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1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

{{Short description|Sports season}}

{{Motorsport season

|series = Grand Prix motorcycle racing

|title = F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

|link = Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

|year = 1973

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The 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 25th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Season summary

File:1973 Nations GP - Monza - 250cc race accident.jpg

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.{{Citation |first1=Dennis | last1=Noyes |year=1999 |first2= Michael |last2=Scott |title=Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix |publisher =Hazleton Publishing Ltd |isbn=1-874557-83-7 }} 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

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Round

! Date

! Race

! Location

! 50cc winner

! 125cc winner

! 250cc winner

! 350cc winner

! 500cc winner

! Report

align="center"|1

| 22 April

| {{flagicon|France}} French Grand Prix

| Paul Ricard

|

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Kent Andersson

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Jarno Saarinen

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Agostini

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Jarno Saarinen

| Report

align="center"|2

| 6 May

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Austrian Grand Prix

| Salzburgring

|

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Kent Andersson

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Jarno Saarinen

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} János Drapál

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Jarno Saarinen

| Report

align="center"|3

| 13 May

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} West German Grand Prix

| Hockenheimring

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Theo Timmer

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Kent Andersson

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Jarno Saarinen

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Teuvo Länsivuori

| {{flagicon|UK}} Phil Read

| Report

align="center"|4

| 20 May

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Nations Grand Prix

| Monza

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan de Vries

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Kent Andersson

|align="center"| Race cancelledThe 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.

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Agostini

|align="center"| Race cancelled

| Report

align="center"|5

| 8 June

| {{flagicon|UK}} Isle of Man TT

| Snaefell Mountain

|

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tommy Robb

| {{flagicon|UK}} Charlie Williams

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Rutter

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Findlay

| Report

align="center"|6

| 17 June

| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Yugoslavian Grand Prix

| Opatija

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan de Vries

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Kent Andersson

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Dieter Braun

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} János Drapál

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Kim Newcombe

| Report

align="center"|7

| 23 June

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Dutch TT

| Assen

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Bruno Kneubühler

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Eugenio Lazzarini

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Dieter Braun

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Agostini

| {{flagicon|UK}} Phil Read

| Report

align="center"|8

| 1 July

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgian Grand Prix

| Spa

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan de Vries

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jos Schurgers

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Teuvo Länsivuori

|

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Agostini

| Report

align="center"|9

| 15 July

| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovak Grand Prix

| Brno

|

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Otello Buscherini

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Dieter Braun

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Teuvo Länsivuori

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Agostini

| Report

align="center"|10

| 21 July

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Swedish Grand Prix

| Anderstorp

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan de Vries

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Börje Jansson

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Dieter Braun

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Teuvo Länsivuori

| {{flagicon|UK}} Phil Read

| Report

align="center"|11

| 29 July

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Finnish Grand Prix

| Imatra

|

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Otello Buscherini

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Teuvo Länsivuori

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Agostini

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Agostini

| Report

align="center"|12

| 23 September

| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Spanish Grand Prix

| Jarama

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan de Vries

| {{flagicon|UK}} Chas Mortimer

| {{flagicon|Australia}} John Dodds

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Adu Celso-Santos

| {{flagicon|UK}} Phil Read

| Report

;Footnotes:

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Final standings

=1973 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings=

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Place

! Rider

! Number

! Country

! Machine

! Points

! Wins

align="center"|1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Phil Read

|

| United Kingdom

| MV Agusta

| align="center"|84

| align="center"|4

align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Kim Newcombe

| align="center"|10

| New Zealand

| König

| align="center"|63

| align="center"|1

align="center"|3

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Agostini

| align="center"|1

| Italy

| MV Agusta

| align="center"|57

| align="center"|3

align="center"|4

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Werner Giger

|

| Switzerland

| Yamaha

| align="center"|44

| align="center"|0

align="center"|5

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Findlay

| align="center"|8

| Australia

| Suzuki

| align="center"|38

| align="center"|1

align="center"|6

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Bruno Kneubühler

| align="center"|3

| Switzerland

| Yamaha

| align="center"|34

| align="center"|0

align="center"|7

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Jarno Saarinen

| align="center"|4

| Finland

| Yamaha

| align="center"|30

| align="center"|2

align="center"|8

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Hideo Kanaya

|

| Japan

| Yamaha

| align="center"|22

| align="center"|0

align="center"|9

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Ernst Hiller

|

| West Germany

| König

| align="center"|19

| align="center"|0

align="center"|10

| {{flagicon|UK}} Alex George

|

| United Kingdom

| Yamaha

| align="center"|19

| align="center"|0

=1973 350 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings=

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Place

! Rider

! Number

! Country

! Machine

! Points

! Wins

align="center"|1

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giacomo Agostini

| align="center"|1

| Italy

| MV Agusta

| align="center"|84

| align="center"|4

align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Teuvo Länsivuori

| align="center"|7

| Finland

| Yamaha

| align="center"|77

| align="center"|3

align="center"|3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Phil Read

| align="center"|5

| United Kingdom

| MV Agusta

| align="center"|56

| align="center"|0

align="center"|4

| {{flagicon|Australia}} John Dodds

|

| Australia

| Yamaha

| align="center"|49

| align="center"|0

align="center"|5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Billie Nelson

|

| United Kingdom

| Yamaha

| align="center"|38

| align="center"|0

align="center"|6

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Kent Andersson

|

| Sweden

| Yamaha

| align="center"|38

| align="center"|0

align="center"|7

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Adu Celso-Santos

|

| Brazil

| Yamaha

| align="center"|33

| align="center"|1

align="center"|8

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Dieter Braun

| align="center"|8

| West Germany

| Yamaha

| align="center"|33

| align="center"|0

align="center"|9

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} János Drapál

|

| Hungary

| Yamaha

| align="center"|30

| align="center"|2

align="center"|10

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Pentti Korhonen

|

| Finland

| Yamaha

| align="center"|25

| align="center"|0

=1973 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings=

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Place

! Rider

! Number

! Country

! Machine

! Points

! Wins

align="center"|1

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Dieter Braun

|

| West Germany

| Yamaha

| align="center"|80

| align="center"|4

align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Teuvo Länsivuori

| align="center"|5

| Finland

| Yamaha

| align="center"|64

| align="center"|2

align="center"|3

| {{flagicon|Australia}} John Dodds

| align="center"|6

| Australia

| Yamaha

| align="center"|58

| align="center"|1

align="center"|4

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Jarno Saarinen

| align="center"|1

| Finland

| Yamaha

| align="center"|45

| align="center"|3

align="center"|5

| {{flagicon|France}} Michel Rougerie

|

| France

| Harley-Davidson

| align="center"|45

| align="center"|0

align="center"|6

| {{flagicon|UK}} Chas Mortimer

|

| United Kingdom

| Yamaha

| align="center"|40

| align="center"|0

align="center"|7

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Hideo Kanaya

| align="center"|11

| Japan

| Yamaha

| align="center"|36

| align="center"|0

align="center"|8

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Gallina

|

| Italy

| Yamaha

| align="center"|32

| align="center"|0

align="center"|9

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Bruno Kneubühler

|

| Switzerland

| Yamaha

| align="center"|28

| align="center"|0

align="center"|10

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Silvio Grassetti

| align="center"|4

| Italy

| Yamaha

| align="center"|21

| align="center"|0

=1973 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings=

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

! Rider

! Number

! Country

! Machine

! Points

! Wins

align="center"|1

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Kent Andersson

| align="center"|2

| Sweden

| Yamaha

| align="center"|99

| align="center"|5

align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Chas Mortimer

|

| United Kingdom

| Yamaha

| align="center"|75

| align="center"|1

align="center"|3

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jos Schurgers

| align="center"|9

| Netherlands

| Bridgestone

| align="center"|70

| align="center"|1

align="center"|4

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Börje Jansson

| align="center"|4

| Sweden

| Maico

| align="center"|64

| align="center"|1

align="center"|5

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Eugenio Lazzarini

|

| Italy

| Maico

| align="center"|59

| align="center"|1

align="center"|6

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Otello Buscherini

|

| Italy

| Malanca

| align="center"|51

| align="center"|2

align="center"|7

| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Angel Nieto

|

| Spain

| Morbidelli

| align="center"|46

| align="center"|0

align="center"|8

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Rolf Minhoff

| align="center"|4

| West Germany

| Maico

| align="center"|42

| align="center"|0

align="center"|9

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Matti Salonen

|

| Finland

| Yamaha

| align="center"|32

| align="center"|0

align="center"|10

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Pentti Salonen

|

| Finland

| Yamaha

| align="center"|28

| align="center"|0

=1973 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings=

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

! Rider

! Number

! Country

! Machine

! Points

! Wins

align="center"|1

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan de Vries

| align="center"|2

| Netherlands

| Kreidler

| align="center"|60

| align="center"|5

align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Bruno Kneubühler

|

| Switzerland

| Kreidler

| align="center"|51

| align="center"|1

align="center"|3

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Theo Timmer

| align="center"|3

| Netherlands

| Jamathi

| align="center"|47

| align="center"|1

align="center"|4

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Gerhard Thurow

|

| West Germany

| Kreidler

| align="center"|36

| align="center"|0

align="center"|5

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Henk van Kessel

|

| Netherlands

| Kreidler

| align="center"|27

| align="center"|0

align="center"|6

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Herbert Rittberger

|

| West Germany

| Kreidler

| align="center"|22

| align="center"|0

align="center"|7

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Ulrich Graf

|

| Switzerland

| Kreidler

| align="center"|21

| align="center"|0

align="center"|8

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan Huberts

| align="center"|8

| Netherlands

| Kreidler

| align="center"|21

| align="center"|0

align="center"|9

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Rudolf Kunz

| align="center"|9

| West Germany

| Kreidler

| align="center"|14

| align="center"|0

align="center"|10

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Wolfgang Gedlich

|

| West Germany

| Kreidler

| align="center"|13

| align="center"|0

References

{{reflist}}

  • Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. {{ISBN|2-940125-32-5}}
  • {{cite web | title = The Official MotoGP website | url = http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1973/NAT/500cc/World+Standing | access-date = 2010-07-06 | archive-date = 2012-09-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120920044405/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1973/NAT/500cc/World+Standing | url-status = dead }}

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