1973 South African Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Saturday, 3 March 1973
Winner:	Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap:	Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Cosworth
Circuit:	Kyalami, 79 laps
Round:	3 of 15

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+15	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	79	1hr 43m 11.070s	9
2	+4	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	79	+24.550s	6
3	-1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	79	+25.060s	4
4	+11	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	78	+1 lap	3
5	-4	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	77	+2 laps	2
6	+15	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	77	+2 laps	1
7	+1	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	77	+2 laps
8	+12	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	77	+2 laps
9	-6	Jody Scheckter	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	75	DNF
10	+9	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	73	+6 laps
11	-7	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	73	+6 laps
R		Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	69	DNF
NC		Eddie Keizan	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (P)	67	+12 laps
NC		Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford Cosworth	66	+13 laps
NC		Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	66	+13 laps
NC		Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	65	+14 laps
R		Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	52	DNF
R		Jackie Pretorius	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	35	DNF
R		Niki Lauda	BRM	26	DNF
R		Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	14	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	4	DNF
R		Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	3	DNF
R		Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	2	DNF
R		Clay Regazzoni	BRM	2	DNF
R		Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	2	DNF

Starting Grid

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

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:16.280
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:16.410
3	Jody Scheckter	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:16.430
4	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:16.440
5	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	1:16.470
6	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:16.720
7	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:16.840
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:16.940
9	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:17.060
10	Niki Lauda	BRM	1:17.140
11	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:17.160
12	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:17.170
13	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:17.180
14	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:17.640
15	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	1:17.640
16	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:17.650
17	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:17.950
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford Cosworth	1:17.980
19	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:18.070
20	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:18.660
21	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:18.820
22	Eddie Keizan	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:18.920
23	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth	1:20.370
24	Jackie Pretorius	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:20.540
25	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	–

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:16.280
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:16.410	0.130
3	Jody Scheckter	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:16.430	0.150
4	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:16.440	0.160
5	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	1:16.470	0.190
6	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:16.720	0.440
7	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:16.840	0.560
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:16.940	0.660
9	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:17.060	0.780
10	Niki Lauda	BRM	1:17.140	0.860
11	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:17.160	0.880
12	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:17.170	0.890
13	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:17.180	0.900
14	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:17.640	1.360
15	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	1:17.640	1.360
16	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:17.650	1.370
17	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:17.950	1.670
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford Cosworth	1:17.980	1.700
19	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:18.070	1.790
20	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:18.660	2.380
21	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:18.820	2.540
22	Eddie Keizan	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:18.920	2.640
23	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth	1:20.370	4.090
24	Jackie Pretorius	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:20.540	4.260
25	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	–

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	22
2	Jackie Stewart	19
3	Denny Hulme	8
4	Francois Cevert	6
=	Peter Revson	6
6	Arturo Merzario	6
7	Jacky Ickx	5
8	Wilson Fittipaldi	1
=	Clay Regazzoni	1
=	George Follmer	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	22
2	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	21
3	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	12
4	Ferrari	9
5	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1
=	BRM	1
=	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: George Follmer, Eddie Keizan

Constructor: Shadow

Last start

Driver: Jackie Pretorius

Wins

Driver: 23rd for Jackie Stewart

Constructor: 12th for Tyrrell

Podiums

Driver: 38th for Jackie Stewart, 15th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 5th for Peter Revson

Constructor: 83rd for Lotus, 30th for McLaren, 22nd for Tyrrell

Poles

Driver: 1st and only for Denny Hulme (42nd different polesitter, 2nd New Zealander driver)

Constructor: 2nd for McLaren

Fastest laps

Driver: 3rd for Emerson Fittipaldi

Constructor: 44th for Lotus

Front row starts

Driver: 20th for Denny Hulme, 10th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 1st for Jody Scheckter (82nd different front row starter, 1st South African driver)

Points finishes

Driver: 1st for George Follmer (172nd different point scorer, 48th American driver)

See also

• South African Grand Prix
• Kyalami Circuit
• 1973 World Championship season