British Grand Prix
Silverstone, 14 Jul 1973
Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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1 | Peter Revson | McLaren M23 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #8 Yardley Team McLaren |
67 | 1h 29m 18.5s 131.75 mph |
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2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus 72E [R6] - Cosworth DFV V8 #2 John Player Team Lotus |
67 | 1h 29m 21.3s |
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3 | Denis Hulme | McLaren M23 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #7 Yardley Team McLaren |
67 | 1h 29m 21.5s |
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4 | James Hunt | March 731 ['3'] - Cosworth DFV V8 #27 Hesketh Racing |
67 | 1h 29m 21.9s |
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5 | François Cevert | Tyrrell [006] - Cosworth DFV V8 #6 Elf Team Tyrrell |
67 | 1h 29m 55.1s |
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6 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham BT42 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 #10 Motor Racing Developments Limited |
67 | 1h 30m 03.2s |
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7 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM P160E [09] - P142 V12 #19 Marlboro BRM |
67 | 1h 30m 30.2s |
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8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari 312 B3-73 [010] - f12 #3 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
67 | 1h 30m 35.9s |
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9 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro IR [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 #25 Frank Williams Racing Cars |
66 | 1h 29m 31.9s |
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10 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell [006/2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #5 Elf Team Tyrrell |
66 | 1h 29m 41.9s |
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11 | Mike Beuttler | March 731 [721G/2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #15 Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher Racing |
65 | 1h 30m 24.0s |
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12 | Niki Lauda | BRM P160E [08] - P142 V12 #21 Marlboro BRM |
63 | 1h 30m 40.7s |
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13 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign N173 [MN01] - Cosworth DFV V8 #28 Team Ensign |
61 | 1h 30m 32.1s |
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R | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham BT42 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #11 Motor Racing Developments Limited |
44 | oil leak | |||||
R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus 72E [R5] - Cosworth DFV V8 #1 John Player Team Lotus |
36 | transmission | |||||
R | John Watson | Brabham BT37 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #29 Hexagon of Highgate Team MRD |
36 | fuel feed | |||||
R | Graham Hill | Shadow DN1 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8 #12 Embassy Racing |
24 | handling | |||||
R | Chris Amon | Tecno PA123 [6] - f12 #22 Martini Racing Team |
6 | fuel feed | |||||
R | Graham McRae | Iso-Marlboro IR [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 #26 Frank Williams Racing Cars |
0 | throttle linkage | |||||
DNRS | Andrea de Adamich | Brabham BT42 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 #9 Ceramica Pagnossin Team MRD |
Retired/Did not restart | ||||||
DNRS | Roger Williamson | March 731 [721G/4] - Cosworth DFV V8 #14 STP March Racing Team |
Retired/Did not restart | ||||||
DNRS | George Follmer | Shadow DN1 [5A] - Cosworth DFV V8 #16 UOP Shadow Racing Team |
Retired/Did not restart | ||||||
DNRS | Jackie Oliver | Shadow DN1 [4A] - Cosworth DFV V8 #17 UOP Shadow Racing Team |
Retired/Did not restart | ||||||
DNRS | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM P160E [01] - P142 V12 #20 Marlboro BRM |
Retired/Did not restart | ||||||
DNRS | Mike Hailwood | Surtees TS14A [04] - Cosworth DFV V8 #23 Brooke Bond Oxo Rob Walker Team Surtees |
Retired/Did not restart | ||||||
DNRS | Carlos Pace | Surtees TS14A [03] - Cosworth DFV V8 #24 Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees |
Retired/Did not restart | ||||||
DNRS | Jody Scheckter | McLaren M23 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 #30 Yardley Team McLaren |
Retired/Did not restart | ||||||
DNRS | Jochen Mass | Surtees TS14 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 #31 Team Surtees |
Retired/Did not restart | ||||||
DNS | David Purley | March 731 [721G/1 as '731/2'] - Cosworth DFV V8 #18 LEC Refrigeration Racing |
Did not start (accident during warm-up) |
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T | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus 72E [R7] - Cosworth DFV V8 #40 John Player Team Lotus |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
T | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus 72E [R8] - Cosworth DFV V8 #41 John Player Team Lotus |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
T | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell [005] - Cosworth DFV V8 #42 Elf Team Tyrrell |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
T | François Cevert | Tyrrell [005] - Cosworth DFV V8 #43 Elf Team Tyrrell |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
T | Chris Amon | Tecno E731 - f12 #46 Martini Racing Team |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
T | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham BT42 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 #47 Motor Racing Developments Limited |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
T/S | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari 312 B3-73 [012] - f12 #44 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
(Spare - not used in practice) | ||||||
DNA | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari 312 B3-73 [012] - f12 #4 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
Did not arrive |
All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.
Qualifying | |||||
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1 | Ronnie Peterson | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 72E [R6] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.3s | ||
2 | Denis Hulme | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.5s | ||
3 | Peter Revson | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.5s | ||
4 | Jackie Stewart | (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell [006/2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.7s | ||
5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 72E [R5] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.7s | ||
6 | Jody Scheckter | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 16.9s | ||
7 | François Cevert | (F1) 3-litre Tyrrell [006] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.3s | ||
8 | Carlos Reutemann | (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT42 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.4s | ||
9 | Niki Lauda | (F1) 3-litre BRM P160E [08] - BRM P142 V12 | 1m 17.4s | ||
10 | Clay Regazzoni | (F1) 3-litre BRM P160E [09] - BRM P142 V12 | 1m 17.5s | ||
11 | James Hunt | (F1) 3-litre March 731 ['3'] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 17.6s | ||
12 | Mike Hailwood | (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS14A [04] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 18.0s | ||
13 | Wilson Fittipaldi | (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT42 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 18.1s | ||
14 | Jochen Mass | (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS14 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 18.3s | ||
15 | Carlos Pace | (F1) 3-litre Surtees TS14A [03] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 18.3s | ||
16 | David Purley * | (F1) 3-litre March 731 [721G/1 as '731/2'] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 18.4s | ||
17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | (F1) 3-litre BRM P160E [01] - BRM P142 V12 | 1m 18.4s | ||
18 | Howden Ganley | (F1) 3-litre Iso-Marlboro IR [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 18.6s | ||
19 | Jacky Ickx | (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312 B3-73 [010] - Ferrari f12 | 1m 18.9s | ||
20 | Andrea de Adamich | (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT42 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 19.1s | ||
21 | Rikky von Opel | (F1) 3-litre Ensign N173 [MN01] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 19.2s | ||
22 | Roger Williamson | (F1) 3-litre March 731 [721G/4] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 19.5s | ||
23 | John Watson | (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT37 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 20.1s | ||
24 | Mike Beuttler | (F1) 3-litre March 731 [721G/2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 20.1s | ||
25 | George Follmer | (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN1 [5A] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 20.3s | ||
26 | Jackie Oliver | (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN1 [4A] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 20.3s | ||
27 | Graham Hill | (F1) 3-litre Shadow DN1 [3A] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 20.5s | ||
28 | Graham McRae | (F1) 3-litre Iso-Marlboro IR [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 1m 20.8s | ||
29 | Chris Amon | (F1) 3-litre Tecno PA123 [6] - Tecno f12 | 1m 21.0s | ||
* Did not start |
Sources
Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.
3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985
These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.
All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.
Individual sources for this event
Autosport 19 Jul 1973 pp24-32 (by Pete Lyons). Motoring News 19 Jul 1973 pp10-15 (by 'AH' Alan Henry). Motor Sport August 1973 pp863-866 (by 'DSJ' Denis Jenkinson).
Two entries were received from Lotus, Tyrrell, Shadow, Williams, three from McLaren, Brabham, BRM and Surtees; only one from Ferrari, and one again from March, Tecno and Ensign, a total of 24. The only non-arrival was the second Ferrari for Merzario. McLaren's third car was for the very highly-regarded Jody Scheckter, and the third Surtees was for Jochen Mass, who had been going well in Surtees' F2 team. The third works Brabham entry for De Adamich had been upgraded to a BT42 for this race. The privateers were Embassy Racing with Hill's Shadow, Space Racing with the stockbroker March 731, Lec with a March 731, Hesketh with yet another March 731, and the ex-De Adamich Brabham BT37 which had been sold to Hexagon of Highgate but entered by Brabham for John Watson, bringing the total to 29. The six spare cars were two Lotus 72Ds, the second Ferrari 312B3 which remained unused, Tyrrell 005, a spare Brabham BT42 for Reuteman, and the new Tecno-Goral E731, seen on track for the first time. There were 35 cars present, a new record for the 3-litre Formula One.
Before an agreement had been reached with the F1 Association, the only entries by the end of May were four non-association teams: Shadow, Embassy Racing and Hesketh Racing. A week later, Ensign had joined the list, but then Shadow pulled out, Alan Rees saying that as an associate member of the F1 Association, their entry was dependent on agreement being reached. This sharpened the negotiations and the organisers soon decided to give the F1 Association what they wanted. FOCA's grip on F1 was tightening.