1973 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 Spain 1945 Spanish 29 April 1973 Montjuïc circuit.svg The Montjuïc Circuit (1966–1975) Montjuïc Circuit, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Street Circuit 2.356 3.791 75 176.671 284.325 Sunny, Hot, Dry Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:21.8 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:23.8 13 Sweden Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Brazil François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford France George Follmer Shadow-Ford United States ESP The 1973 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Montjuïc Circuit on 29 April 1973. It was race 4 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 75-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from seventh position. François Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and Shadow driver George Follmer came in third, scoring his only podium finish in Formula One. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap Grid 1 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:21.8—1 2 5 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:22.5 +0.72 3 4 FRA 1830 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:22.7 +0.83 4 3 GBR Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:23.2 +1.44 5 6 USA Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 1:23.4 +1.65 6 7 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:23.5 +1.76 7 1 BRA 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:23.7 +1.97 8 14 SUI Clay Regazzoni BRM 1:23.7 +1.98 9 9 GBR Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:24.2 +2.4PL Pit lane 10 15 FRA 1830 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:24.2 +2.410 11 16 AUT Niki Lauda BRM 1:24.3 +2.511 12 17 BRA 1968 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 1:24.5 +2.712 13 19 GBR Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 1:24.6 +2.813 14 20 USA George Follmer Shadow-Ford 1:24.7 +2.914 15 18 ARG 1868 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:24.7 +2.915 16 10 BRA 1968 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:25.0 +3.216 17 21 ITA 1946 Andrea de Adamich Brabham-Ford 1:25.2 +3.417 18 11 FRA 1830 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:26.1 +4.318 19 12 GBR Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:26.2 +4.419 20 24 ITA 1946 Nanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:26.3 +4.520 21 23 NZL Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:26.5 +4.721 22 25 GBR Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 1:30.3 +8.522 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 BRA 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 75 1:48:18.7 7 9 2 4 FRA 1830 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 75 + 42.7 3 6 3 20 USA George Follmer Shadow-Ford 75 + 1:13.1 14 4 4 6 USA Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 74 +1 Lap 5 3 5 15 FRA 1830 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 74 +1 Lap 10 2 6 5 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 74 +1 Lap 2 1 7 12 GBR Mike Beuttler March-Ford 74 +1 Lap 19   8 11 FRA 1830 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 73 +2 Laps 18   9 14 SUI Clay Regazzoni BRM 69 +6 Laps 8   10 17 BRA 1968 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 69 +6 Laps 12   11 24 ITA 1946 Nanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 69 +6 Laps 20   12 7 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 69 +6 Laps 6   Ret Retired 18 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 66 Halfshaft 15   Ret Retired 23 NZL Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 63 Out of Fuel 21   Ret Retired 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 56 Gearbox 1   Ret Retired 3 GBR Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 47 Brakes 4   Ret Retired 16 AUT Niki Lauda BRM 28 Tyre 11   Ret Retired 25 GBR Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 27 Brakes 22   Ret Retired 9 GBR Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 25 Oil Leak PL Pit lane   Ret Retired 19 GBR Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 23 Engine 13   Ret Retired 21 ITA 1946 Andrea de Adamich Brabham-Ford 17 Wheel 17   Ret Retired 10 BRA 1968 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 13 Halfshaft 16  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/490/ 1973 Spanish Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903034908/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/490/ 3 September 2014 Notes This was the first fastest lap set by Ronnie Peterson and by a Swedish driver. This was the 50th Grand Prix win by Lotus, breaking the old record set by Ferrari at the 1972 German Grand Prix. This was the first podium finish for American driver George Fullmer and for American-British constructor Shadow. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 BRA 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi 31 10px 2 UK Jackie Stewart 19 10px 2 3 FRA 1830 François Cevert 12 10px 4 USA Peter Revson 9 10px 2 5 NZL Denny Hulme 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/espagne/championnat.aspx Spain 1973 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford 31 10px 2 UK Tyrrell-Ford 27 10px 3 UK McLaren-Ford 15 10px 4 ITA 1946 Ferrari 9 10px 2 5 UK Shadow-Ford 5Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Spanish Grand Prix 1973 1973 South African Grand Prix 1973 Belgian Grand Prix 1972 Spanish Grand Prix 1974 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix Category:Spanish Grand Prix Category:1973 in Spanish motorsport Spanish