1973 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 14 July 1973 |
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| Circuit | Silverstone, 67 laps |
| Round | 9 of 15 |
| Race numbers | The 1973 British Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 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 (privateer) | 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 (privateer) | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | -6 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +13 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 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 (privateer) | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Chris Amon | Tecno | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham McRae | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 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 (privateer) | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:16.300
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | BRM |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM |
| 11 | James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 12 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
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| 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
| 18 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Roger Williamson | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 24 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 25 | George Follmer | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 27 | Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 28 | Graham McRae | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 29 | Chris Amon | Tecno |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1973 British Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 58 |
| 2 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 53 |
| 3 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 35 |
| 4 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 12 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 12 |
| 6 | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 5 |
| 7 | BRM | 5 |
| 8 | March-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 9 | Tecno | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Jochen Mass, Graham McRae (only start), John Watson, Roger Williamson
- Last start
- Andrea de Adamich
- Wins
- 1st for Peter Revson (50th different winner, 15th American driver; 1st driver to win the British Grand Prix for McLaren)
- 7th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 31st for Denny Hulme, 10th for Ronnie Peterson (24th driver to score ten podiums, 1st Swedish driver), 6th for Peter Revson
- 90th for Lotus (2nd constructor to score 90 podiums), 32nd & 33rd for McLaren
- Poles
- 5th for Ronnie Peterson
- 61st for Lotus NEW RECORD
- Fastest laps
- 1st for James Hunt (54th different fastest lap setter, 12th British driver)
- 3rd for March
- Front row starts
- 23rd and last for Denny Hulme, 7th for Ronnie Peterson, 3rd for Peter Revson