1973 United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Peterson | 1 | 25 | 0.668 | 59 | 320.7 | James Hunt |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Ford | 59 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 27 | James Hunt | March | Ford | 59 | ★ | +0.668s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | Ford | 59 | +22.930s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | Ford | 59 | +50.226s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren | Ford | 59 | +80.367s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | Ford | 59 | +107.945s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 23 | 26 | Jacky Ickx | Iso-Marlboro | Ford | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 15 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | BRM | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 14 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | BRM | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 26 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March | Ford | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 17 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | Ford | 57 | — | Accident | ||
| 12 | 19 | 25 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 18 | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 20 | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 22 | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | Ford | 55 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 11 | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | Ferrari | 55 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 25 | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | Ford | 52 | +7 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 10 | 0 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | Ford | 39 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 16 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Surtees | Ford | 35 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 21 | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | BRM | 35 | — | Fuel pump | ||
| — | 6 | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | Ford | 34 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 9 | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | Ford | 32 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 24 | 9 | John Watson | Brabham | Ford | 7 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 27 | 28 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign | Ford | 0 | — | Throttle | ||
| — | 13 | 31 | Brian Redman | Shadow | Ford | 5 | — | Received outside assistance | ||
| — | 5 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | Ford | — | Withdrew | |||
| — | 12 | 29 | Chris Amon | Tyrrell | Ford | — | Withdrew | |||
| — | — | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | Ford | — | Fatal accident in qualifying |