1973 World Sportscar Championship season

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1973 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1973 World Championship for Makes and International Grand Touring Trophy seasons were the 21st season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for Sportscars and Grand Touring. It ran from February 3, 1973 to July 21, 1973, and was comprised of 10 races.

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[edit] Schedule

Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date
1 Flag of the United States 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway February 3
February 4
2 Flag of Italy Vallelunga 6 Hours Vallelunga March 25
3 Flag of France Dijon 1000 Kilometres Dijon-Prenois April 15
4 Flag of Italy 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza April 25
5 Flag of Belgium 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps May 6
6 Flag of Italy Targa Florio Palermo May 13
7 Flag of Germany ADAC 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring May 27
8 Flag of France 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe June 9
June 10
9 Flag of Austria Austrian 1000km Österreichring June 24
10 Flag of the United States Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International July 21

† - Sportscars only, GT class did not participate.

[edit] Season Results

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.

[edit] Races

Rnd Circuit Sportscar Winning Team GT Winning Team Results
Sportscar Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers
1 Daytona Flag of the United States #59 Brumos Porsche Flag of the United States #22 North American Racing Team Results
Flag of the United States Hurley Haywood
Flag of the United States Peter Gregg
Flag of France François Migault
Flag of the United States Milt Minter
2 Vallelunga Flag of France #5 Equipe Matra-Simca Flag of Germany #9 Martini Racing Results
Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
Flag of Germany Willi Kauhsen
Flag of the United States George Follmer
3 Dijon-Prenois Flag of France #2 Equipe Matra-Simca Flag of Germany #26 Martini Racing Results
Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
Flag of Switzerland Herbert Müller
Flag of the Netherlands Gijs van Lennep
4 Monza Flag of Italy #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Flag of Germany #84 Porsche Kremer Racing Results
Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Redman
Flag of Belgium Jacky Ickx
Flag of Germany Erwin Kremer
Flag of Germany Clemens Schickentanz
5 Spa-Francorchamps Flag of the United Kingdom #5 Gulf Racing Flag of Germany #40 Martini Racing Results
Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Bell Flag of Germany Reinhold Joest
Flag of the United States George Follmer
6 Palermo Flag of Germany #8 Martini Racing Flag of Italy #106 Scuderia Brescia Corse Results
Flag of Switzerland Herbert Müller
Flag of the Netherlands Gijs van Lennep
Flag of Italy Giovanni Borri
Flag of Italy Mario Barone
7 Nürburgring Flag of Italy #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Flag of Germany #55 Porsche Kremer Racing Results
Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Redman
Flag of Belgium Jacky Ickx
Flag of Switzerland Paul Keller
Flag of Germany Jürgen Neuhaus
Flag of Germany Clemens Schikentanz
8 La Sarthe Flag of France #11 Equipe Matra-Simca Flag of France #39 Automobile Charles Pozzi Results
Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
Flag of France Claude Ballot-Léna
Flag of the United Kingdom Vic Elford
9 Österreichring Flag of France #11 Equipe Matra-Simca None Results
Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
10 Watkins Glen Flag of France #33 Equipe Matra-Simca Flag of the United States #16 Toad Hall Motor Racing Results
Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
Flag of the United States Milt Minter
Flag of the United States Michael Keyser

[edit] Manufacturers Championships

[edit] Overall Manufacturers Championship

All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate championship.

Cars participating in races that were not included in the S, P, or GT classes are skipped in rewarding points for the overall championship.

Only the best 7 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.

Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1 Flag of France Matra 20 20 12 12 20 20 20 124
2 Flag of Italy Ferrari 15 15 15 20 10 20 15 12 15 115
3 Flag of Germany Porsche 20 8 3 3 8 20 10 10 3 6 82
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Mirage 8 20 10 10 48
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Lola 6 6 10 6 8 36
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Chevron 1 4 2 10 12 1 30
7 Flag of Italy Lancia 15 15
8 Flag of the United States Chevrolet 12 2 14
9 Flag of Italy Alfa Romeo 8 4 12

[edit] GT Manufacturers Championship

The GT class did not participate in Round 9. Only the best 6 finishes counted towards the championship.

Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 10 Total
1 Flag of Germany Porsche 12 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 20 112
2 Flag of Italy Ferrari 20 12 20 8 60
3 Flag of the United States Chevrolet 15 8 15 38
4 Flag of Italy Alfa Romeo 12 12
5 Flag of France Alpine 6 6

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