43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E/43.7346500°N 7.421333°E/ 43.7346500; 7.421333

The 1973 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 3 June 1973. It was race 6 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The race was held on a heavily revised circuit, with a longer tunnel, a new section of track around the new swimming pool on the harbour front, and the Gasworks hairpin replaced by the Rascasse and Antony Noghès corners, the latter named after the founder of the race. The pits were also moved back to the start-finish straight, on a wider pit lane.

The 78-lap race was won from pole position by Scotland's Jackie Stewart, driving a Tyrrell-Ford. In the process, Stewart equalled the record of 25 Grand Prix victories set by his friend Jim Clark. Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi finished second in a Lotus-Ford, with Swedish teammate Ronnie Peterson third.

This was the first race for future World Champion James Hunt, driving a March-Ford entered by Hesketh Racing. Hunt suffered an engine failure in the closing stages of the race, but was classified ninth.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo
1Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:27.51
2Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:27.72
3Denis HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:27.83
4François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:27.94
5Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:28.15
6Niki LaudaBRM1:28.56
7Jacky IckxFerrari1:28.77
8Clay RegazzoniBRM1:28.98
9Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:28.99
10Howden GanleyIso-Ford1:29.010
11Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:29.011
12Chris AmonTecno1:29.312
13Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:29.413
14Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford1:29.414
15Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford1:29.415
16Arturo MerzarioFerrari1:29.516
17Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford1:29.617
18James HuntMarch-Ford1:29.918
19Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford1:30.119
20George FollmerShadow-Ford1:30.4DNS
21Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford1:31.020
22Nanni GalliIso-Ford1:31.121
23Jackie OliverShadow-Ford1:31.222
24David PurleyMarch-Ford1:31.923
25Graham HillShadow-Ford1:31.924
26Andrea de AdamichBrabham-Ford1:32.125

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15United Kingdom Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford781:57:44.319
21Brazil Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford78+ 1.356
32Sweden Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford77+ 1 Lap24
46France François CevertTyrrell-Ford77+ 1 Lap43
58United States Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford76+ 2 Laps152
67New Zealand Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford76+ 2 Laps31
79Italy Andrea de AdamichBrabham-Ford75+ 3 Laps25
823United Kingdom Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford75+ 3 Laps13
927United Kingdom James HuntMarch-Ford73Engine18
1017United Kingdom Jackie OliverShadow-Ford72+ 6 Laps22
1111Brazil Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford71Fuel System9
Ret14France Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-Ford67Gearbox14
Ret12United Kingdom Graham HillShadow-Ford62Suspension24
Ret4Italy Arturo MerzarioFerrari58Oil Pressure16
Ret10Argentina Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford46Gearbox19
Ret3Belgium Jacky IckxFerrari44Halfshaft7
Ret25New Zealand Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro-Ford41Halfshaft10
Ret20France Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM39Accident11
Ret24Brazil Carlos PaceSurtees-Ford31Halfshaft17
Ret18United Kingdom David PurleyMarch-Ford31Fuel Leak23
Ret26Italy Nanni GalliIso-Marlboro-Ford30Halfshaft21
Ret21Austria Niki LaudaBRM24Gearbox6
Ret22New Zealand Chris AmonTecno22Overheating12
Ret19Switzerland Clay RegazzoniBRM15Brakes8
Ret15United Kingdom Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford3Engine20
DNS16United States George FollmerShadow-FordPractice Accident
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Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British drivers David Purley and future World Champion James Hunt.
  • This was the 10th pole position for Tyrrell.

Championship standings after the race

PosDriverPoints
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 41 2 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 37 3 France François Cevert 21 4 United States Peter Revson 11 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme 10 Source:Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 45 2 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 41 3 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 17 4 Italy Ferrari 9 5 United Kingdom Shadow-Ford 5 Source:
1Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi41
2United Kingdom Jackie Stewart37
3France François Cevert21
4United States Peter Revson11
5New Zealand Denny Hulme10
Source:
PosConstructorPoints
1United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford45
2United Kingdom Lotus-Ford41
3United Kingdom McLaren-Ford17
4Italy Ferrari9
5United Kingdom Shadow-Ford5
Source:
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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