1973 season/Round 5
Belgian Grand Prix 1973
- Zolder
- Heusden-Zolder
- 20 May 1973
- 70 laps
- 295.4 km
- 4.220 km a lap
- P1Jackie StewartTyrrell1:42:13.430
- P2François CevertTyrrell+31.840
- P3Emerson FittipaldiLotus+2:02.790
- Pole positionRonnie PetersonLotus · 1:22.460
- Fastest lapFrançois Cevert1:25.420 · lap 28
- Winner started fromP6on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 5 | Tyrrell · Ford | 6 | 70 | 1:42:13.430 | 9 |
| 2 | François Cevertfastest lap | 6 | Tyrrell · Ford | 4 | 70 | +31.840 | 6 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | Lotus · Ford | 9 | 70 | +2:02.790 | 4 |
| 4 | Andrea de Adamich | 9 | Brabham · Ford | 18 | 69 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 21 | BRM | 14 | 69 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Chris Amon | 22 | Tecno | 15 | 67 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | 7 | McLaren · Ford | 2 | 67 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | 24 | Surtees · Ford | 8 | 66 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | Graham Hill | 12 | Shadow · Ford | 23 | 65 | +5 laps | |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | 19 | BRM | 12 | 63 | Accident | |
| 11 | Mike Beuttler | 15 | March · Ford | 20 | 63 | Accident | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 14 | March · Ford | 16 | 60 | Accident | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 20 | BRM | 5 | 56 | Engine | |
| DNF | Wilson Fittipaldi | 11 | Brabham · Ford | 19 | 46 | Engine | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | 2 | Lotus · Ford | 1 | 42 | Accident | |
| DNF | Peter Revson | 8 | McLaren · Ford | 10 | 33 | Accident | |
| DNF | Howden Ganley | 25 | Iso-Marlboro · Ford | 21 | 16 | Accident | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | 10 | Brabham · Ford | 7 | 14 | Engine | |
| DNF | George Follmer | 16 | Shadow · Ford | 11 | 13 | Throttle | |
| DNF | Jackie Oliver | 17 | Shadow · Ford | 22 | 11 | Accident | |
| DNF | Nanni Galli | 26 | Iso-Marlboro · Ford | 17 | 6 | Engine | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | Oil pump | |
| DNF | Mike Hailwood | 23 | Surtees · Ford | 13 | 4 | Accident |
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 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:22.460 | |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:23.000 | +0.540 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:23.100 | +0.640 |
| 4 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 1:23.220 | +0.760 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:23.250 | +0.790 |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:23.280 | +0.820 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:23.340 | +0.880 |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 1:23.340 | +0.880 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:23.440 | +0.980 |
| 10 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 1:23.520 | +1.060 |
| 11 | George Follmer | Shadow | 1:23.860 | +1.400 |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 1:23.910 | +1.450 |
| 13 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 1:23.960 | +1.500 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 1:24.510 | +2.050 |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Tecno | 1:24.790 | +2.330 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | 1:24.830 | +2.370 |
| 17 | Nanni Galli | Iso-Marlboro | 1:24.890 | +2.430 |
| 18 | Andrea de Adamich | Brabham | 1:25.280 | +2.820 |
| 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 1:25.570 | +3.110 |
| 20 | Mike Beuttler | March | 1:25.770 | +3.310 |
| 21 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro | 1:26.680 | +4.220 |
| 22 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 1:28.120 | +5.660 |
| 23 | Graham Hill | Shadow | 1:30.450 | +7.990 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Cevert | 28 | 1:25.420 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 5. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 35 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 28 | |
| 3 | François Cevert | 18 | |
| 4 | Peter Revson | 9 | |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | 9 | |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario | 6 | |
| 7 | George Follmer | 5 | |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | 5 | |
| 9 | Andrea de Adamich | 3 | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 2 | ▼1 |