The 1973 French Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1973 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on Sunday, 1 July 1973. Jackie Stewart started on pole position in the Tyrrell Ford and Ronnie Peterson was the race winner in the Lotus Ford.
1973 French Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 54 | 1:41:36.520 | 1:41:36.520 | - | - | 1:51.650 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +40.920 | 1:42:17.440 | +40.920 | +40.920 | 1:52.060 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +46.480 | 1:42:23.000 | +46.480 | +5.560 | 1:52.150 | 8 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +46.930 | 1:42:23.450 | +46.930 | +0.450 | 1:51.000 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Goodyear | 54 | +48.900 | 1:42:25.420 | +48.900 | +1.970 | 1:52.850 | 12 | 2 | |
| 6 | 27 | James Hunt | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 54 | +1:22.540 | 1:42:59.060 | +1:22.540 | +33.640 | 1:53.420 | 14 | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 54 | +1:29.190 | 1:43:05.710 | +1:29.190 | +6.650 | 1:53.330 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1:29.530 | 1:43:06.050 | +1:29.530 | +0.340 | 1:50.990 | 52 | 6 | |
| 9 | 21 | Niki Lauda | Austria | BRM | Firestone | 54 | +1:45.760 | 1:43:22.280 | +1:45.760 | +16.230 | 1:53.180 | 17 | ||
| 10 | 12 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:54.270 | 16 | |||
| 11 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:54.360 | 15 | ||||
| 12 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:54.580 | 9 | ||||
| 13 | 24 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 51 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:54.390 | 18 | |||
| 14 | 25 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 51 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:54.200 | 24 | ||||
| 15 | 29 | Rikky von Opel | Liechtenstein | Ensign Ford | Firestone | 51 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:58.000 | 25 | ||||
| 16 | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:53.240 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Accident | 1:52.030 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 41 | Accident | 1:51.580 | 3 | |||||
| DNF | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 29 | Oil leak | 1:54.620 | 11 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 28 | Halfshaft | 1:54.200 | 13 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Overheating | 1:54.390 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | George Follmer | United States | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Fuel system | 1:53.710 | 20 | |||||
| DNF | 26 | Henri Pescarolo | France | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 16 | Overheating | 1:54.970 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Halfshaft | 1:52.870 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 0 | Clutch | 21 |