1973 Season - Round 9 - 1973-07-14
Peter Revson won the 1973 British Grand Prix for McLaren, with Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) second and Denny Hulme (McLaren) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Mike Beuttler (March) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
29 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1973 British Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| James Hunt |
| March |
| 11 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 8 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 19 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Howden Ganley | Iso Marlboro | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 4 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Mike Beuttler | March | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 9 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign | 21 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 13 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 5 | Transmission | 0 |
| 16 | John Watson | Brabham | 23 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 17 | Graham Hill | Shadow | 27 | Chassis | 0 |
| 18 | Chris Amon | Tecno | 29 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 19 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 17 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Andrea de Adamich | Brabham | 20 | Collision | 0 |
| 25 | Roger Williamson | March | 22 | Collision | 0 |
| 26 | George Follmer | Shadow | 25 | Collision | 0 |
| 27 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 26 | Collision | 0 |
| 28 | Graham McRae | Iso Marlboro | 28 | Throttle | 0 |
| 29 | David Purley | March | 16 | Spun off | 0 |