1973 World Championship for Makes

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The 1973 World Sportscar Championship season was the 21st season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1973 World Championship for Makes and the 1973 Cup for GT Cars which were contested concurrently over a ten race series. [1] The World Championship for Makes, which was open to Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 GT Cars, [2] was won by Matra and the Cup for GT Cars, which was open only to Group 4 GT Cars, [3] was won by Porsche.

Contents

Schedule

Matra won the 1973 World Championship for Makes 1973-05-27 Francois Cevert, Matra-Simca 670.jpg
Matra won the 1973 World Championship for Makes
Ferrari placed second in the championship 1973-05-27 Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312P.jpg
Ferrari placed second in the championship
Porsche placed third in the championship 2006FOS 1973Porsche911RSR.jpg
Porsche placed third in the championship
Porsche won the 1973 Cup for GT Cars with 911S and Porsche 911 Carrera RSR (pictured) 1973-05-27 J. Neuhaus, Porsche RSR.jpg
Porsche won the 1973 Cup for GT Cars with 911S and Porsche 911 Carrera RSR (pictured)

The following races counted towards the 1973 World Championship for Makes and the 1973 Cup for GT Cars.

RndRaceCircuit or LocationDate
1 Flag of the United States.svg 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 3 February
4 February
2 Flag of Italy.svg Vallelunga 6 Hours Vallelunga 25 March
3 Flag of France.svg Dijon 1000 Kilometres Dijon-Prenois 15 April
4 Flag of Italy.svg 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 May
6 Flag of Italy.svg Targa Florio Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie 13 May
7 Flag of Germany.svg ADAC 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 27 May
8 Flag of France.svg 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 9 June
10 June
9 Flag of Austria.svg Austrian 1000km † Österreichring 24 June
10 Flag of the United States.svg Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 21 July

† - No GT entries were received for the Österreichring event which was held only two weeks after Le Mans. The Buenos Aires 1000 km, scheduled to be held on 21 October, [4] was cancelled six weeks after the running of the Watkins Glen 6 Hours. [5]

Results

Races

RndCircuitSportscar winning teamGT winning teamResults
Sportscar winning driversGT winning drivers
Sportscar winning carGT winning car
1 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Porsche Flag of the United States.svg #22 North American Racing Team Results
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg 		Flag of France.svg François Migault
Flag of the United States.svg Milt Minter
Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
2 Vallelunga Flag of France.svg #5 Equipe Matra-Simca Flag of Germany.svg #9 Martini Racing Results
Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France.svg Gérard Larrousse 		Flag of Germany.svg Willi Kauhsen
Flag of the United States.svg George Follmer
Flag of France.svg Matra-Simca MS670 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
3 Dijon-Prenois Flag of France.svg #2 Equipe Matra-Simca Flag of Germany.svg #26 Martini Racing Results
Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France.svg Gérard Larrousse 		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Herbert Müller
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs van Lennep
Flag of France.svg Matra-Simca MS670 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
4 Monza Flag of Italy.svg #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Flag of Germany.svg #84 Porsche Kremer Racing Results
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx 		Flag of Germany.svg Erwin Kremer
Flag of Germany.svg Clemens Schickentanz
Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 312PB Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
5 Spa-Francorchamps Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #5 Gulf Racing Flag of Germany.svg #40 Martini Racing Results
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood 		Flag of Germany.svg Reinhold Joest
Flag of the United States.svg George Follmer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mirage M6 Ford Cosworth Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
6 Targa Florio Flag of Germany.svg #8 Martini Racing Flag of Italy.svg #106 Scuderia Brescia Corse Results
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Herbert Müller
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs van Lennep 		Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Borri
Flag of Italy.svg Mario Barone
Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
7 Nürburgring Flag of Italy.svg #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Flag of Germany.svg #55 Porsche Kremer Racing Results
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx 		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Paul Keller
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Neuhaus
Flag of Germany.svg Clemens Schikentanz
Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 312PB Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
8 La Sarthe Flag of France.svg #11 Equipe Matra-Simca Flag of France.svg #39 Automobile Charles Pozzi Results
Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France.svg Gérard Larrousse 		Flag of France.svg Claude Ballot-Léna
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vic Elford
Flag of France.svg Matra-Simca MS670B Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
9 Österreichring Flag of France.svg #11 Equipe Matra-Simca None Results
Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France.svg Gérard Larrousse
Flag of France.svg Matra-Simca MS670 None
10 Watkins Glen Flag of France.svg #33 Equipe Matra-Simca Flag of the United States.svg #16 Toad Hall Motor Racing Results
Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France.svg Gérard Larrousse 		Flag of the United States.svg Milt Minter
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Keyser
Flag of France.svg Matra-Simca MS670 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 911 Carrera RSR

World Championship for Makes

PosMake [1] Rd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total [1]
1 Flag of France.svg Matra 20201212202020124
2 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 15151520(10)2015(12)15115
3 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 208(3)(3)8201010(3)682
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mirage 820101048
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lola 66106836
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chevron 1421012130
7 Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo 814417
8 Flag of Italy.svg Lancia 1515
9 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 12214
10 Flag of France.svg Ligier 33

Championship points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 but only for the highest placed car of each make. [6] The 7 best results were retained [7] for each make. Discarded points are shown in the above table within brackets.

Cup for GT Cars

PosMake [1] Rd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total [1]
1 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche (12)202020202020(15)20140
2 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 202040
3 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 1581538
4 Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo 1010

No GT entries were received for Round 9.

The cars

The following models contributed to the nett pointscores of their respective makes.

World Championship for Makes

A group of sportscar competitors (Ferrari, Matra Simca and Mirage) for the 1973 season during the Monza round 1973 Monza 1000 - Ickx leading the pack at the Curva Grande.jpg
A group of sportscar competitors (Ferrari, Matra Simca and Mirage) for the 1973 season during the Monza round

Cup for GT Cars

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Results of the 1973 FIA International Championships, 1974 FIA Yearbook, pages 105-106
  2. ↑ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
  3. ↑ János L Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 885-886
  4. ↑ Automobile Year, 1972/73, page 25
  5. ↑ Automobile Year, 1973/74, page 163
  6. ↑ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260
  7. ↑ Automobile Year, 1973/74, page 237
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