1973 French Grand Prix

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1973 French Grand Prix
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Race details
DateJuly 1, 1973
Location Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.809 km (3.610 miles)
Distance 54 laps, 313.686 km (194.915 miles)
Weather Sunny and warm
Pole position
Driver Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:48.37
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford
Time 1:50.99 on lap 52
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third Brabham-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1973 French Grand Prix

The 1973 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Paul Ricard Circuit on July 1, 1973. It was race 8 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the first victory for two-time runner-up Ronnie Peterson.

Contents

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo
1Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:48.371
2Jody ScheckterMcLaren-Ford1:49.182
3Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:49.363
4François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:49.394
5Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:49.455
6Denis HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:49.686
7Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford1:50.697
8Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:50.758
9Clay RegazzoniBRM1:50.999
10Arturo MerzarioFerrari1:51.1710
11Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:51.1711
12Jacky IckxFerrari1:51.4412
13Andrea de AdamichBrabham-Ford1:51.5313
14James HuntMarch-Ford1:51.6314
15Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:51.6715
16Graham HillShadow-Ford1:51.7016
17Niki LaudaBRM1:51.7817
18Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford1:51.8818
19Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:52.0719
20George FollmerShadow-Ford1:52.3020
21Jackie OliverShadow-Ford1:52.9421
22Reine WisellMarch-Ford1:53.2022
23Henri PescaroloIso-Ford1:53.5623
24Howden GanleyIso-Ford1:53.8724
25Rikky von OpelEnsign-Ford1:55.5525

Race

Controversy

This race was notable for a collision involving Jody Scheckter and Emerson Fittipaldi. Scheckter, who was given an opportunity to drive a factory McLaren for this event was leading from the start in just his third Formula One race. On lap 41, Fittipaldi had closed and attempted to pass the South African, but Scheckter closed the door and they made heavy contact, forcing Emerson into retirement. Scheckter continued but retired shortly afterwards with suspension damage. Fittipaldi ran to the McLaren pits, eventually resulting in fierce words between the two drivers. Scheckter claimed years later that Fittipaldi had called him a 'young hooligan' for his role in the incident. Many drivers wanted him banned from the sport, but McLaren instead decided to put him on the sidelines for a number of races.

Results

Meanwhile, after so many promising races turned to nothing, Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson finally celebrated victory for the first time in his career, driving a Lotus. Tyrrell driver François Cevert finished in second place, whilst Carlos Reutemann finished in third place, driving a Brabham, followed by Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell in fourth, Jacky Ickx fifth for Ferrari, and James Hunt scoring his first point of his F1 career driving a Hesketh-owned March.

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 541:41:36.5259
26 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 54+ 40.9246
310 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 54+ 46.4884
45 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 54+ 46.9313
53 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 54+ 48.90122
627 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hunt March-Ford 54+ 1:22.54141
74 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Ferrari 54+ 1:29.1910 
87 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 54+ 1:29.536 
921 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda BRM 54+ 1:45.7617 
1012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 53+ 1 Lap16 
1120 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 53+ 1 Lap15 
1219 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni BRM 53+ 1 Lap9 
1324 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 51+ 3 Laps18 
1425 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 51+ 3 Laps24 
1529 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford 51+ 3 Laps25 
1611 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 50+ 4 Laps19 
Ret8 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 43Collision damage2 
Ret1 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 41Collision3 
Ret23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 29Oil Leak11 
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich Brabham-Ford 28Halfshaft13 
Ret15 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell March-Ford 20Overheating22 
Ret16 Flag of the United States.svg George Follmer Shadow-Ford 16Fuel system20 
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Iso-Marlboro-Ford 16Overheating23 
Ret14 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 7Halfshaft7 
Ret17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 0Clutch21 
Source: [1]

Championship standings after the race


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References

  1. "1973 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "France 1973 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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