1973 season/Round 12
Austrian Grand Prix 1973
- Red Bull Ring
- Spielberg
- 19 August 1973
- 54 laps
- 319.2 km
- 5.911 km a lap
- P1Ronnie PetersonLotus1:28:48.780
- P2Jackie StewartTyrrell+9.010
- P3Carlos PaceSurtees+46.640
- Pole positionEmerson FittipaldiLotus · 1:34.980
- Fastest lapCarlos Pace1:37.290 · lap 46
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:34.980 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:35.370 | +0.390 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:35.690 | +0.710 |
| 4 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 1:35.860 | +0.880 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:36.010 | +1.030 |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 1:36.420 | +1.440 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:36.440 | +1.460 |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 1:36.480 | +1.500 |
| 9 | James Hunt | March | 1:36.630 | +1.650 |
| 10 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 1:36.770 | +1.790 |
| 11 | Mike Beuttler | March | 1:36.830 | +1.850 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | 1:36.930 | +1.950 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:37.460 | +2.480 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 1:37.520 | +2.540 |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 1:37.600 | +2.620 |
| 16 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 1:37.810 | +2.830 |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 1:37.850 | +2.870 |
| 18 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 1:37.970 | +2.990 |
| 19 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign | 1:38.220 | +3.240 |
| 20 | George Follmer | Shadow | 1:38.300 | +3.320 |
| 21 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro | 1:39.380 | +4.400 |
| 22 | Graham Hill | Shadow | 1:39.500 | +4.520 |
| 23 | Chris Amon | Tecno | 1:40.390 | +5.410 |
| 24 | Gijs van Lennep | Iso-Marlboro | 1:41.040 | +6.060 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Pace | 46 | 1:37.290 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 12. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 66 | |
| 2 | François Cevert | 45 | |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 42 | |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | 34 | |
| 5 | Peter Revson | 23 | |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | 23 | |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | 12 | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | 11 | |
| 9 | James Hunt | 8 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Carlos Pace | 7 | ▲3 |