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1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Sports season
Sports season
The 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 25th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Season summary
MV Agusta teammates Phil Read and Giacomo Agostini battled it out for supremacy of the 500cc class but the season was overshadowed by the deaths of Jarno Saarinen and Renzo Pasolini at the Italian round at Monza. The 500cc title runner-up, Kim Newcombe, also died at a non-championship race at Silverstone late in the year. Agostini claimed his 13th championship in the 350cc class. In the 250cc class, West German Dieter Braun won the crown for Yamaha. Kent Andersson gave Yamaha another title in the 125cc class while Kreidler dominated the 50cc class after the Derbi factory pulled out of racing with Dutchman Jan de Vries taking the crown.
1973 Grand Prix season calendar
| Round | Date | Race | Location | 50cc winner | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 April | France French Grand Prix | Paul Ricard | Sweden Kent Andersson | Finland Jarno Saarinen | Italy Giacomo Agostini | Finland Jarno Saarinen | [Report](1973-french-motorcycle-grand-prix) | |
| 2 | 6 May | Austria Austrian Grand Prix | Salzburgring | Sweden Kent Andersson | Finland Jarno Saarinen | Hungary János Drapál | Finland Jarno Saarinen | [Report](1973-austrian-motorcycle-grand-prix) | |
| 3 | 13 May | West Germany West German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | Netherlands Theo Timmer | Sweden Kent Andersson | Finland Jarno Saarinen | Finland Teuvo Länsivuori | UK Phil Read | [Report](1973-german-motorcycle-grand-prix) |
| 4 | 20 May | Italy Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Netherlands Jan de Vries | Sweden Kent Andersson | **Race cancelled**The 250cc race was stopped, following an accident on the first lap that resulted in the deaths of Jarno Saarinen and Renzo Pasolini. The race meeting was ultimately cancelled. | Italy Giacomo Agostini | **Race cancelled** | [Report](1973-french-motorcycle-grand-prix) |
| 5 | 8 June | UK Isle of Man TT | Snaefell Mountain | UK Tommy Robb | UK Charlie Williams | UK Tony Rutter | Australia Jack Findlay | [Report](1973-isle-of-man-tt) | |
| 6 | 17 June | Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Opatija | Netherlands Jan de Vries | Sweden Kent Andersson | West Germany Dieter Braun | Hungary János Drapál | New Zealand Kim Newcombe | [Report](1973-yugoslavian-motorcycle-grand-prix) |
| 7 | 23 June | Netherlands Dutch TT | Assen | Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler | Italy Eugenio Lazzarini | West Germany Dieter Braun | Italy Giacomo Agostini | UK Phil Read | [Report](1973-dutch-tt) |
| 8 | 1 July | Belgium Belgian Grand Prix | Spa | Netherlands Jan de Vries | Netherlands Jos Schurgers | Finland Teuvo Länsivuori | Italy Giacomo Agostini | [Report](1973-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix) | |
| 9 | 15 July | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Grand Prix | Brno | Italy Otello Buscherini | West Germany Dieter Braun | Finland Teuvo Länsivuori | Italy Giacomo Agostini | [Report](1973-czechoslovak-motorcycle-grand-prix) | |
| 10 | 21 July | Sweden Swedish Grand Prix | Anderstorp | Netherlands Jan de Vries | Sweden Börje Jansson | West Germany Dieter Braun | Finland Teuvo Länsivuori | UK Phil Read | [Report](1973-swedish-motorcycle-grand-prix) |
| 11 | 29 July | Finland Finnish Grand Prix | Imatra | Italy Otello Buscherini | Finland Teuvo Länsivuori | Italy Giacomo Agostini | Italy Giacomo Agostini | [Report](1973-finnish-motorcycle-grand-prix) | |
| 12 | 23 September | Spain Spanish Grand Prix | Jarama | Netherlands Jan de Vries | UK Chas Mortimer | Australia John Dodds | Brazil Adu Celso-Santos | UK Phil Read | [Report](1973-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix) |
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Final standings
1973 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK Phil Read | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 84 | 4 | |
| 2 | New Zealand Kim Newcombe | 10 | New Zealand | König | 63 | 1 |
| 3 | Italy Giacomo Agostini | 1 | Italy | MV Agusta | 57 | 3 |
| 4 | Switzerland Werner Giger | Switzerland | Yamaha | 44 | 0 | |
| 5 | Australia Jack Findlay | 8 | Australia | Suzuki | 38 | 1 |
| 6 | Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler | 3 | Switzerland | Yamaha | 34 | 0 |
| 7 | Finland Jarno Saarinen | 4 | Finland | Yamaha | 30 | 2 |
| 8 | Japan Hideo Kanaya | Japan | Yamaha | 22 | 0 | |
| 9 | West Germany Ernst Hiller | West Germany | König | 19 | 0 | |
| 10 | UK Alex George | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 19 | 0 |
1973 350 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Giacomo Agostini | 1 | Italy | MV Agusta | 84 | 4 |
| 2 | Finland Teuvo Länsivuori | 7 | Finland | Yamaha | 77 | 3 |
| 3 | UK Phil Read | 5 | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 56 | 0 |
| 4 | Australia John Dodds | Australia | Yamaha | 49 | 0 | |
| 5 | UK Billie Nelson | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 38 | 0 | |
| 6 | Sweden Kent Andersson | Sweden | Yamaha | 38 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brazil Adu Celso-Santos | Brazil | Yamaha | 33 | 1 | |
| 8 | West Germany Dieter Braun | 8 | West Germany | Yamaha | 33 | 0 |
| 9 | Hungary János Drapál | Hungary | Yamaha | 30 | 2 | |
| 10 | Finland Pentti Korhonen | Finland | Yamaha | 25 | 0 |
1973 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany Dieter Braun | West Germany | Yamaha | 80 | 4 | |
| 2 | Finland Teuvo Länsivuori | 5 | Finland | Yamaha | 64 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia John Dodds | 6 | Australia | Yamaha | 58 | 1 |
| 4 | Finland Jarno Saarinen | 1 | Finland | Yamaha | 45 | 3 |
| 5 | France Michel Rougerie | France | Harley-Davidson | 45 | 0 | |
| 6 | UK Chas Mortimer | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 40 | 0 | |
| 7 | Japan Hideo Kanaya | 11 | Japan | Yamaha | 36 | 0 |
| 8 | Italy Roberto Gallina | Italy | Yamaha | 32 | 0 | |
| 9 | Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler | Switzerland | Yamaha | 28 | 0 | |
| 10 | Italy Silvio Grassetti | 4 | Italy | Yamaha | 21 | 0 |
1973 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden Kent Andersson | 2 | Sweden | Yamaha | 99 | 5 |
| 2 | UK Chas Mortimer | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 75 | 1 | |
| 3 | Netherlands Jos Schurgers | 9 | Netherlands | Bridgestone | 70 | 1 |
| 4 | Sweden Börje Jansson | 4 | Sweden | Maico | 64 | 1 |
| 5 | Italy Eugenio Lazzarini | Italy | Maico | 59 | 1 | |
| 6 | Italy Otello Buscherini | Italy | Malanca | 51 | 2 | |
| 7 | Spain Angel Nieto | Spain | Morbidelli | 46 | 0 | |
| 8 | West Germany Rolf Minhoff | 4 | West Germany | Maico | 42 | 0 |
| 9 | Finland Matti Salonen | Finland | Yamaha | 32 | 0 | |
| 10 | Finland Pentti Salonen | Finland | Yamaha | 28 | 0 |
1973 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Jan de Vries | 2 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 60 | 5 |
| 2 | Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler | Switzerland | Kreidler | 51 | 1 | |
| 3 | Netherlands Theo Timmer | 3 | Netherlands | Jamathi | 47 | 1 |
| 4 | West Germany Gerhard Thurow | West Germany | Kreidler | 36 | 0 | |
| 5 | Netherlands Henk van Kessel | Netherlands | Kreidler | 27 | 0 | |
| 6 | West Germany Herbert Rittberger | West Germany | Kreidler | 22 | 0 | |
| 7 | Switzerland Ulrich Graf | Switzerland | Kreidler | 21 | 0 | |
| 8 | Netherlands Jan Huberts | 8 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 21 | 0 |
| 9 | West Germany Rudolf Kunz | 9 | West Germany | Kreidler | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | West Germany Wolfgang Gedlich | West Germany | Kreidler | 13 | 0 |
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A.
References
- (1999). "Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix". Hazleton Publishing Ltd.
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