1973 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1973 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Buenos Aires circuit on 28 January 1973. It was race 1 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. 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.

1973 Argentine Grand Prix
Layout of the Buenos Aires circuit in 1973
Race details
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 miles)
Distance	96 laps, 321.216 km (199.584 miles)
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
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	32	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	1:10.54	—	1
2	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:10.84	+0.30	2
3	18	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:11.01	+0.47	3
4	6	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	1:11.03	+0.49	4
5	4	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	1:11.06	+0.52	5
6	8	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	1:11.46	+0.92	6
7	30	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:11.48	+0.94	7
8	14	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:11.70	+1.16	8
9	10	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	1:12.08	+1.54	9
10	26	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	1:12.13	+1.59	10
11	16	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	1:12.22	+1.68	11
12	12	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	1:12.31	+1.79	12
13	34	Niki Lauda	BRM	1:12.39	+1.85	13
14	20	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	1:12.54	+2.00	14
15	28	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	1:12.80	+2.26	15
16	36	Nanni Galli	Williams-Ford	1:13.97	+3.43	16
17	24	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford	1:14.27	+3.73	17
18	22	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	1:15.15	+4.61	18
19	38	Howden Ganley	Williams-Ford	1:15.29	+4.75	19
Source:[1][2]

Race

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	12	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	+ 17 laps	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
Source:[3]

Notes

• This was the 5th pole position for a Swiss driver.
• This was the first fastest lap set by Emerson Fittipaldi and the first by a Brazilian driver.
• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian constructor Iso-Marlboro, being entered by Frank Williams.
• This was the 200th Grand Prix for a Ferrari-powered car. In those 200 races, Ferrari-powered cars won 49 Grands Prix, achieved 183 podium finishes, 60 pole positions, 57 fastest laps, 18 Grand Slams, and won 6 Driver's and 2 Constructor's World Championships.

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 Source:[4]

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 Source:[4]

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