Tour de France for automobiles 1973
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The 1973 Tour de France for automobiles , also known as the Tour de France , was held as a stage race for automobiles from September 14 to 22 in France and Spain .
The race
The Tour Auto was started again in Nice in 1973 and led back to Nice over five sections and the stage locations Clermont-Ferrand , Lille , Albi and Biarritz . The organizers shortened the special stages to 17 and decided not to go to the Nürburgring this year . However, the circuit race at the Circuit de Montjuïc in Barcelona remained in the program . As in previous years, the races on racetracks also included mountain tests and the participants had to cover a total of 5500 km. 77 teams started the race on September 14th, 32 of them were able to finish eight days later.
In that year the organizers opened the competition for Group 5 vehicles, which meant that the works Lancia Stratos and the Ligier JS2 were eligible to compete . The overall victory went to the Italian rally driver Sandro Munari . Munari was the first non-French overall winner since the Belgian Lucien Bianchi in 1964. As in the previous two years, the women's standings were secured by French Marie-Claude Charmasson , who this year drove an Opel Commodore GSE and came twelfth in the overall standings .
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Travel time | ||
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1 | Size 4/5 | 111 |
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Lancia Stratos | 3: 24: 50,500 | ||
2 | Size 4/5 | 107 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 3: 29: 01,800 | ||
3 | Gr.3 | 81 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | 3: 32: 35,600 | |||
4th | Gr.3 | 79 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | 3: 33: 18,400 | |||
5 | Gr.3 | 80 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | 3: 34: 57.700 | |||
6th | Gr.3 | 83 |
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De Tomaso Pantera | 3: 37: 12,200 | ||
7th | Gr.3 | 73 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | 3: 38: 26.700 | |||
8th | Gr.3 | 68 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | 3: 41: 32.700 | |||
9 | Gr.3 | 70 |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RS | 3: 44: 03,500 | |||
10 | Size 4/5 | 115 |
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Ligier JS2 | 3: 46: 12,500 | |||
11 | Size 2 | 52 |
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Ford Capri RS | 3: 46: 34,300 | |||
12 | Gr.1 | 25th |
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Opel Commodore GS / E | 3: 47: 13,800 | ||
13 | Gr.1 | 24 |
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Opel Commodore GS / E | 3: 48: 41,500 | ||
14th | Gr.1 | 10 |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 3: 51: 48.800 | |||
15th | Gr.3 | 72 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | 3: 53: 51.700 | |||
16 | Gr.1 | 23 |
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Opel Commodore GS / E | 3: 54: 18,000 | |||
17th | Size 2 | 49 |
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Ford Capri RS | 3: 55: 51,300 | |||
18th | Gr.3 | 65 |
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Porsche 911S | 4: 01: 15,220 | |||
19th | Gr.1 | 14th |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 4: 01: 55,200 | |||
20th | Size 2 | 55 |
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BMW 3.0 CSL | 4: 04: 29,300 | |||
21st | Gr.1 | 22nd |
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Opel Commodore GS / E | 4: 05: 02,400 | |||
22nd | Gr.1 | 11 |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 4: 06: 22,400 | |||
23 | Size 2 | 33 |
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Simca 1000 rally 2 | 4: 07: 53,200 | |||
24 | Size 2 | 37 |
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Audi 80 | 4: 09: 58,200 | |||
25th | Gr.3 | 62 |
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Fiat 124S | 4: 15: 22.700 | |||
26th | Size 2 | 43 |
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Renault R12 Gordini | 4: 15: 26,200 | |||
27 | Gr.1 | 3 |
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Opel Ascona 16S | 4: 18: 06,600 | |||
28 | Size 2 | 32 |
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Fiat 128 | 4: 21: 39.700 | |||
29 | Gr.1 | 27 |
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BMW 3.0 Si | 4: 26: 11,300 | |||
30th | Size 2 | 57 |
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Mercedes-Benz 350 SLC | 4: 26: 14,800 | |||
31 | Gr.1 | 12 |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 4: 28: 39.800 | |||
32 | Gr.1 | 2 |
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Audi 80 | 6: 06: 44,300 | |||
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33 | Size 2 |
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Audi R80 | |||||
34 | Gr.3 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | |||||
35 | Size 4/5 | 102 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | ||||
36 | Size 4/5 |
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Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 | |||||
37 | Size 4/5 | 95 |
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Alpine A110 | ||||
38 | Gr.3 | 84 |
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De Tomaso Pantera | |||
39 | Gr.1 | 9 |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 | ||||
40 | Gr.1 | 29 |
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BMW 3.0 Si | ||||
41 | Size 2 | 40 |
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Toyota Celica | ||||
42 | Size 2 | 45 |
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Ford Escort RS1600 | ||||
43 | Size 2 | 53 |
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Ford Capri RS | ||||
44 | Size 2 | 54 |
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Mercedes-Benz 280E | ||||
45 | Gr.3 | 76 |
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Porsche 911S | ||||
46 | Gr.3 | 85 |
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De Tomaso Pantera | ||||
47 | Size 4/5 | 105 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | ||||
48 | Size 4/5 | 108 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | |||
49 | Size 4/5 | 109 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | ||||
50 | Size 4/5 | 110 |
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Lancia Stratos | ||||
51 | Size 4/5 | 112 |
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Ligier JS2 | ||||
52 | Size 4/5 | 114 |
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Ligier JS2 | ||||
53 | Size 4/5 | 99 |
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Porsche 911S | ||||
54 | Gr.3 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | |||||
55 | Gr.3 | 4th |
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Toyota Celica | ||||
56 | Size 4/5 | 103 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | ||||
57 | Gr.1 | 8th |
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BMW 2002 TI | ||||
58 | Size 2 |
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Simca 1000 rally 2 | |||||
59 | Gr.1 | 16 |
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BMW 2002 TI | ||||
60 | Size 4/5 | 93 |
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Alpine A110 | ||||
61 | Size 4/5 | 90 |
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Alpine A110 | ||||
62 | Size 4/5 | 96 |
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Alpine A110 | ||||
63 | Size 2 | 50 |
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Ford Capri RS | ||||
64 | Size 4/5 | 94 |
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Alpine A110 | ||||
65 | Size 2 |
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Audi 80 | |||||
66 | Gr.3 |
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Porsche 911S | |||||
67 | Gr.3 | 61 |
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Alpine A110 | ||||
68 | Size 2 | 42 |
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Renault R12 | ||||
69 | Gr.1 | 5 |
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Fiat 124 | ||||
70 | Gr.1 | 20th |
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Mercedes-Benz 280E | ||||
71 | Gr.3 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | |||||
72 | Size 4/5 | 101 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | ||||
73 | Gr.1 | 21st |
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Opel Commodore GS / E | ||||
74 | Size 4/5 | Maserati Bora | ||||||
75 | Gr.1 | 17th |
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BMW 2002 TI | ||||
76 | Size 2 |
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NSU | |||||
77 | Gr.1 |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 | |||||
78 | Size 2 | 43 |
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Alfa Romeo GTAm | ||||
79 | Gr.3 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | |||||
80 | Size 2 |
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Toyota | |||||
81 | Gr.1 | 15th |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | ||||
82 | Size 2 | 51 |
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Ford Capri RS | ||||
83 | Gr.3 | 60 |
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Alpine A110 | ||||
84 | Gr.3 | 67 |
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Porsche Carrera RS | ||||
85 | Gr.3 | 74 | Porsche 911 | |||||
86 | Size 4/5 | 91 |
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Alpine A110 |
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
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87 | Gr.1 |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 | ||
88 | Size 4/5 |
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Jidé 1600 | ||
89 | Size 4/5 |
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Jidé 1800 | ||
90 | Size 4/5 |
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Maserati Bora | ||
91 | Size 4/5 |
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Lamborghini Miura |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 91
- Started: 86
- Rated: 32
- Race classes: 4
- Spectator: unknown
- Weather on race day: unknown
- Route length: unknown
- Driving time of the winning team: 3: 24: 50,500 hours
- Overall laps of the winning team: none
- Total distance of the winning team: 5500,000 km
- Winner's average: unknown
- Pole position: none
- Fastest race lap: none
- Racing series: Round 9 of the GT European Championship 1973