United States Grand Prix
1973 · Round 15 · New York State, United States · Oct 7, 1973Race summary
Peterson won the race from 1st on the grid, 0.668s ahead of Hunt. Ickx was the standout mover, climbing from 23rd to 7th. Merzario lost the most ground, from 11th on the grid down to 16th (down 5 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 59 | 1:41:15.779 | 9 |
| 2 | James Hunt | March | 4 | 59 | +0.668 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 2 | 59 | +22.930 | 4 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 8 | 59 | +50.226 | 3 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 7 | 59 | +1:20.367 | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 59 | +1:47.945 | 1 |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | Iso Marlboro | 23 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 15 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 14 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Beuttler | March | 26 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March | 17 | 57 | Accident | 0 |
| 12 | Howden Ganley | Iso Marlboro | 19 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Graham Hill | Shadow | 18 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | George Follmer | Shadow | 20 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | 22 | 55 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 11 | 55 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 25 | 52 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | 10 | 39 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | Surtees | 16 | 35 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | BRM | 21 | 35 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| – | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 6 | 34 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Carlos Pace | Surtees | 9 | 32 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Brabham | 24 | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Brian Redman | Shadow | 13 | 5 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Rikky von Opel | Ensign | 27 | 0 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 5 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Chris Amon | Tyrrell | 12 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | François Cevert | Tyrrell | – | 0 | Accident | 0 |