1973 Brazilian Grand Prix
Appearance
1973 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | February 11, 1973 | ||
Official name | II Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||
Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 7.960[1] km (4.946 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 318.400 km (197.845 miles) | ||
Weather | Partly cloudy and hot | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
Time | 2:30.5 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Drivers |
![]() | Lotus-Ford | |
![]() | McLaren-Ford | ||
Time | 2:35.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Ford | ||
Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
Third | McLaren-Ford |
The 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on February 11, 1973. 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
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 2 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 2:30.5 | 1 | |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 2:30.7 | 0.2 | 2 |
3 | 9 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 2:32.0 | 1.5 | 3 |
4 | 14 | ![]() |
BRM | 2:32.4 | 1.9 | 4 |
5 | 7 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 2:32.7 | 2.2 | 5 |
6 | 6 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | 2:32.7 | 2.2 | 6 |
7 | 17 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 2:32.9 | 2.4 | 7 |
8 | 3 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 2:33.3 | 2.8 | 8 |
9 | 4 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 2:33.4 | 2.9 | 9 |
10 | 15 | ![]() |
BRM | 2:33.5 | 3.0 | 10 |
11 | 18 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 2:34.3 | 3.8 | 11 |
12 | 8 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 2:34.3 | 3.8 | 12 |
13 | 16 | ![]() |
BRM | 2:35.1 | 4.6 | 13 |
14 | 5 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | 2:35.5 | 5.0 | 14 |
15 | 11 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 2:37.6 | 7.1 | 15 |
16 | 19 | ![]() |
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 2:37.6 | 7.1 | 16 |
17 | 10 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 2:37.7 | 7.2 | 17 |
18 | 20 | ![]() |
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 2:38.7 | 8.2 | 18 |
19 | 12 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 2:39.9 | 9.4 | 19 |
20 | 23 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | 2:42.5 | 12.0 | 20 |
Source:[2] |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 40 | 1:43:55.6 | 2 | 9 |
2 | 3 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | + 13.5 | 8 | 6 |
3 | 7 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 40 | + 1:46.4 | 5 | 4 |
4 | 10 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 39 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 3 |
5 | 9 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 39 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 2 |
6 | 14 | ![]() |
BRM | 39 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 1 |
7 | 19 | ![]() |
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
8 | 16 | ![]() |
BRM | 38 | + 2 Laps | 13 | |
9 | 20 | ![]() |
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 38 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
10 | 4 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 38 | + 2 Laps | 9 | |
11 | 17 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 38 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
12 | 23 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | 36 | + 4 Laps | 20 | |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
BRM | 23 | Electrical | 10 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 18 | Overheating | 19 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | 9 | Suspension | 6 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | 6 | Gearbox | 14 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 6 | Gearbox | 15 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 5 | Wheel | 1 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 5 | Overheating | 11 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 3 | Gearbox | 12 | |
Source:[3]
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "The Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport. March 1973. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- ^ F1, STATS. "Brazil 1973 - Qualifications • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "1973 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Brazil 1973 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.