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1973 United States Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitWatkins Glen, 59 laps
Round15 of 15
Race numbers

The 1973 United States Grand Prix was the:

  • 235th World Championship race
  • 15th World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 13th World Championship race at Watkins Glen
  • 1973 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth591hr 41m 15.799s9
2+2(GBR) James HuntMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)59+0.668s6
3-1(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth59+22.930s4
4+4(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth59+50.226s3
5+2(USA) Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth59+1m 20.367s2
6-3(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford Cosworth59+1m 47.945s1
7+16(BEL) Jacky IckxIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)58+1 lap 
8+7(CHE) Clay RegazzoniBRM58+1 lap 
9+5(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM58+1 lap 
10+16(GBR) Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)58+1 lap 
11+6(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford Cosworth57DNF 
12+7(NZL) Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)57+2 laps 
13+5(GBR) Graham HillShadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer)57+2 laps 
14+6(USA) George FollmerShadow-Ford Cosworth57+2 laps 
15+7(GBR) Jackie OliverShadow-Ford Cosworth55+4 laps 
16-5(ITA) Arturo MerzarioFerrari55+4 laps 
NC (BRA) Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford Cosworth52+7 laps 
R (ZAF) Jody ScheckterMcLaren-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth35DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaBRM35DNF 
R (GBR) Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth7DNF 
DQ (GBR) Brian RedmanShadow-Ford Cosworth5DSQ 
R (LIE) Rikky von OpelEnsign-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Francois CevertTyrrell-Ford Cosworth   
  (GBR) Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford Cosworth   
  (NZL) Chris AmonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth   

Notes

  • Jean-Pierre Jarier ended lap 57 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Brian Redman was disqualified for receiving a push start after a spin.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:39.657

PosDriverConstructor
1(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
3(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford Cosworth
4(GBR) James HuntMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
5  
6(GBR) Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford Cosworth
7(USA) Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
8(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
9(BRA) Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford Cosworth
10(ZAF) Jody ScheckterMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
11(ITA) Arturo MerzarioFerrari
12  
13(GBR) Brian RedmanShadow-Ford Cosworth
14(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
15(CHE) Clay RegazzoniBRM
16(DEU) Jochen MassSurtees-Ford Cosworth
17(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford Cosworth
18(GBR) Graham HillShadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
19(NZL) Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
20(USA) George FollmerShadow-Ford Cosworth
21(AUT) Niki LaudaBRM
22(GBR) Jackie OliverShadow-Ford Cosworth
23(BEL) Jacky IckxIso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
24(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Ford Cosworth
25(BRA) Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford Cosworth
26(GBR) Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
27(LIE) Rikky von OpelEnsign-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Jackie Stewart71
2(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi55
3(SWE) Ronnie Peterson52
4(FRA) Francois Cevert47
5(USA) Peter Revson38
6(NZL) Denny Hulme26
7(ARG) Carlos Reutemann16
8(GBR) James Hunt14
9(BEL) Jacky Ickx12
10(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise9
11(BRA) Carlos Pace7
12(ITA) Arturo Merzario6
13(USA) George Follmer5
14(GBR) Jackie Oliver4
15(ITA) Andrea de Adamich3
16(BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi3
17(AUT) Niki Lauda2
18(CHE) Clay Regazzoni2
19(NZL) Chris Amon1
=(NLD) Gijs van Lennep1
=(NZL) Howden Ganley1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth92
2Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth82
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth58
4Brabham-Ford Cosworth22
5March-Ford Cosworth14
6Ferrari12
7BRM12
8Shadow-Ford Cosworth9
9Surtees-Ford Cosworth7
10Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth2
11Tecno1

Statistics & milestones

Last start
Mike Beuttler
George Follmer
World Champion
6th title for Lotus (1st constructor to win six championships)
Wins
4th for Ronnie Peterson
54th for Lotus
Podiums
13th for Ronnie Peterson
2nd for James Hunt (last for March)
2nd for Carlos Reutemann
95th for Lotus
58th for Brabham
16th for March
Poles
9th for Ronnie Peterson
66th for Lotus
Fastest laps
2nd for James Hunt (last until 1975; last for March)
4th for March
Front row starts
13th for Ronnie Peterson
2nd for Carlos Reutemann
Points finishes
14th and last for Peter Revson
Pole & win
2nd for Ronnie Peterson (last until 1978; last Swedish driver to win from pole until 1978)