The 1973 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 9 September 1973. It was race 13 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The 55-lap race was won from pole position by Ronnie Peterson, driving a Lotus-Ford, with teammate Emerson Fittipaldi second and Peter Revson third in a McLaren-Ford. Jackie Stewart suffered a puncture early in the race which dropped him to 20th, but charged through the field to finish fourth, which was enough to secure his third (and final) Drivers' Championship. Three days after race, Stewart announced his retirement from the sport at the end of season.
Stewart's Tyrrell teammate François Cevert finished fifth, scoring what would turn out to be the final points of his Formula One career. Carlos Reutemann completed the top six in his Brabham.
The race also saw Jacky Ickx's last drive for Ferrari, the Belgian returning to the team for its home race having left after the British Grand Prix. Ickx qualified 14th and finished eighth, a lap down on Peterson.
Qualifying classification PosNoDriverConstructorTime/Gap 1 2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus–Ford 1:34.80 2 8 Peter Revson McLaren–Ford +0.49 3 7 Denny Hulme McLaren–Ford +0.65 4 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus–Ford +0.88 5 24 Carlos Pace Surtees–Ford +1.26 6 5 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell–Ford +1.30 7 4 Arturo Merzario Ferrari +1.57 8 23 Mike Hailwood Surtees–Ford +1.64 9 9 Rolf Stommelen Brabham–Ford +1.74 10 10 Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Ford +1.75 11 6 François Cevert Tyrrell–Ford +1.78 12 15 Mike Beuttler March–Ford +1.87 13 20 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +2.08 14 3 Jacky Ickx Ferrari +2.19 15 21 Niki Lauda BRM +2.46 16 11 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham–Ford +2.50 17 28 Frederick von Opel Ensign–Ford +2.60 18 19 Clay Regazzoni BRM +2.78 19 17 Jackie Oliver Shadow–Ford +3.01 20 25 Howden Ganley Williams–Ford +3.33 21 16 George Follmer Shadow–Ford +3.86 22 12 Graham Hill Shadow–Ford +4.08 23 26 Gijs van Lennep Williams–Ford +4.44 24 29 David Purley March–Ford +4.48 25 27 James Hunt March–Ford +5.02 Source:
Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 55 1:29:17.0 1 9 2 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 55 + 0.8 4 6 3 8 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 55 + 28.8 2 4 4 5 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 55 + 33.2 6 3 5 6 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 55 + 46.2 11 2 6 10 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 55 + 59.8 10 1 7 23 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 55 + 1:28.7 8 8 3 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 54 + 1 Lap 14 9 29 David Purley March-Ford 54 + 1 Lap 24 10 16 George Follmer Shadow-Ford 54 + 1 Lap 21 11 17 Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 54 + 1 Lap 19 12 9 Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 54 + 1 Lap 9 13 20 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 54 + 1 Lap 13 14 12 Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 54 + 1 Lap 22 15 7 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 53 + 2 Laps 3 25 Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 44 + 11 Laps 20 15 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 34 Gearbox 12 21 Niki Lauda BRM 33 Accident 15 19 Clay Regazzoni BRM 30 Ignition 18 24 Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 17 Tyre 5 26 Gijs van Lennep Iso-Marlboro-Ford 14 Overheating 23 28 Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford 10 Overheating 17 11 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 6 Brakes 16 4 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 2 Suspension 7 27 James Hunt March-Ford Practice Accident
Notes
This was the 10th fastest lap set by Tyrrell.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 69 1 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 48 1 3 François Cevert 47 4 Ronnie Peterson 43 5 Peter Revson 27Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford* 80 (84) 2 Lotus-Ford* 77 (81) 3 McLaren-Ford 46 4 Brabham-Ford 18 5 Ferrari 12Source:
Bold text indicates the 1973 World Drivers' Champion. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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