1973 United States Grand Prix
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Circuit | Watkins Glen, 59 laps |
Round | 15 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1973 United States Grand Prix was the:
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Next race | 1974 Argentine Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 59 | 1hr 41m 15.799s | 9 | |
2 | +2 | (GBR) James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 59 | +0.668s | 6 |
3 | -1 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +22.930s | 4 |
4 | +4 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +50.226s | 3 |
5 | +2 | (USA) Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 20.367s | 2 |
6 | -3 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1m 47.945s | 1 |
7 | +16 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 58 | +1 lap | |
8 | +7 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 58 | +1 lap | |
9 | +5 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 58 | +1 lap | |
10 | +16 | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 58 | +1 lap | |
11 | +6 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford Cosworth | 57 | DNF | |
12 | +7 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 57 | +2 laps | |
13 | +5 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 57 | +2 laps | |
14 | +6 | (USA) George Follmer | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +2 laps | |
15 | +7 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 55 | +4 laps | |
16 | -5 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 55 | +4 laps | |
NC | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +7 laps | ||
R | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 39 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 35 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | BRM | 35 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
DQ | (GBR) Brian Redman | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 5 | DSQ | ||
R | (LIE) Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |||||
(GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |||||
(NZL) Chris Amon | Tyrrell-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
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (GBR) James Hunt | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
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6 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (USA) Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | Ferrari |
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13 | (GBR) Brian Redman | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
15 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | BRM |
16 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
19 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
20 | (USA) George Follmer | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | BRM |
22 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
24 | (GBR) John Watson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
25 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
26 | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
27 | (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 | 71 |
2 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 55 |
3 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 52 |
4 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | 47 |
5 | (USA) Peter Revson | 38 |
6 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 26 |
7 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 16 |
8 | (GBR) James Hunt | 14 |
9 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 12 |
10 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 |
11 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 7 |
12 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario | 6 |
13 | (USA) George Follmer | 5 |
14 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | 4 |
15 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | 3 |
16 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | 3 |
17 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 2 |
18 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 2 |
19 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 1 |
= | (NLD) Gijs van Lennep | 1 |
= | (NZL) Howden Ganley | 1 |
Stats & 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)