th  Jarno Saarinen (†) Yamaha 45 5  Michel Rougerie Harley-Davidson 45 6th  Chas Mortimer Yamaha 40 (41) 7th  Hideo Kanaya Yamaha 36 8th  Roberto Gallina Yamaha 32 9  Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 28 10  Silvio Grassetti MZ 21st 11  Patrick Pons Yamaha 21st 12  Eduardo Celso-Santos Yamaha 20th 13  Werner Pfirter (†) Yamaha 20th 14th  Paolo Pileri Yamaha 18th 15th  Christian Bourgeois Yamaha 16 16  Charlie Williams Yamaha 15th 17th  John Williams Yamaha 12 18th  Börje Jansson Yamaha 12 19th  Renzo Pasolini (†) Harley-Davidson 10 20th  Bill Rae Yamaha 10 21st  Matti Salonen Yamaha 10 22nd  Mick Grant Yamaha 9  Mario Lega Yamaha 9 24  Derek Chatterton Yamaha 8th

25th  Leif Gustafsson Yamaha 8th 26th  Walter Villa Yamaha 8th 27  Werner Giger Yamaha 7th 28  Alex George Yamaha 6th 29  Hans Hallberg Yamaha 6th 30th  Tony Rutter Yamaha 5 31  Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 4th  Phil Carpenter Yamaha 4th  Hans Müller Yamaha 4th 34  Víctor Palomo Yamaha 4th 35  André-Luc Appietto (†) Yamaha 3  Helmut Kassner Yamaha 3  Rob Bron Yamaha 3  Ingemar Larsson Yamaha 3 39  Klaus Leonhardt Yamaha 2  Tom Herron Yamaha 2  Bernd Tüngethal MZ 2  Roland Nilsson Yamaha 2  Pentti saloons Yamaha 2 43  Barry Randle Yamaha 1  Jan Huberts Yamaha 1  Thierry Tchernine Yamaha 1  Nuno Andre Yamaha 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Yamaha	105 (165)
2	Harley-Davidson	47
3	MZ	23

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

125 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	04/22	French GP	Le Castellet	Kent Andersson	Börje Jansson	Thierry Tchernine	Ángel Nieto	Ángel Nieto
2	06.05.	16th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Kent Andersson	Börje Jansson	Ángel Nieto	Kent Andersson	Kent Andersson
3	13.05.	37th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto	Jos Schurgers	Kent Andersson	Kent Andersson
4th	05/20	51st Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Kent Andersson	Jos Schurgers	Eugenio Lazzarini	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto
5	06-08 June	55th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Tommy Robb	Jan Kostwinder	Neil Tuxworth	Charlie Williams	Tommy Robb
6th	17.06.	13th GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	Kent Andersson	Chas Mortimer	Jos Schurgers	Ángel Nieto	Kent Andersson
7th	June 23	43. Dutch TT	Aces	Eugenio Lazzarini	Rolf Minhoff	Chas Mortimer	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto
8th	30.06.	46th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Jos Schurgers	Ángel Nieto	Chas Mortimer	Ángel Nieto	Ángel Nieto
9	07/15	22nd GP of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk ring	Otello Buscherini	Chas Mortimer	Jos Schurgers	Ángel Nieto	Otello Buscherini
10	July 21-22	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Börje Jansson	Kent Andersson	Chas Mortimer	Börje Jansson	Börje Jansson
11	07/29	GP of Finland	Imatra	Otello Buscherini	Kent Andersson	Börje Jansson	Kent Andersson	Otello Buscherini
12	September 22-23	23rd Spanish GP	Jarama	Chas Mortimer	Ángel Nieto	Börje Jansson	Ángel Nieto	Ángel Nieto

Driver ranking

1  Kent Andersson Yamaha 99 2  Chas Mortimer Yamaha 75 3  Jos Schurgers Bridgestone 70 (72) 4th  Börje Jansson Maico 64 5  Eugenio Lazzarini Piovaticci 59 (62) 6th  Otello Buscherini Malanca 51 7th  Ángel Nieto Morbidelli 46 8th  Rolf Minhoff Maico 42 9  Matti Salonen Yamaha 32 10  Pentti saloons Yamaha 26th 11  Horst Seel Maico 21st 12  Thierry Tchernine Yamaha 17th 13  Tommy Robb Yamaha 15th 14th  Gerd Bender Maico 14th 15th  Ryszard Mankiewicz MZ 13 16  Jan Kostwinder Yamaha 12 17th  Harald Bartol Suzuki 11 18th  Neil Tuxworth Yamaha 10 19th  Ivan Hodgkinson Yamaha 8th 20th  Paul Eickelberg Maico 8th 21st  Luigi Rinaudo Yamaha 7th 22nd  Pier Paolo Bianchi Yamaha 6th  Alan Jones Maico 6th  Staffan dearest Yamaha 6th  Seppo Kangasniemi Maico 6th 26th  Lindsay Porter Honda 5

27  Gianni Ribuffo LGM 5 28  Clive Horton Yamaha 4th  Walter Rungg Maico 4th  Hans-Jürgen Hummel Yamaha 4th 31  Johann Zemsauer Rotax 3  Lothar Mülbert Yamaha 3  Richard Stevens Maico 3  Jürgen Lenk MZ 3  Ingemar Bengtsson Yamaha 3 36  Henk van Kessel Yamaha 3  Walter Winkler Maico 2  Paolo Pileri DRS 2  Herbert Rittberger Yamaha 2  Bob Ware Yamaha 2  Géza Repitz MZ 2  Piet van den Goorbergh Yamaha 2  Aldo Pero Yamaha 2 44  Rudolf Weiss Maico 2 45  Gottlob Schweikardt Maico 1  John Kiddie Honda 1  Rafael Serrer MZ 1  Benigno Jul MZ 1  Lennart Lundgren Maico 1  Leif Rosell Maico 1  János Reisz MZ 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Yamaha	105 (161)
2	Maico	79 (112)
3	Bridgestone	70 (72)
4th	Piovaticci	59 (62)
5	Malanca	51
6th	Morbidelli	46
7th	MZ	19th
8th	Suzuki	11
9	Honda	5
10	LGM	5
11	Rotax	3
12	DRS	2

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

50 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	13.05.	37th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Theo Timmer	Henk van Kessel	Wolfgang Gedlich	Jan de Vries	Jan de Vries
2	05/20	51st Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Jan de Vries	Bruno Kneubühler	Gerhard Thurow	Jan de Vries	Jan de Vries
3	17.06.	13th GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	Jan de Vries	Ulrich Graf	Stefan Dörflinger	Jan de Vries	Jan de Vries
4th	June 23	43. Dutch TT	Aces	Bruno Kneubühler	Theo Timmer	Gerhard Thurow	Bruno Kneubühler	Bruno Kneubühler
5	30.06.	46th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Jan de Vries	Bruno Kneubühler	Theo Timmer	Jan de Vries	Jan de Vries
6th	July 21-22	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Jan de Vries	Bruno Kneubühler	Theo Timmer	Jan de Vries	Jan de Vries
7th	September 22-23	23rd Spanish GP	Jarama	Jan de Vries	Bruno Kneubühler	Henk van Kessel	Jan de Vries	Bruno Kneubühler

Driver ranking

1  Jan de Vries Kreidler 60 (75) 2  Bruno Kneubühler Kreidler 51 (63) 3  Theo Timmer Jamathi 47 (61) 4th  Gerhard Thurow Kreidler 36 (42) 5  Henk van Kessel Kreidler 27 6th  Jan Huberts Kreidler 21 (29) 7th  Herbert Rittberger Kreidler 22 (27) 8th  Ulrich Graf Kreidler 21st 9  Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 14th 10  Wolfgang Gedlich Kreidler 13 11  Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 11 12  Lars Persson Monark 11 13  Harald Bartol Kreidler 8th 14th  Jan Bruins Monark 8th 15th  Jürgen Roller Kreidler 8th

16  Rainer Bratenstein Kreidler 4th  Jaime Alguersuari Derbi 4th  Adrijan Bernetic Tomos 4th  Nico Polane Roton 4th 20th  Juan Bordons Derbi 4th  Leif Rosell Jamathi 4th 22nd  Kasimir Rapczynski Kreidler 3  Luigi Rinaudo Tomos 3  Ton Kooyman Hemeyla 3  Leif Gustafsson Monark 3 26th  Hans-Jürgen Hummel Kreidler 3 27  Claudio Lusuardi villa 2 28  Rolf Blatter Kreidler 1  Cees van Dongen Kreidler 1  Ricardo Tormo Derbi 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Kreidler	60 (102)
2	Jamathi	47 (61)
3	Monark	16
4th	Derbi	9
5	Tomos	4th
	Roton	4th
7th	Hemeyla	3
8th	villa	2

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Carriages (500 cm³)

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	04/22	French GP	Le Castellet	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Jeff Gawley / Peter Sales	Werner Schwärzel / Karl-Heinz Kleis	Rudi Kurth / Dane Rowe	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt
2	06.05.	16th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Jeff Gawley / Peter Sales	Michel Vanneste / Serge Vanneste	Jeff Gawley / Peter Sales	Jeff Gawley / Peter Sales
3	13.05.	37th GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Werner Schwärzel / Karl-Heinz Kleis	Michel Vanneste / Serge Vanneste	Jeff Gawley / Peter Sales	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt
4th	05/20	51st Nations Grand Prix	Monza	canceled			Gerry Boret / Nick Boret	-
5	06-08 June	55th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Rolf Steinhausen / Karl Scheurer	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt
6th	June 23	43. Dutch TT	Aces	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Gerry Boret / Nick Boret	Werner Schwärzel / Karl-Heinz Kleis	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt
7th	30.06.	46th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Jeff Gawley / Kenny Birch	Heinz Luthringshauser / Hermann Hahn	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt
8th	07/15	22nd GP of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk ring	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Werner Schwärzel / Karl-Heinz Kleis	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt
9	07/29	GP of Finland	Imatra	Kalevi Rahko / Kari Laatikainen	Jaakko Palomäki / Juhani Vesterinen	Pentti Moskari / Olaf Sten	not known	Matti Satukangas / Jussi Alanen

Driver ranking

1	Klaus Enders	Ralf Engelhardt	Busch- BMW	75 (105)
2	Werner Schwärzel	Karl-Heinz Kleis	king	48
3	Siegfried Schauzu	Wolfgang Kalauch	BMW	45
4th	Michel Vanneste	Serge Vanneste	BMW	39
5	Jeff Gawley	Peter Sales and Kenny Birch	king	36
6th	Rolf Steinhausen	Karl Scheurer and Erich Schmitz	king	27
7th	Heinz Luthringshauser	Hermann Hahn	BMW	26th
8th	Richard Wegener	Rolf Kabbe and Derek Jacobson	BMW	24
9	Kalevi Rahko	Kari Laatikainen	Honda	15th
10	Karl Venus	Rainer Gundel	BMW	15th
11	Gerry Boret	Nick Boret	Renwick King	14th
12	Graham Milton	Don Smith	BMW	14th
13	Jaakko Palomäki	Juhani Vesterinen	BMW	12
14th	Otto Haller	Erich Haselbeck	BMW	12
15th	Pentti Moskari	Olaf Sten	BMW	10
16	Gustav Pape	Franz Kallenberg	BMW	10
17th	Matti Satukangas	Jussi Alanen	Sachs	8th
18th	Robin Williamson	John McPherson	BMW	6th
	Markku Kettola	Jussi Saksa	king	6th
20th	Hermann Binding	Helmut Fleck	BMW	5
	Roger Dutton	Tony Wright	BMW	5
	Tony Wakefield	Alex MacFadzean	BMW	5
	Kurt Jelonek	Werner Stahl	BMW	5
24	George O'Dell	Bill Boldison	BSA	4th
25th	Egon Schons	Karl Lauterbach	BMW	4th
26th	Dick Hawes	Edwin Kiff	Weslake	3
	Rudi Kurth	Dane Rowe	CAT Monark	2
28	Mick Boddice	David Loach	Kawasaki	3
29	Roy Woodhouse	Doug Woodhouse	Honda	2
	Helmut Schilling	Harald Mathews	BMW	2
31	Fritz Hänzi	Marcel Clerc	BMW	1
	Maurice Candy	Eddie Fletcher	BSA	1
	Bill Currie	Keith Scott	GSM Weslake	1
	Wolfgang Klenk	Norbert Scherer	BMW	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	BMW	75 (117)
2	king	60 (80)
3	Honda	17th
4th	Sachs	8th
5	BSA	4th
6th	CAT Monark	3
7th	Kawasaki	3
8th	GSM Weslake	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Web links

Commons : Motorcycle World Championship 1973  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics for the 1973 season at racingmemo.free.fr (French)