1973 Brazilian Grand Prix
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.
| 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 318.400 km (197.845 mi) | ||
| 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 | ||
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  |
Lotus-Ford | 2:30.5 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | |
Lotus-Ford | 2:30.7 | 0.2 | 2 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||||||
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". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "1973 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- "Brazil 1973 - Championship". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1973 season |
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