1973 United States Grand Prix

Race 15 of 15

Watkins Glen
59 laps
Time of race: 1:41:15.779
Average speed of winner: 189.999 kph
Margin of victory: 0.668 sec.
Lead changes: 0
Fastest lap: James Hunt 1:41.652
Lap leaders: Peterson 1-59

Race notes: Finale for Mike Beuttler, François Cevert, and George Follmer.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Ronnie Peterson	2	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72E	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:39.657	59	1	59	1:41:15.779	9
2	4	James Hunt	27	Hesketh Racing	March 731	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Hesketh	1:40.520	59	0	0	+0.668	6
3	2	Carlos Reutemann	10	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT42	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:40.013	59	0	0	+22.930	4
4	8	Denny Hulme	7	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:40.907	59	0	0	+50.226	3
5	7	Peter Revson	8	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:40.895	59	0	0	+80.367	2
6	3	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72E	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:40.393	59	0	0	+107.945	1
7	23	Jacky Ickx	26	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso Marlboro IR	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Williams	1:43.885	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	15	Clay Regazzoni	19	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160E	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:42.468	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	20	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160E	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:42.417	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	26	Mike Beuttler	15	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher	March 731	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	CMG	1:45.032	58	0	0	+1 lap	0
11	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	18	STP March Racing Team	March 731	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:42.752	57	0	0	accident (classified)	0
12	19	Howden Ganley	25	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso Marlboro IR	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Williams	1:43.166	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
13	18	Graham Hill	12	Embassy Racing	Shadow DN1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Hill	1:42.848	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
14	20	George Follmer	16	UOP Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:43.387	57	0	0	+2 laps	0
15	22	Jackie Oliver	17	UOP Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:43.650	55	0	0	+4 laps	0
16	11	Arturo Merzario	4	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B3	Ferrari 001/11	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:41.455	55	0	0	+4 laps	0
17	25	Wilson Fittipaldi	11	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT42	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:44.478	52	0	0	+7 laps (not classified)	0
18	10	Jody Scheckter	0	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:41.321	39	0	0	suspension	0
19	16	Jochen Mass	30	Team Surtees	Surtees TS14A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:42.517	35	0	0	engine	0
20	21	Niki Lauda	21	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160E	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	1:43.543	35	0	0	fuel pump	0
21	6	Mike Hailwood	23	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees TS14A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:40.844	34	0	0	suspension	0
22	9	Carlos Pace	24	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees TS14A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:41.125	32	0	0	suspension	0
23	24	John Watson	9	Ceramica Pagnossin Team MRD	Brabham BT42	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:43.887	7	0	0	engine	0
24	13	Brian Redman	31	UOP Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:42.247	5	0	0	pushed at start	0
25	27	Rikky von Opel	28	Team Ensign	Ensign N173	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Ensign	1:45.441	0	0	0	throttle	0
26	5	Jackie Stewart	5	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 006	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:40.635	0	0	0	did not start	0
27	12	Chris Amon	29	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 005	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:41.679	0	0	0	did not start	0
28	28	François Cevert	6	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 006	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:40.444	0	0	0	DNS (fatal accident)	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Jackie Stewart	71	14	3	5	8
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	55	15	1	3	8
3	Ronnie Peterson	52	15	9	4	7
4	François Cevert	47	15	0	0	7
5	Peter Revson	38	14	0	2	4
6	Denny Hulme	26	15	1	1	3
7	Carlos Reutemann	16	15	0	0	2
8	James Hunt	14	7	0	0	2
9	Jacky Ickx	12	12	0	0	1
10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9	15	0	0	0
11	Carlos Pace	7	15	0	0	1
12	Arturo Merzario	6	9	0	0	0
13	George Follmer	5	12	0	0	1
14	Jackie Oliver	4	13	0	0	1
15	Andrea de Adamich	3	6	0	0	0
16	Wilson Fittipaldi	3	15	0	0	0
17	Niki Lauda	2	14	0	0	0
18	Clay Regazzoni	2	14	1	0	0
19	Howden Ganley	1	14	0	0	0
20	Chris Amon	1	5	0	0	0
21	Gijs van Lennep	1	3	0	0	0
22	Mike Beuttler	0	14	0	0	0
23	Mike Hailwood	0	15	0	0	0
24	Jochen Mass	0	3	0	0	0
25	Henri Pescarolo	0	3	0	0	0