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1973 Belgian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryBelgium
Grand PrixBelgian
Official nameXXXI GROTE PRIJS VAN BELGIE
ImageCircuit Zolder-1973-1974.svg
Date20 May
Year1973
LocationCircuit Zolder
Heusden-Zolder, Limburg, Belgium
CourseGrand Prix Circuit
Course_mi2.622
Course_km4.220
Distance_laps70
Distance_mi183.540
Distance_km295.379
WeatherWarm, dry
Pole_DriverRonnie Peterson
Pole_TeamLotus-Ford
Pole_Time1:22.46
Pole_CountrySWE
Fast_DriverFrançois Cevert
Fast_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Fast_Time1:25.42
Fast_Lap28
Fast_CountryFRA
First_DriverJackie Stewart
First_TeamTyrrell-Ford
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverFrançois Cevert
Second_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Second_CountryFRA
Third_DriverEmerson Fittipaldi
Third_TeamLotus-Ford
Third_CountryBRA
Lapchart

Heusden-Zolder, Limburg, Belgium

The 1973 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 20 May 1973. It was race 5 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by British driver Jackie Stewart driving a Tyrrell 006.

The entire Zolder track had to be resurfaced a week before the actual Grand Prix after a few drivers such as Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi and François Cevert walked around the track to inspect it. They found that the track started to break up as a result of a previous race, and the track owners immediately decided to resurface the track, only a week before the Grand Prix. Cevert, Fittipaldi and Stewart refused to drive on the track because of the danger, and Cevert responded to the FIA that they would attempt to cancel the race if the owners did not do a good enough job of fixing the track.

Future world champion Niki Lauda took his first ever career points here, by finishing in fifth place in his BRM.

This race saw the end of teams' numbers changing from race to race - the numbers teams raced with at Zolder lasted until the end of the season. For the 1974 season, the finishing positions in the 1973 Constructors' Championship were used to allocate the numbers, after which teams did not change numbers unless they won the Drivers' Championship (or signed the current World Champion).

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford**1:22,46**1
Denis HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:23,002
Jacky IckxFerrari1:23,103
François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:23,224
Jean-Pierre BeltoiseB.R.M.1:23,255
Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:23,286
Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:23,347
Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford1:23,348
Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:23,449
Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford1:23,5210
George FollmerShadow-Ford1:23,8611
Clay RegazzoniB.R.M.1:23,9112
Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:23,9613
Niki LaudaB.R.M.1:24,5114
Chris AmonTecno1:24,7915
Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford1:24,8316
Nanni GalliIso-Ford1:24,8917
Andrea de AdamichBrabham-Ford1:25,2818
Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:25,5719
Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford1:25,7720
Howden GanleyIso-Ford1:26,6821
Jackie OliverShadow-Ford1:28,1222
Graham HillShadow-Ford1:30,4523

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
5GBR **Jackie Stewart****Tyrrell-Ford**701:42:13.436**9**
6FRA **François Cevert****Tyrrell-Ford**70+ 31.844**6**
1BRA **Emerson Fittipaldi****Lotus-Ford**70+ 2:02.799**4**
9ITA **Andrea de Adamich****Brabham-Ford**69+ 1 Lap18**3**
21AUT **Niki Lauda****BRM**69+ 1 Lap14**2**
22NZL **Chris Amon****Tecno**67+ 3 Laps15**1**
7NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford67+3 Laps2
24BRA Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford66+4 Laps8
12GBR Graham HillShadow-Ford65+5 Laps23
19SUI Clay RegazzoniBRM63Accident12
15GBR Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford63Accident20
14FRA Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford60Accident16
20FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM56Not classified5
11BRA Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford46Engine19
2SWE Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford42Accident1
8USA Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford33Accident10
25NZL Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro-Ford16Accident21
10ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford14Engine7
16USA George FollmerShadow-Ford13Throttle11
17GBR Jackie OliverShadow-Ford11Accident22
3BEL Jacky IckxFerrari6Oil pump3
26ITA Nanni GalliIso-Marlboro-Ford6Engine17
23GBR Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford4Accident13

Notes

  • This was the 50th race in which a Brazilian driver participated.
  • This race marked the 24th and 25th podium finish for British constructor Tyrrell.
  • This was the 50th pole position for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1BRA Emerson Fittipaldi35
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK Jackie Stewart28
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3FRA François Cevert18
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4USA Peter Revson9
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5NZL Denny Hulme9

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11UK Tyrrell-Ford36
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12UK Lotus-Ford35
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK McLaren-Ford15
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4ITA Ferrari9
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5UK Shadow-Ford5
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = Belgian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1973 | Previous_race_in_season = 1973 Spanish Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1973 Monaco Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1972 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1974 Belgian Grand Prix | Previous_designated_European_Grand_Prix = 1972 British Grand Prix | Next_designated_European_Grand_Prix = 1974 German Grand Prix}}

References

  1. "1973 Belgian Grand Prix Entry list".
  2. "1973 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "Belgium 1973 - Championship • STATS F1".
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