1973 Swedish Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
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Stewart won at Monaco, equalling Jim Clark’s record of 25 Formula One victories. Fittipaldi passed his Lotus teammate Peterson for second in the closing stages; the pair finished within 1.3 seconds of each other, having lapped the rest of the field between them.
Entrants
The field is smaller than usual: teams had no time to repair damaged cars after Monaco before the 1,200-mile journey to Anderstorp. Merzario (Ferrari), Amon (Tecno), de Adamich (Brabham), Purley (LEC), and Hunt (Hesketh) are all absent. Nanni Galli has retired from racing, with Frank Williams entering Danish driver Tom Belsø in his place — though funding from Belsø’s sponsors is uncertain. Swedish driver Reine Wisell has hired the LEC team’s March for the event.
This is the first Swedish Grand Prix at world championship level, inspired in large part by Peterson’s success with Lotus.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1973 Swedish Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 11 Feb | 🇧🇷 Brazilian Grand Prix | Peterson | Fittipaldi | Stewart | Hulme |
| 3 | 3 Mar | 🇿🇦 South African Grand Prix | Hulme | Stewart | Revson | Fittipaldi |
| 4 | 29 Apr | 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix | Peterson | Fittipaldi | Cevert | Follmer |
| 5 | 20 May | 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix | Peterson | Stewart | Cevert | Fittipaldi |
| 6 | 3 Jun | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Stewart | Stewart | Fittipaldi | Peterson |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 41 | 3 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 37 | 3 |
| 3 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | George Follmer | Shadow | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Andrea de Adamich | Brabham | 3 | 0 |
Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell | 45 | 3 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 41 | 3 |
| 3 | McLaren | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Shadow | 5 | 0 |