1973 Austrian Grand Prix

1973 Austrian Grand Prix
The Österreichring (1969-76)
Race details
Date	19 August 1973
Official name	XI Memphis Großer Preis von Osterreich
Location	Österreichring Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.911 km (3.673 miles)
Distance	54 laps, 319.194 km (198.342 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:34.98
Fastest lap
Driver	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford
Time	1:37.29
Podium
First	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Second	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1973 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 19 August 1973. It was race 12 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.^[1]

The 54-lap race was won by Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson, driving a Lotus-Ford, after he started from second position. Scotland's Jackie Stewart achieved his final podium finish, coming second in his Tyrrell-Ford, while Brazil's Carlos Pace achieved his first, coming third in a Surtees-Ford.

Niki Lauda was forced to miss his home race after breaking his wrist at the Nürburgring two weeks previously. BRM did not replace him for the event.

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	54	1:28:48.78	2	9
2	5	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	54	+ 9.01	7	6
3	24	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	54	+ 46.64	8	4
4	10	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	54	+ 47.91	5	3
5	20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	54	+ 1:21.30	13	2
6	19	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	54	+ 1:38.40	14	1
7	4	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	53	+ 1 Lap	6
8	7	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	53	+ 1 Lap	3
9	26	Gijs van Lennep	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	52	+ 2 Laps	23
10	23	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	49	+ 5 Laps	15
Ret	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	48	Fuel System	1
NC	25	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	44	+ 10 Laps	21
Ret	18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford	37	Engine	12
Ret	28	Rikky von Opel	Ensign-Ford	34	Fuel System	19
Ret	11	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	31	Fuel System	16
Ret	12	Graham Hill	Shadow-Ford	28	Suspension	22
Ret	16	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford	23	Differential	20
Ret	9	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	21	Wheel	17
Ret	17	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford	9	Fuel System	18
Ret	6	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	6	Suspension	10
Ret	27	James Hunt	March-Ford	3	Injection	9
Ret	8	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	0	Clutch	4
Ret	15	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	0	Collision	11
DNS	22	Chris Amon	Tecno
DNS	21	Niki Lauda	BRM
Source:[2]

• This was Jackie Stewart's 43rd and last podium finish. This record would stand until it was beaten by Carlos Reutemann at the 1981 Italian Grand Prix.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 66 2 François Cevert 45 3 Emerson Fittipaldi 42 4 Ronnie Peterson 34 5 Peter Revson 23 Source: [3]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford 77 (81) 2 Lotus-Ford 68 (72) 3 McLaren-Ford 42 4 Brabham-Ford 17 5 Ferrari 12 Source: [3]

• 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.