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1973 United States Grand Prix

The United States Grand Prix 1973 was the 15th round of the 1973 F1 season, and took place at the Watkins Glen in New York State, USA, on October 7th.

Ronnie Peterson won the race from the pole, followed by James Hunt, and Carlos Reutemann completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
1:41:15.779
Finished
2
2
James Hunt
March
+0.668
Finished
3
1
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham
+22.930
Finished
4
4
Denny Hulme
McLaren
+50.226
Finished
5
2
Peter Revson
McLaren
+1:20.367
Finished
6
3
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
+1:47.945
Finished
7
16
Jacky Ickx
Iso Marlboro
+1 Lap
8
7
Clay Regazzoni
BRM
+1 Lap
9
5
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
BRM
+1 Lap
10
16
Mike Beuttler
March
+1 Lap
11
6
Jean-Pierre Jarier
March
Accident
12
7
Howden Ganley
Iso Marlboro
+2 Laps
13
5
Graham Hill
Shadow
+2 Laps
14
6
George Follmer
Shadow
+2 Laps
15
7
Jackie Oliver
Shadow
+4 Laps
16
5
Arturo Merzario
Ferrari
+4 Laps
17
8
Wilson Fittipaldi
Brabham
Not classified
18
8
Jody Scheckter
McLaren
Suspension
19
3
Jochen Mass
Surtees
Engine
20
1
Niki Lauda
BRM
Fuel pump
21
15
Mike Hailwood
Surtees
Suspension
22
13
Carlos Pace
Surtees
Suspension
23
1
John Watson
Brabham
Engine
24
11
Brian Redman
Shadow
Disqualified
25
2
Rikky von Opel
Ensign
Throttle
26
21
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
Withdrew
27
15
Chris Amon
Tyrrell
Withdrew
28
28
François Cevert
Tyrrell
Accident
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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

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 15 drivers out of the original 28 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jean-Pierre Jarier, and François Cevert, both had to retire due to an accident, Wilson Fittipaldi, who did not classify on lap 52, Jody Scheckter, Mike Hailwood, and Carlos Pace, all of whom suffered a suspension problem, Jochen Mass, and John Watson, both suffered an engine malfunction, Niki Lauda, who had a fuel pump failure on lap 35, Rikky von Opel, who had a throttle issue on lap 0, and Jackie Stewart, and Chris Amon, both withdrew.

Accident

  • Jean-Pierre Jarier
    Lap 57
  • François Cevert
    Lap 0

Not classified

  • Wilson Fittipaldi
    Lap 52

Suspension

  • Jody Scheckter
    Lap 39
  • Mike Hailwood
    Lap 34
  • Carlos Pace
    Lap 32

Engine

  • Jochen Mass
    Lap 35
  • John Watson
    Lap 7

Fuel pump

  • Niki Lauda
    Lap 35

Throttle

  • Rikky von Opel
    Lap 0

Withdrew

  • Jackie Stewart
    Lap 0
  • Chris Amon
    Lap 0

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There was also action outise of the track itself, and the stwearts decided to disqualify Brian Redman.

Disqualified

  • Brian Redman
    Lap 5

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.