1973 French Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 1 July 1973
Winner:	Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap:	Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Circuit:	Paul Ricard, 54 laps
Round:	8 of 15

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+4	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	54	1hr 41m 36.520s	9
2	+2	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	54	+40.920s	6
3	+5	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	54	+46.480s	4
4	-3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	54	+46.930s	3
5	+7	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	54	+48.900s	2
6	+8	James Hunt	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	54	+1m 22.540s	1
7	+3	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	54	+1m 29.190s
8	-2	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	54	+1m 29.530s
9	+8	Niki Lauda	BRM	54	+1m 45.760s
10	+6	Graham Hill	Shadow-Ford Cosworth (P)	53	+1 lap
11	+4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	53	+1 lap
12	-3	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	53	+1 lap
13	+5	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	51	+3 laps
14	+10	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	51	+3 laps
15	+10	Rikky von Opel	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	51	+3 laps
16	+3	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	50	DNF
R		Jody Scheckter	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	43	DNF
R		Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	41	DNF
R		Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	29	DNF
R		Andrea de Adamich	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	28	DNF
R		Reine Wisell	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	20	DNF
R		George Follmer	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	16	DNF
R		Henri Pescarolo	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	16	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford Cosworth	7	DNF
R		Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	0	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:48.370
2	Jody Scheckter	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:49.180
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:49.360
4	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:49.390
5	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:49.450
6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:49.680
7	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford Cosworth	1:50.690
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:50.750
9	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	1:50.990
10	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	1:51.170
11	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:51.170
12	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:51.440
13	Andrea de Adamich	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:51.530
14	James Hunt	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:51.630
15	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:51.670
16	Graham Hill	Shadow-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:51.700
17	Niki Lauda	BRM	1:51.780
18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:51.880
19	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:52.070
20	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:52.300
21	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:52.940
22	Reine Wisell	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:53.200
23	Henri Pescarolo	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:53.560
24	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:53.870
25	Rikky von Opel	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:55.550

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:48.370
2	Jody Scheckter	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:49.180	0.810
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:49.360	0.990
4	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:49.390	1.020
5	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:49.450	1.080
6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:49.680	1.310
7	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford Cosworth	1:50.690	2.320
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:50.750	2.380
9	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	1:50.990	2.620
10	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	1:51.170	2.800
11	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:51.170	2.800
12	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:51.440	3.070
13	Andrea de Adamich	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:51.530	3.160
14	James Hunt	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:51.630	3.260
15	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:51.670	3.300
16	Graham Hill	Shadow-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:51.700	3.330
17	Niki Lauda	BRM	1:51.780	3.410
18	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:51.880	3.510
19	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:52.070	3.700
20	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:52.300	3.930
21	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:52.940	4.570
22	Reine Wisell	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:53.200	4.830
23	Henri Pescarolo	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:53.560	5.190
24	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:53.870	5.500
25	Rikky von Opel	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:55.550	7.180

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jackie Stewart	42
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	41
3	Francois Cevert	31
4	Ronnie Peterson	19
5	Denny Hulme	19
6	Peter Revson	11
7	Jacky Ickx	8
8	Carlos Reutemann	7
9	Arturo Merzario	6
10	George Follmer	5
11	Andrea de Adamich	3
12	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	2
=	Niki Lauda	2
14	Wilson Fittipaldi	1
=	Clay Regazzoni	1
=	Chris Amon	1
=	James Hunt	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	52
2	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	51
3	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	26
4	Ferrari	12
5	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	11
6	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	5
7	BRM	5
8	Tecno	1
=	March-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Rikky von Opel

Constructor: Ensign

Wins

Driver: 1st for Ronnie Peterson (49th different winner, 2nd Swedish driver)

Constructor: 51st for Lotus

Podiums

Driver: 11th for Francois Cevert, 9th for Ronnie Peterson, 1st for Carlos Reutemann (114th different podium finisher, 5th Argentine driver)

Constructor: 89th for Lotus, 57th for Brabham, 28th for Tyrrell

Poles

Driver: 16th for Jackie Stewart

Constructor: 11th for Tyrrell

Fastest laps

Driver: 8th for Denny Hulme

Constructor: 6th for McLaren

Front row starts

Driver: 40th for Jackie Stewart, 11th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 2nd for Jody Scheckter

Points finishes

Driver: 1st for James Hunt (174th different point scorer, 40th British driver)

See also

• French Grand Prix
• Paul Ricard Circuit
• 1973 World Championship season