1973 season/ Round 8
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France. Sun, 1 Jul 1973. 54 laps.
France- Winner
- LOPETTeam Lotus
- Pole
- TYSTETyrrell
- Fastest lap
HUL1:50.990
Weekend
Race
- François CevertTYTyrrell+40.9202
- Ronnie PetersonLOTeam Lotus1:41:36.5201
- Carlos ReutemannBRBrabham+46.4803
Overtakes
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No overtake data
Biggest mover
IMGAN
+10 places, P24 to P14
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
HUL
1:50.990, lap 52
DNFs
9
SCH, FIT, HAI, DE , WIS, FOL, PES, JAR, OLI
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOPET | LOTeam Lotus | 5+4 | 1:41:36.520 | 9 |
| 2 | TYCEV | TYTyrrell | 4+2 | +40.920 | 6 |
| 3 | BRREU | BRBrabham | 8+5 | +46.480 | 4 |
| 4 | TYSTE | TYTyrrell | 1-3 | +46.930 | 3 |
| 5 |  ICK | Ferrari | 12+7 | +48.900 | 2 |
| 6 | MAHUN | MAMarch | 14+8 | +1:22.540 | 1 |
| 7 | MER | Ferrari | 10+3 | +1:29.190 | |
| 8 | HUL | McLaren | 6-2 | +1:29.530 | |
| 9 | BRLAU | BRBRM | 17+8 | +1:45.760 | |
| 10 | SHHIL | SHShadow | 16+6 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | BRBEL | BRBRM | 15+4 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | BRREG | BRBRM | 9-3 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | SUPAC | SUSurtees | 18+5 | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | IMGAN | IMIso Marlboro | 24+10 | +3 Laps | |
| 15 | ENVON | ENEnsign | 25+10 | +3 Laps | |
| 16 | BRFIT | BRBrabham | 19+3 | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | SCH | McLaren | 2 | Accident | |
| DNF | LOFIT | LOTeam Lotus | 3 | Accident | |
| DNF | SUHAI | SUSurtees | 11 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | BRDE | BRBrabham | 13 | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | MAWIS | MAMarch | 22 | Overheating | |
| DNF | SHFOL | SHShadow | 20 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | IMPES | IMIso Marlboro | 23 | Overheating | |
| DNF | MAJAR | MAMarch | 7 | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | SHOLI | SHShadow | 21 | Clutch |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | 1:50.990 |