1973 German Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = West Germany

|Grand Prix = German

|Date = 5 August

|Year = 1973

|Image = Circuit_N%C3%BCrburgring-1967-Nordschleife.svg

|Official name = XXXV Großer Preis von Deutschland

|Location = Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 14.19

|Course_km = 22.835

|Distance_laps = 14

|Distance_mi = 198.65

|Distance_km = 319.690

|Weather = Dry

|Pole_Driver = Jackie Stewart

|Pole_Team = Tyrrell-Ford

|Pole_Time = 7:07.8{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1973/germany.html |title=Formula One World - History - German Grand Prix 1973 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070715230354/http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1973/germany.html |archive-date=15 July 2007 |access-date=27 June 2010}}

|Pole_Country = United Kingdom

|Fast_Driver = Carlos Pace

|Fast_Country = Brazil

|Fast_flag_suffix = 1928

|Fast_Team = Surtees-Ford

|Fast_Time = 7:11.4

|Fast_Lap = 13

|First_Driver = Jackie Stewart

|First_Team = Tyrrell-Ford

|First_Country = United Kingdom

|Second_Driver = François Cevert

|Second_Country = France

|Second_flag_suffix = 1928

|Second_Team = Tyrrell-Ford

|Third_Driver = Jacky Ickx

|Third_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Third_Country = Belgium

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1973|GER}}

}}

The 1973 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 5 August 1973. It was race 11 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Nurburgring-1973-08-05e.jpg|title=1973 German Grand Prix Entry list}}

The 14-lap race was won from pole position by Jackie Stewart, driving a Tyrrell-Ford. It was Stewart's 27th and final Grand Prix victory, a record that would stand until {{f1|1987}}. Teammate François Cevert finished second, with Jacky Ickx third in a McLaren-Ford.

Ferrari did not participate in this race due to internal political issues and the uncompetitiveness of their car, enabling regular Ferrari driver and Nürburgring specialist Ickx to accept a one-off drive for McLaren.

The works March team also did not participate in this race following the accident at the Dutch Grand Prix the previous weekend that had claimed the life of Roger Williamson. The Ensign, Tecno and Hesketh teams also did not participate. To boost the field, the McLaren, Brabham and Surtees teams all entered three cars: Ferrari released Ickx to drive the third McLaren; Rolf Stommelen drove the third Brabham in place of the injured Andrea de Adamich; and Jochen Mass drove the third Surtees.

Niki Lauda, who out-qualified his teammates by more than 8 seconds crashed at Kesselchen on Lap 2 and injured his wrist; he had to miss the subsequent race, the Austrian Grand Prix, which was his home race.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1973/29/german-grand-prix-20|title = 1973 German Grand Prix race report}}

Qualifying

= Qualifying classification =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Pos. !Driver !Constructor !Time !No
1 \|Jackie Stewart \|Tyrrell-Ford \|7:07.8 \|1
2 \|Ronnie Peterson \|Lotus-Ford \|7:08.3 \|2
3 \|François Cevert \|Tyrrell-Ford \|7:09.3 \|3
4 \|Jacky Ickx \|McLaren-Ford \|7:09.7 \|4
5 \|Niki Lauda \|BRM \|7:09.9 \|5
6 \|Carlos Reutemann \|Brabham-Ford \|7:15.1 \|6
7 \|Peter Revson \|McLaren-Ford \|7:15.9 \|7
8 \|Denis Hulme \|McLaren-Ford \|7:16.5 \|8
9 \|Jean-Pierre Beltoise \|BRM \|7:18.1 \|9
10 \|Clay Regazzoni \|BRM \|7:18.2 \|10
11 \|Carlos Pace \|Surtees-Ford \|7:18.8 \|11
12 \|Henri Pescarolo \|Iso-Ford \|7:18.8 \|12
13 \|Wilson Fittipaldi \|Brabham-Ford \|7:19.1 \|13
14 \|Emerson Fittipaldi \|Lotus-Ford \|7:19.7 \|14
15 \|Jochen Mass \|Surtees-Ford \|7:20.4 \|15
16 \|Rolf Stommelen \|Brabham-Ford \|7:22.2 \|16
17 \|Jackie Oliver \|Shadow-Ford \|7:22.3 \|17
18 \|Mike Hailwood \|Surtees-Ford \|7:22.3 \|18
19 \|Howden Ganley \|Iso-Ford \|7:25.1 \|DNS
20 \|Mike Beuttler \|March-Ford \|7:26.6 \|19
21 \|Graham Hill \|Shadow-Ford \|7:27.1 \|20
22 \|George Follmer \|Shadow-Ford \|7:28.3 \|21
23 \|David Purley \|March-Ford \|7:54.2 \|22

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

!Pos.

!Driver

!Constructor

!Time

!No

|Jackie Stewart

|Tyrrell-Ford

|7:07.8

|Ronnie Peterson

|Lotus-Ford

|7:08.3

|François Cevert

|Tyrrell-Ford

|7:09.3

|Jacky Ickx

|McLaren-Ford

|7:09.7

|Niki Lauda

|BRM

|7:09.9

|Carlos Reutemann

|Brabham-Ford

|7:15.1

|Peter Revson

|McLaren-Ford

|7:15.9

|Denis Hulme

|McLaren-Ford

|7:16.5

|Jean-Pierre Beltoise

|BRM

|7:18.1

|Clay Regazzoni

|BRM

|7:18.2

|10

|Carlos Pace

|Surtees-Ford

|7:18.8

|11

|Henri Pescarolo

|Iso-Ford

|7:18.8

|12

|Wilson Fittipaldi

|Brabham-Ford

|7:19.1

|13

|Emerson Fittipaldi

|Lotus-Ford

|7:19.7

|14

|Jochen Mass

|Surtees-Ford

|7:20.4

|15

|Rolf Stommelen

|Brabham-Ford

|7:22.2

|16

|Jackie Oliver

|Shadow-Ford

|7:22.3

|17

|Mike Hailwood

|Surtees-Ford

|7:22.3

|18

|Howden Ganley

|Iso-Ford

|7:25.1

|DNS

|Mike Beuttler

|March-Ford

|7:26.6

|19

|Graham Hill

|Shadow-Ford

|7:27.1

|20

|George Follmer

|Shadow-Ford

|7:28.3

|21

|David Purley

|March-Ford

|7:54.2

|22

Race

= Classification =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jackie Stewart \| Tyrrell-Ford \| 14 \| 1:42:03.0 \| 1 \| 9
2 \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} François Cevert \| Tyrrell-Ford \| 14 \| + 1.6 \| 3 \| 6
3 \| 30 \| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Jacky Ickx \| McLaren-Ford \| 14 \| + 41.2 \| 4 \| 4
4 \| 24 \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Carlos Pace \| Surtees-Ford \| 14 \| + 53.8 \| 11 \| 3
5 \| 11 \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Wilson Fittipaldi \| Brabham-Ford \| 14 \| + 1:19.9 \| 13 \| 2
6 \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi \| Lotus-Ford \| 14 \| + 1:24.3 \| 14 \| 1
7 \| 31 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Jochen Mass \| Surtees-Ford \| 14 \| + 1:25.2 \| 15 \|
8 \| 17 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jackie Oliver \| Shadow-Ford \| 14 \| + 1:25.7 \| 17 \|
9 \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Peter Revson \| McLaren-Ford \| 14 \| + 2:11.8 \| 7 \|
10 \| 26 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo \| Iso-Marlboro-Ford \| 14 \| + 2:22.5 \| 12 \|
11 \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Rolf Stommelen \| Brabham-Ford \| 14 \| + 3:27.3 \| 16 \|
12 \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Denny Hulme \| McLaren-Ford \| 14 \| + 3:38.7 \| 8 \|
13 \| 12 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Graham Hill \| Shadow-Ford \| 14 \| + 3:49.0 \| 20 \|
14 \| 23 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Mike Hailwood \| Surtees-Ford \| 13 \| + 1 Lap \| 18 \|
15 \| 18 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} David Purley \| March-Ford \| 13 \| + 1 Lap \| 22 \|
16 \| 15 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Mike Beuttler \| March-Ford \| 13 \| + 1 Lap \| 19 \|
Ret \| 10 \|{{flagicon\|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann \| Brabham-Ford \| 7 \| Engine \| 6 \|
Ret \| 19 \| {{flagicon\|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni \| BRM \| 7 \| Engine \| 10 \|
Ret \| 16 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} George Follmer \| Shadow-Ford \| 5 \| Accident \| 21 \|
Ret \| 20 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise \| BRM \| 4 \| Gearbox \| 9 \|
Ret \| 21 \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Niki Lauda \| BRM \| 1 \| Accident \| 5 \|
Ret \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson \| Lotus-Ford \| 0 \| Ignition \| 2 \|
DNS \| 25 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Howden Ganley \| Iso-Marlboro-Ford \| \| Accident in qualifying \| \|
colspan="8"\|{{center\|Source:{{cite web \|url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/497/ \|title=1973 German Grand Prix \|publisher=formula1.com \|access-date=22 December 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903034939/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/497/ \|archive-date=3 September 2014}}}}

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

Pos

Driver

Constructor

Laps

Time/Retired

Grid

Points

| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Stewart

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 14

| 1:42:03.0

| 1

| 9

| 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Cevert

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 14

| + 1.6

| 3

| 6

| 30

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| McLaren-Ford

| 14

| + 41.2

| 4

| 24

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

| Surtees-Ford

| 14

| + 53.8

| 11

| 3

| 11

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Wilson Fittipaldi

| Brabham-Ford

| 14

| + 1:19.9

| 13

| 2

| 1

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| Lotus-Ford

| 14

| + 1:24.3

| 14

| 1

| 31

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jochen Mass

| Surtees-Ford

| 14

| + 1:25.2

| 15

| 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Oliver

| Shadow-Ford

| 14

| + 1:25.7

| 17

| 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Revson

| McLaren-Ford

| 14

| + 2:11.8

| 7

| 26

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo

| Iso-Marlboro-Ford

| 14

| + 2:22.5

| 12

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Rolf Stommelen

| Brabham-Ford

| 14

| + 3:27.3

| 16

| 7

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

| McLaren-Ford

| 14

| + 3:38.7

| 8

| 12

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill

| Shadow-Ford

| 14

| + 3:49.0

| 20

| 23

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood

| Surtees-Ford

| 13

| + 1 Lap

| 18

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Purley

| March-Ford

| 13

| + 1 Lap

| 22

| 15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Beuttler

| March-Ford

| 13

| + 1 Lap

| 19

Ret

| 10

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

| Brabham-Ford

| 7

| Engine

| 6

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

| BRM

| 7

| Engine

| 10

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|USA}} George Follmer

| Shadow-Ford

| 5

| Accident

| 21

Ret

| 20

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

| BRM

| 4

| Gearbox

| 9

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| BRM

| 1

| Accident

| 5

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

| Lotus-Ford

| 0

| Ignition

| 2

DNS

| 25

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Howden Ganley

| Iso-Marlboro-Ford

| Accident in qualifying

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/497/ |title=1973 German Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903034939/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/497/ |archive-date=3 September 2014}}}}

Notes

This was the 5th fastest lap set by a Brazilian driver.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos ! Driver ! Points
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 1 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Jackie Stewart \| style="text-align:left;"\| 60
align="left"\| 10px 1 \|align="center"\| 2 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} François Cevert \| style="text-align:left;"\| 45
align="left"\| 10px 1 \|align="center"\| 3 \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi \| style="text-align:left;"\| 42
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 4 \| {{flagicon\|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson \| style="text-align:left;"\| 25
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Peter Revson \| style="text-align:left;"\| 23
colspan=4\|Source: {{Cite web\|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/allemagne/championnat.aspx\|title=Germany 1973 - Championship • STATS F1\|website=www.statsf1.com\|access-date=18 March 2019}}

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

! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| style="text-align:left;"| 60

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Cevert

| style="text-align:left;"| 45

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| style="text-align:left;"| 42

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

| style="text-align:left;"| 25

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Revson

| style="text-align:left;"| 23

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/allemagne/championnat.aspx|title=Germany 1973 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=18 March 2019}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos ! Constructor ! Points
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 1 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Tyrrell-Ford \| style="text-align:left;"\| 71 (75)
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 2 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Lotus-Ford \| style="text-align:left;"\| 59 (63)
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 3 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} McLaren-Ford \| style="text-align:left;"\| 42
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 4 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Brabham-Ford \| style="text-align:left;"\| 14
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 5 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Ferrari \| style="text-align:left;"\| 12
colspan=4\|Source:

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

! Pos

! Constructor

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tyrrell-Ford

| style="text-align:left;"| 71 (75)

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus-Ford

| style="text-align:left;"| 59 (63)

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| style="text-align:left;"| 42

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Ford

| style="text-align:left;"| 14

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| style="text-align:left;"| 12

colspan=4|Source:

{{small|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

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = German Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1973

| Previous_race_in_season = 1973 Dutch Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1973 Austrian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1972 German Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1974 German Grand Prix

}}

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