1973 World Rally Championship
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The 1973 World Rally Championship was the inaugural season for the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC) format. It consisted of 13 events, each held in a different country of the world. Many of the events would be staples of the series through to today, including Monte Carlo, Sweden, Tour de Corse, and the RAC Rally, while others would soon be replaced in the schedule. As with following seasons, gravel events formed the majority of the schedule. Two pure tarmac and one snow and ice rally were also included, as well as three events held on a mixture of soft and hard surface roads.
The first award of the Championship for Manufacturers was firmly won by
From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a season championship for the winning manufacturer. Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer. Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd, 4th, and 10th, they would receive points for 2nd place only. However, the manufacturer would still gain an advantage in scoring from its other entries, as the points for the 4th and 10th place entries would be denied to other manufacturers.
Calendar
For the first ever World Rally Championship, there were thirteen rallies.
Round | Rally name | Surface | Dates |
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1 | Rallye Monte-Carlo
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Mixed (Tarmac - Snow) | 19–26 January |
2 | Swedish Rally
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Snow | 15–18 February |
3 | Rallye de Portugal
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Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) | 13–18 March |
4 | Safari Rally | Gravel | 19–23 April |
5 | Rallye du Maroc | Gravel | 8–13 May |
6 | Acropolis Rally | Gravel | 23–28 May |
7 | Rajd Polski
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Gravel | 12–15 July |
8 | 1000 Lakes Rally
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Gravel | 3–5 August |
9 | Österreichische Alpenfahrt | Gravel | 12–14 September |
10 | Rallye Sanremo | Mixed (Tarmac - Gravel) | 10–13 October |
11 | Press-on-Regardless Rally | Gravel | 31 October–4 November |
12 | RAC Rally
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Gravel | 17–21 November |
13 | Tour de Corse | Tarmac | 1–2 December |
Sources:[1][2] |
Events
Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||||
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Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||||
1 | Rallye Monte-Carlo
(19–26 January) — Results and report |
1 | Jean-Claude Andruet | Alpine Renault A110 1800
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5:42:04 | 18 | 456,50 km | 278 | 51 | ||
2 | Ove Andersson | Alpine Renault A110 1800
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5:42:30 | ||||||||
3 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine Renault A110 1800
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5:43:39 | ||||||||
2 | Swedish Rally
(15–18 February) — Results and report |
1 | Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4
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9:18:31 | 36 | 760,00 km | 73 | 42 | ||
2 | Per Eklund | Saab 96 V4
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9:20:53 | ||||||||
3 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine Renault A110 1800
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9:34:12 | ||||||||
3 | Rallye de Portugal
(13–18 March) — Results and report |
1 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine Renault A110 1800
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5:42:16 | 32 | 397,50 km | 79 | 23 | ||
2 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine Renault A110 1800
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5:48:57 | ||||||||
3 | Francisco Romãozinho | Citroën DS21
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6:07:48 | ||||||||
4 | Safari Rally (19–23 April) — Results and report |
1 | Shekhar Mehta | Datsun 240Z
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+ 6:46 pen | 56 | 5300.00 km | 89 | 18 | ||
2 | Harry Källström | Datsun 1800 SSS
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+ 6:46 pen | ||||||||
3 | Ove Andersson | Peugeot 504 | + 8:47 pen | ||||||||
5 | Rallye du Maroc (8–13 May) — Results and report |
1 | Bernard Darniche | Alpine Renault A110
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15:01:22 | 11 | 1258.00 km | 66 | 12 | ||
2 | Bob Neyret | Citroën DS23
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15:20:04 | ||||||||
3 | Richard Bochnicek | Citroën DS23
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15:34:37 | ||||||||
6 | Acropolis Rally (23–28 May) — Results and report |
1 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine Renault A110
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7:37:58 | 47 | 556.35 km | 83 | 11 | ||
2 | Rauno Aaltonen | Fiat Abarth 124
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7:44:59 | ||||||||
3 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine Renault A110
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7:45:56 | ||||||||
7 | Rajd Polski
(12–15 July) — Results and report |
1 | Achim Warmbold | Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
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8:28:14 | 55 | 742.30 km | 62 | 3 | ||
2 | Egon Culmbacher | Wartburg 353 | 11:15:16 | ||||||||
3 | Maciej Stawowiak | Polski Fiat 125p | 12:08:31 | ||||||||
8 | 1000 Lakes Rally
(3–5 August) — Results and report |
1 | Timo Mäkinen | Ford Escort RS1600
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4:53:50 | 43 | 517.20 km | 109 | 55 | ||
2 | Markku Alén | Volvo 142
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4:55:59 | ||||||||
3 | Leo Kinnunen | Porsche 911 | 4:57:12 | ||||||||
9 | Österreichische Alpenfahrt (12–14 September) — Results and report |
1 | Achim Warmbold | BMW 2002Tii
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3:58:55 | 30 | 324.50 km | 74 | 25 | ||
2 | Bernard Darniche | Alpine Renault A110
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4:00:10 | ||||||||
3 | Per Eklund | Saab 96 V4
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4:00:11 | ||||||||
10 | Rallye Sanremo (10–13 October) — Results and report |
1 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine Renault A110
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8:01:32 | 37 | 369.30 km | 107 | 54 | ||
2 | Maurizio Verini | Fiat Abarth 124
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8:07:34 | ||||||||
3 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine Renault A110
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8:21:37 | ||||||||
11 | Press-on-Regardless Rally (31 October–4 November) — Results and report |
1 | Walter Boyce | Toyota Corolla | 6:58:28 | 85 | 552.61 km | 58 | 23 | ||
2 | Jim Walker | Volvo 142S
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7:22:43 | ||||||||
3 | John Smiskol | Datsun 240Z
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7:33:36 | ||||||||
12 | RAC Rally
(17–21 November) — Results and report |
1 | Timo Mäkinen | Ford Escort RS1600
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6:47:08 | 80 | 540.02 km | 198 | 91 | ||
2 | Roger Clark | Ford Escort RS1600
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6:52:23 | ||||||||
3 | Markku Alén | Ford Escort RS1600
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6:55:26 | ||||||||
13 | Tour de Corse (1–2 December) — Results and report |
1 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Alpine Renault A110
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5:06:31 | 21 | 511.70 km | 50 | 22 | ||
2 | Jean-François Piot | Alpine Renault A110
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5:14:37 | ||||||||
3 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine Renault A110
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5:18:46 | ||||||||
Sources:[1][3] |
Championship
Points were awarded to the best placed vehicle of each manufacturer.[4]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Manufacturers' championship
Pos. | Manufacturer | MON |
SWE |
POR |
KEN |
GRC |
FIN |
ITA |
USA |
GBR |
FRA |
Points | |||
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1 | Alpine-Renault
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1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | (5) | 1 | 147 | ||
2 | Fiat | 7 | 5 | 4 | (8) | 6 | 2 | 1 | (8) | 6 | 2 | (10) | 84 | ||
3 | Ford | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 76 | ||||
4 | Volvo | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 44 | ||||||||
5 | Saab | 37 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 42 | ||||||||
6 | Datsun
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9 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 14 | 22 | 34 | ||||
7 | Citroën | 3 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 33 | |||||||||
8 | BMW | 17 | 7 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 1 | 51 | 7 | 28 | ||||
9 | Porsche | 46 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 27 | |||||
10 | Toyota | 23 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 12 | 25 | ||||||
11 | Opel | 12 | 10 | 7 | DSQ | 11 | 5 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 25 | ||
12 | Polski Fiat | 35 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||
13 | Lancia | 8 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 17 | |||||||||
14 | Wartburg | 38 | 2 | 39 | 15 | ||||||||||
15 | Volkswagen | 6 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||
16 | Peugeot | Ret | 3 | 10 | 22 | 13 | |||||||||
17 | Mitsubishi | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||
18 | Škoda | 8 | 15 | 3 | |||||||||||
19 | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
20 | Audi | 51 | 10 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer | MON |
SWE |
POR |
KEN |
MAR |
GRC |
FIN |
AUT |
ITA |
USA |
GBR |
FRA |
Points | |
Sources:[1][5] |
- Positions in parentheses did not count to championship totals
See also
References
- ^ a b c "WRC 1973". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "1973 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Season 1973 – Season statistics – Event statistics". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Rule changes for 1973". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Season 1973 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
External links
- FIA World Rally Championship 1973 at ewrc-results.com