1973 Italian Grand Prix

  1973 Italian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 13 of 15 in the 1973 Formula One season
Date	September 9, 1973
Official name	XLIV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.775 km (3.588 mi)
Distance	55 laps, 317.625 km (197.34 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:34.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	1:35.3
Podium
First	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Second	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Third	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford

The 1973 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 9 September 1973. It was the thirteenth race of the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers. The 55-lap race was won by Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson after starting from pole position. His teammate Emerson Fittipaldi finished second and McLaren driver Peter Revson came in third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	55	1:29:17.0	1	9
2	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	55	+ 0.8	4	6
3	8	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	55	+ 28.8	2	4
4	5	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	55	+ 33.2	6	3
5	6	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	55	+ 46.2	11	2
6	10	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	55	+ 59.8	10	1
7	23	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	55	+ 1:28.7	8
8	3	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	54	+ 1 Lap	14
9	29	David Purley	March-Ford	54	+ 1 Lap	24
10	16	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford	54	+ 1 Lap	21
11	17	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford	54	+ 1 Lap	19
12	9	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	54	+ 1 Lap	9
13	20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	54	+ 1 Lap	13
14	12	Graham Hill	Shadow-Ford	54	+ 1 Lap	22
15	7	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	53	+ 2 Laps	3
NC	25	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	44	Not classified	20
Ret	15	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	34	Gearbox	12
Ret	21	Niki Lauda	BRM	33	Accident	15
Ret	19	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	30	Ignition	18
Ret	24	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	17	Tyre	5
Ret	26	Gijs Van Lennep	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	14	Overheating	23
Ret	28	Rikky von Opel	Ensign-Ford	10	Overheating	17
Ret	11	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	6	Brakes	16
Ret	4	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	2	Suspension	7
DNS	27	James Hunt	March-Ford		Practice accident
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Notes

• Jackie Stewart had a puncture early in the race. He came into the pits, and it took a minute to change tires. He came out in 20th place and started a charge where he climbed 16 places and finished 4th overall, which was enough to secure the World Driver's Championship. Emerson Fittipaldi's failure to win ensured that Stewart won his third Driver's Championship, with two races left.
• Jacky Ickx left Ferrari after this race.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 69 1 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 48 1 3 François Cevert 47 4 Ronnie Peterson 43 5 Peter Revson 27

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford 80 (84) 2 Lotus-Ford 77 (81) 3 McLaren-Ford 46 4 Brabham-Ford 18 5 Ferrari 12

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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