The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 9

British Grand Prix

1973  ·  Silverstone Circuit  ·  14 July 1973  ·  67 laps

  1. 1st Peter Revson McLaren · 01:29:18.5
  2. 2nd Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus · +2.8
  3. 3rd Denny Hulme McLaren · +3

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ronnie Peterson

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Jody Scheckter

Retirement McLaren  —  Collision

03 Lap 36

Emerson Fittipaldi

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Transmission

04 On the Charge

Mike Beuttler

March  —  P24 → P11

05 Victory

Peter Revson

McLaren  —  Won from P3

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Peter Revson McLaren 3 67 01:29:18.5 9
2 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 1 67 +2.8 6
3 Denny Hulme McLaren 2 67 +3 4
4 James Hunt March 11 67 +3.4 3
5 François Cevert Tyrrell 7 67 +36.6 2
6 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 8 67 +44.7 1
7 Clay Regazzoni BRM 10 67 +1:11.700
8 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 19 67 +1:17.400
9 Howden Ganley Iso Marlboro 18 66 +1 Lap
10 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 4 66 +1 Lap
11 Mike Beuttler March 24 65 +2 Laps
12 Niki Lauda BRM 9 63 +4 Laps
13 Rikky von Opel Ensign 21 61 +6 Laps
14 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham 13 44 Oil leak
15 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 5 36 Transmission
16 John Watson Brabham 23 36 Fuel system
17 Graham Hill Shadow 27 24 Chassis
18 Chris Amon Tecno 29 6 Fuel system
19 Jody Scheckter McLaren 6 0 Collision
20 Mike Hailwood Surtees 12 0 Collision
21 Jochen Mass Surtees 14 0 Collision
22 Carlos Pace Surtees 15 0 Collision
23 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 17 0 Collision
24 Andrea de Adamich Brabham 20 0 Collision
25 Roger Williamson March 22 0 Collision
26 George Follmer Shadow 25 0 Collision
27 Jackie Oliver Shadow 26 0 Collision
28 Graham McRae Iso Marlboro 28 0 Throttle
29 David Purley March 16 0 Spun off

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