1973 Italian Grand Prix

The 1973 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 9, 1973.

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	Not classified	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

Notes

• Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - 1:34.8
• Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart - 1:35.3
• Jackie Stewart had a puncture early in the race. He came into the pits, and it took a minute to change tires. He came out in 20th place and started a charge where he climbed 16 places and finished 4th overall, which was enough to secure the World Driver's Championship. Emerson Fittipaldi's failure to win ensured that Stewart won his third Driver's Championship, with two races left.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 69 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 48 3 François Cevert 47 4 Ronnie Peterson 43 5 Peter Revson 27

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford 80 (84) 2 Lotus-Ford 77 (81) 3 McLaren-Ford 46 4 Brabham-Ford 18 5 Ferrari 12

• 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.

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/499/. Retrieved 2008-01-22.