The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

1973  ·  Autódromo José Carlos Pace  ·  11 February 1973  ·  40 laps

  1. 1st Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus · 01:43:55.6
  2. 2nd Jackie Stewart Tyrrell · +13.5
  3. 3rd Denny Hulme McLaren · +1:46.400

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ronnie Peterson

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 5

Ronnie Peterson

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Wheel

03 Lap 9

Carlos Pace

Retirement Surtees  —  Suspension

04 On the Charge

Arturo Merzario

Ferrari  —  P17 → P4

05 Victory

Emerson Fittipaldi

Team Lotus  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 2 40 01:43:55.6 9
2 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 8 40 +13.5 6
3 Denny Hulme McLaren 5 40 +1:46.400 4
4 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 17 39 +1 Lap 3
5 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 3 39 +1 Lap 2
6 Clay Regazzoni BRM 4 39 +1 Lap 1
7 Howden Ganley Iso Marlboro 14 39 +1 Lap
8 Niki Lauda BRM 13 38 +2 Laps
9 Nanni Galli Iso Marlboro 18 38 +2 Laps
10 François Cevert Tyrrell 9 38 +2 Laps
11 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 7 38 +2 Laps
12 Luiz Bueno Surtees 20 36 +4 Laps
13 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 10 23 Electrical
14 Mike Beuttler March 19 18 Overheating
15 Carlos Pace Surtees 6 9 Suspension
16 Mike Hailwood Surtees 14 6 Gearbox
17 Jean-Pierre Jarier March 15 6 Gearbox
18 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 1 5 Wheel
19 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham 11 5 Overheating
20 Peter Revson McLaren 12 3 Gearbox

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