The 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 11 February 1973. 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.
Classification
Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid12 Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford2:30.5121 Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford2:30.70.2239 Jacky IckxFerrari2:32.01.53414 Clay RegazzoniBRM2:32.41.9457 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford2:32.72.2566 Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford2:32.72.26717 Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford2:32.92.4783 Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford2:33.32.8894 François CevertTyrrell-Ford2:33.42.991015 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM2:33.53.0101118 Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford2:34.33.811128 Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford2:34.33.8121316 Niki LaudaBRM2:35.14.613145 Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford2:35.55.0141511 Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford2:37.67.1151619 Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro-Ford2:37.67.1161710 Arturo MerzarioFerrari2:37.77.2171820 Nanni GalliIso-Marlboro-Ford2:38.78.2181912 Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford2:39.99.4192023 Luiz BuenoSurtees-Ford2:42.512.020Source:
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 15 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 23 Electrical 10 12 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 18 Overheating 19 6 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 9 Suspension 6 5 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 6 Gearbox 14 11 Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 6 Gearbox 15 2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 5 Wheel 1 18 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 5 Overheating 11 8 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 3 Gearbox 12
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. This race was the inspiration for the song "Lotus 72 D" by Brazilian artist Zé Roberto, also known as Joaquim Roberto Braga
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 5Source:
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 1Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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