1973 Austrian Grand Prix
# 1973 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1973 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 19 August 1973. It was race 12 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The 54-lap race was won by Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson, driving a Lotus-Ford, after he started from second position. Scotland's Jackie Stewart achieved his final podium finish, coming second in his Tyrrell-Ford, while Brazil's Carlos Pace achieved his first, coming third in a Surtees-Ford.

Niki Lauda was forced to miss his home race after breaking his wrist at the Nürburgring two weeks previously. BRM did not replace him for the event.

## Qualifying

### Qualifying classification

| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 1:34.98 | 1 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 1:35.37 | 2 |
| 3 | Denis Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:35.69 | 3 |
| 4 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 1:35.86 | 4 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 1:36.01 | 5 |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 1:36.42 | 6 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:36.44 | 7 |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford | 1:36.48 | 8 |
| 9 | James Hunt | March-Ford | 1:36.63 | 9 |
| 10 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:36.77 | 10 |
| 11 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 1:36.83 | 11 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford | 1:36.93 | 12 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:37.46 | 13 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 1:37.52 | 14 |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 1:37.60 | 15 |
| 16 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford | 1:37.81 | 16 |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford | 1:37.85 | 17 |
| 18 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford | 1:37.97 | 18 |
| 19 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford | 1:38.22 | 19 |
| 20 | George Follmer | Shadow-Ford | 1:38.30 | 20 |
| 21 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Ford | 1:39.38 | 21 |
| 22 | Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford | 1:39.50 | 22 |
| 23 | Chris Amon | Tecno | 1:40.39 | DNS |
| 24 | Gijs van Lennep | Iso-Ford | 1:41.04 | 23 |

## Race

### Classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 54 | 1:28:48.78 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 54 | + 9.01 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford | 54 | + 46.64 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 54 | + 47.91 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 54 | + 1:21.30 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 54 | + 1:38.40 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 53 | + 1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 3 | |
| 9 | 26 | Gijs van Lennep | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 52 | + 2 Laps | 23 | |
| 10 | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 49 | + 5 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 48 | Fuel System | 1 | |
| NC | 25 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 44 | + 10 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-Ford | 37 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 28 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford | 34 | Fuel System | 19 | |
| Ret | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford | 31 | Fuel System | 16 | |
| Ret | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford | 28 | Suspension | 22 | |
| Ret | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow-Ford | 23 | Differential | 20 | |
| Ret | 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford | 21 | Wheel | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford | 9 | Fuel System | 18 | |
| Ret | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 6 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 27 | James Hunt | March-Ford | 3 | Injection | 9 | |
| Ret | 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 0 | Clutch | 4 | |
| Ret | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
| DNS | 22 | Chris Amon | Tecno | | | | |
| DNS | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | | | | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Jackie Stewart | 66 |
| | 2 | François Cevert | 45 |
| | 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 42 |
| | 4 | Ronnie Peterson | 34 |
| | 5 | Peter Revson | 23 |
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| | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Tyrrell-Ford | 77 (81) |
| | 2 | Lotus-Ford | 68 (72) |
| | 3 | McLaren-Ford | 42 |
| | 4 | Brabham-Ford | 17 |
| | 5 | Ferrari | 12 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
