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1973 South African Grand Prix

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1973 South African Grand Prix
The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
Race details
Date 3 March 1973
Official name Seventh AA Grand Prix of South Africa
Location Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.104 km (2.550 miles)
Distance 79 laps, 324.216 km (201.458 miles)
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Ford
Time 1:16.28
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford
Time 1:17.10 on lap 76
Podium
First Tyrrell-Ford
Second McLaren-Ford
Third Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1973 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the Seventh AA Grand Prix of South Africa,[1] was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 3 March 1973. It was race 3 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.[2] The race was won by Jackie Stewart driving a Tyrrell. Denny Hulme's pole position was the only one of his Formula One World Championship career.

This race marked Scuderia Ferrari's 200th start in a World Championship event as a team.[3]

Accident

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Mike Hailwood was recognised for bravery when he went to pull Clay Regazzoni from his burning car after the two collided on the third lap of the race. Hailwood's driving suit caught fire, but after being extinguished by a fire marshal he returned to help rescue Regazzoni, an act for which he was awarded the George Medal.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Gap
1 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLarenFord 1:16.28
2 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi LotusFord +0.13
3 7 South Africa Jody Scheckter McLarenFord +0.15
4 2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson LotusFord +0.16
5 15 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni BRM +0.19
6 6 United States Peter Revson McLarenFord +0.44
7 16 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +0.56
8 18 Argentina Carlos Reutemann BrabhamFord +0.66
9 11 Brazil Carlos Pace SurteesFord +0.78
10 17 Austria Niki Lauda BRM +0.86
11 8 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari +0.88
12 10 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood SurteesFord +0.89
13 25 South Africa Dave Charlton LotusFord +0.90
14 22 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver ShadowFord +1.36
15 9 Italy Arturo Merzario Ferrari +1.36
16 3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart TyrrellFord +1.37
17 19 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi BrabhamFord +1.67
18 14 France Jean-Pierre Jarier MarchFord +1.70
19 21 New Zealand Howden Ganley WilliamsFord +1.79
20 12 Italy Andrea de Adamich SurteesFord +2.38
21 23 United States George Follmer ShadowFord +2.54
22 26 South Africa Eddie Keizan TyrrellFord +2.64
23 24 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler MarchFord +4.09
24 20 South Africa Jackie Pretorius WilliamsFord +4.26
25 4 France François Cevert TyrrellFord No time
Source:[4]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 79 1:43:11.07 16 9
2 6 United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 79 + 24.55 6 6
3 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 79 + 25.06 2 4
4 9 Italy Arturo Merzario Ferrari 78 + 1 Lap 15 3
5 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 1 2
6 23 United States George Follmer Shadow-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 21 1
7 18 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 8  
8 12 Italy Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 20  
9 7 South Africa Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 75 Engine 3  
10 21 New Zealand Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 73 + 6 Laps 19  
11 2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 73 + 6 Laps 4  
Ret 11 Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 69 Accident 9  
NC 26 South Africa Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Ford 67 + 12 Laps 22  
NC 14 France Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 66 + 13 Laps 18  
NC 4 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 66 + 13 Laps 25  
NC 24 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 65 + 14 Laps 23  
Ret 19 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 52 Gearbox 17  
Ret 20 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Iso-Marlboro-Ford 35 Overheating 24  
Ret 17 Austria Niki Lauda BRM 26 Engine 10  
Ret 22 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 14 Engine 14  
Ret 16 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 4 Clutch 7  
Ret 25 South Africa Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 3 Accident 13  
Ret 15 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni BRM 2 Accident 5  
Ret 8 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 2 Accident 11  
Ret 10 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 2 Accident 12  
Source:[5]

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for South African driver Eddie Keizan and American driver George Follmer.
  • This was the 200th Formula One Grand Prix start for a Ferrari. In those 200 races, Ferrari had won 49 Grands Prix, achieved 183 podium finishes, 60 pole positions, 57 fastest laps, 18 Grand Slams, and won 6 Driver's and 2 Constructor's World Championships.
  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for American-British constructor Shadow.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1973". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ^ "1973 South African Grand Prix Entry list".
  3. ^ Scuderia Ferrari did not participate in the 1950 French Grand Prix; Peter Whitehead's privateer entry in this race does not count towards the team's participation tally.
  4. ^ "Formula One 1973 South African Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
  5. ^ "1973 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "South Africa 1973 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.


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