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.
Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid 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:
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 24 Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 84 Radiator 17 30 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 79 Engine 7 38 Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 79 + 17 laps 19 4 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 67 Oil pressure 5 34 Niki Lauda BRM 66 Oil pressure 13 10 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 16 Gearbox 9 26 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 10 Halfshaft 10 28 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 10 Suspension 15 36 Nanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 0 Engine 16
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 2Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 9 2 Tyrrell-Ford 6 3 Ferrari 3 4 McLaren-Ford 2 5 Brabham-Ford 1Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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