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.
1973 United States Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Grid | 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 | Francois Cevert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | Fatal accident |