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1973 Monaco Grand Prix

Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333
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43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

1973 Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Circuit de Monaco
Race details
Date 3 June 1973
Official name XXXI Grand Prix de Monaco
Location Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.278 km (2.037 miles)
Distance 78 laps, 255.684 km (158.886 miles)
Pole position
Driver Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:27.5
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford
Time 1:28.1 on lap 78
Podium
First Tyrrell-Ford
Second Lotus-Ford
Third Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1973 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 3 June 1973. It was race 6 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The race was held on a heavily revised circuit, with a longer tunnel, a new section of track around the new swimming pool on the harbour front, and the Gasworks hairpin replaced by the Rascasse and Antony Noghès corners, the latter named after the founder of the race. The pits were also moved back to the start-finish straight, on a wider pit lane.

The 78-lap race was won from pole position by Scotland's Jackie Stewart, driving a Tyrrell-Ford. In the process, Stewart equalled the record of 25 Grand Prix victories set by his friend Jim Clark. Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi finished second in a Lotus-Ford, with Swedish teammate Ronnie Peterson third.

This was the first race for future World Champion James Hunt, driving a March-Ford entered by Hesketh Racing. Hunt suffered an engine failure in the closing stages of the race, but was classified ninth.

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos. Driver Constructor Time No
1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:27.5 1
2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:27.7 2
3 Denis Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:27.8 3
4 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:27.9 4
5 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:28.1 5
6 Niki Lauda BRM 1:28.5 6
7 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:28.7 7
8 Clay Regazzoni BRM 1:28.9 8
9 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 1:28.9 9
10 Howden Ganley Iso-Ford 1:29.0 10
11 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:29.0 11
12 Chris Amon Tecno 1:29.3 12
13 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:29.4 13
14 Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 1:29.4 14
15 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 1:29.4 15
16 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 1:29.5 16
17 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:29.6 17
18 James Hunt March-Ford 1:29.9 18
19 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:30.1 19
20 George Follmer Shadow-Ford 1:30.4 DNS
21 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:31.0 20
22 Nanni Galli Iso-Ford 1:31.1 21
23 Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 1:31.2 22
24 David Purley March-Ford 1:31.9 23
25 Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 1:31.9 24
26 Andrea de Adamich Brabham-Ford 1:32.1 25

Race

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Classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 78 1:57:44.3 1 9
2 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 78 + 1.3 5 6
3 2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 2 4
4 6 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 77 + 1 Lap 4 3
5 8 United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 76 + 2 Laps 15 2
6 7 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 76 + 2 Laps 3 1
7 9 Italy Andrea de Adamich Brabham-Ford 75 + 3 Laps 25  
8 23 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 75 + 3 Laps 13  
9 27 United Kingdom James Hunt March-Ford 73 Engine 18  
10 17 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 72 + 6 Laps 22  
11 11 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 71 Fuel System 9  
Ret 14 France Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 67 Gearbox 14  
Ret 12 United Kingdom Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 62 Suspension 24  
Ret 4 Italy Arturo Merzario Ferrari 58 Oil Pressure 16  
Ret 10 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 46 Gearbox 19  
Ret 3 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 44 Halfshaft 7  
Ret 25 New Zealand Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 41 Halfshaft 10  
Ret 20 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 39 Accident 11  
Ret 24 Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 31 Halfshaft 17  
Ret 18 United Kingdom David Purley March-Ford 31 Fuel Leak 23  
Ret 26 Italy Nanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 30 Halfshaft 21  
Ret 21 Austria Niki Lauda BRM 24 Gearbox 6  
Ret 22 New Zealand Chris Amon Tecno 22 Overheating 12  
Ret 19 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni BRM 15 Brakes 8  
Ret 15 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 3 Engine 20  
DNS 16 United States George Follmer Shadow-Ford Practice Accident
Source:[1]

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British drivers David Purley and future World Champion James Hunt.
  • This was the 10th pole position for Tyrrell.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "1973 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Monaco 1973 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.


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