1973 European Formula Two Championship

Motor racing season December 2025 1973 European Formula Two season 1972 1974 The 1973 European Formula Two Championship was a motor racing competition for Formula Two cars, contested over 17 rounds. STP March Racing Team driver Jean-Pierre Jarier clinched the championship title.1973 European F2 Championship https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f2/1973-european-f2-championship motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 1 April 2018 Calendar Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 GBR Mallory Park 11 March 50+50 2.17=217.0 km 1'12:09.8 180.424 km/h FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 2 FRG Hockenheim 8 April 20+20 6.797=271.56 km 1'22:27.0 197.618 km/h FRG Jochen Mass FRA Patrick Depailler FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 3 GBR Thruxton 23 April 50 3.791=189.55 km 1'01:45.41'02:00.2 184.158 km/h183.425 km/h FRA Patrick Depailler FRA Jacques CoulonBRA Carlos PaceFRA Jean-Pierre Jarier FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Bob Wollek 4 FRG Nürburgring (Eifelrennen) 29 April 10 22.835=228.35 km 1'31:22.91'31:40.5 149.932 km/h149.452 km/h FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck GBR Derek Bell SWE Reine WisellFRA Patrick Depailler 5 FRA Pau 5-6 May 70 2.76=193.2 km 1'30:49.771'31:14.44 127.624 km/h127.049 km/h FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise FRA François CevertFRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 6 SWE Kinnekulle 19-20 May 48+48 2.07=202.86 km 1'20:45.3 150.723 km/h FRG Jochen Mass FRG Jochen Mass FRG Jochen Mass 7 BEL Nivelles 10 June 28+28 3.724=208.544 km 1'10:33.35 177.344 km/h FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier FRG Jochen Mass FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 8 FRG Hockenheim 17 June 20+20 6.797=271.56 km 1'22:20.7 197.870 km/h FRG Jochen Mass FRG Jochen Mass FRG Jochen Mass 9 FRA Rouen 24 June 30 5.543=166.29 km 0'56:20.7 177.077 km/h FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 10 ITA Monza 29 June 20+20 5.75=230.0 km 1'09:05.15 199.752 km/h GBR Roger Williamson GBR Roger Williamson GBR Roger Williamson 11 SWE Mantorp Park July 28/29 36+36 4.092=294.624 km 1'42:05.0 173.167 km/h GBR John Watson FRA Patrick Depailler FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 12 SWE Karlskoga 12 August 48 3.0=144.0 km 0'59:14.4 145.847 km/h GBR Peter Gethin SWE Torsten Palm FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 13 ITA Pergusa-Enna 26 August 30+30 4.797=287.82 km 1'23:53.6 205.847 km/h FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier FRA Patrick Depailler FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 14 AUT Salzburgring 2 September 50 4.238=211.90 km 0'59:47.28 212.651 km/h FRA Patrick Depailler FRA Patrick Depailler ITA Vittorio Brambilla 15 FRG Norisring 9 September 60+60 2.3=276.0 km 1'46:40.91'47:40.9 161.642 km/h155.228 km/h FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier AUS Tim SchenkenGBR Tom Pryce 16 FRA Albi 19 September 56 3.636=203.616 km 1'04:59.2 187.992 km/h ITA Vittorio Brambilla FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise ITA Vittorio Brambilla 17 ITA Vallelunga 14 October 35+35 3.2=224.0 km 1'24:40.0 158.740 km/h ITA Vittorio Brambilla ITA Vittorio Brambilla FRA Jacques Coulon Note: Race 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 17 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate. Race 3, 5, 9 and 12 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final. Race 3, 4, 5 and 15 were won by graded drivers, all graded drivers are shown in Italics Race 9 Gerry Birrell was fatally injured in practice. Final point standings Driver For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. All scores from basic events counts: Race No. 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 17. Also the first four starts (not scores) in the complementary races counts: Race No. 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 15. But only the first result in any country of the complementary races counts. Three drivers had a point deduction, which are given in ().It was actually a very complicated scoring system and, for this reason, there are some differences in the scoring, depending on the consulate source, mainly regarding Jochen Mass (42 or 41 points), and Jacques Coulon (24 or 32 points). Place Name Team Chassis Engine MALGBR HOCFRG THRGBR NÜRFRG PAUFRA KINSWE NIVBEL HOCFRG ROUFRA MNZITA MANSWE KARSWE EMMITA SALAUT NORFRG ALBFRA VLLITA Points 1 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier March Engineering March BMW 9 9 - - 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 9 9 - - 6 - 78 2 FRG Jochen Mass Surtees Racing Surtees Ford - - - - - 9 6 9 6 - 6 - 4 - - 2 - 42 3 FRA Patrick Depailler Coombs Racing Elf-Alpine Ford - 6 - 9 - 6 - - 2 6 3 - - 6 - - - 38 4 ITA Vittorio Brambilla Beta Racing March Ford 2 - 35 Beta Racing March BMW 1 4 - - 4 3 - - - - 6 (9) - 9 6 5 FRA Jacques Coulon Scuderia Filipinetti March BMW - 1 - - - - - 4 4 4 - 34 Lewis Racing March BMW 4 - 4 - 4 9 6 FRA Bob Wollek Motul Rondel Racing Motul Ford - - 9 3 4 - - - - - - - 3 - 4 - - 23 7 GBR Mike Beuttler Lewis Racing March BMW - - 6 - 6 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - 15 8 GBR Derek Bell Surtees Racing Surtees Ford - 4 - 6 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 13 GBR Colin Vandervell Vandervell Racing March BMW - 2 13 Lewis Racing March BMW - - - - 2 6 - - - 3 - - - - - 10 GBR Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing GRD Ford - - - - 2 - - - - 11 Wheatcroft Racing March BMW 9 - - - - - - - 11 GBR Dave Morgan Team Reeves Chevron Ford 4 - 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 8 12 CAN Dave McConnell DWM Racing Surtees Ford 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Motor Racing Developments Brabham Ford - 3 - - - - - - 6 Motor Racing Developments Brabham BMW 3 - - - - - - - - FRA Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Motul Rondel Racing Motul Ford - - 2 - 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 6 SWE Torsten Palm Surtees Racing Surtees Ford - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 SWE Gunnar Nilsson Team Robert GRD Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - 6 17 SWE Sten Gunnarsson Team Robert GRD Ford - - - - 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 USA Bill Gubelmann private entry March BMW - - - - - - - - - - - (2) 2 3 - - - 5 FRG Roland Binder private entry March BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 3 5 20 GBR Gerry Birrell Chevron Racing Chevron Ford - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 JPN Hiroshi Kazato GRS International/Team Nippon GRD Ford - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - - 4 GBR John Watson Team Arnold Chevron Ford - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - 4 CHE Jo Vonlanthen Vonlanthen Racing GRD Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 24 GBR John Lepp Chevron Racing Chevron Ford 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 SWE Håkan Dahlqvist Team Robert GRD Ford - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille Coombs Racing Elf-Alpine Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 CHE Silvio Moser private entry Surtees Ford - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 Lewis Racing Racing March BMW 1 28 GBR Richard Scott private entry Scott-Brabham Ford - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 GBR Tom Pryce Motul Rondel Racing Motul Ford - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - (9) - - 2 USA Brett Lunger Space Racing Chevron Ford - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 2 ITA Spartaco Dini Scuderia Nettuno Brabham Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 32 GBR Peter Salisbury Team Gerard Surtees Ford 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 GBR Bob Marsland private entry Brabham Ford - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 ITA Gabriele Serblin Team de Adamich Brabham Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 AUT Kurt Rieder Lewis Racing March BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 SWE Bertil Roos DART Racing GRD Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 Note: Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points. Race 6 and 15 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers). Vittorio Brambilla had nine points deducted for his win at Austria, because this was his fifth start in a complementary race. He had also raced in race No. 1, 5, 8 and 10. Bill Gubelmann had two points deducted for his fifth place at Karlskoga, because this was his second start in a complementary race in Sweden. He had also raced in race No. 6. Tom Pryce had nine points deducted for his win at Norisring, because this was his second start in a complementary race in Germany. He had also raced in race No. 8. Non-championship race results Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1973. Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor ITA I Coppa di Santamonica Misano 22 July BRA Wilson Fittipaldi GBR Brabham-Ford POR I Grande Prémio do Estoril Estoril 21 October FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier GBR March-BMW References Formula Two Category:European Formula Two Championship seasons