29 Apr 1973 Spanish Grand Prix
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The 1973 Spanish Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1973 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain on Sunday, 29 April 1973. Ronnie Peterson started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and his team-mate Emerson Fittipaldi was the race winner.
1973 Spanish Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 75 | 1:48:18.700 | 1:48:18.700 | - | - | 1:24.800 | 19 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +42.700 | 1:49:01.400 | +42.700 | +42.700 | 1:24.200 | 57 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | George Follmer | United States | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1:13.100 | 1:49:31.800 | +1:13.100 | +30.400 | 1:25.200 | 17 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Peter Revson | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:24.900 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:26.400 | 45 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:24.000 | 33 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 12 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:26.800 | 68 | 19 | |||
| 8 | 11 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:26.900 | 45 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 69 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 4 laps | 1:24.800 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 17 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 1:25.700 | 50 | 12 | |||
| 11 | 24 | Nanni Galli | Italy | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 69 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 1:27.100 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 12 | 7 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Goodyear | 69 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 1:24.100 | 53 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 66 | Halfshaft | 1:24.400 | 52 | 15 | ||||
| DNF | 23 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 63 | Out of fuel | 1:28.200 | 7 | 21 | ||||
| DNF | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 56 | Gearbox | 1:23.800 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| DNF | 3 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 47 | Brakes | 1:24.300 | 19 | 4 | ||||
| DNF | 16 | Niki Lauda | Austria | BRM | Firestone | 28 | Tyre | 1:26.400 | 27 | 11 | ||||
| DNF | 25 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Brakes | 1:30.500 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| DNF | 9 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 25 | Oil leak | 1:25.200 | 21 | 9 | ||||
| DNF | 19 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 23 | Engine | 1:26.100 | 9 | 13 | ||||
| DNF | 21 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 17 | Wheel | 1:26.900 | 7 | 17 | ||||
| DNF | 10 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 13 | Halfshaft | 1:25.300 | 11 | 16 |