1973 World Rally Championship

1973 WRC season

World Champion
Manufacturer:	Alpine Renault
Season dates
Number of rallies:	13
	1974 season>

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

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  Renault Alpine A110

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  Lancia Fulvia

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  Ford Escort RS 1600 BDA

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).

colour Underground gold gravel silver asphalt blue Ice / snow bronze Mixed

rally	rank	driver	vehicle	Total time h: min: sec	Number of WP	length	Started	in the target
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
Points	20th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	3	2	1

rank team MON SWE POR KEN MAR GRE POLE FIN AUT ITA United States GBR FRA Points 01. Alpine Renault 20th 12 20th - 20th 20th - - 15th 20th - (8th) 20th 147 02. Fiat 4th 8th 10 (3) 6th 15th 20th (3) 6th 15th - (1) - 84 03. ford 10 - 2 - - 4th - 20th - - 10 20th 10 76 04th Volvo - 2 - - 2 - - 15th - - 15th 10 - 44 05. Saab - 20th - - - - - 10 12 - - - - 42 06th Datsun 2 - - 20th - - - - - - 12 - - 34 07th Citroën - - 12 - 15th 6th - - - - - - - 33 08th. BMW - 4th - - - - - - 20th - - 4th - 28 09. Porsche - - 8th - - - - 12 4th - - - 3 27 10. Toyota - - - - - 2 - - 3 - 20th - - 25th 11. Opel - 1 4th - - - - 8th - 2 - 6th 4th 25th 12. Fiat Poland - - - - - - 12 - - - 6th - - 18th 13. Lancia 3 10 - - - - - - - 4th - - - 17th 14th Wartburg - - - - - - 15th - - - - - - 15th 15th Volkswagen - 6th - - - 8th - - 1 - - - - 15th 16. Peugeot - - - 12 1 - - - - - - - - 13 17th Mitsubishi - - - 4th - - - - - - - - - 4th 18th Škoda - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 19th Alfa Romeo - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 20th Audi - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 2 rank team MON SWE POR KEN MAR GRE POLE FIN AUT ITA United States GBR FRA Points

Web links

• http://www.wrc.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 1973 , February 9, 2015