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United States Grand Prix

1973 United States Grand Prix

Round 15 of 15Watkins Glen International, Watkins GlenOct 7 197359 laps

Podium

HUNMarch

PETLotus

REUBrabham

Key facts

WinnerPET1:41:15.799 from P1

PolePET1:39.657

Fastest lapHUN1:41.652 on lap 58

Finishers16 / 28classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	PETRonnie Peterson	Lotus	1	–	59	1:41:15.799	9	–
2	HUNJames Hunt	March	4	▲2	59	+0.668s	6	1:41.652
3	REUCarlos Reutemann	Brabham	2	▼1	59	+22.930s	4	–
4	HULDenny Hulme	McLaren	8	▲4	59	+50.226s	3	–
5	REVPeter Revson	McLaren	7	▲2	59	+80.367s	2	–
6	FITEmerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	3	▼3	59	+107.945s	1	–
7	ICKJacky Ickx	Iso-Marlboro	23	▲16	58	+1 lap		–
8	REGClay Regazzoni	BRM	15	▲7	58	+1 lap		–
9	BELJean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	14	▲5	58	+1 lap		–
10	BEUMike Beuttler	March	26	▲16	58	+1 lap		–
11	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	March	17	▲6	57	+2 laps		–
12	GANHowden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro	19	▲7	57	+2 laps		–
13	HILGraham Hill	Shadow	18	▲5	57	+2 laps		–
14	FOLGeorge Follmer	Shadow	20	▲6	57	+2 laps		–
15	OLIJackie Oliver	Shadow	22	▲7	55	+4 laps		–
16	MERArturo Merzario	Ferrari	11	▼5	55	+4 laps		–
NC	WFIWilson Fittipaldi	Brabham	25		52	Not classified		–
DNF	SCHJody Scheckter	McLaren	10		39	Suspension		–
DNF	MASJochen Mass	Surtees	16		35	Engine		–
DNF	LAUNiki Lauda	BRM	21		35	Fuel pump		–
DNF	HAIMike Hailwood	Surtees	6		34	Suspension		–
DNF	PACCarlos Pace	Surtees	9		32	Suspension		–
DNF	WATJohn Watson	Brabham	24		7	Engine		–
DNF	VONRikky Von Opel	Ensign	27		0	Throttle		–
DSQ	REDBrian Redman	Shadow	13		5	Received outside assistance		–
DNS	STEJackie Stewart	Tyrrell	5		0	Withdrew		–
DNS	AMOChris Amon	Tyrrell	12		0	Withdrew		–
DNS	CEVFrançois Cevert	Tyrrell	–		0	Fatal accident in qualifying		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	PETRonnie Peterson	Lotus	1:39.657
2	REUCarlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:40.013	+0.356s
3	FITEmerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	1:40.393	+0.736s
4	CEVFrançois Cevert	Tyrrell	1:40.444	+0.787s
5	HUNJames Hunt	March	1:40.520	+0.863s
6	STEJackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1:40.635	+0.978s
7	HAIMike Hailwood	Surtees	1:40.844	+1.187s
8	REVPeter Revson	McLaren	1:40.895	+1.238s
9	HULDenny Hulme	McLaren	1:40.907	+1.250s
10	PACCarlos Pace	Surtees	1:41.125	+1.468s
11	SCHJody Scheckter	McLaren	1:41.321	+1.664s
12	MERArturo Merzario	Ferrari	1:41.455	+1.798s
13	AMOChris Amon	Tyrrell	1:41.679	+2.022s
14	REDBrian Redman	Shadow	1:42.247	+2.590s
15	BELJean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:42.417	+2.760s
16	REGClay Regazzoni	BRM	1:42.468	+2.811s
17	MASJochen Mass	Surtees	1:42.517	+2.860s
18	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	March	1:42.752	+3.095s
19	HILGraham Hill	Shadow	1:42.848	+3.191s
20	GANHowden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro	1:43.166	+3.509s
21	FOLGeorge Follmer	Shadow	1:43.387	+3.730s
22	LAUNiki Lauda	BRM	1:43.543	+3.886s
23	OLIJackie Oliver	Shadow	1:43.650	+3.993s
24	ICKJacky Ickx	Iso-Marlboro	1:43.885	+4.228s
25	WATJohn Watson	Brabham	1:43.887	+4.230s
26	WFIWilson Fittipaldi	Brabham	1:44.478	+4.821s
27	BEUMike Beuttler	March	1:45.032	+5.375s
28	VONRikky Von Opel	Ensign	1:45.441	+5.784s

Watkins Glen International

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1973. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1972	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell
1971	François Cevert	Tyrrell
1970	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus
1969	Jochen Rindt	Lotus
1968	Jackie Stewart	Matra
1967	Jim Clark	Lotus
1966	Jim Clark	Lotus
1965	Graham Hill	BRM
1964	Graham Hill	BRM
1963	Graham Hill	BRM

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