1973 United States Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Oct 1973
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen, New York State, USA
- Round
- 15 of 15
- Winner
- Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 59 | 1:41:15.779 | 9 | |
| 2 | 27 | James Hunt | March | 4 | 59 | +0.668 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 2 | 59 | +22.930 | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 8 | 59 | +50.226 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 7 | 59 | +1:20.367 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 59 | +1:47.945 | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | Jacky Ickx | Iso Marlboro | 23 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 15 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 14 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March | 26 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | 17 | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| 12 | 25 | Howden Ganley | Iso Marlboro | 19 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow | 18 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow | 20 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 22 | 55 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 11 | 55 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 25 | 52 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 0 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | 10 | 39 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 16 | 35 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 21 | 35 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 6 | 34 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 9 | 32 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 9 | John Watson | Brabham | 24 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| D | 31 | Brian Redman | Shadow | 13 | 5 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign | 27 | 0 | Throttle | 0 | |
| W | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 5 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 29 | Chris Amon | Tyrrell | 12 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 5 | 71 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 55 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 4 | 52 |
| 4 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 0 | 47 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 2 | 38 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | James Hunt | March | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | Iso Marlboro | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 0 | 9 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 7 | 92 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 5 | 82 |
| 3 | McLaren | 3 | 58 |
| 4 | Brabham | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | March | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Ferrari | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | BRM | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Shadow | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Surtees | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Iso Marlboro | 0 | 2 |