The 1973 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Montjuïc Circuit on 29 April 1973. It was race 4 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. 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, scoring his only podium finish in Formula One.
Classification
Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap Grid 1 2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:21.8—1 2 5 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:22.5 +0.72 3 4 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:22.7 +0.83 4 3 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:23.2 +1.44 5 6 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 1:23.4 +1.65 6 7 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:23.5 +1.76 7 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:23.7 +1.97 8 14 Clay Regazzoni BRM 1:23.7 +1.98 9 9 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:24.2 +2.4 10 15 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:24.2 +2.410 11 16 Niki Lauda BRM 1:24.3 +2.511 12 17 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 1:24.5 +2.712 13 19 Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 1:24.6 +2.813 14 20 George Follmer Shadow-Ford 1:24.7 +2.914 15 18 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:24.7 +2.915 16 10 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 1:25.0 +3.216 17 21 Andrea de Adamich Brabham-Ford 1:25.2 +3.417 18 11 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:26.1 +4.318 19 12 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:26.2 +4.419 20 24 Nanni Galli Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:26.3 +4.520 21 23 Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 1:26.5 +4.721 22 25 Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 1:30.3 +8.522
Race 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 18 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 66 Halfshaft 15 23 Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 63 Out of Fuel 21 2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 56 Gearbox 1 3 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 47 Brakes 4 16 Niki Lauda BRM 28 Tyre 11 25 Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 27 Brakes 22 9 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 25 Oil Leak 19 Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 23 Engine 13 21 Andrea de Adamich Brabham-Ford 17 Wheel 17 10 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 13 Halfshaft 16
Notes
This was the first fastest lap set by Ronnie Peterson and by a Swedish driver. This was the 50th Grand Prix win by Lotus, breaking the old record set by Ferrari at the 1972 German Grand Prix. This was the first podium finish for American driver George Fullmer and for American-British constructor Shadow.
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 9Source:
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 5Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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