Season 1973 · Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

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1973-02-11 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil · Brazilian Grand Prix · 40Lap · 318.400km
1 Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus 1:43:55.600
Team win 9pt P1 · P18
5 Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell +13.500
7 Denny Hulme
McLaren +1:46.400
Fastest Lap
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DNF
8
Jean-Pierre Beltoise L23 Mike Beuttler L18 Carlos Pace L9 Mike Hailwood L6 Jean-Pierre Jarier L6 Ronnie Peterson L5 Wilson Fittipaldi L5 Peter Revson L3
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 19/42 45.2%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Closest finish · all-time P48
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
40Lap 318.400km 43 races held (1973–) Lap record 1:10.540 · Valtteri Bottas (2018)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P3 Carlos Reutemann 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P5 Emerson Fittipaldi 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P15 Niki Lauda 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P22 Niki Lauda 11 starts · → Mark Webber -1
P26 Jean-Pierre Jarier 10 starts · → Nico Rosberg -1
P26 Carlos Reutemann 10 starts · → Nico Rosberg -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 L40 Fittipaldi · P2 → P1 · +1 2 Fittipaldi FIT 1 Fittipaldi FIT Stewart · P8 → P2 · +6 8 Stewart STE 2 Stewart STE Hulme · P5 → P3 · +2 5 Hulme HUL 3 Hulme HUL Merzario · P17 → P4 · +13 17 Merzario MER 4 Merzario MER Ickx · P3 → P5 · -2 3 Ickx ICK 5 Ickx ICK Regazzoni · P4 → P6 · -2 4 Regazzoni REG 6 Regazzoni REG Ganley · P14 → P7 · +7 14 Ganley GAN 7 Ganley GAN Lauda · P13 → P8 · +5 13 Lauda LAU 8 Lauda LAU Galli · P18 → P9 · +9 18 Galli GAL 9 Galli GAL Cevert · P9 → P10 · -1 9 Cevert CEV 10 Cevert CEV Reutemann · P7 → P11 · -4 7 Reutemann REU 11 Reutemann REU Bueno · P20 → P12 · +8 20 Bueno BUE 12 Bueno BUE Beltoise · P10 → retired L23 Beltoise · retired L23 10 Beltoise BEL R Beltoise BEL Beuttler · P19 → retired L18 Beuttler · retired L18 19 Beuttler BEU R Beuttler BEU Pace · P6 → retired L9 Pace · retired L9 6 Pace PAC R Pace PAC Hailwood · P14 → retired L6 Hailwood · retired L6 14 Hailwood HAI R Hailwood HAI Jarier · P15 → retired L6 Jarier · retired L6 15 Jarier JAR R Jarier JAR Peterson · P1 → retired L5 Peterson · retired L5 1 Peterson PET R Peterson PET Fittipaldi · P11 → retired L5 Fittipaldi · retired L5 11 Fittipaldi FIT R Fittipaldi FIT Revson · P12 → retired L3 Revson · retired L3 12 Revson REV R Revson REV
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 2 40 1:43:55.600 9
2 5 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 8 40 +13.500 6
3 7 Denny Hulme McLaren 5 40 +1:46.400 4
4 4 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 17 39 +1 Lap 3
5 26 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 3 39 +1 Lap 2
6 19 Clay Regazzoni BRM 4 39 +1 Lap 1
7 25 Howden Ganley Iso Marlboro 14 39 +1 Lap
8 21 Niki Lauda BRM 13 38 +2 Laps
9 26 Nanni Galli Iso Marlboro 18 38 +2 Laps
10 6 François Cevert Tyrrell 9 38 +2 Laps
11 10 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 7 38 +2 Laps
12 23 Luiz Bueno Surtees 20 36 +4 Laps
R 20 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 10 23 Electrical
R 15 Mike Beuttler March 19 18 Overheating
R 24 Carlos Pace Surtees 6 9 Suspension
R 23 Mike Hailwood Surtees 14 6 Gearbox
R 18 Jean-Pierre Jarier March 15 6 Gearbox
R 2 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 1 5 Wheel
R 11 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham 11 5 Overheating
R 8 Peter Revson McLaren 12 3 Gearbox
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
2 Ronnie Peterson
2
1 Emerson Fittipaldi
3
26 Jacky Ickx
4
19 Clay Regazzoni
5
7 Denny Hulme
6
24 Carlos Pace
7
10 Carlos Reutemann
8
5 Jackie Stewart
9
6 François Cevert
10
20 Jean-Pierre Beltoise
11
11 Wilson Fittipaldi
12
8 Peter Revson
13
21 Niki Lauda
14
25 Howden Ganley
14
23 Mike Hailwood
15
18 Jean-Pierre Jarier
17
4 Arturo Merzario
18
26 Nanni Galli
19
15 Mike Beuttler
20
23 Luiz Bueno
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15