1973 Austrian Grand Prix

1973 Austrian Grand Prix
The Österreichring (1969-76)
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 Lotus-Ford
Time 1:34.98
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford
Time 1:37.29
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third 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.

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos. Driver Constructor Time No
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:34.98 1
2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:35.37 2
3 Denis Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:35.69 3
4 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 1:35.86 4
5 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:36.01 5
6 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 1:36.42 6
7 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:36.44 7
8 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:36.48 8
9 James Hunt March-Ford 1:36.63 9
10 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:36.77 10
11 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:36.83 11
12 Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 1:36.93 12
13 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:37.46 13
14 Clay Regazzoni BRM 1:37.52 14
15 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:37.60 15
16 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 1:37.81 16
17 Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 1:37.85 17
18 Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 1:37.97 18
19 Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford 1:38.22 19
20 George Follmer Shadow-Ford 1:38.30 20
21 Howden Ganley Iso-Ford 1:39.38 21
22 Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 1:39.50 22
23 Chris Amon Tecno 1:40.39 DNS
24 Gijs van Lennep Iso-Ford 1:41.04 23

Race

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Classification

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

Notes

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "1973 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list".
  2. ^ "1973 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Austria 1973 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.


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