1973 British Grand Prix
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1973 British Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 14 July 1973 | ||
Official name | John Player Grand Prix[1] | ||
Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.711 km (2.944 miles) | ||
Distance | 67 laps, 315.597 km (197.248 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
Time | 1:16.3 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | James Hunt | March-Ford | |
Time | 1:18.6 on lap 50 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-Ford | ||
Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1973 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a
On the first start, a swift start by Jackie Stewart brought him from fourth to first in less than half a lap. At Becketts Corner, Stewart out-braked race leader Ronnie Peterson and took the lead. As the massive pile-up at the end of the first lap caused the race to be restarted, Stewart had to start from fourth again. This time it was Niki Lauda who had an excellent start and moved up behind Peterson into second, with Stewart third. Stewart passed Lauda on lap 2, and charged after Peterson. On lap 6, Stewart again tried to pass Peterson for the lead but the Swedish driver shut the door; Stewart lost control of his Tyrrell and spun off into the thick grass. Although he was able to continue, Stewart ended up finishing 10th, one lap down.
Another notable drive came from
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
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1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 1:16.3 | 1 |
2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:16.5 | 2 |
3 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 1:16.5 | 3 |
4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:16.7 | 4 |
5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 1:16.7 | 5 |
6 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford | 1:16.9 | 6 |
7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:17.3 | 7 |
8 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 1:17.4 | 8 |
9 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 1:17.4 | 9 |
10 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 1:17.5 | 10 |
11 | James Hunt | March-Ford | 1:17.6 | 11 |
12 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 1:18.0 | 12 |
13 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford | 1:18.1 | 13 |
14 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford | 1:18.3 | 14 |
15 | Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford | 1:18.3 | 15 |
16 | David Purley | March-Ford | 1:18.4 | 16 |
17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:18.4 | 17 |
18 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Ford | 1:18.6 | 18 |
19 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:18.9 | 19 |
20 | Andrea de Adamich | Brabham-Ford | 1:19.1 | 20 |
21 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford | 1:19.2 | 21 |
22 | Roger Williamson | March-Ford | 1:19.5 | 22 |
23 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford | 1:20.1 | 23 |
24 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 1:20.1 | 24 |
25 | George Follmer | Shadow-Ford | 1:20.3 | 25 |
26 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford | 1:20.3 | 26 |
27 | Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford | 1:20.5 | 27 |
28 | Graham McRae | Iso-Ford | 1:20.8 | 28 |
29 | Chris Amon | Tecno | 1:21.0 | 29 |
Race
First start and multi-car pileup
The race started at 2.00 pm local time. It featured the most cars to start a Grand Prix as it featured 28 cars in rows of three by two.[2]
The race organisation acted instantly and the race was
Second start
Drivers were allowed to use spare cars but none were used, Lauda's BRM and Hill's Shadow having been repaired during the red flag period. Non-starters included de Adamich who had been taken to hospital, Scheckter who was barred by McLaren as several team bosses including John Surtees wanted to throw him out for causing the crash, Graham McRae's Iso-Marlboro which had a throttle issue and could not restart, and David Purley's March which had spun off before the big one and did not restart. Other drivers who did not take the restart included Oliver, Follmer, Beltoise, Williamson, Purley, Pace, Hailwood, and Mass. It was 3.30 p.m. before the track was clear and there were nineteen starters ready for the restart over the original distance on 67 laps. At 3:35 pm, the depleted field moved up on to the starting grid. Everyone took up their original positions, leaving gaps for those who had been eliminated. This time it was Lauda who had an excellent start and moved up behind Peterson into second, with Stewart third. Stewart passed Lauda on lap 2 and charged after Peterson. On lap 6, Stewart again tried to pass Peterson for the lead but the Swedish driver shut the door; Stewart lost control of his Tyrrell and spun off into the thick grass. Although he was able to continue, Stewart ended up finishing 10th, one lap down.[3][4][5]
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 67 | 1:29:18.5 | 3 | 9 |
2 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 67 | + 2.8 | 1 | 6 |
3 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 67 | + 3.0 | 2 | 4 |
4 | 27 | James Hunt | March-Ford | 67 | + 3.4 | 11 | 3 |
5 | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 67 | + 36.6 | 7 | 2 |
6 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 67 | + 44.7 | 8 | 1 |
7 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 67 | + 1:11.7 | 10 | |
8 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 67 | + 1:17.4 | 19 | |
9 | 25 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 66 | +1 lap | 18 | |
10 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 66 | +1 lap | 4 | |
11 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 65 | +2 Laps | 24 | |
12 | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 63 | +4 laps | 9 | |
13 | 28 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford | 61 | +6 laps | 21 | |
Ret | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi
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Brabham-Ford | 44 | Oil leak | 13 | |
Ret | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 36 | Transmission | 5 | |
Ret | 29 | John Watson | Brabham-Ford | 36 | Fuel system | 23 | |
Ret | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford | 24 | Chassis | 27 | |
Ret | 22 | Chris Amon | Tecno | 6 | Fuel system | 29 | |
Ret | 30 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren-Ford | 0 | Collision | 6 | |
Ret | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 0 | Collision | 12 | |
Ret | 31 | Jochen Mass | Surtees-Ford | 0 | Collision | 14 | |
Ret | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford | 0 | Collision | 15 | |
Ret | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 0 | Collision | 17 | |
Ret | 9 | Andrea de Adamich | Brabham-Ford | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
Ret | 14 | Roger Williamson | March-Ford | 0 | Collision | 22 | |
Ret | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow-Ford | 0 | Collision | 25 | |
Ret | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford | 0 | Collision | 26 | |
Ret | 26 | Graham McRae | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 0 | Throttle | 28 | |
DNS | 18 | David Purley | March-Ford | 0 | Spun Off | 16 | |
Source:[7]
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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.
See also
References
- ^ "1973 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes". The Programme Covers Project.
- ^ "The John Player Grand Prix". Racing Sports Car. 1973. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Magazine, Motosport (August 1973). "1973 British GP Race Report". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Fearnley, Paul (27 June 2013). "1973 British GP – I attended". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Henry, Alan (27 June 2013). "1973 British GP – A look back". McLaren. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "1998 F1 World Championship | Motorsport Database". Motor Sport. 1998. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "1973 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Britain 1973 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.