1973 Austrian Grand Prix
| 1973 Austrian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 15 in the 1973 Formula One season | |||
 Österreichring | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 19 August 1973 | ||
| Location | Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.911 km (3.673 miles) | ||
| Distance | 54 laps, 319.194 km (198.342 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:34.98 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford | |
| Time | 1:37.29 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Third | Surtees-Ford | ||
The 1973 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 19 August 1973. It was the twelfth race of the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers. The 54-lap race was won by Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson after he started from second position. Jackie Stewart finished second for the Tyrrell team and Surtees driver Carlos Pace came in third. This race was also the final podium finish for Jackie Stewart.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
Lotus-Ford | 54 | 1:28:48.78 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 |  Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 54 | + 9.01 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 24 | Carlos Pace
|
Surtees-Ford | 54 | + 46.64 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 54 | + 47.91 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
BRM | 54 | + 1:21.30 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
BRM | 54 | + 1:38.40 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 |  Arturo Merzario
|
Ferrari | 53 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 7 |  Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 9 | 26 |  Gijs Van Lennep
|
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 52 | +2 Laps | 23 | |
| 10 | 23 | Mike Hailwood
|
Surtees-Ford | 49 | +5 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 48 | Fuel System | 1 | |
| NC | 25 | Howden Ganley
|
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 44 | Not Classified | 21 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
March-Ford | 37 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 28 |  Rikky von Opel
|
Ensign-Ford | 34 | Fuel System | 19 | |
| Ret | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi
|
Brabham-Ford | 31 | Fuel system | 16 | |
| Ret | 12 | Graham Hill
|
Shadow-Ford | 28 | Suspension | 22 | |
| Ret | 16 |  George Follmer
|
Shadow-Ford | 23 | Differential | 20 | |
| Ret | 9 |  Rolf Stommelen
|
Brabham-Ford | 21 | Wheel | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jackie Oliver
|
Shadow-Ford | 9 | Fuel System | 18 | |
| Ret | 6 | François Cevert
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Tyrrell-Ford | 6 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 27 | James Hunt
|
March-Ford | 3 | Injection | 9 | |
| Ret | 8 | Peter Revson
|
McLaren-Ford | 0 | Clutch | 4 | |
| Ret | 15 | Mike Beuttler
|
March-Ford | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
| DNS | 22 | Chris Amon
|
Tecno | ||||
| DNS | 21 |  Niki Lauda
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BRM | ||||
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Notes
- First podium: Carlos Pace
- Niki Lauda missed his home race due to an accident at the Nürburgring 2 weeks earlier, where he injured his wrist.
Championship standings after the race
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- 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.
References
- ^ "1973 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.