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.
| 1973 South African Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
 Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | |
| Time | 1:17.10 on lap 76 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
This race marked Scuderia Ferrari's 200th start in a World Championship event as a team.[3]
Accident
editMike 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
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Denny Hulme
|
McLaren–Ford | 1:16.28 |
| 2 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus–Ford | +0.13 |
| 3 | 7 |  Jody Scheckter
|
McLaren–Ford | +0.15 |
| 4 | 2 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
Lotus–Ford | +0.16 |
| 5 | 15 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
BRM | +0.19 |
| 6 | 6 |  Peter Revson
|
McLaren–Ford | +0.44 |
| 7 | 16 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
BRM | +0.56 |
| 8 | 18 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham–Ford | +0.66 |
| 9 | 11 | Carlos Pace
|
Surtees–Ford | +0.78 |
| 10 | 17 |  Niki Lauda
|
BRM | +0.86 |
| 11 | 8 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | +0.88 |
| 12 | 10 |  Mike Hailwood
|
Surtees–Ford | +0.89 |
| 13 | 25 | Dave Charlton
|
Lotus–Ford | +0.90 |
| 14 | 22 | Jackie Oliver
|
Shadow–Ford | +1.36 |
| 15 | 9 |  Arturo Merzario
|
Ferrari | +1.36 |
| 16 | 3 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell–Ford | +1.37 |
| 17 | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi
|
Brabham–Ford | +1.67 |
| 18 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
March–Ford | +1.70 |
| 19 | 21 | Howden Ganley
|
Williams–Ford | +1.79 |
| 20 | 12 | Andrea de Adamich
|
Surtees–Ford | +2.38 |
| 21 | 23 | George Follmer
|
Shadow–Ford | +2.54 |
| 22 | 26 | Eddie Keizan
|
Tyrrell–Ford | +2.64 |
| 23 | 24 | Mike Beuttler
|
March–Ford | +4.09 |
| 24 | 20 | Jackie Pretorius
|
Williams–Ford | +4.26 |
| 25 | 4 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell–Ford | No time |
| Source:[4] | ||||
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 79 | 1:43:11.07 | 16 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Peter Revson
|
McLaren-Ford | 79 | + 24.55 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 25.06 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Arturo Merzario
|
Ferrari | 78 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 77 | + 2 Laps | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | George Follmer
|
Shadow-Ford | 77 | + 2 Laps | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 77 | + 2 Laps | 8 | |
| 8 | 12 | Andrea de Adamich
|
Surtees-Ford | 77 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |
| 9 | 7 | Jody Scheckter
|
McLaren-Ford | 75 | Engine | 3 | |
| 10 | 21 | Howden Ganley
|
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 73 | + 6 Laps | 19 | |
| 11 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson
|
Lotus-Ford | 73 | + 6 Laps | 4 | |
| Ret | 11 | Carlos Pace
|
Surtees-Ford | 69 | Accident | 9 | |
| NC | 26 | Eddie Keizan
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 67 | + 12 Laps | 22 | |
| NC | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
March-Ford | 66 | + 13 Laps | 18 | |
| NC | 4 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 66 | + 13 Laps | 25 | |
| NC | 24 | Mike Beuttler
|
March-Ford | 65 | + 14 Laps | 23 | |
| Ret | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi
|
Brabham-Ford | 52 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jackie Pretorius
|
Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 35 | Overheating | 24 | |
| Ret | 17 | Niki Lauda
|
BRM | 26 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jackie Oliver
|
Shadow-Ford | 14 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
BRM | 4 | Clutch | 7 | |
| Ret | 25 | Dave Charlton
|
Lotus-Ford | 3 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Clay Regazzoni
|
BRM | 2 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 8 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 2 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 10 | Mike Hailwood
|
Surtees-Ford | 2 | Accident | 12 | |
Source:[5]
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Notes
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1973". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "1973 South African Grand Prix Entry list".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Formula One 1973 South African Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
- ^ "1973 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "South Africa 1973 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
