1973 South African Grand Prix

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1973 South African Grand Prix
Kyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png
The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
Race details
Date3 March 1973
Official name Seventh AA Grand Prix of South Africa
Location Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.104 km (2.550 miles)
Distance 79 laps, 324.216 km (201.458 miles)
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Ford
Time 1:16.28
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford
Time 1:17.10 on lap 76
Podium
First Tyrrell-Ford
Second McLaren-Ford
Third Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1973 South African Grand Prix

The 1973 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the Seventh AA Grand Prix of South Africa, [1] was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 3 March 1973. It was race 3 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Jackie Stewart driving a Tyrrell. Denny Hulme's pole position was the only one of his Formula One World Championship career.

Contents

This race marked Scuderia Ferrari's 200th start in a World Championship event as a team. [2]

Accident

Mike Hailwood was recognised for bravery when he went to pull Clay Regazzoni from his burning car after the two collided on the third lap of the race. Hailwood's driving suit caught fire, but after being extinguished by a fire marshal he returned to help rescue Regazzoni, an act for which he was awarded the George Medal.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTime/Gap
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLarenFord 1:16.28
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi LotusFord +0.13
37 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter McLarenFord +0.15
42 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson LotusFord +0.16
515 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni BRM +0.19
66 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson McLarenFord +0.44
716 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +0.56
818 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann BrabhamFord +0.66
911 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace SurteesFord +0.78
1017 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda BRM +0.86
118 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari +0.88
1210 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood SurteesFord +0.89
1325 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Dave Charlton LotusFord +0.90
1422 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver ShadowFord +1.36
159 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Ferrari +1.36
163 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart TyrrellFord +1.37
1719 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi BrabhamFord +1.67
1814 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier MarchFord +1.70
1921 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley WilliamsFord +1.79
2012 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich SurteesFord +2.38
2123 Flag of the United States.svg George Follmer ShadowFord +2.54
2226 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Eddie Keizan TyrrellFord +2.64
2324 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Beuttler MarchFord +4.09
2420 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jackie Pretorius WilliamsFord +4.26
254 Flag of France.svg François Cevert TyrrellFord No time
Source: [3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 791:43:11.07169
26 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 79+ 24.5566
31 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 79+ 25.0624
49 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Ferrari 78+ 1 Lap153
55 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 77+ 2 Laps12
623 Flag of the United States.svg George Follmer Shadow-Ford 77+ 2 Laps211
718 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 77+ 2 Laps8 
812 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 77+ 2 Laps20 
97 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 75Engine3 
1021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 73+ 6 Laps19 
112 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 73+ 6 Laps4 
Ret11 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 69Accident9 
NC26 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Ford 67+ 12 Laps22 
NC14 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 66+ 13 Laps18 
NC4 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 66+ 13 Laps25 
NC24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Beuttler March-Ford 65+ 14 Laps23 
Ret19 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 52Gearbox17 
Ret20 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jackie Pretorius Iso-Marlboro-Ford 35Overheating24 
Ret17 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda BRM 26Engine10 
Ret22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 14Engine14 
Ret16 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 4Clutch7 
Ret25 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 3Accident13 
Ret15 Flag of Switzerland.svg Clay Regazzoni BRM 2Accident5 
Ret8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 2Accident11 
Ret10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 2Accident12 
Source: [4]

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1973". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. Scuderia Ferrari did not participate in the 1950 French Grand Prix; Peter Whitehead's privateer entry in this race does not count towards the team's participation tally.
  3. "Formula One 1973 South African Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
  4. "1973 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "South Africa 1973 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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