1973 Argentine Grand Prix

1973 Argentine Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 15 in the 1973 Formula One season
Layout of the Buenos Aires circuit in 1973
Date	January 28, 1973
Official name	X Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Location	Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.346 km (2.079 mi)
Distance	96 laps, 321.216 km (199.584 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Clay Regazzoni	BRM
Time	1:10.54
Fastest lap
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:11.22
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Second	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford

The 1973 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Buenos Aires circuit on 28 January 1973. It was the first round of the 1973 Formula One season. The 96-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from second position. François Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and his teammate Jackie Stewart came in third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	96	1:56:18.22	2	9
2	8	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	96	+ 4.69	6	6
3	6	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	96	+ 33.19	4	4
4	18	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	96	+ 42.57	3	3
5	14	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	95	+ 1 Lap	8	2
6	12	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	95	+ 1 Lap	13	1
7	32	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	93	+ 3 Laps	1
8	16	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	92	+ 4 Laps	11
9	20	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	92	+ 4 Laps	14
10	22	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	90	Suspension	18
Ret	24	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford	84	Radiator	17
Ret	30	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	79	Engine	7
NC	38	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	79	Not Classified	19
Ret	4	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	67	Oil Pressure	5
Ret	34	Niki Lauda	BRM	66	Oil Pressure	13
Ret	10	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	16	Gearbox	9
Ret	26	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	10	Halfshaft	10
Ret	28	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	10	Suspension	15
Ret	36	Nanni Galli	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	0	Engine	16
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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	9
2	François Cevert	6
3	Jackie Stewart	4
4	Jacky Ickx	3
5	Denny Hulme	2

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Lotus-Ford	9
2	Tyrrell-Ford	6
3	Ferrari	3
4	McLaren-Ford	2
5	Brabham-Ford	1

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

References

↑ "1973 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

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