1973 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 11 February 1973.^[2] It was race 2 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the first ever world championship race to be held in Brazil. The race was won by home town hero Emerson Fittipaldi after starting from first row beside Ronnie Peterson, who claimed the first pole position in his Formula One career, both driving Lotus. Jackie Stewart finished in second position, driving a Tyrrell. Denny Hulme finished in third position, driving a McLaren.

1973 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race details
Date	11 February 1973
Official name	II Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	7.960[1] km (4.946 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 318.400 km (197.845 miles)
Weather	Sunny and hot
Pole position
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Time	2:30.5
Fastest lap
Drivers	Emerson Fittipaldi (lap 14)	Lotus-Ford
Fastest lap	Denny Hulme (lap 20)	McLaren-Ford
Time	2:35.0
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Second	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	2:30.5		1
2	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	2:30.7	0.2	2
3	9	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	2:32.0	1.5	3
4	14	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	2:32.4	1.9	4
5	7	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	2:32.7	2.2	5
6	6	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	2:32.7	2.2	6
7	17	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	2:32.9	2.4	7
8	3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	2:33.3	2.8	8
9	4	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	2:33.4	2.9	9
10	15	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	2:33.5	3.0	10
11	18	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	2:34.3	3.8	11
12	8	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	2:34.3	3.8	12
13	16	Niki Lauda	BRM	2:35.1	4.6	13
14	5	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	2:35.5	5.0	14
15	11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford	2:37.6	7.1	15
16	19	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	2:37.6	7.1	16
17	10	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	2:37.7	7.2	17
18	20	Nanni Galli	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	2:38.7	8.2	18
19	12	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	2:39.9	9.4	19
20	23	Luiz Bueno	Surtees-Ford	2:42.5	12.0	20
Source:[3]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	40	1:43:55.6	2	9
2	3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	40	+ 13.5	8	6
3	7	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	40	+ 1:46.4	5	4
4	10	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	39	+ 1 Lap	17	3
5	9	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	39	+ 1 Lap	3	2
6	14	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	39	+ 1 Lap	4	1
7	19	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	16
8	16	Niki Lauda	BRM	38	+ 2 Laps	13
9	20	Nanni Galli	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	38	+ 2 Laps	18
10	4	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	38	+ 2 Laps	9
11	17	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	38	+ 2 Laps	7
12	23	Luiz Bueno	Surtees-Ford	36	+ 4 Laps	20
Ret	15	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	23	Electrical	10
Ret	12	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	18	Overheating	19
Ret	6	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	9	Suspension	6
Ret	5	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	6	Gearbox	14
Ret	11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford	6	Gearbox	15
Ret	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	5	Wheel	1
Ret	18	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	5	Overheating	11
Ret	8	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	3	Gearbox	12
Source:[4]

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Brazilian driver Luiz Bueno.
• This was the 37th podium finish for Jackie Stewart, breaking the record set by Graham Hill at the 1969 Monaco Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 18 1 2 Jackie Stewart 10 1 3 François Cevert 6 1 4 Denny Hulme 6 1 5 Jacky Ickx 5 Source:[5]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 18 2 Tyrrell-Ford 12 1 3 McLaren-Ford 6 1 4 Ferrari 6 1 5 BRM 1 Source:[5]

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