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1973 Brazilian Grand Prix

{{Short description|2nd round of the 1973 Formula One World Championship}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Brazil

|Grand Prix = Brazilian

|Fulldate = 11 February 1973

|Year = 1973

|Image = Circuit Interlagos 1977.svg

|Caption =

|Official name = II Grande Prêmio do Brasil

|Location = Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 4.946

|Course_km = 7.960{{cite magazine |url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1973/25/2nd-brazilian-grand-prix |title=The Brazilian Grand Prix |magazine=MotorSport |date=March 1973 |access-date=13 November 2017}}

|Distance_laps = 40

|Distance_mi = 197.845

|Distance_km = 318.400

|Weather = Sunny and hot

|Pole_Driver = Ronnie Peterson

|Pole_Team = Lotus-Ford

|Pole_Time = 2:30.5

|Pole_Country = Sweden

|Fast_Driver = Emerson Fittipaldi

|Fast_Team = Lotus-Ford

|Fast_Lap = 14

|Fast_Country = Brazil

|Fast_Driver2 = Denny Hulme

|Fast_Team2 = McLaren-Ford

|Fast_Lap2 = 20

|Fast_Country2 = New Zealand

|Fast_Time = 2:35.0

|First_Driver = Emerson Fittipaldi

|First_Team = Lotus-Ford

|First_Country = Brazil

|Second_Driver = Jackie Stewart

|Second_Team = Tyrrell-Ford

|Second_Country = United Kingdom

|Third_Driver = Denny Hulme

|Third_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Third_Country = New Zealand

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1973|BRA}}

}}

The 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 11 February 1973.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/entry/Interlagos-1973-02-11-14119.html|title=1973 Brazilian Grand Prix Entry list}} It was race 2 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the first ever world championship race to be held in Brazil. The race was won by home town hero Emerson Fittipaldi after starting from first row beside Ronnie Peterson, who claimed the first pole position in his Formula One career, both driving Lotus. Jackie Stewart finished in second position, driving a Tyrrell. Denny Hulme finished in third position, driving a McLaren.

Classification

= Qualifying =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

|+

!Pos

!No

!Driver

!Constructor

!Time

!Gap

!Grid

1

|2

|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

|Lotus-Ford

|2:30.5

|

|1

2

|1

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

|Lotus-Ford

|2:30.7

|0.2

|2

3

|9

|{{Flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

|Ferrari

|2:32.0

|1.5

|3

4

|14

|{{Flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

|BRM

|2:32.4

|1.9

|4

5

|7

|{{Flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

|McLaren-Ford

|2:32.7

|2.2

|5

6

|6

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

|Surtees-Ford

|2:32.7

|2.2

|6

7

|17

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

|Brabham-Ford

|2:32.9

|2.4

|7

8

|3

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Stewart

|Tyrrell-Ford

|2:33.3

|2.8

|8

9

|4

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} François Cevert

|Tyrrell-Ford

|2:33.4

|2.9

|9

10

|15

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

|BRM

|2:33.5

|3.0

|10

11

|18

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Wilson Fittipaldi

|Brabham-Ford

|2:34.3

|3.8

|11

12

|8

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Peter Revson

|McLaren-Ford

|2:34.3

|3.8

|12

13

|16

|{{Flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

|BRM

|2:35.1

|4.6

|13

14

|5

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood

|Surtees-Ford

|2:35.5

|5.0

|14

15

|11

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

|March-Ford

|2:37.6

|7.1

|15

16

|19

|{{Flagicon|NZL}} Howden Ganley

|Iso-Marlboro-Ford

|2:37.6

|7.1

|16

17

|10

|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Arturo Merzario

|Ferrari

|2:37.7

|7.2

|17

18

|20

|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Nanni Galli

|Iso-Marlboro-Ford

|2:38.7

|8.2

|18

19

|12

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Mike Beuttler

|March-Ford

|2:39.9

|9.4

|19

20

|23

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Luiz Bueno

|Surtees-Ford

|2:42.5

|12.0

|20

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/bresil/qualification.aspx|title=Brazil 1973 - Qualifications|last=F1|first=STATS|website=www.statsf1.com|language=en|access-date=17 August 2018}}

= Race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 1

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| Lotus-Ford

| 40

| 1:43:55.6

| 2

| 9

2

| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Stewart

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 40

| + 13.5

| 8

| 6

3

| 7

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

| McLaren-Ford

| 40

| + 1:46.4

| 5

| 4

4

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Arturo Merzario

| Ferrari

| 39

| + 1 Lap

| 17

| 3

5

| 9

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| Ferrari

| 39

| + 1 Lap

| 3

| 2

6

| 14

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Clay Regazzoni

| BRM

| 39

| + 1 Lap

| 4

| 1

7

| 19

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Howden Ganley

| Iso-Marlboro-Ford

| 39

| + 1 Lap

| 16

|  

8

| 16

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| BRM

| 38

| + 2 Laps

| 13

|  

9

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Nanni Galli

| Iso-Marlboro-Ford

| 38

| + 2 Laps

| 18

|  

10

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Cevert

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 38

| + 2 Laps

| 9

|  

11

| 17

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

| Brabham-Ford

| 38

| + 2 Laps

| 7

|  

12

| 23

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Luiz Bueno

| Surtees-Ford

| 36

| + 4 Laps

| 20

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| BRM

| 23

| Electrical

| 10

|  

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Beuttler

| March-Ford

| 18

| Overheating

| 19

|  

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

| Surtees-Ford

| 9

| Suspension

| 6

|  

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood

| Surtees-Ford

| 6

| Gearbox

| 14

|  

Ret

| 11

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

| March-Ford

| 6

| Gearbox

| 15

|  

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

| Lotus-Ford

| 5

| Wheel

| 1

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Wilson Fittipaldi

| Brabham-Ford

| 5

| Overheating

| 11

|  

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Revson

| McLaren-Ford

| 3

| Gearbox

| 12

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/488/ |title=1973 Brazilian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903034858/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/488/ |archive-date=3 September 2014}}}}

Notes

Championship standings after the race

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

|align=left| 18

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Stewart

|align=left| 10

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Cevert

|align=left| 6

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

|align=left| 6

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

|align=left| 5

colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/bresil/championnat.aspx|title=Brazil 1973 - Championship|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=13 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Constructor

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lotus-Ford

|align=left| 18

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tyrrell-Ford

|align=left| 12

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} McLaren-Ford

|align=left| 6

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align=left| 6

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} BRM

|align=left| 1

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{reflist}}

{{F1 race report|

Name_of_race = Brazilian Grand Prix |

Year_of_race = 1973 |

Previous_race_in_season = 1973 Argentine Grand Prix |

Next_race_in_season = 1973 South African Grand Prix |

Previous_year's_race = 1972 Brazilian Grand Prix
{{nobold|(Non-championship race)}} |

Next_year's_race = 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix

}}

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