1973 Spanish Grand Prix

1973 Spanish Grand Prix
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
Course length	3.791 km (2.356 mi)
Distance	75 laps, 284.325 km (176.671 mi)
Weather	Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:21.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:23.8 on lap 13
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Second	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford

The 1973 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Montjuïc circuit on 29 April 1973. It was the fourth round of the 1973 Formula One season. The 75-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from seventh position. François Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and Shadow driver George Follmer came in third.

Classification

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	31
	2	Jackie Stewart	19
2	3	François Cevert	12
	4	Peter Revson	9
2	5	Denny Hulme	9

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Ford	31
	2	Tyrrell-Ford	27
	3	McLaren-Ford	15
	4	Ferrari	9
2	5	Shadow-Ford	5

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

References

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

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