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1973 South African Grand Prix
1973 South African Grand Prix
	The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
Race details
Date	3 March 1973
Official name	Seventh AA Grand Prix of South Africa
Location	Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.104 km (2.550 miles)
Distance	79 laps, 324.216 km (201.458 miles)
Weather	Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hulme;
Time	1:16.28
Fastest lap
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi
Time	1:17.10 on lap 76
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart;
Second	Peter Revson;
Third	Emerson Fittipaldi;
	Lap leaders ;

The 1973 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the Seventh AA Grand Prix of South Africa,^[1] was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 3 March 1973. It was race 3 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.^[2] The race was won by Jackie Stewart driving a Tyrrell. Denny Hulme's pole position was the only one of his Formula One World Championship career.

This race marked Scuderia Ferrari's 200th start in a World Championship event as a team.^[3]

Accident

Mike Hailwood was recognised for bravery when he went to pull Clay Regazzoni from his burning car after the two collided on the third lap of the race. Hailwood's driving suit caught fire, but after being extinguished by a fire marshal he returned to help rescue Regazzoni, an act for which he was awarded the George Medal.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time/Gap
1	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren–Ford	1:16.28
2	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus–Ford	+0.13
3	7	Jody Scheckter	McLaren–Ford	+0.15
4	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus–Ford	+0.16
5	15	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	+0.19
6	6	Peter Revson	McLaren–Ford	+0.44
7	16	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	+0.56
8	18	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham–Ford	+0.66
9	11	Carlos Pace	Surtees–Ford	+0.78
10	17	Niki Lauda	BRM	+0.86
11	8	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	+0.88
12	10	Mike Hailwood	Surtees–Ford	+0.89
13	25	Dave Charlton	Lotus–Ford	+0.90
14	22	Jackie Oliver	Shadow–Ford	+1.36
15	9	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	+1.36
16	3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell–Ford	+1.37
17	19	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham–Ford	+1.67
18	14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March–Ford	+1.70
19	21	Howden Ganley	Williams–Ford	+1.79
20	12	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees–Ford	+2.38
21	23	George Follmer	Shadow–Ford	+2.54
22	26	Eddie Keizan	Tyrrell–Ford	+2.64
23	24	Mike Beuttler	March–Ford	+4.09
24	20	Jackie Pretorius	Williams–Ford	+4.26
25	4	François Cevert	Tyrrell–Ford	No time
Source:^[4]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	79	1:43:11.07	16	9
2	6	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	79	+ 24.55	6	6
3	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	79	+ 25.06	2	4
4	9	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	78	+ 1 Lap	15	3
5	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	77	+ 2 Laps	1	2
6	23	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford	77	+ 2 Laps	21	1
7	18	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	77	+ 2 Laps	8
8	12	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	77	+ 2 Laps	20
9	7	Jody Scheckter	McLaren-Ford	75	Engine	3
10	21	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	73	+ 6 Laps	19
11	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	73	+ 6 Laps	4
Ret	11	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	69	Accident	9
NC	26	Eddie Keizan	Tyrrell-Ford	67	+ 12 Laps	22
NC	14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-Ford	66	+ 13 Laps	18
NC	4	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	66	+ 13 Laps	25
NC	24	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	65	+ 14 Laps	23
Ret	19	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	52	Gearbox	17
Ret	20	Jackie Pretorius	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	35	Overheating	24
Ret	17	Niki Lauda	BRM	26	Engine	10
Ret	22	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford	14	Engine	14
Ret	16	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	4	Clutch	7
Ret	25	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford	3	Accident	13
Ret	15	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	2	Accident	5
Ret	8	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	2	Accident	11
Ret	10	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	2	Accident	12
Source:^[5]

Notes

This was the Formula One World Championship debut for South African driver Eddie Keizan and American driver George Follmer.
This was the 200th Formula One Grand Prix start for a Ferrari. In those 200 races, Ferrari had won 49 Grands Prix, achieved 183 podium finishes, 60 pole positions, 57 fastest laps, 18 Grand Slams, and won 6 Driver's and 2 Constructor's World Championships.
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for American-British constructor Shadow.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	22
	2	Jackie Stewart	19
1	3	Denny Hulme	8
6	4	Peter Revson	6
2	5	François Cevert	6
Source:^[6]

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Ford	22
	2	Tyrrell-Ford	21
	3	McLaren-Ford	12
	4	Ferrari	9
1	5	Brabham-Ford	1
Source:^[6]

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

References

^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1973". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ "1973 South African Grand Prix Entry list".
^ Scuderia Ferrari did not participate in the 1950 French Grand Prix; Peter Whitehead's privateer entry in this race does not count towards the team's participation tally.
^ "Formula One 1973 South African Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
^ "1973 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "South Africa 1973 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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