1973 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1973
- Name
- 1973 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1973
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
15 of 15 source-calendar events have race results; 15 have qualifying; 15 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Premio de Argentina 1973 | 1973-01-28 | completed |
| 2 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1973 | 1973-02-11 | completed |
| 3 | South African Grand Prix 1973 | 1973-03-03 | completed |
| 4 | Gran Premio de España 1973 | 1973-04-29 | completed |
| 5 | 1973 Belgian Grand Prix | 1973-05-20 | completed |
| 6 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1973 | 1973-06-03 | completed |
| 7 | Hitachi Sveriges Grand Prix 1973 | 1973-06-17 | completed |
| 8 | Grand Prix de France 1973 | 1973-07-01 | completed |
| 9 | 1973 John Player British Grand Prix | 1973-07-14 | completed |
| 10 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1973 | 1973-07-29 | completed |
| 11 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1973 | 1973-08-05 | completed |
| 12 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1973 | 1973-08-19 | completed |
| 13 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1973 | 1973-09-09 | completed |
| 14 | Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix 1973 | 1973-09-23 | completed |
| 15 | 1973 United States Grand Prix | 1973-10-07 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 71 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 55 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 52 |
| 4 | François Cevert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 8 | James Hunt | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 12 | Arturo Merzario | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 13 | George Follmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 15 | Andrea de Adamich | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 16 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Chris Amon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Gijs van Lennep | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Howden Ganley | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · ford | 92 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | 82 |
| 3 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · ford | 58 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · ford | 22 |
| 5 | Not recorded | March | Time not recorded · ford | 14 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 12 |
| 7 | Not recorded | BRM | Time not recorded · brm | 12 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Shadow | Time not recorded · ford | 9 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Surtees | Time not recorded · ford | 7 |
| 10 | Not recorded | Iso-Marlboro | Time not recorded · ford | 2 |
| 11 | Not recorded | Tecno | Time not recorded · tecno | 1 |