1973 season/Round 8
French Grand Prix 1973
- Paul Ricard
- Le Castellet
- 1 July 1973
- 54 laps
- 313.7 km
- 5.809 km a lap
- P1Ronnie PetersonLotus1:41:36.520
- P2François CevertTyrrell+40.920
- P3Carlos ReutemannBrabham+46.480
- Pole positionJackie StewartTyrrell · 1:48.370
- Fastest lapDenny Hulme1:50.990 · lap 52
- Winner started fromP5on 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 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:48.370 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | 1:49.180 | +0.810 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:49.360 | +0.990 |
| 4 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 1:49.390 | +1.020 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:49.450 | +1.080 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:49.680 | +1.310 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | 1:50.690 | +2.320 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:50.750 | +2.380 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 1:50.990 | +2.620 |
| 10 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 1:51.170 | +2.800 |
| 11 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 1:51.170 | +2.800 |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:51.440 | +3.070 |
| 13 | Andrea de Adamich | Brabham | 1:51.530 | +3.160 |
| 14 | James Hunt | March | 1:51.630 | +3.260 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:51.670 | +3.300 |
| 16 | Graham Hill | Shadow | 1:51.700 | +3.330 |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 1:51.780 | +3.410 |
| 18 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 1:51.880 | +3.510 |
| 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 1:52.070 | +3.700 |
| 20 | George Follmer | Shadow | 1:52.300 | +3.930 |
| 21 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 1:52.940 | +4.570 |
| 22 | Reine Wisell | March | 1:53.200 | +4.830 |
| 23 | Henri Pescarolo | Iso-Marlboro | 1:53.560 | +5.190 |
| 24 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro | 1:53.870 | +5.500 |
| 25 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign | 1:55.550 | +7.180 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | 52 | 1:50.990 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 8. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 42 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 41 | ▼1 |
| 3 | François Cevert | 31 | |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | 19 | ▲2 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | 19 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Peter Revson | 11 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | 8 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | 7 | ▲2 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | 6 | ▼2 |
| 10 | George Follmer | 5 | ▼1 |