1973 Spanish Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Spain
Flag Suffix:1945
Grand Prix:Spanish
Date:29 April
Year:1973
Location:Montjuïc circuit, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Course:Street Circuit
Course Mi:2.356
Course Km:3.791
Distance Laps:75
Distance Mi:176.671
Distance Km:284.325
Weather:Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole Driver:Ronnie Peterson
Pole Team:Lotus-Ford
Pole Time:1:21.8
Pole Country:Sweden
Fast Driver:Ronnie Peterson
Fast Team:Lotus-Ford
Fast Time:1:23.8
Fast Lap:13
Fast Country:Sweden
First Driver:Emerson Fittipaldi
First Team:Lotus-Ford
First Country:Brazil
Second Driver:François Cevert
Second Team:Tyrrell-Ford
Second Country:France
Third Driver:George Follmer
Third Team:Shadow-Ford
Third Country:United States

The 1973 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Montjuïc circuit on 29 April 1973. It was race 4 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 75-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from seventh position. François Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and Shadow driver George Follmer came in third, scoring his only podium finish in Formula One.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap Grid
12 Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:21.8—1
25 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:22.5+0.72
34 François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:22.7+0.83
43 Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:23.2+1.44
56 Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford1:23.4+1.65
67 Jacky IckxFerrari1:23.5+1.76
71 Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:23.7+1.97
814 Clay RegazzoniBRM1:23.7+1.98
99 Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:24.2+2.4
1015 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:24.2+2.410
1116 Niki LaudaBRM1:24.3+2.511
1217 Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:24.5+2.712
1319 Jackie OliverShadow-Ford1:24.6+2.813
1420 George FollmerShadow-Ford1:24.7+2.914
1518 Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:24.7+2.915
1610 Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford1:25.0+3.216
1721 Andrea de AdamichBrabham-Ford1:25.2+3.417
1811 Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford1:26.1+4.318
1912 Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford1:26.2+4.419
2024 Nanni GalliIso-Marlboro-Ford1:26.3+4.520
2123 Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro-Ford1:26.5+4.721
2225 Graham HillShadow-Ford1:30.3+8.522

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
11 Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford751:48:18.779
24 François CevertTyrrell-Ford75+ 42.736
320 George FollmerShadow-Ford75+ 1:13.1144
46 Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford74+1 Lap53
515 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM74+1 Lap102
65 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford74+1 Lap21
712 Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford74+1 Lap19 
811 Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford73+2 Laps18 
914 Clay RegazzoniBRM69+6 Laps8 
1017 Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford69+6 Laps12 
1124 Nanni GalliIso-Marlboro-Ford69+6 Laps20 
127 Jacky IckxFerrari69+6 Laps6 
Ret18 Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford66Halfshaft15 
Ret23 Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro-Ford63Out of Fuel21 
Ret2 Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford56Gearbox1 
Ret3 Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford47Brakes4 
Ret16 Niki LaudaBRM28Tyre11 
Ret25 Graham HillShadow-Ford27Brakes22 
Ret9 Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford25Oil Leak 
Ret19 Jackie OliverShadow-Ford23Engine13 
Ret21 Andrea de AdamichBrabham-Ford17Wheel17 
Ret10 Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford13Halfshaft16 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Emerson Fittipaldi31
2 Jackie Stewart19
23 François Cevert12
4 Peter Revson9
25 Denny Hulme9
Source:[1]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Lotus-Ford31
2 Tyrrell-Ford27
3 McLaren-Ford15
4 Ferrari9
25 Shadow-Ford5
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spain 1973 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 20 March 2019.

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