1973 French Grand Prix
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Circuit | Le Castellet, 54 laps |
Round | 8 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1973 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +4 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 54 | 1hr 41m 36.520s | 9 |
2 | +2 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +40.920s | 6 |
3 | +5 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +46.480s | 4 |
4 | -3 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +46.930s | 3 |
5 | +7 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 54 | +48.900s | 2 |
6 | +8 | (GBR) James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 54 | +1m 22.540s | 1 |
7 | +3 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 54 | +1m 29.190s | |
8 | -2 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +1m 29.530s | |
9 | +8 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | BRM | 54 | +1m 45.760s | |
10 | +6 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 53 | +1 lap | |
11 | +4 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 53 | +1 lap | |
12 | -3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 53 | +1 lap | |
13 | +5 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 51 | +3 laps | |
14 | +10 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 51 | +3 laps | |
15 | +10 | (LIE) Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 51 | +3 laps | |
16 | +3 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 50 | DNF | |
R | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 41 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 29 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (SWE) Reine Wisell | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 20 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) George Follmer | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 16 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 16 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Wilson Fittipaldi ended lap 50 in P16 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:48.370
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | BRM |
10 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Ferrari |
11 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
13 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (GBR) James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
15 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
16 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
17 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | BRM |
18 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (USA) George Follmer | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (SWE) Reine Wisell | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
23 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
24 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
25 | (LIE) Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
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 | 31 |
4 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 19 |
5 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 19 |
6 | (USA) Peter Revson | 11 |
7 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 8 |
8 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 7 |
9 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | 6 |
10 | (USA) George Follmer | 5 |
11 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | 3 |
12 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 2 |
= | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 2 |
14 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | 1 |
= | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 1 |
= | (NZL) Chris Amon | 1 |
= | (GBR) James Hunt | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Rikky von Opel (first Liechtensteiner driver to start a race)
- Ensign
- Wins
- 1st for Ronnie Peterson (49th different winner, 2nd Swedish driver; first Swedish winner since 1959)
- 51st for Lotus
- Podiums
- 11th for Francois Cevert
- 9th for Ronnie Peterson
- 1st for Carlos Reutemann (114th different podium finisher, 5th Argentine driver; first Argentine driver to finish on the podium since 1957)
- 89th for Lotus
- 57th for Brabham
- 28th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- 16th for Jackie Stewart
- 11th for Tyrrell
- Fastest laps
- 8th for Denny Hulme
- 6th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 40th for Jackie Stewart (4th driver to achieve 40 front row starts, 3rd British driver)
- 11th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 2nd for Jody Scheckter (last for McLaren)
- Points finishes
- 1st for James Hunt (174th different point scorer, 40th British driver)