1973 World Championship for Makes

Racing tournament 1973 World Sportscar Championship 1972 1974 The 1973 World Sportscar Championship season was the 21st season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1973 World Championship for Makes and the 1973 Cup for GT Cars which were contested concurrently over a ten race series.Results of the 1973 FIA International Championships, 1974 FIA Yearbook, pages 105-106 The World Championship for Makes, which was open to Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 GT Cars,Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259 was won by Matra and the Cup for GT Cars, which was open only to Group 4 GT Cars,János L Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 885-886 was won by Porsche. Schedule thumb|Matra won the 1973 World Championship for Makes thumb|Ferrari placed second in the championship thumb|Porsche placed third in the championship thumb|Porsche won the 1973 Cup for GT Cars with 911S and Porsche 911 Carrera RSR (pictured) The following races counted towards the 1973 World Championship for Makes and the 1973 Cup for GT Cars. Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date 1 USA 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 3 February4 February 2 ITA Vallelunga 6 Hours Vallelunga 25 March 3 FRA Dijon 1000 Kilometres Dijon-Prenois 15 April 4 ITA 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April 5 BEL 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 May 6 ITA Targa Florio Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie 13 May 7 DEU ADAC 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 27 May 8 FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 9 June10 June 9 AUT Austrian 1000km† Österreichring 24 June 10 USA Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 21 July † - No GT entries were received for the Österreichring event which was held only two weeks after Le Mans. The Buenos Aires 1000 km, scheduled to be held on 21 October,Automobile Year, 1972/73, page 25 was cancelled six weeks after the running of the Watkins Glen 6 Hours.Automobile Year, 1973/74, page 163 Results Races Rnd Circuit Sportscar winning team GT winning team Results Sportscar winning drivers GT winning drivers Sportscar winning car GT winning car 1 Daytona USA #59 Brumos Porsche USA #22 North American Racing Team Results USA Hurley HaywoodUSA Peter Gregg FRA François MigaultUSA Milt Minter DEU Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ITA Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona 2 Vallelunga FRA #5 Equipe Matra-Simca DEU #9 Martini Racing Results FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Gérard Larrousse DEU Willi KauhsenUSA George Follmer FRA Matra-Simca MS670 DEU Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3 Dijon-Prenois FRA #2 Equipe Matra-Simca DEU #26 Martini Racing Results FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Gérard Larrousse CHE Herbert MüllerNLD Gijs van Lennep FRA Matra-Simca MS670 DEU Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 4 Monza ITA #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC DEU #84 Porsche Kremer Racing Results GBR Brian RedmanBEL Jacky Ickx DEU Erwin KremerDEU Clemens Schickentanz ITA Ferrari 312PB DEU Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 5 Spa-Francorchamps GBR #5 Gulf Racing DEU #40 Martini Racing Results GBR Derek BellGBR Mike Hailwood DEU Reinhold JoestUSA George Follmer GBR Mirage M6 Ford Cosworth DEU Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 6 Targa Florio DEU #8 Martini Racing ITA #106 Scuderia Brescia Corse Results CHE Herbert MüllerNLD Gijs van Lennep ITA Giovanni BorriITA Mario Barone DEU Porsche 911 Carrera RSR DEU Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 7 Nürburgring ITA #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC DEU #55 Porsche Kremer Racing Results GBR Brian RedmanBEL Jacky Ickx CHE Paul KellerDEU Jürgen NeuhausDEU Clemens Schikentanz ITA Ferrari 312PB DEU Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 8 La Sarthe FRA #11 Equipe Matra-Simca FRA #39 Automobile Charles Pozzi Results FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Gérard Larrousse FRA Claude Ballot-LénaGBR Vic Elford FRA Matra-Simca MS670B ITA Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona 9 Österreichring FRA #11 Equipe Matra-Simca None Results FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Gérard Larrousse FRA Matra-Simca MS670 None 10 Watkins Glen FRA #33 Equipe Matra-Simca USA #16 Toad Hall Motor Racing Results FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Gérard Larrousse USA Milt MinterUSA Michael Keyser FRA Matra-Simca MS670 DEU Porsche 911 Carrera RSR World Championship for Makes Pos Make Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 FRA Matra 20 20 12 12 20 20 20 124 2 ITA Ferrari 15 15 15 20 (10) 20 15 (12) 15 115 3 DEU Porsche 20 8 (3) (3) 8 20 10 10 (3) 6 82 4 GBR Mirage 8 20 10 10 48 5 GBR Lola 6 6 10 6 8 36 6 GBR Chevron 1 4 2 10 12 1 30 7 ITA Alfa Romeo 8 1 4 4 17 8 ITA Lancia 15 15 9 USA Chevrolet 12 2 14 10 FRA Ligier 3 3 Championship points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 but only for the highest placed car of each make.Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260 The 7 best results were retained Automobile Year, 1973/74, page 237 for each make. Discarded points are shown in the above table within brackets. Cup for GT Cars Pos Make Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 DEU Porsche (12) 20 20 20 20 20 20 (15) 20 140 2 ITA Ferrari 20 20 40 3 USA Chevrolet 15 8 15 38 4 ITA Alfa Romeo 10 10 No GT entries were received for Round 9. The cars The following models contributed to the nett pointscores of their respective makes. World Championship for Makes thumb|A group of sportscar competitors (Ferrari, Matra Simca and Mirage) for the 1973 season during the Monza round Matra Simca MS670 & Matra Simca MS670B Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona & Ferrari 312PB Porsche 911 Carrera RSR & Porsche 908/3 Mirage M6 Ford Cosworth Lola T282 Ford Cosworth & Lola T290 Ford Cosworth Chevron B21 Ford Cosworth & Chevron B23 Ford Cosworth Alfa Romeo 33TT3 & Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm Lancia Stratos Chevrolet Corvette Ligier JS2 Maserati Cup for GT Cars Porsche 911S & Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Chevrolet Corvette Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm References External links World Championship 1973, wspr-racing.com, as archived at web.archive.org The Ferrari vs Matra combat for the WCM, www.imca-slotracing.com, as archived at web.archive.org Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World Sportscar