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1973 European Formula Two Championship
The **1973 European Formula Two Championship ** was a motor racing competition for Formula Two cars, contested over 17 rounds. STP March Racing Team driver Jean-Pierre Jarier clinched the championship title.
Calendar
| Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR Mallory Park | 11 March | 50+50 | 2.17=217.0 km | 1'12:09.8 | 180.424 km/h | FRA *Jean-Pierre Beltoise* | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 2 | FRG Hockenheim | 8 April | 20+20 | 6.797=271.56 km | 1'22:27.0 | 197.618 km/h | FRG Jochen Mass | FRA Patrick Depailler | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 3 | GBR Thruxton | 23 April | 50 | 3.791=189.55 km | *1'01:45.4* | ||||
| 1'02:00.2 | *184.158 km/h* | ||||||||
| 183.425 km/h | FRA Patrick Depailler | FRA Jacques Coulon | |||||||
| BRA *Carlos Pace* | |||||||||
| FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | FRA *Henri Pescarolo* | ||||||||
| FRA Bob Wollek | |||||||||
| 4 | FRG Nürburgring | ||||||||
| (Eifelrennen) | 29 April | 10 | 22.835=228.35 km | *1'31:22.9* | |||||
| 1'31:40.5 | *149.932 km/h* | ||||||||
| 149.452 km/h | FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck | GBR Derek Bell | SWE *Reine Wisell* | ||||||
| FRA Patrick Depailler | |||||||||
| 5 | FRA [Pau](1973-pau-grand-prix) | 5-6 May | 70 | 2.76=193.2 km | *1'30:49.77* | ||||
| 1'31:14.44 | *127.624 km/h* | ||||||||
| 127.049 km/h | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | FRA *Jean-Pierre Beltoise* | FRA *François Cevert* | ||||||
| FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | |||||||||
| 6 | SWE Kinnekulle | 19-20 May | 48+48 | 2.07=202.86 km | 1'20:45.3 | 150.723 km/h | FRG Jochen Mass | FRG Jochen Mass | FRG Jochen Mass |
| 7 | BEL Nivelles | 10 June | 28+28 | 3.724=208.544 km | 1'10:33.35 | 177.344 km/h | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | FRG Jochen Mass | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 8 | FRG Hockenheim | 17 June | 20+20 | 6.797=271.56 km | 1'22:20.7 | 197.870 km/h | FRG Jochen Mass | FRG Jochen Mass | FRG Jochen Mass |
| 9 | FRA Rouen | 24 June | 30 | 5.543=166.29 km | 0'56:20.7 | 177.077 km/h | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 10 | ITA Monza | 29 June | 20+20 | 5.75=230.0 km | 1'09:05.15 | 199.752 km/h | GBR Roger Williamson | GBR Roger Williamson | GBR Roger Williamson |
| 11 | SWE Mantorp Park | July 28/29 | 36+36 | 4.092=294.624 km | 1'42:05.0 | 173.167 km/h | GBR John Watson | FRA Patrick Depailler | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 12 | SWE Karlskoga | 12 August | 48 | 3.0=144.0 km | 0'59:14.4 | 145.847 km/h | GBR *Peter Gethin* | SWE Torsten Palm | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 13 | ITA Pergusa-Enna | 26 August | 30+30 | 4.797=287.82 km | 1'23:53.6 | 205.847 km/h | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | FRA Patrick Depailler | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 14 | AUT Salzburgring | 2 September | 50 | 4.238=211.90 km | 0'59:47.28 | 212.651 km/h | FRA Patrick Depailler | FRA Patrick Depailler | ITA Vittorio Brambilla |
| 15 | FRG Norisring | 9 September | 60+60 | 2.3=276.0 km | *1'46:40.9* | ||||
| 1'47:40.9 | *161.642 km/h* | ||||||||
| 155.228 km/h | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | AUS *Tim Schenken* | ||||||
| GBR Tom Pryce | |||||||||
| 16 | FRA Albi | 19 September | 56 | 3.636=203.616 km | 1'04:59.2 | 187.992 km/h | ITA Vittorio Brambilla | FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ITA Vittorio Brambilla |
| 17 | ITA Vallelunga | 14 October | 35+35 | 3.2=224.0 km | 1'24:40.0 | 158.740 km/h | ITA Vittorio Brambilla | ITA Vittorio Brambilla | FRA Jacques Coulon |
Note:
Race 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 17 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Race 3, 5, 9 and 12 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
Race 3, 4, 5 and 15 were won by graded drivers, all graded drivers are shown in Italics
Race 9 Gerry Birrell was fatally injured in practice.
Final point standings
Driver
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. All scores from basic events counts: Race No. 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 17. Also the first four starts (not scores) in the complementary races counts: Race No. 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 15. But only the first result in any country of the complementary races counts. Three drivers had a point deduction, which are given in ().It was actually a very complicated scoring system and, for this reason, there are some differences in the scoring, depending on the consulate source, mainly regarding Jochen Mass (42 or 41 points), and Jacques Coulon (24 or 32 points).
| Place | Name | Team | Chassis | Engine | MAL | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | HOC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG | THR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR | NÜR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG | PAU | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA | KIN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE | NIV | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL | HOC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG | ROU | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA | MNZ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA | MAN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE | KAR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE | EMM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA | SAL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT | NOR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG | ALB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA | VLL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | March Engineering | March | BMW | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | 78 |
| 2 | FRG Jochen Mass | Surtees Racing | Surtees | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 42 |
| 3 | FRA Patrick Depailler | Coombs Racing | Elf-Alpine | Ford | - | 6 | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 38 |
| 4 | ITA Vittorio Brambilla | Beta Racing | March | Ford | 2 | - | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| Beta Racing | March | BMW | 1 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 | (9) | - | 9 | 6 | |||||
| 5 | FRA Jacques Coulon | Scuderia Filipinetti | March | BMW | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 34 | ||||||
| Lewis Racing | March | BMW | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | FRA Bob Wollek | Motul Rondel Racing | Motul | Ford | - | - | 9 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | 23 |
| 7 | GBR Mike Beuttler | Lewis Racing | March | BMW | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| 8 | GBR Derek Bell | Surtees Racing | Surtees | Ford | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| GBR Colin Vandervell | Vandervell Racing | March | BMW | - | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lewis Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 10 | GBR Roger Williamson | Wheatcroft Racing | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 11 | ||||||||
| Wheatcroft Racing | March | BMW | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 11 | GBR Dave Morgan | Team Reeves | Chevron | Ford | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 12 | CAN Dave McConnell | DWM Racing | Surtees | Ford | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| BRA Wilson Fittipaldi | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham | Ford | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||||||||||
| Motor Racing Developments | Brabham | BMW | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| FRA Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Motul Rondel Racing | Motul | Ford | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| SWE Torsten Palm | Surtees Racing | Surtees | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| SWE Gunnar Nilsson | Team Robert | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| 17 | SWE Sten Gunnarsson | Team Robert | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| USA Bill Gubelmann | private entry | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (2) | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| FRG Roland Binder | private entry | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 5 | |
| 20 | GBR Gerry Birrell | Chevron Racing | Chevron | Ford | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| JPN Hiroshi Kazato | GRS International/Team Nippon | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| GBR John Watson | Team Arnold | Chevron | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| CHE Jo Vonlanthen | Vonlanthen Racing | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| 24 | GBR John Lepp | Chevron Racing | Chevron | Ford | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| SWE Håkan Dahlqvist | Team Robert | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Coombs Racing | Elf-Alpine | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| CHE Silvio Moser | private entry | Surtees | Ford | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Lewis Racing Racing | March | BMW | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | GBR Richard Scott | private entry | Scott-Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| GBR Tom Pryce | Motul Rondel Racing | Motul | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | (9) | - | - | 2 | |
| USA Brett Lunger | Space Racing | Chevron | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| ITA Spartaco Dini | Scuderia Nettuno | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 32 | GBR Peter Salisbury | Team Gerard | Surtees | Ford | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| GBR Bob Marsland | private entry | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| ITA Gabriele Serblin | Team de Adamich | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| AUT Kurt Rieder | Lewis Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| SWE Bertil Roos | DART Racing | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
Race 6 and 15 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).
Vittorio Brambilla had nine points deducted for his win at Austria, because this was his fifth start in a complementary race. He had also raced in race No. 1, 5, 8 and 10.
Bill Gubelmann had two points deducted for his fifth place at Karlskoga, because this was his second start in a complementary race in Sweden. He had also raced in race No. 6.
Tom Pryce had nine points deducted for his win at Norisring, because this was his second start in a complementary race in Germany. He had also raced in race No. 8.
Non-Championship race results
Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1973.
| Race name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA I Coppa di Santamonica | Misano | 22 July | BRA Wilson Fittipaldi | GBR Brabham-Ford |
| POR I Grande Prémio do Estoril | Estoril | 21 October | FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | GBR March-BMW |
References
References
- "1973 European F2 Championship". Motor Sport Magazine.
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