1973 Italian Grand Prix
# 1973 Italian Grand Prix

The 1973 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 9 September 1973. It was race 13 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The 55-lap race was won from pole position by Ronnie Peterson, driving a Lotus-Ford, with teammate Emerson Fittipaldi second and Peter Revson third in a McLaren-Ford. Jackie Stewart suffered a puncture early in the race which dropped him to 20th, but charged through the field to finish fourth, which was enough to secure his third (and final) Drivers' Championship.

Stewart's Tyrrell teammate François Cevert finished fifth, scoring what would turn out to be the final points of his Formula One career. Carlos Reutemann completed the top six in his Brabham.

The race also saw Jacky Ickx's last drive for Ferrari, the Belgian returning to the team for its home race having left after the British Grand Prix. Ickx qualified 14th and finished eighth, a lap down on Peterson.

## Qualifying classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time/Gap |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus–Ford | 1:34.80 |
| 2 | 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren–Ford | +0.49 |
| 3 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren–Ford | +0.65 |
| 4 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus–Ford | +0.88 |
| 5 | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees–Ford | +1.26 |
| 6 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell–Ford | +1.30 |
| 7 | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | +1.57 |
| 8 | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees–Ford | +1.64 |
| 9 | 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham–Ford | +1.74 |
| 10 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham–Ford | +1.75 |
| 11 | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell–Ford | +1.78 |
| 12 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March–Ford | +1.87 |
| 13 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | +2.08 |
| 14 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | +2.19 |
| 15 | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | +2.46 |
| 16 | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham–Ford | +2.50 |
| 17 | 28 | Frederick von Opel | Ensign–Ford | +2.60 |
| 18 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | +2.78 |
| 19 | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow–Ford | +3.01 |
| 20 | 25 | Howden Ganley | Williams–Ford | +3.33 |
| 21 | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow–Ford | +3.86 |
| 22 | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow–Ford | +4.08 |
| 23 | 26 | Gijs van Lennep | Williams–Ford | +4.44 |
| 24 | 29 | David Purley | March–Ford | +4.48 |
| 25 | 27 | James Hunt | March–Ford | +5.02 |
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## Race classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 55 | 1:29:17.0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 55 | + 0.8 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 55 | + 28.8 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 55 | + 33.2 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 55 | + 46.2 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 55 | + 59.8 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 55 | + 1:28.7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 54 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 9 | 29 | David Purley | March-Ford | 54 | + 1 Lap | 24 | |
| 10 | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow-Ford | 54 | + 1 Lap | 21 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow-Ford | 54 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 12 | 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford | 54 | + 1 Lap | 9 | |
| 13 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 54 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
| 14 | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow-Ford | 54 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 15 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 53 | + 2 Laps | 3 | |
| NC | 25 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 44 | + 11 Laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 34 | Gearbox | 12 | |
| Ret | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 33 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 30 | Ignition | 18 | |
| Ret | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees-Ford | 17 | Tyre | 5 | |
| Ret | 26 | Gijs van Lennep | Iso-Marlboro-Ford | 14 | Overheating | 23 | |
| Ret | 28 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign-Ford | 10 | Overheating | 17 | |
| Ret | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford | 6 | Brakes | 16 | |
| Ret | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 2 | Suspension | 7 | |
| DNS | 27 | James Hunt | March-Ford | | Practice Accident | | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Jackie Stewart | 69 |
| 1 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 48 |
| 1 | 3 | François Cevert | 47 |
| | 4 | Ronnie Peterson | 43 |
| | 5 | Peter Revson | 27 |
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| | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Tyrrell-Ford | 80 (84) |
| | 2 | Lotus-Ford | 77 (81) |
| | 3 | McLaren-Ford | 46 |
| | 4 | Brabham-Ford | 18 |
| | 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.
