1973 Spanish Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 4 of 15 in the 1973 Formula One season

The Montjuïc Circuit (1966–1975)
Date April 29, 1973
Location Montjuïc circuit, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Course Street Circuit
3.791 km (2.356 mi)
Distance 75 laps, 284.325 km (176.671 mi)
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford
Time 1:21.8
Fastest lap
Driver Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford
Time 1:23.8 on lap 13
Podium
First Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford
Second France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford
Third United States George Follmer Shadow-Ford

The 1973 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Montjuïc circuit on April 29, 1973.

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 75 1:48:18.7 7 9
2 4 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 75 + 42.7 3 6
3 20 United States George Follmer Shadow-Ford 75 + 1:13.1 14 4
4 6 United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 74 +1 Lap 5 3
5 15 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 74 +1 Lap 10 2
6 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 74 +1 Lap 2 1
7 12 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 74 +1 Lap 19  
8 11 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 73 +2 Laps 18  
9 14 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni BRM 69 +6 Laps 8  
10 17 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 69 +6 Laps 12  
11 24 Italy Nanni Galli Iso Marlboro-Ford 69 +6 Laps 20  
12 7 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 69 +6 Laps 6  
Ret 18 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 66 Halfshaft 15  
Ret 23 New Zealand Howden Ganley Iso Marlboro-Ford 63 Out of Fuel 21  
Ret 2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 56 Gearbox 1  
Ret 3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 47 Brakes 4  
Ret 16 Austria Niki Lauda BRM 28 Tyre 11  
Ret 25 United Kingdom Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 27 Brakes 22  
Ret 9 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 25 Oil Leak 9  
Ret 19 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 23 Engine 13  
Ret 21 Italy Andrea de Adamich Brabham-Ford 17 Wheel 17  
Ret 10 Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 13 Halfshaft 16  

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 31
2 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 19
2 3 France François Cevert 12
4 United States Peter Revson 9
2 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme 9

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 31
2 United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 27
3 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 15
4 Italy Ferrari 9
2 5 United Kingdom Shadow-Ford 5

References

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1973 South African Grand Prix
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