1973 Argentine Grand Prix
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Circuit | Buenos Aires, 96 laps |
Round | 1 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1973 Argentine Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 1972 United States Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 96 | 1hr 56m 18.220s | 9 |
2 | +4 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 96 | +4.690s | 6 |
3 | +1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 96 | +33.190s | 4 |
4 | -1 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 96 | +42.570s | 3 |
5 | +3 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 95 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +6 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 95 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | -6 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 93 | +3 laps | |
8 | +3 | (USA) Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 92 | +4 laps | |
9 | +5 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 92 | +4 laps | |
10 | +8 | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 90 | DNF | |
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford Cosworth | 84 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 79 | DNF | ||
NC | (NZL) Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 79 | +17 laps | ||
R | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 66 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | BRM | 66 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 16 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Nanni Galli | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Mike Beuttler ended lap 90 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:10.540
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | BRM |
2 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
4 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
8 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (USA) Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | BRM |
14 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Ferrari |
15 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (ITA) Nanni Galli | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
17 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
19 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 9 |
2 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | 6 |
3 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 4 |
4 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 3 |
5 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 2 |
6 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Iso-Marlboro
- Wins
- 7th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 48th for Lotus
- Podiums
- 36th for Jackie Stewart EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Graham Hill)
- 13th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 7th for Francois Cevert
- 81st for Lotus
- 19th & 20th for Tyrrell (10th constructor to score 20 podiums)
- Poles
- 3rd for Clay Regazzoni (first since 1971; only pole for BRM)
- 11th and last for BRM
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Emerson Fittipaldi (52nd different fastest lap setter, 1st Brazilian driver)
- 42nd for Lotus (first since 1970)
- Front row starts
- 10th for Clay Regazzoni (19th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 1st Swiss driver; only front row start for BRM)
- 8th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- Points finishes
- 1st for Wilson Fittipaldi (171st different point scorer, 5th Brazilian driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for Emerson Fittipaldi (27th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Brazilian driver)