1973 British Grand Prix
229th World Championship race, 24th World Championship British Grand Prix, 14th World Championship race at Silverstone
Fact File
| Date: | Saturday, 14 July 1973 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Peter Revson  McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| Pole position: |  Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Fastest lap: | James Hunt March-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Silverstone, 67 laps |
| Round: | 9 of 15 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 67 | 1hr 29m 18.500s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +2.800s | 6 |
| 3 | -1 |  Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +3.000s | 4 |
| 4 | +7 | James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 67 | +3.400s | 3 |
| 5 | +2 |  Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +36.600s | 2 |
| 6 | +2 |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +44.700s | 1 |
| 7 | +3 |  Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 67 | +1m 11.700s | |
| 8 | +11 |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 67 | +1m 17.400s | |
| 9 | +9 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P) | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | -6 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +13 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | -3 |  Niki Lauda | BRM | 63 | +4 laps | |
| 13 | +8 |  Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +6 laps | |
| R |  Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford Cosworth (P) | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Chris Amon | Tecno | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham McRae | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P) | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Andrea de Adamich | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | George Follmer | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Roger Williamson | March-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| David Purley | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 42 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 41 |
| 3 | Francois Cevert | 33 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | 25 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | 23 |
| 6 | Peter Revson | 20 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | 8 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | 8 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | 6 |
| 10 | George Follmer | 5 |
| 11 | James Hunt | 4 |
| 12 | Andrea de Adamich | 3 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 2 |
| = | Niki Lauda | 2 |
| 15 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 1 |
| = | Clay Regazzoni | 1 |
| = | Chris Amon | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Jochen Mass, Graham McRae (only start), John Watson, Roger Williamson
- Last start
- Driver: Andrea de Adamich
- Wins
- Driver: 1st for Peter Revson (50th different winner, 15th American driver)
- Constructor: 7th for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 31st for Denny Hulme, 10th for Ronnie Peterson, 6th for Peter Revson
- Constructor: 90th for Lotus, 32nd & 33rd for McLaren
- Poles
- Driver: 5th for Ronnie Peterson
- Constructor: 61st for Lotus NEW RECORD
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st for James Hunt (54th different fastest lap setter, 12th British driver)
- Constructor: 3rd for March
- Front row starts
- Driver: 23rd and last for Denny Hulme, 7th for Ronnie Peterson, 3rd for Peter Revson