1973 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 24th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Jackie Stewart (3rd and last title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (6th title for Lotus) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | Lotus |
| Races: | 15 |
| Winning drivers: | Jackie Stewart (5)  Ronnie Peterson (4) Emerson Fittipaldi (3)  Peter Revson (2)  Denny Hulme (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Lotus (7) Tyrrell (5) McLaren (3) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Ronnie Peterson Peter Revson |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | Buenos Aires | 28 January | 1973 Argentine Grand Prix |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | 11 February | 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 3 |  South Africa | Kyalami | 03 March | 1973 South African Grand Prix |
| 4 |  Spain | Montjuic Park | 29 April | 1973 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Belgium | Zolder | 20 May | 1973 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 03 June | 1973 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 | Sweden | Anderstorp | 17 June | 1973 Swedish Grand Prix |
| 8 |  France | Le Castellet | 01 July | 1973 French Grand Prix |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | 14 July | 1973 British Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | 29 July | 1973 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Germany | Nurburgring | 05 August | 1973 German Grand Prix |
| 12 |  Austria | Osterreichring | 19 August | 1973 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Italy DT | Monza | 09 September | 1973 Italian Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Canada | Mosport | 23 September | 1973 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 15 | USA CT | Watkins Glen | 07 October | 1973 United States Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires |  Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 7 | 0.300s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.200s |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 0.130s |
| 4 | Spain | Montjuic Park | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.700s |
| 5 | Belgium | Zolder | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.540s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.200s |
| 7 | Sweden | Anderstorp | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 0.089s |
| 8 | France | Le Castellet | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 0.810s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 0.200s |
| 10 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 11R | 0.500s |
| 11 | Germany | Nurburgring | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.500s |
| 12 | Austria | Osterreichring | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 11R | 0.390s |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.490s |
| 14 | Canada | Mosport | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 1.040s |
| 15 | USA | Watkins Glen | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.356s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Emerson Fittipaldi Denny Hulme | Lotus-Ford Cosworth McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Spain | Montjuic Park | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Belgium | Zolder | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Sweden | Anderstorp | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | France | Le Castellet | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Germany | Nurburgring | Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Austria | Osterreichring | Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Canada | Mosport | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | USA | Watkins Glen | James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Only the best seven results from the first eight races and the best six results from the last seven races counted towards the championship.
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | ESP | BEL | MCO | SWE | FRA | GBR | NLD | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 3 | 2 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 71 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12R | R | R | R | 6 | R | 2 | 2 | 6 | 55 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | R | R | 11 | R | R | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11R | R | 1 | 1 | R | 1 | 52 |
| 4 | Francois Cevert | 2 | 10 | NC | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | R | 5 | R | DNS | 47 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | 8 | R | 2 | 4 | R | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | R | 3 | 1 | 5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | R | 12 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | R | 11 | 7 | R | R | R | 4 | 3 | 6 | R | R | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | James Hunt | 9R | 6 | 4 | 3 | R | DNS | 7 | 2 | 14 | |||||||
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | 4 | 5 | R | 12 | R | R | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | R | R | R | 5 | R | R | R | 11 | R | 5 | R | 5 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | 10 | 13 | R | 7 | 4 | 3 | R | 18R | R | 7 |
| 12 | Arturo Merzario | 9 | 4 | 4 | R | 7 | 7 | R | 15 | 16 | 6 | ||||||
| 13 | George Follmer | 6 | 3 | R | DNS | 14 | R | R | 10 | R | R | 10 | 17 | 14 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | R | R | R | 10 | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | 11 | 3 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Andrea de Adamich | 8 | R | 4 | 7 | R | R | 3 | |||||||||
| = | Wilson Fittipaldi | 6 | R | R | 10 | R | 11R | R | 16R | R | R | 5 | R | R | 11 | NC | 3 |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | R | 8 | R | R | 5 | R | 13 | 9 | 12 | R | R | DNS | R | R | R | 2 |
| = | Clay Regazzoni | 7 | 6 | R | 9 | 10R | R | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | R | 6 | R | 8 | 2 | |
| 19 | Chris Amon | 6 | R | R | R | DNS | 10 | DNS | 1 | ||||||||
| = | Gijs van Lennep | 6 | 9 | R | 1 | ||||||||||||
| = | Howden Ganley | NC | 7 | 10 | R | R | R | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | DNS | NC | NC | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Mike Hailwood | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | R | R | R | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | R | ||
| Mike Beuttler | 10R | R | NC | 7 | 11R | R | 8 | 11 | R | 16 | R | R | R | 10 | |||
| Jochen Mass | R | 7 | R | ||||||||||||||
| Henri Pescarolo | 8 | R | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Graham Hill | R | 9 | R | R | 10 | R | NC | 13 | R | 14 | 16 | 13 | |||||
| Nanni Galli | R | 9 | 11 | R | R | ||||||||||||
| David Purley | R | DNS | R | 15 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Jody Scheckter | 9R | R | R | R | R | ||||||||||||
| Rolf Stommelen | 11 | R | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | R | R | NC | R | R | R | R | R | NC | 11R | |||||||
| Luiz Bueno | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Rikky von Opel | 15 | 13 | DNS | R | R | NC | R | ||||||||||
 Tim Schenken | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reine Wisell | DNS | R | |||||||||||||||
| Roger Williamson | R | R | |||||||||||||||
| John Watson | R | R | |||||||||||||||
| Eddie Keizan | NC | ||||||||||||||||
| Dave Charlton | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Pretorius | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Graham McRae | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Gethin | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Brian Redman | DSQ | ||||||||||||||||
 Tom Belso | DNS | ||||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | ESP | BEL | MCO | SWE | FRA | GBR | NLD | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1973.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Constructors only received points for its highest placed car. Only the best seven results from the first eight races and the best six results from the last seven races counted towards the championship. Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | ARG | BRA | ZAF | ESP | BEL | MCO | SWE | FRA | GBR | NLD | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11R | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 92 (96) |
| 2 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 82 (86) |
| 3 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 58 |
| 4 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | R | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | March-Ford Cosworth | 10R | R | NC | 7 | 11R | 9R | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | R | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Ferrari | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | R | R | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 7 | BRM | 7 | 6 | R | 5 | 5 | R | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | R | 5 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | R | 10 | 8 | R | 10 | 3 | 13 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | R | 12 | 8 | R | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | R | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | R | 7 |
| 10 | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth | NC | 7 | 10 | 11 | R | R | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | NC | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Tecno | 6 | R | R | R | DNS | 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 15 | 13 | DNS | R | R | NC | R | |||||||||
| No. | Constructor | ARG | BRA | ZAF | ESP | BEL | MCO | SWE | FRA | GBR | NLD | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1973.