1973 World Rally Championship
World Champion | |
Manufacturer: | Alpine Renault |
Season dates | |
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Number of rallies: | 13 |
The 1973 World Rally Championship was the first World Rally Championship organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It was held in thirteen races from January 19th to December 2nd.
vehicles
Competitions
The kilometers entered correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance of the connecting routes between the individual special stages is not included (except for the rally safari and Morocco).
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rally | rank | driver | vehicle | Total time h: min: sec |
Number of WP | length | Started | in the target |
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Monte Carlo Rally January 19-26, 1973 |
1. | Jean-Claude Andruet | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | 5:42:04 | 18 2 canceled |
456.50 km | 278 | 51 |
2. | Ove Andersson | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | + 00:26 | |||||
3. | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | + 01:35 | |||||
Rally Sweden 15th to 18th February 1973 |
1. | Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4 | 9:18:31 | 36 | 760.00 km | 73 | 42 |
2. | Per Eklund | Saab 96 V4 | + 02:22 | |||||
3. | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | + 15:41 | |||||
Rally Portugal March 13-18, 1973 |
1. | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | 5:42:16 | 32 | 397.50 km | 80 | 23 |
2. | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | + 06:42 | |||||
3. | Francisco Romãozinho | Citroën DS 21 | + 25:32 | |||||
Safari Rally April 19-23, 1973 |
1. | Shekhar Mehta | Datsun 240Z | 6:46 penalty time | 56 time controls |
5300 km | 89 | 18th |
2. | Harry Källström | Datsun 1800 SSS | 6:46 penalty time | |||||
3. | Ove Andersson | Peugeot 504 | 8:47 penalty time | |||||
Rally Morocco 8th to 13th May 1973 |
1. | Bernard Darniche | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | 15:01:22 | 27 | 1258 km | 66 | 13 |
2. | Bob Neyret | Citroën DS23 | + 18:42 | |||||
3. | Richard Bochnicek | Citroën DS23 | + 33:15 | |||||
Rally Greece 23-28 May 1973 |
1. | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | 7:37:58 | 47 | 556.35 km | 83 | 11 |
2. | Rauno Aaltonen | Fiat Abarth 124 rally | + 07:01 | |||||
3. | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | + 07:58 | |||||
Rally Poland 12th to 15th July 1973 |
1. | Achim Warmbold | Fiat Abarth 124 rally | 8:28:14 | 55 | 742.30 km | 62 | 3 |
2. | Egon Culmbacher | War castle 353 | + 2:47:02 | |||||
3. | Maciej Stawowiak | Polski Fiat 125p | + 3:40:17 | |||||
Rally Finland 3rd to 5th August 1973 |
1. | Timo Mäkinen | Ford Escort RS1600 | 4:53:50 | 43 | 517.20 km | 109 | 55 |
2. | Markku Alén | Volvo 142 | + 02:09 | |||||
3. | Leo Kinnunen | Porsche 911 | + 03:22 | |||||
Rally Austria September 12-14, 1973 |
1. | Achim Warmbold | BMW 2002 tii | 3:58:55 | 27 | 324.50 km | 74 | 25th |
2. | Bernard Darniche | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | + 01:14 | |||||
3. | Per Eklund | Saab 96 V4 | + 01:15 | |||||
Rally Sanremo October 10-13, 1973 |
1. | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | 8:01:32 | 37 canceled |
369.30 km | 107 | 54 |
2. | Maurizio Verini | Fiat Abarth 124 rally | + 06:02 | |||||
3. | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | + 20:05 | |||||
Rally USA October 31 to November 4, 1973 |
1. | Walter Boyce | Toyota Corolla | 6:58:28 | n / A | 552.61 km | 58 | 23 |
2. | Jim Walker | Volvo 142 S. | + 24:15 | |||||
3. | John Smiskol | Datsun 240Z | + 35:07 | |||||
Rally Great Britain 17th to 21st November 1973 |
1. | Timo Mäkinen | Ford Escort RS1600 | 6:47:08 | n / A | 540.02 km | 198 | 91 |
2. | Roger Clark | Ford Escort RS1600 | + 05:15 | |||||
3. | Markku Alén | Ford Escort RS1600 | + 05:15 | |||||
Rally Corsica 1st to 2nd December 1973 |
1. | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | 5:06:31 | 13 | 511.70 km | 50 | 22nd |
2. | Jean-François Piot | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | + 08:06 | |||||
3. | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | + 12:15 |
Overall rating
Manufacturers' championship WRC
rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 |
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Points | 20th | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 1973 , February 9, 2015