1973 F1 World Championship Season
24th F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Jackie Stewart (3rd title) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: | Lotus (6th title) |
| 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 |
1973 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
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 | 3 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 | 3 June | 1973 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 | Sweden | Anderstorp | 17 June | 1973 Swedish Grand Prix |
| 8 |  France | Paul Ricard | 1 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 | 5 August | 1973 German Grand Prix |
| 12 |  Austria | Osterreichring | 19 August | 1973 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Italy DT | Monza | 9 September | 1973 Italian Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Canada | Mosport | 23 September | 1973 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 15 | USA CT | Watkins Glen | 7 October | 1973 United States Grand Prix |
Race Winners
- Highlight: Home driver race winner
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver polesitter
| 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 | Paul Ricard | 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 | 11 (DNF) | 0.500s |
| 11 | Germany | Nurburgring | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.500s |
| 12 | Austria | Osterreichring | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 11 (DNF) | 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 fastest lap setter
| 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 | Paul Ricard | 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 |
1973 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 71 | |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 55 | -16 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 52 | -19 |
| 4 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell | 47 | -24 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 38 | -33 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 26 | -45 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 16 | -55 |
| 8 | James Hunt | March | 14 | -57 |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari McLaren Iso-Marlboro | 12 | -59 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 9 | -62 |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 7 | -64 |
| 12 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 6 | -65 |
| 13 | George Follmer | Shadow | 5 | -66 |
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 4 | -67 |
| 15 | Andrea de
Adamich | Surtees Brabham | 3 | -68 |
| = | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 3 | -68 |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 2 | -69 |
| = | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 2 | -69 |
| 19 | Chris Amon | Tecno Tyrrell | 1 | -70 |
| = | Gijs van
Lennep | Iso-Marlboro | 1 | -70 |
| = | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro | 1 | -70 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Only the best seven results from the first eight races and best six results from 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.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Constructors only received points for their highest placed car.
- Only the best seven results from the first eight races and best six results from 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.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | ESP | BEL | MCO | SWE | FRA | GBR | NLD | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.93 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4.60 | 1 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5.00 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5.20 | 1 |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.47 | 1 |
| 6 | Francois Cevert | 6 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6.73 | 2 |
| 7 | Peter Revson | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7.00 | 2 | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7.87 | 2 |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 9.50 | 3 | |||
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 9.93 | 1 | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11.07 | 5 |
| 12 | Carlos Pace | 15 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 12.07 | 5 |
| 13 | Mike Hailwood | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12.53 | 7 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 12.93 | 5 |
| 15 | James Hunt | 18 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 13.00 | 5 | |||||||
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 13.00 | 6 | ||||||
| 17 | Dave Charlton | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Brian Redman | 14 | 14.00 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 12 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 14.60 | 9 |
| 20 | Rolf Stommelen | 16 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 15.00 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Jochen Mass | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15.33 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 16.00 | 7 | |||||
| 23 | Chris Amon | 15 | 12 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 17.43 | 11 | ||||||||
| 24 | Henri Pescarolo | 18 | 23 | 12 | 17.67 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Reine Wisell | 14 | 22 | 18.00 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Jackie Oliver | 14 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 18.23 | 10 | ||
| 27 | Howden Ganley | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18.40 | 10 |
| 28 | Nanni Galli | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 18.60 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Andrea de Adamich | 20 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 19.00 | 13 | |||||||||
| 30 | George Follmer | 21 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 19.15 | 11 | ||
| 31 | Mike Beuttler | 18 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 19.93 | 11 | |
| 32 | Roger Williamson | 22 | 18 | 20.00 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Luiz Bueno | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | Graham Hill | 22 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 20.75 | 16 | |||
| 35 |  Rikky von Opel | 25 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 21.43 | 14 | ||||||||
| 36 | David Purley | 24 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21.60 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Eddie Keizan | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 38 |  Tom Belso | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 39 | Gijs van Lennep | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22.33 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 40 | John Watson | 23 | 25 | 24.00 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 41 | Jackie Pretorius | 24 | 24.00 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| 42 |  Tim Schenken | 24 | 24.00 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| 43 | Peter Gethin | 25 | 25.00 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| 44 | Graham McRae | 28 | 28.00 | 28 |
Race Results Overview
| 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 |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.