1973 South African Grand Prix
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Circuit | Kyalami, 79 laps |
Round | 3 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1973 South African Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +15 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 79 | 1hr 43m 11.070s | 9 |
2 | +4 | (USA) Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +24.550s | 6 |
3 | -1 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +25.060s | 4 |
4 | +11 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | -4 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | 2 |
6 | +15 | (USA) George Follmer | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | 1 |
7 | +1 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | |
8 | +12 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | |
9 | -6 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 75 | DNF | |
10 | +9 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 73 | +6 laps | |
11 | -7 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +6 laps | |
R | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 69 | DNF | ||
NC | (ZAF) Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 67 | +12 laps | ||
NC | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +13 laps | ||
NC | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +13 laps | ||
NC | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 65 | +14 laps | ||
R | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Jackie Pretorius | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 35 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | BRM | 26 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 14 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 4 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 3 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 2 | DNF | ||
R | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 2 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF |
Notes
- Jody Scheckter ended lap 75 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:16.280
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | BRM |
6 | (USA) Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
8 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | BRM |
11 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
12 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
14 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Ferrari |
16 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
20 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (USA) George Follmer | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (ZAF) Eddie Keizan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
23 | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
24 | (ZAF) Jackie Pretorius | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
25 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 22 |
2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 19 |
3 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 8 |
4 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | 6 |
= | (USA) Peter Revson | 6 |
6 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | 6 |
7 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 5 |
8 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | 1 |
= | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 1 |
= | (USA) George Follmer | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- George Follmer
- Eddie Keizan
- Shadow
- Last start
- Jackie Pretorius
- Wins
- 23rd for Jackie Stewart
- 12th for Tyrrell
- Podiums
- 38th for Jackie Stewart
- 15th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 5th for Peter Revson
- 83rd for Lotus
- 30th for McLaren (7th constructor to score 30 podiums)
- 22nd for Tyrrell
- Poles
- 1st and only for Denny Hulme (42nd different polesitter, 2nd New Zealander driver)
- 2nd for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 44th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- 20th for Denny Hulme (12th driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 1st New Zealander driver)
- 10th for Emerson Fittipaldi (20th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 1st Brazilian driver)
- 1st for Jody Scheckter (82nd different front row starter, 1st South African driver)
- Points finishes
- 1st for George Follmer (172nd different point scorer, 48th American driver)