1973 RAC Rally

1973 RAC Rally; 22nd Daily Mirror RAC Rally
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Host country	United Kingdom
Rally base	York, England
Dates run	17 November 1973 – 21 November 1973
Stages	80 (540.02 km; 335.55 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel with some asphalt
Overall distance	3,020 km (1,880 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Timo Mäkinen; Henry Liddon; Ford Motorsport
Crews	198 at start, 91 at finish

The 1973 RAC Rally (formally the 22nd Daily Mirror RAC Rally) was the twelfth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-November in the County of Yorkshire in England, the rally was run primarily on gravel, with some sections of tarmac as well. The rally carried the name of its title sponsor, a popular British newspaper, The Daily Mirror.

Report

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Britain was home terrain for the Fords and the RS1600 wrapped up all three podium spots. While both Alpine Renault and Fiat finished in the points, neither had their points applied to championship standings. This however didn't hurt either one's chances, as they still placed first and second respectively at the end of the season.

Results

1973 RAC Rally results
Finish		Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr. points
Overall	In group	Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr. points
1	1	6 h : 47 m : 8 s	2	13	Timo Mäkinen Henry Liddon	Ford Escort RS1600	20
2	2	6 h : 52 m : 23 s	2	1	Roger Clark Tony Mason	Ford Escort RS1600
3	3	6 h : 55 m : 26 s	2	18	Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki	Ford Escort RS1600
4	4	7 h : 01 m : 13 s	2	31	Per-Inge Walfridsson John Jensen	Volvo 142	10
5	1	7 h : 03 m : 08 s	4	8	Jean-Pierre Nicolas Claude Roure	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
6	5	7 h : 05 m : 44 s	2	21	Gunnar Blomqvist Ingelöv Blomqvist	Opel Ascona 19	6
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Source: Independent WRC archive^[1]

Championship standings after the event

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 12
After round 12		Team	Season end
Position	Points	Team	Position	Points
1	127	Alpine Renault	1	147
2	84	Fiat	2	84
3	66	Ford	3	76
4	44	Volvo	4	44
5	42	Saab	5	42
6	34	Datsun	6	34
7	33	Citroën	7	33
8	28	BMW	8	28
9	25	Toyota	10	25
10	24	Porsche	9	27
11	21	Opel	11	25
12	18	Polski Fiat	12	18
13	17	Lancia	13	17
14	15	Wartburg	14	15
15	14	Volkswagen	15	15
16	13	Peugeot	16	13
17	4	Mitsubishi	17	4
18	3	Škoda	18	3
19	1	Audi	20	2

References

↑ "RAC Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

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