Kammala wannan jumla: A 1973, Follmer ya yi gasa a cikin Formula One tare da ƙungiyar Don Nichols 'UOP Shadow. Ya shiga cikin Grand Prix na farko, a
Afirka ta Kudu, yana da shekaru 39 da wata 1 - yana mai da shi mafi tsufa na F1 tun daga shekarun 1950, bambancin da yake riƙe har yanzu. A cikin tseren Gasar Championship 13, kyakkyawan sakamakonsa shine na 6 a Afirka ta Kudu da kuma mataki na 3 a Spain, a cikin Grands Prix na farko, wanda ya ba shi 13th a Gasar Drivers tare da maki biyar. Ya kuma yi gasa a cikin tsere da yawa da ba na Gasar ba.