Home

1973 Season
o  Season Overview
o  Points Graph
o  Drivers' Championship
o  Constructors' Championship
o  Participations Matrix
o  Race Results
o  Poles and Fastest Laps
o  Line-Up
o  Calendar

Profiles
o  Drivers
o  Teams
o  Cars
o  Engines
o  Tyres
o  Lubricants
o  Entrants
o  Designers
o  Car Numbers
o  Sponsors
o  Events
o  Circuits

History
o  Drivers' Championships
o  Constructors' Championships
o  Race Results
o  All-Time Calendar

Statistics
o  Data Search

Other
o  Acknowledgments
o  Links
www.ChicaneF1.com
1973 Rand Spring Trophy
1973 Canadian GP
1972 United States GP

1973 United States GP
1973 Goldfields 100
1974 Argentine GP
1974 United States GP
 XVI  United States Grand Prix

Event Overview • Sessions • Entry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest Laps • Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 7 October 1973
Start time14:00
Event United States GP
Circuit Watkins Glen
Event FormatRace of 59 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#15 of 15 in 1973
#235 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps59
Circuit Perimeter5435 m
Race Distance5435 × 59 = 320.665 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherCold, Dry
Participants
Entries28
Qualifiers28
Finishers16
DebutantsNone
MilestonesFina – 50th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
 Jackie Oliver – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
DeathsFrançois Cévert
Records Broken 1. Most Poles in a Season –  Lotus (10),
2. Most 23rd Place Qualifications in a Season –  Iso Marlboro (5)
Records Extended 1. Most Race Wins –  Lotus (54),
2. Most Laps Led –  Lotus (3856),
3. Most Race Entries –  Ferrari (645),
4. Most Race Entries –  Graham Hill (160),
5. Most Poles –  Lotus (66),
6. Most Poles in a Season –  Ronnie Peterson (9)

World Championship standings
1  Jackie Stewart 71 
2  Emerson Fittipaldi 55 
3  Ronnie Peterson 52 up
4  François Cévert 47 up
5  Peter Revson 38 
6  Denny Hulme 26 
7  Carlos Reutemann 16 
8  James Hunt 14 up
9  Jacky Ickx 12 up
10  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 9 up
11  Carlos Pace 7 
12  Arturo Merzario 6 
13  George Follmer 5 
14  Jackie Oliver 4 
15  Andrea de Adamich 3 
16  Wilson Fittipaldi 3 
17  Niki Lauda 2 
18  Clay Regazzoni 2 
19  Howden Ganley 1 
  Chris Amon 1 
  Gijs van Lennep 1 
1  Lotus / Ford 92 
2  Tyrrell / Ford 82 
3  McLaren / Ford 58 
4  Brabham / Ford 22 
5  March / Ford 14 up
6  Ferrari / Ferrari 12 up
7  BRM / BRM 12 up
8  Shadow / Ford 9 up
9  Surtees / Ford 7 
10  Iso Marlboro / Ford 2 
11  Tecno / Tecno 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 2Car 2Car 27
EntrantJohn Player Team LotusJohn Player Team LotusHesketh Racing
Driver Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson James Hunt
Car Lotus 72E Lotus 72E March 731
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:41'15.7991'39.6571'41.652
Speed189.999 km/h196.333 km/h192.480 km/h


ChicaneF1.com Copyright © 1997–2025 Jonathan Davies