1973 Argentine Grand Prix

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1973 Argentine Grand Prix
Autodromo Oscar y Juan Galvez Circuito Ndeg 9 xT.svg
Layout of the Buenos Aires circuit in 1973
Race details
DateJanuary 28, 1973
Official name X Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Location Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.346 km (2.079 miles)
Distance 96 laps, 321.216 km (199.584 miles)
Pole position
Driver BRM
Time 1:10.54
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford
Time 1:11.22
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third Tyrrell-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1973 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1973 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Buenos Aires circuit on 28 January 1973. It was race 1 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 96-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from second position. François Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and his teammate Jackie Stewart came in third.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid
132 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni BRM 1:10.541
22 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:10.84+0.302
318 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:11.01+0.473
46 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:11.03+0.494
54 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:11.06+0.525
68 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:11.46+0.926
730 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:11.48+0.947
814 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:11.70+1.168
910 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:12.08+1.549
1026 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:12.13+1.5910
1116 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 1:12.22+1.6811
1212 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 1:12.31+1.7912
1334 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda BRM 1:12.39+1.8513
1420 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Ferrari 1:12.54+2.0014
1528 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:12.80+2.2615
1636 Flag of Italy.svg Nanni Galli Williams-Ford 1:13.97+3.4316
1724 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 1:14.27+3.7317
1822 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:15.15+4.6118
1938 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley Williams-Ford 1:15.29+4.7519
Source: [1] [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 961:56:18.2229
28 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 96+ 4.6966
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 96+ 33.1944
418 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 96+ 42.5733
514 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 95+ 1 lap82
612 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 95+ 1 lap121
732 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni BRM 93+ 3 laps1 
816 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 92+ 4 laps11 
920 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Ferrari 92+ 4 laps14 
1022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Beuttler March-Ford 90Suspension18 
Ret24 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 84Radiator17 
Ret30 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 79Engine7 
NC38 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 79+ 17 laps19 
Ret4 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 67Oil pressure5 
Ret34 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda BRM 66Oil pressure13 
Ret10 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 16Gearbox9 
Ret26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 10Halfshaft10 
Ret28 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 10Suspension15 
Ret36 Flag of Italy.svg Nanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 0Engine16 
Source: [3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "Formula One 1973 Argentine Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
  2. "Argentina 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1".
  3. "1973 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Argentina 1973 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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