1973 British Grand Prix
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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 | (USA) Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 67 | 1hr 29m 18.500s | 9 |
2 | -1 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +2.800s | 6 |
3 | -1 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +3.000s | 4 |
4 | +7 | (GBR) James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 67 | +3.400s | 3 |
5 | +2 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +36.600s | 2 |
6 | +2 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +44.700s | 1 |
7 | +3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 67 | +1m 11.700s | |
8 | +11 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 67 | +1m 17.400s | |
9 | +9 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 66 | +1 lap | |
10 | -6 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +1 lap | |
11 | +13 | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 65 | +2 laps | |
12 | -3 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | BRM | 63 | +4 laps | |
13 | +8 | (LIE) Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +6 laps | |
R | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 36 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 36 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 24 | DNF | ||
R | (NZL) Chris Amon | Tecno | 6 | DNF | ||
R | (NZL) Graham McRae | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) George Follmer | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Roger Williamson | March-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(GBR) David Purley | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:16.300
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (USA) Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | BRM |
10 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | BRM |
11 | (GBR) James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
12 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
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17 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
18 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
19 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
20 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (LIE) Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (GBR) Roger Williamson | March-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
24 | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
25 | (USA) George Follmer | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
26 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
27 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
28 | (NZL) Graham McRae | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
29 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Tecno |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 42 |
2 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 41 |
3 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | 33 |
4 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 25 |
5 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 23 |
6 | (USA) Peter Revson | 20 |
7 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 8 |
8 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 8 |
9 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | 6 |
10 | (USA) George Follmer | 5 |
11 | (GBR) James Hunt | 4 |
12 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | 3 |
13 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 2 |
= | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 2 |
15 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | 1 |
= | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 1 |
= | (NZL) Chris Amon | 1 |
Stats & 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