1973 Spanish Grand Prix
TheMontjuïc Circuit (1966–1975)
Race details
Date	29 April 1973
Location	Montjuïc circuit,Montjuïc,Barcelona,Catalonia,Spain
Course	Street Circuit
Course length	3.791 km (2.356 miles)
Distance	75 laps, 284.325 km (176.671 miles)
Weather	Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:21.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:23.8 on lap 13
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Second	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford
Lap leaders

The1973 Spanish Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atMontjuïc circuit on 29 April 1973. It was race 4 of 15 in both the1973 World Championship of Drivers and the1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 75-lap race was won byLotus driverEmerson Fittipaldi after he started from seventh position.François Cevert finished second for theTyrrell team andShadow driverGeorge Follmer came in third, scoring his only podium finish in Formula One.

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	1:21.8	—	1
2	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:22.5	+0.7	2
3	4	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	1:22.7	+0.8	3
4	3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	1:23.2	+1.4	4
5	6	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	1:23.4	+1.6	5
6	7	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:23.5	+1.7	6
7	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:23.7	+1.9	7
8	14	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	1:23.7	+1.9	8
9	9	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	1:24.2	+2.4	PL
10	15	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:24.2	+2.4	10
11	16	Niki Lauda	BRM	1:24.3	+2.5	11
12	17	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	1:24.5	+2.7	12
13	19	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford	1:24.6	+2.8	13
14	20	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford	1:24.7	+2.9	14
15	18	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	1:24.7	+2.9	15
16	10	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	1:25.0	+3.2	16
17	21	Andrea de Adamich	Brabham-Ford	1:25.2	+3.4	17
18	11	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	1:26.1	+4.3	18
19	12	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	1:26.2	+4.4	19
20	24	Nanni Galli	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	1:26.3	+4.5	20
21	23	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	1:26.5	+4.7	21
22	25	Graham Hill	Shadow-Ford	1:30.3	+8.5	22

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	75	1:48:18.7	7	9
2	4	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	75	+ 42.7	3	6
3	20	George Follmer	Shadow-Ford	75	+ 1:13.1	14	4
4	6	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	74	+1 Lap	5	3
5	15	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	74	+1 Lap	10	2
6	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	74	+1 Lap	2	1
7	12	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	74	+1 Lap	19
8	11	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	73	+2 Laps	18
9	14	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	69	+6 Laps	8
10	17	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	69	+6 Laps	12
11	24	Nanni Galli	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	69	+6 Laps	20
12	7	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	69	+6 Laps	6
Ret	18	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	66	Halfshaft	15
Ret	23	Howden Ganley	Iso-Marlboro-Ford	63	Out of Fuel	21
Ret	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford	56	Gearbox	1
Ret	3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	47	Brakes	4
Ret	16	Niki Lauda	BRM	28	Tyre	11
Ret	25	Graham Hill	Shadow-Ford	27	Brakes	22
Ret	9	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	25	Oil Leak	PL
Ret	19	Jackie Oliver	Shadow-Ford	23	Engine	13
Ret	21	Andrea de Adamich	Brabham-Ford	17	Wheel	17
Ret	10	Carlos Pace	Surtees-Ford	13	Halfshaft	16
Source:[1]

• This was the first fastest lap set byRonnie Peterson and by aSwedish driver.
• This was the 50th Grand Prix win byLotus, breaking the old record set byFerrari at the1972 German Grand Prix.
• This was the first podium finish for American driverGeorge Fullmer and for American-British constructorShadow.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 31 2 Jackie Stewart 19 2 3 François Cevert 12 4 Peter Revson 9 2 5 Denny Hulme 9 Source:[2]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 31 2 Tyrrell-Ford 27 3 McLaren-Ford 15 4 Ferrari 9 2 5 Shadow-Ford 5 Source:[2]

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

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