British Grand Prix

Date
Sat 14th July 1973 (UTC)
Sat 14th July 1973 (Local)

Timestamp
1973-07-14T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1973

Round
9

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Location
Silverstone Circuit

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The 1973 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a Formula One (F1) motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1973. It was race 9 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race is known for the first lap pile-up, which ultimately caused eleven cars to retire. The accident happened when Jody Scheckter, running fourth in his McLaren, spun across the track at Woodcote Corner at the end of the first lap, causing many other cars to collide and crash. The incident eliminated nine cars, including all three works Surtees cars, while Brabham driver Andrea de Adamich suffered a broken ankle that ended his F1 career. The race was stopped at the end of the second lap, before being restarted over the original 67-lap distance with 18 of the original 29 cars. David Purley and Graham McRae had retired in separate incidents.

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Result List

Result Description
1 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 1:29:18.5
2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford + 2.8
3 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford + 3.0
4 James Hunt March-Ford + 3.4
5 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford + 36.6
6 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford + 44.7
7 Clay Regazzoni BRM + 1:11.7
8 Jacky Ickx Ferrari + 1:17.4
9 Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford +1 lap
10 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford +1 lap

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