British Grand Prix 1973

Silverstone
14 July 1973
67 laps
315.6 km
4.649 km a lap

Pole positionRonnie PetersonLotus · 1:16.300
Fastest lapJames Hunt1:18.600 · lap 63
Winner started fromP3on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Peter Revson	8	McLaren · Ford	3	67	1:29:18.500	9
2	Ronnie Peterson	2	Lotus · Ford	1	67	+2.800	6
3	Denny Hulme	7	McLaren · Ford	2	67	+3.000	4
4	James Huntfastest lap	27	March · Ford	11	67	+3.400	3
5	François Cevert	6	Tyrrell · Ford	7	67	+36.600	2
6	Carlos Reutemann	10	Brabham · Ford	8	67	+44.700	1
7	Clay Regazzoni	19	BRM	10	67	+1:11.700
8	Jacky Ickx	3	Ferrari	19	67	+1:17.400
9	Howden Ganley	25	Iso-Marlboro · Ford	18	66	+1 lap
10	Jackie Stewart	5	Tyrrell · Ford	4	66	+1 lap
11	Mike Beuttler	15	March · Ford	24	65	+2 laps
12	Niki Lauda	21	BRM	9	63	+4 laps
13	Rikky von Opel	28	Ensign · Ford	21	61	+6 laps
DNF	Wilson Fittipaldi	11	Brabham · Ford	13	44	Oil leak
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	Lotus · Ford	5	36	Transmission
DNF	John Watson	29	Brabham · Ford	23	36	Fuel system
DNF	Graham Hill	12	Shadow · Ford	27	24	Chassis
DNF	Chris Amon	22	Tecno	29	6	Fuel system
DNF	Graham McRae	26	Iso-Marlboro · Ford	28	0	Throttle
DNF	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	20	BRM	17	0	Collision
DNF	Andrea de Adamich	9	Brabham · Ford	20	0	Collision
DNF	George Follmer	16	Shadow · Ford	25	0	Collision
DNF	Mike Hailwood	23	Surtees · Ford	12	0	Collision
DNF	Jochen Mass	31	Surtees · Ford	14	0	Collision
DNF	Carlos Pace	24	Surtees · Ford	15	0	Collision
DNF	Jody Scheckter	30	McLaren · Ford	6	0	Collision
DNF	Roger Williamson	14	March · Ford	22	0	Collision
DNF	Jackie Oliver	17	Shadow · Ford	26	0	Collision
DNS	David Purley	18	March · Ford	16		Spun off

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	1:16.300
2	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:16.500	+0.200
3	Peter Revson	McLaren	1:16.500	+0.200
4	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1:16.700	+0.400
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	1:16.700	+0.400
6	Jody Scheckter	McLaren	1:16.900	+0.600
7	François Cevert	Tyrrell	1:17.300	+1.000
8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:17.400	+1.100
9	Niki Lauda	BRM	1:17.400	+1.100
10	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	1:17.500	+1.200
11	James Hunt	March	1:17.600	+1.300
12	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	1:18.000	+1.700
13	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham	1:18.100	+1.800
14	Jochen Mass	Surtees	1:18.300	+2.000
15	Carlos Pace	Surtees	1:18.300	+2.000
16	David Purley	March	1:18.400	+2.100
17	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:18.400	+2.100
18	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro	1:18.600	+2.300
19	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:18.900	+2.600
20	Andrea de Adamich	Brabham	1:19.100	+2.800
21	Rikky von Opel	Ensign	1:19.200	+2.900
22	Roger Williamson	March	1:19.500	+3.200
23	John Watson	Brabham	1:20.100	+3.800
24	Mike Beuttler	March	1:20.100	+3.800
25	George Follmer	Shadow	1:20.300	+4.000
26	Jackie Oliver	Shadow	1:20.300	+4.000
27	Graham Hill	Shadow	1:20.500	+4.200
28	Graham McRae	Iso-Marlboro	1:20.800	+4.500
29	Chris Amon	Tecno	1:21.000	+4.700

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	James Hunt	63	1:18.600

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 9
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Jackie Stewart	42
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	41
3	François Cevert	33
4	Ronnie Peterson	25
5	Denny Hulme	23
6	Peter Revson	20
7	Carlos Reutemann	8	▲1
8	Jacky Ickx	8	▼1
9	Arturo Merzario	6
10	George Follmer	5

Constructors' championship after round 9
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Lotus	58
2	Tyrrell	53
3	McLaren	35
4	Brabham	12	▲1
5	Ferrari	12	▼1
6	Shadow	5
7	BRM	5
8	March	4
9	Tecno	1	▼1