Gridpedia1973 Argentine Grand Prix
Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1973 Argentine Grand Prix at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez on 28 Jan 1973 for Team Lotus, from 2nd on the grid; François Cevert was second and Jackie Stewart third.
10 of 19 starters were classified; 9 retired or were not classified. After the race Emerson Fittipaldi led the championship with 9 points, 3 ahead of François Cevert, with 14 rounds left.
- Date
- 28 Jan 1973
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Round
- 1 of 15
- Winner
- Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 2 | 96 | 1:56:18.22 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | CEVFrançois Cevert | Tyrrell | 6 | 96 | +4.69 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | STEJackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 4 | 96 | +33.19 | 4 | |
| 4 | 18 | ICKJacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | 96 | +42.57 | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | HULDenny Hulme | McLaren | 8 | 95 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | FITWilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 13 | 95 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 32 | REGClay Regazzoni | BRM | 1 | 93 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | REVPeter Revson | McLaren | 11 | 92 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | MERArturo Merzario | Ferrari | 14 | 92 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | BEUMike Beuttler | March | 18 | 90 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 24 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | March | 17 | 84 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 30 | BELJean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 7 | 79 | Engine | 0 | |
| N | 38 | GANHowden Ganley | Iso Marlboro | 19 | 79 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 4 | PETRonnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | 67 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 34 | LAUNiki Lauda | BRM | 13 | 66 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 10 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham | 9 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 26 | HAIMike Hailwood | Surtees | 10 | 10 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 28 | PACCarlos Pace | Surtees | 15 | 10 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 36 | GALNanni Galli | Iso Marlboro | 16 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Beuttler | March | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | McLaren | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Brabham | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | March | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Iso Marlboro | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Surtees | 0 | 0 |