| 1973 Italian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 9 September 1973 | ||
| Official name | 44º Gran Premio d'Italia[1] | ||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza,Lombardy,Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.775 km (3.588 miles) | ||
| Distance | 55 laps, 317.625 km (197.363 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:34.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 1:35.3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1973 Italian Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atMonza on 9 September 1973. It was race 13 of 15 in both the1973 World Championship of Drivers and the1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The 55-lap race was won frompole position byRonnie Peterson, driving aLotus-Ford, with teammateEmerson Fittipaldi second andPeter Revson third in aMcLaren-Ford.Jackie Stewart suffered a puncture early in the race which dropped him to 20th, but charged through the field to finish fourth, which was enough to secure his third (and final) Drivers' Championship.
Stewart'sTyrrell teammateFrançois Cevert finished fifth, scoring what would turn out to be the final points of his Formula One career.Carlos Reutemann completed the top six in hisBrabham.
The race also sawJacky Ickx's last drive forFerrari, the Belgian returning to the team for its home race having left after theBritish Grand Prix. Ickx qualified 14th and finished eighth, a lap down on Peterson.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Ronnie Peterson | Lotus–Ford | 1:34.80 |
| 2 | 8 |  Peter Revson | McLaren–Ford | +0.49 |
| 3 | 7 |  Denny Hulme | McLaren–Ford | +0.65 |
| 4 | 1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus–Ford | +0.88 |
| 5 | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees–Ford | +1.26 |
| 6 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell–Ford | +1.30 |
| 7 | 4 |  Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | +1.57 |
| 8 | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees–Ford | +1.64 |
| 9 | 9 |  Rolf Stommelen | Brabham–Ford | +1.74 |
| 10 | 10 |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham–Ford | +1.75 |
| 11 | 6 |  François Cevert | Tyrrell–Ford | +1.78 |
| 12 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March–Ford | +1.87 |
| 13 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | +2.08 |
| 14 | 3 |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | +2.19 |
| 15 | 21 |  Niki Lauda | BRM | +2.46 |
| 16 | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham–Ford | +2.50 |
| 17 | 28 |  Frederick von Opel | Ensign–Ford | +2.60 |
| 18 | 19 |  Clay Regazzoni | BRM | +2.78 |
| 19 | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow–Ford | +3.01 |
| 20 | 25 | Howden Ganley | Williams–Ford | +3.33 |
| 21 | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow–Ford | +3.86 |
| 22 | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow–Ford | +4.08 |
| 23 | 26 |  Gijs van Lennep | Williams–Ford | +4.44 |
| 24 | 29 | David Purley | March–Ford | +4.48 |
| 25 | 27 | James Hunt | March–Ford | +5.02 |
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