1973 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

1973 Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Race details
Date	3 June 1973
Official name	XXXI Grand Prix de Monaco
Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street circuit
Course length	3.278 km (2.037 miles)
Distance	78 laps, 255.684 km (158.886 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	1:27.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:28.1 on lap 78
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Second	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Third	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1973 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 3 June 1973. It was race 6 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The race was held on a heavily revised circuit, with a longer tunnel, a new section of track around the new swimming pool on the harbour front, and the Gasworks hairpin replaced by the Rascasse and Antony Noghès corners, the latter named after the founder of the race. The pits were also moved back to the start-finish straight, on a wider pit lane.

The 78-lap race was won from pole position by Scotland's Jackie Stewart, driving a Tyrrell-Ford. In the process, Stewart equalled the record of 25 Grand Prix victories set by his friend Jim Clark. Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi finished second in a Lotus-Ford, with Swedish teammate Ronnie Peterson third.

This was the first race for future World Champion James Hunt, driving a March-Ford entered by Hesketh Racing. Hunt suffered an engine failure in the closing stages of the race, but was classified ninth.

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	78	1:57:44.3	1	9
2	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	78	+ 1.3	5	6
3	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	77	+ 1 Lap	2	4
4	6	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	77	+ 1 Lap	4	3
5	8	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	76	+ 2 Laps	15	2
6	7	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	76	+ 2 Laps	3	1
7	9	Andrea de Adamich	Brabham-Ford	75	+ 3 Laps	25
8	23	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	75	+ 3 Laps	13
9	27	James Hunt	March-Ford	73	Engine	18
10	17	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford	72	+ 6 Laps	22
11	11	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	71	Fuel System	9
Ret	14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford	67	Gearbox	14
Ret	12	Graham Hill	Shadow-Ford	62	Suspension	24
Ret	4	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	58	Oil Pressure	16
Ret	10	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	46	Gearbox	19
Ret	3	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	44	Halfshaft	7
Ret	25	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	41	Halfshaft	10
Ret	20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	39	Accident	11
Ret	24	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	31	Halfshaft	17
Ret	18	David Purley	March-Ford	31	Fuel Leak	23
Ret	26	Nanni Galli	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	30	Halfshaft	21
Ret	21	Niki Lauda	BRM	24	Gearbox	6
Ret	22	Chris Amon	Tecno	22	Overheating	12
Ret	19	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	15	Brakes	8
Ret	15	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	3	Engine	20
DNS	16	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford		Practice Accident
Source:[1]

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British drivers David Purley and future World Champion James Hunt.
• This was the 10th pole position for Tyrrell.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 41 2 Jackie Stewart 37 3 François Cevert 21 4 Peter Revson 11 5 Denny Hulme 10 Source: [2]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford 45 2 Lotus-Ford 41 3 McLaren-Ford 17 4 Ferrari 9 5 Shadow-Ford 5 Source: [2]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.