Pit Lane F1
1973 Season - Round 12 - 1973-08-19
Ronnie Peterson won the 1973 Austrian Grand Prix for Team Lotus, with Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell) second and Carlos Pace (Surtees) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Gijs van Lennep (Iso Marlboro) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
23 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1973 Austrian Grand Prix, completing round 12 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 7 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 8 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Carlos Reutemann |
| Brabham |
| 5 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 13 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 14 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Gijs van Lennep | Iso Marlboro | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 15 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 1 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 12 | Howden Ganley | Iso Marlboro | 21 | Not classified | 0 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign | 19 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 15 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 16 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 16 | Graham Hill | Shadow | 22 | Suspension | 0 |
| 17 | George Follmer | Shadow | 20 | Differential | 0 |
| 18 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 17 | Wheel | 0 |
| 19 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 18 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 20 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 10 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | James Hunt | March | 9 | Injection | 0 |
| 22 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 4 | Clutch | 0 |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March | 11 | Collision | 0 |
