1973 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Jul 1973
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
- Round
- 8 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 | 5 | 54 | 1:41:36.52 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 4 | 54 | +40.92 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 8 | 54 | +46.48 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 54 | +46.93 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 12 | 54 | +48.90 | 2 | |
| 6 | 27 | James Hunt | March | 14 | 54 | +1:22.54 | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 10 | 54 | +1:29.19 | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 6 | 54 | +1:29.53 | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 17 | 54 | +1:45.76 | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow | 16 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 15 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 9 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 18 | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 25 | Howden Ganley | Iso Marlboro | 24 | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 29 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign | 25 | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 19 | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | 2 | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 41 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 11 | 29 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Andrea de Adamich | Brabham | 13 | 28 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Reine Wisell | March | 22 | 20 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow | 20 | 16 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Iso Marlboro | 23 | 16 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | 7 | 7 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 21 | 0 | Clutch | 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 | 3 | 42 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 0 | 31 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Peter Revson | 0 | 11 | |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | George Follmer | Shadow | 0 | 5 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 4 | 52 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 3 | 51 |
| 3 | McLaren | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Brabham | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Shadow | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | BRM | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | March | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Tecno | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Iso Marlboro | 0 | 0 |