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1973 French Grand Prix

8th round of the 1973 Formula One Championship

8th round of the 1973 Formula One Championship

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
Date1 July
Year1973
ImagePaul Ricard 1970.png
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.610
Course_km5.809
Distance_laps54
Distance_mi194.915
Distance_km313.686
WeatherSunny and warm
Pole_DriverJackie Stewart
Pole_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Pole_Time1:48.37
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverDenny Hulme
Fast_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Fast_Time1:50.99
Fast_Lap52
Fast_CountryNew Zealand
First_DriverRonnie Peterson
First_TeamLotus-Ford
First_CountrySweden
Second_DriverFrançois Cevert
Second_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Second_CountryFrance
Third_DriverCarlos Reutemann
Third_TeamBrabham-Ford
Third_CountryArgentina
Lapchart

The 1973 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Paul Ricard Circuit on 1 July 1973. It was race 8 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the first victory for two-time World Championship runner-up Ronnie Peterson.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford**1:48.37**1
Jody ScheckterMcLaren-Ford1:49.182
Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:49.363
François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:49.394
Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:49.455
Denis HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:49.686
Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford1:50.697
Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:50.758
Clay RegazzoniBRM1:50.999
Arturo MerzarioFerrari1:51.1710
Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:51.1711
Jacky IckxFerrari1:51.4412
Andrea de AdamichBrabham-Ford1:51.5313
James HuntMarch-Ford1:51.6314
Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:51.6715
Graham HillShadow-Ford1:51.7016
Niki LaudaBRM1:51.7817
Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford1:51.8818
Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:52.0719
George FollmerShadow-Ford1:52.3020
Jackie OliverShadow-Ford1:52.9421
Reine WisellMarch-Ford1:53.2022
Henri PescaroloIso-Ford1:53.5623
Howden GanleyIso-Ford1:53.8724
Rikky von OpelEnsign-Ford1:55.5525

Race

Controversy

This race was notable for a collision involving Jody Scheckter and Emerson Fittipaldi. Scheckter, who was given an opportunity to drive a factory McLaren for this event was leading from the start in just his third Formula One race. On lap 41, Fittipaldi had closed and attempted to pass the South African, but Scheckter closed the door and they made heavy contact, forcing Emerson into retirement. Scheckter continued but retired shortly afterwards with suspension damage. Fittipaldi ran to the McLaren pits, eventually resulting in fierce words between the two drivers. Scheckter claimed years later that Fittipaldi had called him a 'young hooligan' for his role in the incident. Many drivers wanted him banned from the sport, but McLaren instead decided to put him on the sidelines for a number of races.

Results

Meanwhile, after so many promising races turned to nothing, Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson finally celebrated victory for the first time in his career, driving a Lotus. Tyrrell driver François Cevert finished in second place, whilst Carlos Reutemann achieved the first podium of his career, finishing third in a Brabham. He was followed by Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell in fourth, Jacky Ickx's Ferrari in fifth, and James Hunt scoring the first point of his F1 career driving a Hesketh-owned March.

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
2SWE **Ronnie Peterson****Lotus-Ford**541:41:36.525**9**
6FRA **François Cevert****Tyrrell-Ford**54+ 40.924**6**
10ARG **Carlos Reutemann****Brabham-Ford**54+ 46.488**4**
5GBR **Jackie Stewart****Tyrrell-Ford**54+ 46.931**3**
3Belgium **Jacky Ickx****Ferrari**54+ 48.9012**2**
27GBR **James Hunt****March-Ford**54+ 1:22.5414**1**
4ITA Arturo MerzarioFerrari54+ 1:29.1910
7NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford54+ 1:29.536
21AUT Niki LaudaBRM54+ 1:45.7617
12GBR Graham HillShadow-Ford53+ 1 Lap16
20FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM53+ 1 Lap15
19SUI Clay RegazzoniBRM53+ 1 Lap9
24BRA Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford51+ 3 Laps18
25NZL Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro-Ford51+ 3 Laps24
29LIE Rikky von OpelEnsign-Ford51+ 3 Laps25
11BRA Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford50+ 4 Laps19
8South Africa Jody ScheckterMcLaren-Ford43Collision damage2
1BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford41Collision3
23GBR Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford29Oil Leak11
9ITA Andrea de AdamichBrabham-Ford28Halfshaft13
15SWE Reine WisellMarch-Ford20Overheating22
16USA George FollmerShadow-Ford16Fuel system20
26FRA Henri PescaroloIso-Marlboro-Ford16Overheating23
14FRA Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford7Halfshaft7
17GBR Jackie OliverShadow-Ford0Clutch21

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Liechtensteiner driver Rikky von Opel. He was the first driver to drive for the microstate.
  • This was the 5th fastest lap set by McLaren.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11UK Jackie Stewart42
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12BRA Emerson Fittipaldi41
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3FRA François Cevert31
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 24SWE Ronnie Peterson19
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15NZL Denny Hulme19

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11UK Lotus-Ford52 (56)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12UK Tyrrell-Ford51 (55)
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK McLaren-Ford26
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4ITA Ferrari12
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5UK Brabham-Ford11
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

Name_of_race = French Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1973 | Previous_race_in_season = 1973 Swedish Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1973 British Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1972 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1974 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "1973 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  2. "France 1973 - Championship • STATS F1".
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