1973 Brazilian Grand Prix

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1973 Brazilian Grand Prix
Circuit Interlagos 1977.svg
Race details
Date February 11, 1973
Official name II Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.960[1] km (4.946 mi)
Distance 40 laps, 318.400 km (197.845 mi)
Weather Partly cloudy and hot
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 2:30.5
Fastest lap
Drivers Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi (lap 14) Lotus-Ford
Fastest lap New Zealand Denny Hulme (lap 20) McLaren-Ford
Time 2:35.0
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on February 11, 1973. It was race 2 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the first ever world championship race to be held in Brazil. The race was won by home town hero Emerson Fittipaldi after starting from first row beside Ronnie Peterson, who claimed the first pole position in his Formula One career, both driving Lotus. Jackie Stewart finished in second position, driving a Tyrrell. Denny Hulme finished in third position, driving a McLaren.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap Grid
1 2 SwedenRonnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 2:30.5 1
2 1 BrazilEmerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 2:30.7 0.2 2
3 9 BelgiumJacky Ickx Ferrari 2:32.0 1.5 3
4 14 SwitzerlandClay Regazzoni BRM 2:32.4 1.9 4
5 7 New ZealandDenny Hulme McLaren-Ford 2:32.7 2.2 5
6 6 BrazilCarlos Pace Surtees-Ford 2:32.7 2.2 6
7 17 ArgentinaCarlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 2:32.9 2.4 7
8 3 United KingdomJackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 2:33.3 2.8 8
9 4 FranceFrançois Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 2:33.4 2.9 9
10 15 FranceJean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 2:33.5 3.0 10
11 18 BrazilWilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 2:34.3 3.8 11
12 8 United StatesPeter Revson McLaren-Ford 2:34.3 3.8 12
13 16 AustriaNiki Lauda BRM 2:35.1 4.6 13
14 5 United KingdomMike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 2:35.5 5.0 14
15 11 FranceJean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 2:37.6 7.1 15
16 19 New ZealandHowden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 2:37.6 7.1 16
17 10 ItalyArturo Merzario Ferrari 2:37.7 7.2 17
18 20 ItalyNanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 2:38.7 8.2 18
19 12 United KingdomMike Beuttler March-Ford 2:39.9 9.4 19
20 23 BrazilLuiz Bueno Surtees-Ford 2:42.5 12.0 20
Source:[2]

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 40 1:43:55.6 2 9
2 3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 40 + 13.5 8 6
3 7 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 40 + 1:46.4 5 4
4 10 Italy Arturo Merzario Ferrari 39 + 1 Lap 17 3
5 9 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 39 + 1 Lap 3 2
6 14 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni BRM 39 + 1 Lap 4 1
7 19 New Zealand Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 16  
8 16 Austria Niki Lauda BRM 38 + 2 Laps 13  
9 20 Italy Nanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 18  
10 4 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 9  
11 17 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 7  
12 23 Brazil Luiz Bueno Surtees-Ford 36 + 4 Laps 20  
Ret 15 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 23 Electrical 10  
Ret 12 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 18 Overheating 19  
Ret 6 Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 9 Suspension 6  
Ret 5 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 6 Gearbox 14  
Ret 11 France Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 6 Gearbox 15  
Ret 2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 5 Wheel 1  
Ret 18 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 5 Overheating 11  
Ret 8 United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 3 Gearbox 12  
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race[]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport. March 1973. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. ^ F1, STATS. "Brazil 1973 - Qualifications". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "1973 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Brazil 1973 - Championship". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.


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