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1973 Argentine Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 |
| Country | Argentina |
| Grand Prix | Argentine |
| Date | January 28 |
| Year | 1973 |
| Image | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 9 xT.svg |
| Caption | Layout of the Buenos Aires circuit in 1973 |
| Official name | X Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
| Location | Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 2.079 |
| Course_km | 3.346 |
| Distance_laps | 96 |
| Distance_mi | 199.584 |
| Distance_km | 321.216 |
| Pole_Driver | Clay Regazzoni |
| Pole_Team | BRM |
| Pole_Country | Switzerland |
| Pole_Time | 1:10.54 |
| Fast_Driver | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| Fast_Team | Lotus-Ford |
| Fast_Country | Brazil |
| Fast_Time | 1:11.22 |
| First_Driver | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| First_Team | Lotus-Ford |
| First_Country | Brazil |
| Second_Driver | François Cevert |
| Second_Team | Tyrrell-Ford |
| Second_Country | France |
| Third_Driver | Jackie Stewart |
| Third_Team | Tyrrell-Ford |
| Third_Country | United Kingdom |
| Lapchart |
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The 1973 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Buenos Aires circuit on 28 January 1973. It was race 1 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 96-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from second position. François Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and his teammate Jackie Stewart came in third.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | SUI Clay Regazzoni | BRM | **1:10.54** | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | BRA Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 1:10.84 | +0.30 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | BEL Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:11.01 | +0.47 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | GBR Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:11.03 | +0.49 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SWE Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 1:11.06 | +0.52 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | FRA François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:11.46 | +0.92 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:11.48 | +0.94 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | NZL Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:11.70 | +1.16 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ARG Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 1:12.08 | +1.54 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | GBR Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 1:12.13 | +1.59 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | USA Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 1:12.22 | +1.68 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | BRA Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford | 1:12.31 | +1.79 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | AUT Niki Lauda | BRM | 1:12.39 | +1.85 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | ITA Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 1:12.54 | +2.00 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | BRA Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford | 1:12.80 | +2.26 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | ITA Nanni Galli | Williams-Ford | 1:13.97 | +3.43 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford | 1:14.27 | +3.73 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | GBR Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 1:15.15 | +4.61 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | NZL Howden Ganley | Williams-Ford | 1:15.29 | +4.75 | 19 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | BRA **Emerson Fittipaldi** | **Lotus-Ford** | 96 | 1:56:18.22 | 2 | **9** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | FRA **François Cevert** | **Tyrrell-Ford** | 96 | + 4.69 | 6 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | GBR **Jackie Stewart** | **Tyrrell-Ford** | 96 | + 33.19 | 4 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | BEL **Jacky Ickx** | **Ferrari** | 96 | + 42.57 | 3 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | NZL **Denny Hulme** | **McLaren-Ford** | 95 | + 1 lap | 8 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | BRA **Wilson Fittipaldi** | **Brabham-Ford** | 95 | + 1 lap | 12 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | SUI Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 93 | + 3 laps | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | USA Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 92 | + 4 laps | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | ITA Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 92 | + 4 laps | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | GBR Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 90 | Suspension | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford | 84 | Radiator | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 79 | Engine | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | NZL Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 79 | + 17 laps | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SWE Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 67 | Oil pressure | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | AUT Niki Lauda | BRM | 66 | Oil pressure | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ARG Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 16 | Gearbox | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | GBR Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 10 | Halfshaft | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | BRA Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford | 10 | Suspension | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | ITA Nanni Galli | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 0 | Engine | 16 |
Notes
- This was the 5th pole position for a Swiss driver.
- This was the first fastest lap set by Emerson Fittipaldi and the first by a Brazilian driver.
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian constructor Iso-Marlboro, being entered by Frank Williams.
- This was the 200th Grand Prix for a Ferrari-powered car. In those 200 races, Ferrari-powered cars won 49 Grands Prix, achieved 183 podium finishes, 60 pole positions, 57 fastest laps, 18 Grand Slams, and won 6 Driver's and 2 Constructor's World Championships.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA Emerson Fittipaldi | 9 | |
| 2 | FRA François Cevert | 6 | |
| 3 | UK Jackie Stewart | 4 | |
| 4 | BEL Jacky Ickx | 3 | |
| 5 | NZL Denny Hulme | 2 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK Lotus-Ford | 9 | |
| 2 | UK Tyrrell-Ford | 6 | |
| 3 | ITA Ferrari | 3 | |
| 4 | UK McLaren-Ford | 2 | |
| 5 | UK Brabham-Ford | 1 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
Name_of_race = Argentine Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1973 | Previous_race_in_season = 1972 United States Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1972 Argentine Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1974 Argentine Grand Prix
References
- "Formula One 1973 Argentine Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
- "Argentina 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1".
- "1973 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com.
- "Argentina 1973 - Championship • STATS F1".
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