The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 15

United States Grand Prix

1973  ·  Watkins Glen  ·  7 October 1973  ·  59 laps

  1. 1st Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus · 01:41:15.779
  2. 2nd James Hunt March · +0.668
  3. 3rd Carlos Reutemann Brabham · +22.93

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ronnie Peterson

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Jackie Stewart

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Withdrew

03 Lap 34

Mike Hailwood

Retirement Surtees  —  Suspension

04 Lap 52

Wilson Fittipaldi

Retirement Brabham  —  Not classified

05 On the Charge

Jacky Ickx

Iso Marlboro  —  P23 → P7

06 Victory

Ronnie Peterson

Team Lotus  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 1 59 01:41:15.779 9
2 James Hunt March 4 59 +0.668 6
3 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 2 59 +22.93 4
4 Denny Hulme McLaren 8 59 +50.226 3
5 Peter Revson McLaren 7 59 +1:20.367 2
6 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 3 59 +1:47.945 1
7 Jacky Ickx Iso Marlboro 23 58 +1 Lap
8 Clay Regazzoni BRM 15 58 +1 Lap
9 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 14 58 +1 Lap
10 Mike Beuttler March 26 58 +1 Lap
11 Jean-Pierre Jarier March 17 57 Accident
12 Howden Ganley Iso Marlboro 19 57 +2 Laps
13 Graham Hill Shadow 18 57 +2 Laps
14 George Follmer Shadow 20 57 +2 Laps
15 Jackie Oliver Shadow 22 55 +4 Laps
16 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 11 55 +4 Laps
17 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham 25 52 Not classified
18 Jody Scheckter McLaren 10 39 Suspension
19 Jochen Mass Surtees 16 35 Engine
20 Niki Lauda BRM 21 35 Fuel pump
21 Mike Hailwood Surtees 6 34 Suspension
22 Carlos Pace Surtees 9 32 Suspension
23 John Watson Brabham 24 7 Engine
24 Brian Redman Shadow 13 5 Disqualified
25 Rikky von Opel Ensign 27 0 Throttle
26 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 5 0 Withdrew
27 Chris Amon Tyrrell 12 0 Withdrew
28 François Cevert Tyrrell 0 Accident

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