1973 Grand Prix de France
Paul Ricard · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Peterson | 5 | 25 | 40.920 | 54 | 313.7 | Denny Hulme |
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 | 5 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Ford | 54 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | Ford | 54 | +40.920s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | Ford | 54 | +46.480s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | Ford | 54 | +46.930s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | Ferrari | 54 | +48.900s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | 27 | James Hunt | March | Ford | 54 | +82.540s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | Ferrari | 54 | +89.190s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 6 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | Ford | 54 | ★ | +89.530s | Finished | |
| 9 | 17 | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | BRM | 54 | +105.760s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 16 | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 15 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | BRM | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 9 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | BRM | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 18 | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees | Ford | 51 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 24 | 25 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro | Ford | 51 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 25 | 29 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign | Ford | 51 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 19 | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | Ford | 50 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 2 | 8 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | Ford | 43 | — | Collision damage | ||
| — | 3 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | Ford | 41 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 11 | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | Ford | 29 | — | Oil leak | ||
| — | 13 | 9 | Andrea de Adamich | Brabham | Ford | 28 | — | Halfshaft | ||
| — | 22 | 15 | Reine Wisell | March | Ford | 20 | — | Overheating | ||
| — | 20 | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow | Ford | 16 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 23 | 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Iso-Marlboro | Ford | 16 | — | Overheating | ||
| — | 7 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | Ford | 7 | — | Halfshaft | ||
| — | 21 | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | Ford | 0 | — | Clutch |