The 1973 Formula One season included the 24th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 28, 1973, and ended on October 7 after fifteen races.

[edit] Season summary

In 1973, Lotus teammates Fittipaldi and Ronnie Peterson raced each other while Stewart was supported by François Cevert at Tyrrell. Stewart took the Driver's title, but then at the final race of the season, the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, Cevert crashed during Saturday practice in the notorious esses and was killed instantly. Stewart and Tyrrell withdrew from the race effectively handing the Constructor's title to Lotus. At the end of the season Stewart made public his decision to retire, a decision that was already made before the US Grand Prix.

By the end of 1973 season the best car on the track was probably the new McLaren M23, a wedge-shaped car following the same concept as the Lotus 72 but with more conventional suspension and up to date aerodynamics.

[edit] Season review

Round	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	January 28	Oscar Gálvez	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	February 11	Interlagos	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	Report
3	South African Grand Prix	March 3	Kyalami	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	April 29	Montjuïc	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	May 20	Zolder	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	June 3	Monaco	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
7	Swedish Grand Prix	June 17	Scandinavian Raceway	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	Report
8	French Grand Prix	July 1	Paul Ricard	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	Report
9	British Grand Prix	July 14	Silverstone	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	Report
10	Dutch Grand Prix	July 29	Zandvoort	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
11	German Grand Prix	August 5	Nürburgring	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
12	Austrian Grand Prix	August 19	Österreichring	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	Report
13	Italian Grand Prix	September 9	Monza	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	Report
14	Canadian Grand Prix	September 23	Mosport Park	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	Report
15	United States Grand Prix	October 7	Watkins Glen	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	Report

[edit] 1973 Constructors Championship final standings

Place	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Points[1]	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Lotus-Ford	72D 72E	Ford Cosworth DFV		92 (96)	7	15	10
2	Tyrrell-Ford	005 006	Ford Cosworth DFV		82 (86)	5	15	3
3	McLaren-Ford	M18C M19C M23	Ford Cosworth DFV		58	3	8	1
4	Brabham-Ford	BT37 BT42	Ford Cosworth DFV		22		2
5	March-Ford	721G 731	Ford Cosworth DFV		14		2
6	Ferrari	312B2 312B3	Ferrari 001/1 Ferrari 001/11		12
7	BRM	P160C P160D P160E	BRM P142		12			1
8	Shadow-Ford	DN1	Ford Cosworth DFV		9		2
9	Surtees-Ford	TS9A TS14A	Ford Cosworth DFV		7		1
10	Iso Marlboro-Ford	FX3B IR	Ford Cosworth DFV		2
11	Tecno	PA123B E731	Tecno Series-P		1
12	Ensign-Ford	N173	Ford Cosworth DFV

[edit] 1973 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA Points 1 Jackie Stewart 3 2 1 Ret 1 1 5 4 10 1 1 2 4 5 DNS 71 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 1 1 3 1 3 2 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 2 2 6 55 3 Ronnie Peterson Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 3 2 1 2 11 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 52 4 François Cevert 2 10 NC 2 2 4 3 2 5 2 2 Ret 5 Ret DNS 47 5 Peter Revson 8 Ret 2 4 Ret 5 7 1 4 9 Ret 3 1 5 38 6 Denny Hulme 5 3 5 6 7 6 1 8 3 Ret 12 8 15 13 4 26 7 Carlos Reutemann Ret 11 7 Ret Ret Ret 4 3 6 Ret Ret 4 6 8 3 16 8 James Hunt 9 6 4 3 Ret DNS 7 2 14 9 Jacky Ickx 4 5 Ret 12 Ret Ret 6 5 8 3 8 7 12 10 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 Ret 5 13 4 9 9 11 José Carlos Pace Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 13 Ret 7 4 3 Ret 18 Ret 7 12 Arturo Merzario 9 4 4 Ret 7 7 Ret 15 16 6 13 George Follmer 6 3 Ret DNS 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 10 17 14 5 14 Jackie Oliver Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 11 3 15 4 15 Andrea de Adamich 8 Ret 4 7 Ret Ret 3 16 Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior 6 Ret Ret 10 Ret 11 Ret 16 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 11 NC 3 17 Niki Lauda Ret 8 Ret Ret 5 Ret 13 9 12 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 2 18 Clay Regazzoni 7 6 Ret 9 10 Ret 9 12 7 8 Ret 6 Ret 8 2 19 Howden Ganley NC 7 10 Ret Ret Ret 11 14 9 9 DNS NC NC 6 12 1 20 Gijs van Lennep 6 9 Ret 1 21 Chris Amon 6 Ret Ret Ret DNS 10 DNS 1 22 Mike Hailwood Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 10 7 9 Ret 0 23 Mike Beuttler 10 Ret NC 7 11 Ret 8 11 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 0 24 Jochen Mass Ret 7 Ret 0 25 Henri Pescarolo 8 Ret 10 0 26 Graham Hill Ret 9 Ret Ret 10 Ret NC 13 Ret 14 16 13 0 27 Nanni Galli Ret 9 11 Ret Ret 0 28 David Purley Ret DNS Ret 15 9 0 29 Jody Scheckter 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 30 Rolf Stommelen 11 Ret 12 12 0 31 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret NC 11 0 32 Luiz Bueno 12 0 33 Rikky von Opel 15 13 DNS Ret Ret NC Ret 0 34 Tim Schenken 14 0 — Reine Wisell DNS Ret 0 — Roger Williamson Ret Ret 0 — John Watson Ret Ret 0 — Dave Charlton Ret 0 — Eddie Keizan NC 0 — Jackie Pretorius Ret 0 — Graham McRae Ret 0 — Peter Gethin Ret 0 — Brian Redman DSQ 0 Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

[edit] Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races were also held in 1973, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
VIII Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	March 18	Peter Gethin	Chevron-Chevrolet	Report
XXV BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	April 8	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Cosworth	Report

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.