1973 Formula One Season

1973 FIA Formula One World Championship

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1973 World Champion, Jackie Stewart

Season Information

Number of races

15

Season opener

Argentine Grand Prix

Season finale

United States Grand Prix

Tyre suppliers

G F

Drivers' World Championship

Constructors' World Championship

Champion

Lotus-Ford
92 points

Runner-Up

Tyrrell-Ford
82 points

3rd

McLaren-Ford
58 points

The 1973 Formula One Season was the 24th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It was contested over fifteen races, beginning in Argentina on January 28 and concluding in the United States of America on October 7. There were also two non-champiponship races, also open to Formula 5000 cars.

The Drivers' Championship was won by Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth's Jackie Stewart, his third and final title, in his final season. 1972 champion, Emerson Fittipaldi, was the runner-up after his title challenge faded mid-season, scoring just one point in the six races between Sweden and Austria. Fittipaldi's teammate, Ronnie Peterson, came third in the Championship, despite taking nine pole positions. His season was set back by failing to score in the first five races, at which point Fittipaldi had 35 points, and Stewart had 28.

Fittipaldi and Peterson's team, Lotus-Ford Cosworth, took the Constructors' Championship (then known as the "International Cup for F1 Manufacturers"), by a margin of ten points ahead of Tyrrell.

The end of the season was marred by the death of François Cevert in practice for the United States Grand Prix. His team, Tyrrell, withdrew their entries as a mark of respect. As a result, Stewart failed to reach the 100-start mark. He later announced his retirement from the sport, a decision which already had been made prior to the tragedy.

Background[]

Teams and Drivers[]

Entry List[]

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine		Driver	Rounds

Lotus-Ford Cosworth	72D 72E	G	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
John Player Team Lotus	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Ronnie Peterson	All

Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	005 006	G	Jackie Stewart	All
Elf Team Tyrrell	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		François Cevert	All
			Chris Amon	14–15

Brabham-Ford Cosworth	BT37 BT42	G	Carlos Reutemann	All
Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Ceramica Pagnossin Team MRD	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Wilson Fittipaldi	All
			Andrea de Adamich	4–6, 8–9
			Rolf Stommelen	11–14
			John Watson	9, 15

McLaren-Ford Cosworth	M19A M19C M23	G	Denny Hulme	All
Yardley Team McLaren	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Peter Revson	1–7, 9–15
			Jody Scheckter	3, 8–9, 14–15
			Jacky Ickx	11

Ferrari	312B2 312B3	G	Jacky Ickx	1–9, 13
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 001/1 F12 3.0 Ferrari 001/11 F12 3.0		Arturo Merzario	1–3, 6, 8, 12–15

March-Ford Cosworth	721G 731	F G	Mike Beuttler	1–7, 9–15
Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing Team Pierre Robert	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Reine Wisell	7–8

March-Ford Cosworth	721G 731	G	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1–3, 5–8, 12, 14–15
STP March Racing Team March Racing Team	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Henri Pescarolo	4
			Roger Williamson	9–10

Surtees-Ford Cosworth	TS9B TS14A	F	Mike Hailwood	All
Team Surtees Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Carlos Pace	All
			Luiz Bueno	2
			Andrea de Adamich	3
			Jochen Mass	9, 11, 15

BRM	P160C P160D P160E	F	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	All
Marlboro BRM	BRM P142 V12 3.0		Niki Lauda	All
			Clay Regazzoni	1–13, 15
			Peter Gethin	14

Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth	FX3B IR	F	Howden Ganley	All
Frank Williams Racing Cars	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Nanni Galli	1–2, 4–6
			Jackie Pretorius	3
			Tom Belsø	7
			Henri Pescarolo	8, 11
			Graham McRae	9
			Gijs van Lennep	10, 12–13
			Tim Schenken	14
			Jacky Ickx	15

Shadow-Ford Cosworth	DN1	G	Jackie Oliver	3–15
UOP Shadow Racing Team	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		George Follmer	3–15
			Brian Redman	15

Lotus-Ford Cosworth	72D	F	Dave Charlton	3
Scribante Lucky Strike Racing	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Dave Charlton	3

Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	004	G	Eddie Keizan	3
Blignaut Lucky Strike Racing	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Eddie Keizan	3

Shadow-Ford Cosworth	DN1	G	Graham Hill	4–15
Embassy Racing	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Graham Hill	4–15

Tecno	PA123/6	F	Chris Amon	5–6, 9–10, 12
Martini Racing Team	Tecno Series-P F12 3.0		Chris Amon	5–6, 9–10, 12

March-Ford Cosworth	731	G	David Purley	6, 9–11, 13
LEC Refrigeration Racing	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		David Purley	6, 9–11, 13

March-Ford Cosworth	731	G	James Hunt	6, 8–10, 12–15
Hesketh Racing	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		James Hunt	6, 8–10, 12–15

Ensign-Ford Cosworth	N173	F	Rikky von Opel	8–10, 12–15
Team Ensign	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		Rikky von Opel	8–10, 12–15

Calendar[]

World Championship Schedule[]

The full world championship schedule for the 1973 season is outlined below:

Round	Grand Prix	Date

		28 January
Official Title	X Gran Premio de la República Argentina
Circuit	Autódromo Municipal de Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Location	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lap distance	3.346 km (2.079 mi)
Race distance	321.216 km (199.594 mi)
Date	28 January	Laps	96

		11 February
Official Title	2° Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Circuit	Interlagos
Location	São Paulo, Brazil
Lap distance	7.960 km (4.946 mi)
Race distance	318.4 km (197.845 mi)
Date	11 February	Laps	40

		3 March
Official Title	XIX Grand Prix of South Africa
Circuit	Kyalami
Location	Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Lap distance	4.104 km (2.550 mi)
Race distance	324.216 km (201.458 mi)
Date	3 March	Laps	79

		29 April
Official Title	XIX Gran Premio de España
Circuit	Montjuïc Park
Location	Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lap distance	3.790 km (2.355 mi)
Race distance	284.25 km (176.625 mi)
Date	29 April	Laps	75

		20 May
Official Title	XXX Grand Prix of Europe
Circuit	Circuit Zolder
Location	Heusden-Zolder, Limburg, Belgium
Lap distance	4.220 km (2.622 mi)
Race distance	295.4 km (183.553 mi)
Date	20 May	Laps	70

		3 June
Official Title	31^e Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Circuit	Circuit de Monaco
Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Lap distance	3.278 km (2.037 mi)
Race distance	255.684 km (158.875 mi)
Date	3 June	Laps	78

Non-Championship Schedule[]

The full non-championship schedule for the 1973 season is outlined below:

Date	Event	Circuit	Report
18th March	VIII Daily Mail Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	Report
8th April	XXV GKN Silver Jubilee International Trophy	Silverstone	Report

Results[]

A run down of results for the 1973 FIA Formula 1 World Championship is shown below:

Round	Event				Report
Round	Grid		Result		Report

Argentine Grand Prix			Report
[[Clay Regazzoni]] BRM	1	[[Emerson Fittipaldi]] Lotus-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
[[Emerson Fittipaldi]] Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2	[[François Cevert]] Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	[[Emerson Fittipaldi]] Lotus-Ford Cosworth
[[Jacky Ickx]] Ferrari	3	[[Jackie Stewart]] Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:11.22 on Lap 79

Brazilian Grand Prix			Report
[[Ronnie Peterson]] Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	[[Emerson Fittipaldi]] Lotus-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
[[Emerson Fittipaldi]] Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2	[[Jackie Stewart]] Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	[[Emerson Fittipaldi]] Lotus-Ford Cosworth
[[Jacky Ickx]] Ferrari	3	[[Denny Hulme]] McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:35.0 on Lap 14

South African Grand Prix			Report
[[Denny Hulme]] McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1	[[Jackie Stewart]] Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
[[Emerson Fittipaldi]] Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2	[[Peter Revson]] McLaren-Ford Cosworth	[[Emerson Fittipaldi]] Lotus-Ford Cosworth
[[Jody Scheckter]] McLaren-Ford Cosworth	3	[[Emerson Fittipaldi]] Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:17.10 on Lap 76

Final Standings[]

World Championship for Drivers[]

Outline below are the full standings from the 1973 FIA Formula 1 World Championship for drivers:

Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points
Pos.	Driver																Points
1st	Jackie Stewart	3rd	2nd	1st	Ret	1st	1st	5th	4th	10th	1st	1st	2nd	4th	5th	WD	71
2nd	Emerson Fittipaldi	1st	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	2nd	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	2nd	2nd	6th	55
3rd	Ronnie Peterson	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	11th	Ret	1st	1st	Ret	1st	52
4th	François Cevert†	2nd	10th	NC	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	5th	2nd	2nd	Ret	5th	Ret	DNS†	47
5th	Peter Revson	8th	Ret	2nd	4th	Ret	5th	7th		1st	4th	9th	Ret	3rd	1st	5th	38
6th	Denny Hulme	5th	3rd	5th	6th	7th	6th	1st	8th	3rd	Ret	12th	8th	15th	13th	4th	26
7th	Carlos Reutemann	Ret	11th	7th	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	3rd	6th	Ret	Ret	4th	6th	8th	3rd	16
8th	James Hunt						9th		6th	4th	3rd		Ret	DNS	7th	2nd	14
9th	Jacky Ickx	4th	5th	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	6th	5th	8th		3rd		8th		7th	12
10th	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	5th	Ret	5th	13th	4th	9th	9
11th	Carlos Pace	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	10th	13th	Ret	7th	4th	3rd	Ret	18th	Ret	7
12th	Arturo Merzario	9th	4th	4th			Ret		7th				7th	13th	Ret	16th	6
13th	George Follmer			6th	3rd	Ret	DNS	14th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	10th	17th	14th	5
14th	Jackie Oliver			Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	11th	3rd	15th	4
15th	Andrea de Adamich			8th	Ret	4th	7th		Ret	Ret							3
=	Wilson Fittipaldi	6th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	11th	Ret	16th	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	11th	NC	3
17th	Niki Lauda	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	13th	9th	12th	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	2
=	Clay Regazzoni	7th	6th	Ret	9th	10th	Ret	9th	12th	7th	8th	Ret	6th	Ret		8th	2
19th	Chris Amon					6th	Ret			Ret	Ret		DNS		10th	WD	1
=	Gijs van Lennep										6th		9th	Ret			1
=	Howden Ganley	NC	7th	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	14th	9th	9th	DNS	NC	NC	6th	12th	1
—	Mike Hailwood	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th	10th	7th	9th	Ret	0
—	Mike Beuttler	10th	Ret	NC	7th	11th	Ret	8th		11th	Ret	16th	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	0
—	Jochen Mass									Ret		7th				Ret	0
—	Henri Pescarolo				8th				Ret			10th					0
—	Graham Hill				Ret	9th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	NC	13th	Ret	14th	16th	13th	0
—	Nanni Galli	Ret	9th		11th	Ret	Ret										0
—	David Purley						Ret			DNS	Ret	15th		9th			0
—	Jody Scheckter			9th					Ret	Ret					Ret	Ret	0
—	Rolf Stommelen											11th	Ret	12th	12th		0
—	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ret	Ret	NC		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				Ret		NC	11th	0
—	Luiz Bueno		12th														0
—	Rikky von Opel								15th	13th	DNS		Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	0
—	Tim Schenken														14th		0
—	Eddie Keizan			NC													0
—	Roger Williamson†									Ret	Ret†						0
—	John Watson									Ret						Ret	0
—	Reine Wisell							DNS	Ret								0
—	Dave Charlton			Ret													0
—	Jackie Pretorius			Ret													0
—	Graham McRae									Ret							0
—	Peter Gethin														Ret		0
—	Brian Redman															DSQ	0
—	Tom Belsø							DNS									0
Pos.	Driver																Points
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points

World Championship for Constructors[]

Outline below are the full standings from the 1973 FIA Formula 1 World Championship for constructors:

Pos.	Constructor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points
Pos.	Constructor																Points
1st	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1st	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	11th	6th	1st	1st	2nd	1st	92 (96)
2nd	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	5th	1st	1st	2nd	4th	5th	DNS	82 (86)
3rd	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	5th	3rd	2nd	4th	7th	5th	1st	8th	1st	4th	3rd	8th	3rd	1st	4th	58
4th	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	6th	11th	7th	10th	4th	7th	4th	3rd	6th	Ret	5th	4th	6th	8th	3rd	22
5th	March-Ford Cosworth	10th	Ret	NC	7th	11th	9th	8th	6th	4th	3rd	15th	Ret	9th	7th	2nd	14
6th	Ferrari	4th	4th	4th	12th	Ret	Ret	6th	5th	8th	DNA	DNA	7th	8th	15th	16th	12
=	BRM	7th	6th	Ret	5th	5th	Ret	9th	9th	7th	5th	Ret	5th	13th	4th	8th	12
8th	Shadow-Ford Cosworth		DNA	6th	3rd	9th	10th	14th	10th	Ret	10th	8th	Ret	10th	3rd	13th	9
9th	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	Ret	12th	8th	Ret	8th	8th	10th	13th	Ret	7th	4th	3rd	7th	9th	Ret	7
10th	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth	NC	7th	10th	11th	Ret	Ret	11th	14th	9th	6th	10th	9th	NC	6th	7th	2
11th	Tecno					6th	Ret	DNA	DNA	Ret	Ret	DNA	DNS	DNA	DNA		1
—	Ensign-Ford Cosworth				DNA	DNA		DNA	15th	13th	DNS	DNA	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	0
Pos.	Constructor																Points
Pos.	Constructor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points

V T E	1973 Formula One Season
Constructors	Brabham • BRM • Ensign • Ferrari • Iso-Marlboro • Lotus • March • McLaren • Shadow • Surtees • Tecno • Tyrrell
Engines	BRM • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Tecno
Drivers	de Adamich • Amon • Belsø • Beltoise • Beuttler • Bueno • Cevert • Charlton • E. Fittipaldi • W. Fittipaldi • Follmer • Galli • Ganley • Gethin • Hailwood • Hill • Hulme • Hunt • Ickx • Jarier • Keizan • Lauda • van Lennep • Mass • McRae • Merzario • Oliver • von Opel • Pace • Pescarolo • Peterson • Pretorius • Purley • Redman • Regazzoni • Reutemann • Revson • J. Scheckter • Schenken • Stewart • Stommelen • Watson • Williamson • Wisell
Cars	Brabham BT37 • Brabham BT42 • BRM P160C • BRM P160D • BRM P160E • Ensign N173 • Ferrari 312B3 • Iso-Marlboro FX3B • Iso-Marlboro IR • Lotus 72D • Lotus 72E • March 721G • March 731 • McLaren M19A • McLaren M19C • McLaren M23 • Shadow DN1 • Surtees TS9B • Surtees TS14A • Tecno PA123 • Tyrrell 004 • Tyrrell 005 • Tyrrell 006
Tyres	Firestone • Goodyear
Races	Argentina • Brazil • South Africa • Spain • Belgium • Monaco • Sweden • France • Britain • Netherlands • Germany • Austria • Italy • Canada • United States
Non-championship Races	Race of Champions • International Trophy
See also	1972 Formula One Season • 1974 Formula One Season • Category