The 1973 United States Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1973 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Watkins Glen, United States on Sunday, 7 October 1973. Ronnie Peterson started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and was the race winner.
During an interview with Beyond The Grid – The F1® Podcast released on 19 June 2019, Jody Scheckter talked about being first on the scene after François Cévert’s horrifying fatal accident during Saturday morning qualifying.
1973 United States 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 | 59 | 1:41:15.799 | 1:41:15.779 | - | - | 1:41.730 | 43 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | James Hunt | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 59 | +0.668 | 1:41:16.447 | +0.668 | +0.668 | 1:41.652 | 58 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +22.930 | 1:41:38.709 | +22.930 | +22.262 | 1:41.685 | 49 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +50.226 | 1:42:06.005 | +50.226 | +27.296 | 1:41.985 | 46 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Peter Revson | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:20.367 | 1:42:36.146 | +1:20.367 | +30.141 | 1:42.573 | 42 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:47.945 | 1:43:03.724 | +1:47.945 | +27.578 | 1:41.923 | 37 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.553 | 48 | 23 | ||
| 8 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | BRM | Firestone | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:42.801 | 57 | 15 | |||
| 9 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:42.862 | 56 | 14 | |||
| 10 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.772 | 36 | 26 | |||
| 11 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 57 | Accident | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.752 | 47 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 25 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | Iso Marlboro Ford | Firestone | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:43.251 | 54 | 19 | |||
| 13 | 12 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:43.326 | 56 | 18 | |||
| 14 | 16 | George Follmer | United States | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:45.952 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 15 | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 55 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:45.583 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 16 | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 55 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1:42.717 | 29 | 11 | |||
| NCL | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +7 laps | 1:45.994 | 21 | 25 | ||||
| DNF | 0 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 39 | Suspension | 1:42.338 | 30 | 10 | ||||
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 35 | Engine | 1:43.682 | 21 | 16 | ||||
| DNF | 21 | Niki Lauda | Austria | BRM | Firestone | 35 | Fuel pump | 1:44.221 | 30 | 21 | ||||
| DNF | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 34 | Suspension | 1:42.790 | 33 | 6 | ||||
| DNF | 24 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 32 | Suspension | 1:42.878 | 30 | 9 | ||||
| DNF | 9 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Engine | 1:46.429 | 7 | 24 | ||||
| DSQ | 31 | Brian Redman | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 5 | Disqualified | 1:46.720 | 4 | 13 | ||||
| DNF | 28 | Rikky von Opel | Liechtenstein | Ensign Ford | Firestone | Throttle | 27 | |||||||
| WIT | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | Withdrew | 5 | |||||||
| WIT | 29 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | Withdrew | 12 | |||||||
| DNS | 6 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | Fatal accident |