1973 South African Grand Prix

November 2020 May 2012 F1 South Africa 1928 South African 3 March 1973 Kyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985) Seventh AA Grand Prix of South Africa Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa Permanent racing facility 2.550 4.104 79 201.458 324.216 Sunny, Hot, Dry Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:16.28 New Zealand Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:17.10 76 Brazil Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford United Kingdom Peter Revson McLaren-Ford United States Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Brazil RSA The 1973 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the Seventh AA Grand Prix of South Africa,Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1973 http://www.progcovers.com/motor/kyalami730303.jpg The Programme Covers Project 7 July 2017 was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 3 March 1973. It was race 3 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Kyalami-1973-03-03e.jpg 1973 South African Grand Prix Entry list The race was won by Jackie Stewart driving a Tyrrell. Denny Hulme's pole position was the only one of his Formula One World Championship career. This race marked Scuderia Ferrari's 200th start in a World Championship event as a team.Scuderia Ferrari did not participate in the 1950 French Grand Prix; Peter Whitehead's privateer entry in this race does not count towards the team's participation tally. Accident Mike Hailwood was recognised for bravery when he went to pull Clay Regazzoni from his burning car after the two collided on the third lap of the race. Hailwood's driving suit caught fire, but after being extinguished by a fire marshal he returned to help rescue Regazzoni, an act for which he was awarded the George Medal. Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorTime/Gap 1 5 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren–Ford 1:16.28 2 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus–Ford +0.13 3 7 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter McLaren–Ford +0.15 4 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus–Ford +0.16 5 15 SUI Clay Regazzoni BRM +0.19 6 6 USA Peter Revson McLaren–Ford +0.44 7 16 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +0.56 8 18 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Ford +0.66 9 11 BRA Carlos Pace Surtees–Ford +0.78 10 17 AUT Niki Lauda BRM +0.86 11 8 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari +0.88 12 10 GBR Mike Hailwood Surtees–Ford +0.89 13 25 RSA 1928 Dave Charlton Lotus–Ford +0.90 14 22 GBR Jackie Oliver Shadow–Ford +1.36 15 9 ITA Arturo Merzario Ferrari +1.36 16 3 GBR Jackie Stewart Tyrrell–Ford +1.37 17 19 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham–Ford +1.67 18 14 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier March–Ford +1.70 19 21 NZL Howden Ganley Williams–Ford +1.79 20 12 ITA Andrea de Adamich Surtees–Ford +2.38 21 23 USA George Follmer Shadow–Ford +2.54 22 26 RSA 1928 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell–Ford +2.64 23 24 GBR Mike Beuttler March–Ford +4.09 24 20 RSA 1928 Jackie Pretorius Williams–Ford +4.26 25 4 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell–Ford No time Source:https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1973-south-african-grand-prix/classification/d41cca8e-3bcf-4214-9e3d-f8d979a9297b Formula One 1973 South African Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3GBR Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 79 1:43:11.07 16 9 2 6 USA Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 79 + 24.55 6 6 3 1BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 79 + 25.06 2 4 4 9 ITA Arturo Merzario Ferrari 78 + 1 Lap 15 3 5 5 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 1 2 6 23 USA George Follmer Shadow-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 21 1 7 18 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 8   8 12ITA Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 20   9 7 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 75 Engine 3   10 21 NZL Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 73 + 6 Laps 19   11 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 73 + 6 Laps 4   Ret Retired 11 BRA Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 69 Accident 9   NC Not classified 26 South Africa 1928 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Ford 67 + 12 Laps 22   NC Not classified 14 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 66 + 13 Laps 18   NC Not classified 4 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 66 + 13 Laps 25   NC Not classified 24 GBR Mike Beuttler March-Ford 65 + 14 Laps 23   Ret Retired 19 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 52 Gearbox 17   Ret Retired 20 South Africa 1928 Jackie Pretorius Iso-Marlboro-Ford 35 Overheating 24   Ret Retired 17 AUT Niki Lauda BRM 26 Engine 10   Ret Retired 22 GBR Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 14 Engine 14   Ret Retired 16 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 4 Clutch 7   Ret Retired 25 South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 3 Accident 13   Ret Retired 15 SUI Clay Regazzoni BRM 2 Accident 5   Ret Retired 8 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 2 Accident 11   Ret Retired 10 GBR Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 2 Accident 12  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/489/ 1973 South African Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903034903/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/489/ 3 September 2014 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for South African driver Eddie Keizan and American driver George Follmer. This was the 200th Formula One Grand Prix start for a Ferrari. In those 200 races, Ferrari had won 49 Grands Prix, achieved 183 podium finishes, 60 pole positions, 57 fastest laps, 18 Grand Slams, and won 6 Driver's and 2 Constructor's World Championships. This was the Formula One World Championship debut for American-British constructor Shadow. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi 22 10px 2 UK Jackie Stewart 19 10px 1 3 NZL Denny Hulme 8 10px 6 4 USA Peter Revson 6 10px 2 5 FRA François Cevert 6Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/afrique-du-sud/championnat.aspx South Africa 1973 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford 22 10px 2 UK Tyrrell-Ford 21 10px 3 UK McLaren-Ford 12 10px 4 ITA Ferrari 9 10px 1 5 UK Brabham-Ford 1Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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