1973 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Monaco Grand Prix
Track: Monaco Circuit

Weather: sunny, dry, warm

Jackie Stewart won his 25th F1 World Championship race at the 1973 Monaco Grand Prix. The Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth driver started from pole position and won on the Monte Carlo circuit for the 3rd time. It was also his 3rd win of the season and the 14th win for the Tyrrell F1 team.

Stewart 25, Hunt 1

The 1973 Monaco Grand Prix gave Jackie Stewart his 25th F1 World Championship victory, equalling Jim Clark’s all-time record, and his third Monte Carlo win after 1966 and 1971. The pits had been moved from boulevard Albert Ier to the new quai des Etats-Unis, and the Gazometre corner had been replaced by the slow Rascasse / Anthony Noghes complex that has remained part of the circuit ever since.

The F1 World Championship debut of 26-year-old James Hunt was the second story. Lord Alexander Hesketh’s entry, run by Anthony Horsley and built around a privately-purchased March 731, ran in a flamboyant champagne-and-yacht atmosphere that completely upended F1 paddock norms. Hunt qualified 18th and was running sixth at the flag when his Cosworth engine expired with three laps to go.

The race

Stewart took his first pole of 1973 from Peterson and Hulme. Cevert led the opening lap from outside the front row but hit a kerb at Casino on lap 2 and pitted. Peterson led briefly, then suffered fuel-pump failure on lap 8 and dropped down the order. Stewart inherited the lead on lap 9 and Fittipaldi worked into second.

Niki Lauda ran a brilliant third for BRM until lap 25 when the gearbox broke; Enzo Ferrari, watching on television in Modena, took note. Wilson Fittipaldi ran third for Brabham until a fuel pickup failure on lap 72; Hunt was promoted to sixth, then lost his engine. Stewart managed his brake wear and held Fittipaldi off by 1.3 seconds at the flag for his record-equalling win.

Standings

Peterson finally scored his first points of 1973 in third, with Cevert recovering from his lap-2 pit stop to fourth, Revson fifth and Hulme sixth in McLarens. Stewart’s 40th career podium was a new all-time record. Fittipaldi led the championship by four points from Stewart; Tyrrell led Lotus by four in the constructors’. Lauda’s aborted brilliance and Hunt’s confident debut both made files for 1974 driver shopping at the top teams.

Classification 1973 Monaco F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	5	JackieStewart	Tyrrell	Tyrrell 006Ford DFV	1	78	71	1:57:44.300	9
2	1	EmersonFittipaldi	Team Lotus	Lotus 72EFord DFV	5	78		1:57:45.600+1.300s	6
3	2	RonniePeterson	Team Lotus	Lotus 72EFord DFV	2	77	6	+1 lap	4
4	6	FrançoisCevert	Tyrrell	Tyrrell 006Ford DFV	4	77	1	+1 lap	3
5	8	PeterRevson	McLaren	McLaren M23Ford DFV	15	76		+2 laps	2
6	7	DennyHulme	McLaren	McLaren M23Ford DFV	3	76		+2 laps	1
7	9	Andreade Adamich	Brabham	Brabham BT37Ford DFV	25	75		+3 laps
8	23	MikeHailwood	Surtees	Surtees TS14AFord DFV	13	75		+3 laps
9	27	JamesHunt	March	March 731Ford DFV	18	73		Engine
10	17	JackieOliver	Shadow	Shadow DN1Ford DFV	22	72		+6 laps
11	11	WilsonFittipaldi	Brabham	Brabham BT42Ford DFV	9	71		Fuel System
DNF	14	Jean-PierreJarier	March	March 731Ford DFV	14	67		Gearbox
DNF	12	GrahamHill	Shadow	Shadow DN1Ford DFV	24	62		Suspension
DNF	4	ArturoMerzario	Ferrari	Ferrari 312B3Ferrari 001	16	58		Oil Pressure
DNF	10	CarlosReutemann	Brabham	Brabham BT42Ford DFV	19	46		Gearbox
DNF	3	JackyIckx	Ferrari	Ferrari 312B3Ferrari 001	7	44		Halfshaft
DNF	25	HowdenGanley	Iso Marlboro	Iso Marlboro IRFord DFV	10	41		Halfshaft
DNF	20	Jean-PierreBeltoise	BRM	BRM P160EBRM P142	11	39		Accident
DNF	24	CarlosPace	Surtees	Surtees TS14AFord DFV	17	31		Halfshaft
DNF	18	DavidPurley	March	March 731Ford DFV	23	31		Fuel Leak
DNF	26	NanniGalli	Iso Marlboro	Iso Marlboro IRFord DFV	21	30		Halfshaft
DNF	21	NikiLauda	BRM	BRM P160EBRM P142	6	24		Gearbox
DNF	22	ChrisAmon	Tecno	Tecno E731Tecno Series P	12	22		Overheating
DNF	19	ClayRegazzoni	BRM	BRM P160EBRM P142	8	15		Brakes
DNF	15	MikeBeuttler	March	March 731Ford DFV	20	3		Engine

Fastest lap: 1:28.100 min by Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Lotus 72E) in lap 78

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