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1973 Brazilian Grand Prix

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1973 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 11 February 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 Sunny and hot
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 2:30.5
Fastest lap
Drivers Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi (lap 14) Lotus-Ford
Fastest lap New Zealand Denny Hulme (lap 20) McLaren-Ford
Time 2:35.0
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 11 February 1973.[2] 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

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap Grid
1 2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 2:30.5 1
2 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 2:30.7 0.2 2
3 9 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 2:32.0 1.5 3
4 14 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni BRM 2:32.4 1.9 4
5 7 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 2:32.7 2.2 5
6 6 Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 2:32.7 2.2 6
7 17 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 2:32.9 2.4 7
8 3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 2:33.3 2.8 8
9 4 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 2:33.4 2.9 9
10 15 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 2:33.5 3.0 10
11 18 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 2:34.3 3.8 11
12 8 United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 2:34.3 3.8 12
13 16 Austria Niki Lauda BRM 2:35.1 4.6 13
14 5 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 2:35.5 5.0 14
15 11 France Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 2:37.6 7.1 15
16 19 New Zealand Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 2:37.6 7.1 16
17 10 Italy Arturo Merzario Ferrari 2:37.7 7.2 17
18 20 Italy Nanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 2:38.7 8.2 18
19 12 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 2:39.9 9.4 19
20 23 Brazil Luiz Bueno Surtees-Ford 2:42.5 12.0 20
Source:[3]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 40 1:43:55.6 2 9
2 3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 40 + 13.5 8 6
3 7 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 40 + 1:46.4 5 4
4 10 Italy Arturo Merzario Ferrari 39 + 1 Lap 17 3
5 9 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 39 + 1 Lap 3 2
6 14 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni BRM 39 + 1 Lap 4 1
7 19 New Zealand Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 16  
8 16 Austria Niki Lauda BRM 38 + 2 Laps 13  
9 20 Italy Nanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 18  
10 4 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 9  
11 17 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 38 + 2 Laps 7  
12 23 Brazil Luiz Bueno Surtees-Ford 36 + 4 Laps 20  
Ret 15 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 23 Electrical 10  
Ret 12 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 18 Overheating 19  
Ret 6 Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 9 Suspension 6  
Ret 5 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 6 Gearbox 14  
Ret 11 France Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 6 Gearbox 15  
Ret 2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 5 Wheel 1  
Ret 18 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 5 Overheating 11  
Ret 8 United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 3 Gearbox 12  
Source:[4]

Notes

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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

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  1. ^ "The Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport. March 1973. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ "1973 Brazilian Grand Prix Entry list".
  3. ^ F1, STATS. "Brazil 1973 - Qualifications". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "1973 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Brazil 1973 - Championship". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.


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