The British Grand Prix 1973 was the 9th round of the 1973 F1 season, and took place at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, UK, on July 14th.

Peter Revson won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Ronnie Peterson, who originally had the pole position, and Denny Hulme completing the podium.

Final results

1
2
Peter Revson
McLaren
1:29:18.5
Finished
2
1
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
+2.8
Finished
3
1
Denny Hulme
McLaren
+3.0
Finished
4
7
James Hunt
March
+3.4
Finished
5
2
François Cevert
Tyrrell
+36.6
Finished
6
2
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham
+44.7
Finished
7
3
Clay Regazzoni
BRM
+1:11.7
Finished
8
11
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
+1:17.4
Finished
9
9
Howden Ganley
Iso Marlboro
+1 Lap
10
6
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
11
13
Mike Beuttler
March
+2 Laps
12
3
Niki Lauda
BRM
+4 Laps
13
8
Rikky von Opel
Ensign
+6 Laps
14
1
Wilson Fittipaldi
Brabham
Oil leak
15
10
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
Transmission
16
7
John Watson
Brabham
Fuel system
17
10
Graham Hill
Shadow
Chassis
18
11
Chris Amon
Tecno
Fuel system
19
13
Jody Scheckter
McLaren
Collision
20
8
Mike Hailwood
Surtees
Collision
21
7
Jochen Mass
Surtees
Collision
22
7
Carlos Pace
Surtees
Collision
23
6
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
BRM
Collision
24
4
Andrea de Adamich
Brabham
Collision
25
3
Roger Williamson
March
Collision
26
1
George Follmer
Shadow
Collision
27
1
Jackie Oliver
Shadow
Collision
28
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Graham McRae
Iso Marlboro
Throttle
29
13
David Purley
March
Spun off
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 18 drivers out of the original 29 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Wilson Fittipaldi, who had an oil leak on lap 44, Emerson Fittipaldi, who had a transmission problem on lap 36, John Watson, and Chris Amon, both had a fuel system failure, Graham Hill, who experienced problems with the chassis of the car on lap 24, Jody Scheckter, Mike Hailwood, Jochen Mass, Carlos Pace, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Andrea de Adamich, Roger Williamson, George Follmer, and Jackie Oliver, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Graham McRae, who had a throttle issue on lap 0, and David Purley, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 0.

Oil leak

  • Wilson Fittipaldi
    Lap 44

Transmission

  • Emerson Fittipaldi
    Lap 36

Fuel system

  • John Watson
    Lap 36
  • Chris Amon
    Lap 6

Chassis

  • Graham Hill
    Lap 24

Collision

  • Jody Scheckter
    Lap 0
  • Mike Hailwood
    Lap 0
  • Jochen Mass
    Lap 0
  • Carlos Pace
    Lap 0
  • Jean-Pierre Beltoise
    Lap 0
  • Andrea de Adamich
    Lap 0
  • Roger Williamson
    Lap 0
  • George Follmer
    Lap 0
  • Jackie Oliver
    Lap 0

Throttle

  • Graham McRae
    Lap 0

Spun off

  • David Purley
    Lap 0

Qualifying

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