United States Grand Prix 1973

Watkins Glen
7 October 1973
59 laps
320.7 km
5.435 km a lap

Pole positionRonnie PetersonLotus · 1:39.657
Fastest lapJames Hunt1:41.652 · lap 58
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Ronnie Peterson	2	Lotus · Ford	1	59	1:41:15.799	9
2	James Huntfastest lap	27	March · Ford	4	59	+0.668	6
3	Carlos Reutemann	10	Brabham · Ford	2	59	+22.930	4
4	Denny Hulme	7	McLaren · Ford	8	59	+50.226	3
5	Peter Revson	8	McLaren · Ford	7	59	+1:20.367	2
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	Lotus · Ford	3	59	+1:47.945	1
7	Jacky Ickx	26	Iso-Marlboro · Ford	23	58	+1 lap
8	Clay Regazzoni	19	BRM	15	58	+1 lap
9	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	20	BRM	14	58	+1 lap
10	Mike Beuttler	15	March · Ford	26	58	+1 lap
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	18	March · Ford	17	57	Accident
12	Howden Ganley	25	Iso-Marlboro · Ford	19	57	+2 laps
13	Graham Hill	12	Shadow · Ford	18	57	+2 laps
14	George Follmer	16	Shadow · Ford	20	57	+2 laps
15	Jackie Oliver	17	Shadow · Ford	22	55	+4 laps
16	Arturo Merzario	4	Ferrari	11	55	+4 laps
NC	Wilson Fittipaldi	11	Brabham · Ford	25	52	+7 laps
DNF	Jody Scheckter	0	McLaren · Ford	10	39	Suspension
DNF	Jochen Mass	30	Surtees · Ford	16	35	Engine
DNF	Niki Lauda	21	BRM	21	35	Fuel pump
DNF	Mike Hailwood	23	Surtees · Ford	6	34	Suspension
DNF	Carlos Pace	24	Surtees · Ford	9	32	Suspension
DNF	John Watson	9	Brabham · Ford	24	7	Engine
DNF	Rikky von Opel	28	Ensign · Ford	27	0	Throttle
DSQ	Brian Redman	31	Shadow · Ford	13	5	Received outside assistance
DNS	Jackie Stewart	5	Tyrrell · Ford	5		Withdrew
DNS	Chris Amon	29	Tyrrell · Ford	12		Withdrew
DNS	François Cevert	6	Tyrrell · Ford	–		Fatal accident in qualifying

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	1:39.657
2	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:40.013	+0.356
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	1:40.393	+0.736
4	François Cevert	Tyrrell	1:40.444	+0.787
5	James Hunt	March	1:40.520	+0.863
6	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1:40.635	+0.978
7	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	1:40.844	+1.187
8	Peter Revson	McLaren	1:40.895	+1.238
9	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:40.907	+1.250
10	Carlos Pace	Surtees	1:41.125	+1.468
11	Jody Scheckter	McLaren	1:41.321	+1.664
12	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	1:41.455	+1.798
13	Chris Amon	Tyrrell	1:41.679	+2.022
14	Brian Redman	Shadow	1:42.247	+2.590
15	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:42.417	+2.760
16	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	1:42.468	+2.811
17	Jochen Mass	Surtees	1:42.517	+2.860
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March	1:42.752	+3.095
19	Graham Hill	Shadow	1:42.848	+3.191
20	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro	1:43.166	+3.509
21	George Follmer	Shadow	1:43.387	+3.730
22	Niki Lauda	BRM	1:43.543	+3.886
23	Jackie Oliver	Shadow	1:43.650	+3.993
24	Jacky Ickx	Iso-Marlboro	1:43.885	+4.228
25	John Watson	Brabham	1:43.887	+4.230
26	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham	1:44.478	+4.821
27	Mike Beuttler	March	1:45.032	+5.375
28	Rikky von Opel	Ensign	1:45.441	+5.784

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	James Hunt	58	1:41.652

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 15
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Jackie Stewart	71
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	55
3	Ronnie Peterson	52	▲1
4	François Cevert	47	▼1
5	Peter Revson	38
6	Denny Hulme	26
7	Carlos Reutemann	16
8	James Hunt	14	▲2
9	Jacky Ickx	12	▼1
10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 15
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Lotus	92
2	Tyrrell	82
3	McLaren	58
4	Brabham	22
5	March	14	▲3
6	Ferrari	12	▼1
7	BRM	12	▼1
8	Shadow	9	▼1
9	Surtees	7
10	Iso-Marlboro	2