1973 French Grand Prix

8th round of the 1973 Formula One Championship March 2019 May 2024 F1 France French 1 July 1973 Paul Ricard 1970.png Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France Permanent racing facility 3.610 5.809 54 194.915 313.686 Sunny and warm Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:48.37 United Kingdom Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:50.99 52 New Zealand Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Sweden François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford France Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford Argentina FRA The 1973 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Paul Ricard Circuit on 1 July 1973. It was race 8 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the first victory for two-time World Championship runner-up Ronnie Peterson. Qualifying Qualifying classification Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo1Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:48.3712Jody ScheckterMcLaren-Ford1:49.1823Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:49.3634François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:49.3945Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:49.4556Denis HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:49.6867Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford1:50.6978Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:50.7589Clay RegazzoniBRM1:50.99910Arturo MerzarioFerrari1:51.171011Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:51.171112Jacky IckxFerrari1:51.441213Andrea de AdamichBrabham-Ford1:51.531314James HuntMarch-Ford1:51.631415Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:51.671516Graham HillShadow-Ford1:51.701617Niki LaudaBRM1:51.781718Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford1:51.881819Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:52.071920George FollmerShadow-Ford1:52.302021Jackie OliverShadow-Ford1:52.942122Reine WisellMarch-Ford1:53.202223Henri PescaroloIso-Ford1:53.562324Howden GanleyIso-Ford1:53.872425Rikky von OpelEnsign-Ford1:55.5525 Race Controversy This race was notable for a collision involving Jody Scheckter and Emerson Fittipaldi. Scheckter, who was given an opportunity to drive a factory McLaren for this event was leading from the start in just his third Formula One race. On lap 41, Fittipaldi had closed and attempted to pass the South African, but Scheckter closed the door and they made heavy contact, forcing Emerson into retirement. Scheckter continued but retired shortly afterwards with suspension damage. Fittipaldi ran to the McLaren pits, eventually resulting in fierce words between the two drivers. Scheckter claimed years later that Fittipaldi had called him a 'young hooligan' for his role in the incident. At the following race, the 1973 British Grand Prix, Scheckter triggered a multiple collision at the end of the first lap, causing many cars to retire. Many drivers wanted him banned from the sport after the race, but McLaren instead decided to put him on the sidelines for a number of races. Results Meanwhile, after so many promising races turned to nothing, Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson finally celebrated victory for the first time in his career, driving a Lotus. Tyrrell driver François Cevert finished in second place, whilst Carlos Reutemann achieved the first podium of his career, finishing third in a Brabham. He was followed by Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell in fourth, Jacky Ickx's Ferrari in fifth, and James Hunt scoring the first point of his F1 career driving a Hesketh-owned March. Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 54 1:41:36.52 5 9 2 6 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 54 + 40.92 4 6 3 10ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 54 + 46.48 8 4 4 5 GBR Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 54 + 46.93 1 3 5 3 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 54 + 48.90 12 2 6 27 GBR James Hunt March-Ford 54 + 1:22.54 14 1 7 4 ITA Arturo Merzario Ferrari 54 + 1:29.19 10   8 7 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 54 + 1:29.53 6   9 21 AUT Niki Lauda BRM 54 + 1:45.76 17   10 12 GBR Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 16   11 20 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 53 + 1 Lap 15   12 19 SUI Clay Regazzoni BRM 53 + 1 Lap 9   13 24 BRA Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 51 + 3 Laps 18   14 25 NZL Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 51 + 3 Laps 24   15 29 LIE Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford 51 + 3 Laps 25   16 11 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 50 + 4 Laps 19   Ret Retired 8 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 43 Collision damage 2   Ret Retired 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 41 Collision 3   Ret Retired 23 GBR Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 29 Oil Leak 11   Ret Retired 9 ITA Andrea de Adamich Brabham-Ford 28 Halfshaft 13   Ret Retired 15 SWE Reine Wisell March-Ford 20 Overheating 22   Ret Retired 16 USA George Follmer Shadow-Ford 16 Fuel system 20   Ret Retired 26 FRA Henri Pescarolo Iso-Marlboro-Ford 16 Overheating 23   Ret Retired 14 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 7 Halfshaft 7   Ret Retired 17 GBR Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 0 Clutch 21  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/494/ 1973 French Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903034929/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/494/ 3 September 2014 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Liechtensteiner driver Rikky von Opel. He was the first driver to drive for the microstate. This was the 5th fastest lap set by McLaren. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 UK Jackie Stewart 42 10px 1 2 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi 41 10px 3 FRA François Cevert 31 10px 2 4 SWE Ronnie Peterson 19 10px 1 5 NZL Denny Hulme 19Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/france/championnat.aspx France 1973 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 1 UK Lotus-Ford 52 (56) 10px 1 2 UK Tyrrell-Ford 51 (55) 10px 3 UK McLaren-Ford 26 10px 4 ITA Ferrari 12 10px 5 UK Brabham-Ford 11Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. 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