1973 Brazilian Grand Prix

2nd round of the 1973 Formula One World Championship May 2024 F1 Brazil Brazilian 11 February 1973 1973 Circuit Interlagos 1977.svg II Grande Prêmio do Brasil Autódromo de Interlagos, São Paulo, Brazil Permanent racing facility 4.946 7.960http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1973/25/2nd-brazilian-grand-prix The Brazilian Grand Prix MotorSport March 1973 13 November 2017 40 197.845 318.400 Sunny and hot Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 2:30.5 Sweden Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 14 Brazil Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 20 New Zealand 2:35.0 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Brazil Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford United Kingdom Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford New Zealand BRA The 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 11 February 1973.https://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/entry/Interlagos-1973-02-11-14119.html 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix Entry list It was race 2 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the first ever world championship race to be held in Brazil. The race was won by home town hero Emerson Fittipaldi after starting from first row beside Ronnie Peterson, who claimed the first pole position in his Formula One career, both driving Lotus. Jackie Stewart finished in second position, driving a Tyrrell. Denny Hulme finished in third position, driving a McLaren. Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid12SWE Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford2:30.5121BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford2:30.70.2239BEL Jacky IckxFerrari2:32.01.53414SUI Clay RegazzoniBRM2:32.41.9457NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford2:32.72.2566BRA Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford2:32.72.26717ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford2:32.92.4783GBR Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford2:33.32.8894FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford2:33.42.991015FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM2:33.53.0101118BRA Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford2:34.33.811128USA Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford2:34.33.8121316AUT Niki LaudaBRM2:35.14.613145GBR Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford2:35.55.0141511FRA Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford2:37.67.1151619NZL Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro-Ford2:37.67.1161710ITA Arturo MerzarioFerrari2:37.77.2171820ITA Nanni GalliIso-Marlboro-Ford2:38.78.2181912GBR Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford2:39.99.4192023BRA Luiz BuenoSurtees-Ford2:42.512.020Source: Brazil 1973 - Qualifications http://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/bresil/qualification.aspx 17 August 2018 www.statsf1.com en Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 40 1:43:55.6 2 9 2 3 GBR Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 40 + 13.5 8 6 3 7 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 40 + 1:46.4 5 4 4 10 ITA Arturo Merzario Ferrari 39 + 1 Lap 17 3 5 9 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 39 + 1 Lap 3 2 6 14 CHE Clay Regazzoni BRM 39 + 1 Lap 4 1 7 19 NZL Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 16   8 16 AUT Niki Lauda BRM 38 + 2 Laps 13   9 20 ITA Nanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 18   10 4 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 9   11 17 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 7   12 23 BRA Luiz Bueno Surtees-Ford 36 + 4 Laps 20   Ret Retired 15 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 23 Electrical 10   Ret Retired 12 GBR Mike Beuttler March-Ford 18 Overheating 19   Ret Retired 6 BRA Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 9 Suspension 6   Ret Retired 5 GBR Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 6 Gearbox 14   Ret Retired 11 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 6 Gearbox 15   Ret Retired 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 5 Wheel 1   Ret Retired 18 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 5 Overheating 11   Ret Retired 8 USA Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 3 Gearbox 12  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/488/ 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903034858/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/488/ 3 September 2014 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Brazilian driver Luiz Bueno. This was the 37th podium finish for Jackie Stewart, breaking the record set by Graham Hill at the 1969 Monaco Grand Prix. This race was the inspiration for the song "Lotus 72 D" by Brazilian artist Zé Roberto, also known as Joaquim Roberto Braga Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi 18 10px 1 2 GBR Jackie Stewart 10 10px 1 3 FRA François Cevert 6 10px 1 4 NZL Denny Hulme 6 10px 1 5 BEL Jacky Ickx 5Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/bresil/championnat.aspx Brazil 1973 - Championship www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 GBR Lotus-Ford 18 10px 2 GBR Tyrrell-Ford 12 10px 1 3 GBR McLaren-Ford 6 10px 1 4 ITA Ferrari 6 10px 1 5 GBR BRM 1Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Brazilian Grand Prix 1973 1973 Argentine Grand Prix 1973 South African Grand Prix 1972 Brazilian Grand Prix(Non-championship race) 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix Category:Brazilian Grand Prix Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix