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1973 European Formula Two Championship

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The 1973 European Formula Two season was contested over 17 rounds. STP March Racing Team driver Jean-Pierre Jarier clinched the championship title.[1]

Calendar

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Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 United Kingdom Mallory Park 11 March 50+50 2.17=217.0 km 1'12:09.8 180.424 km/h France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Jean-Pierre Jarier France Jean-Pierre Jarier
2 West Germany Hockenheim 8 April 20+20 6.797=271.56 km 1'22:27.0 197.618 km/h West Germany Jochen Mass France Patrick Depailler France Jean-Pierre Jarier
3 United Kingdom Thruxton 23 April 50 3.791=189.55 km 1'01:45.4
1'02:00.2
184.158 km/h
183.425 km/h
France Patrick Depailler France Jacques Coulon
Brazil Carlos Pace
France Jean-Pierre Jarier
France Henri Pescarolo
France Bob Wollek
4 West Germany Nürburgring
(Eifelrennen)
29 April 10 22.835=228.35 km 1'31:22.9
1'31:40.5
149.932 km/h
149.452 km/h
West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck United Kingdom Derek Bell Sweden Reine Wisell
France Patrick Depailler
5 France Pau 5-6 May 70 2.76=193.2 km 1'30:49.77
1'31:14.44
127.624 km/h
127.049 km/h
France Jean-Pierre Jarier France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France François Cevert
France Jean-Pierre Jarier
6 Sweden Kinnekulle 19-20 May 48+48 2.07=202.86 km 1'20:45.3 150.723 km/h West Germany Jochen Mass West Germany Jochen Mass West Germany Jochen Mass
7 Belgium Nivelles 10 June 28+28 3.724=208.544 km 1'10:33.35 177.344 km/h France Jean-Pierre Jarier West Germany Jochen Mass France Jean-Pierre Jarier
8 West Germany Hockenheim 17 June 20+20 6.797=271.56 km 1'22:20.7 197.870 km/h West Germany Jochen Mass West Germany Jochen Mass West Germany Jochen Mass
9 France Rouen 24 June 30 5.543=166.29 km 0'56:20.7 177.077 km/h France Jean-Pierre Jarier France Jean-Pierre Jarier France Jean-Pierre Jarier
10 Italy Monza 29 June 20+20 5.75=230.0 km 1'09:05.15 199.752 km/h United Kingdom Roger Williamson United Kingdom Roger Williamson United Kingdom Roger Williamson
11 Sweden Mantorp Park July 28/29 36+36 4.092=294.624 km 1'42:05.0 173.167 km/h United Kingdom John Watson France Patrick Depailler France Jean-Pierre Jarier
12 Sweden Karlskoga 12 August 48 3.0=144.0 km 0'59:14.4 145.847 km/h United Kingdom Peter Gethin Sweden Torsten Palm France Jean-Pierre Jarier
13 Italy Pergusa-Enna 26 August 30+30 4.797=287.82 km 1'23:53.6 205.847 km/h France Jean-Pierre Jarier France Patrick Depailler France Jean-Pierre Jarier
14 Austria Salzburgring 2 September 50 4.238=211.90 km 0'59:47.28 212.651 km/h France Patrick Depailler France Patrick Depailler Italy Vittorio Brambilla
15 West Germany Norisring 9 September 60+60 2.3=276.0 km 1'46:40.9
1'47:40.9
161.642 km/h
155.228 km/h
France Jean-Pierre Jarier France Jean-Pierre Jarier Australia Tim Schenken
United Kingdom Tom Pryce
16 France Albi 19 September 56 3.636=203.616 km 1'04:59.2 187.992 km/h Italy Vittorio Brambilla France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Italy Vittorio Brambilla
17 Italy Vallelunga 14 October 35+35 3.2=224.0 km 1'24:40.0 158.740 km/h Italy Vittorio Brambilla Italy Vittorio Brambilla France Jacques Coulon

Note:

Race 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 17 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 3, 5, 9 and 12 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 3, 4, 5 and 15 were won by graded drivers, all graded drivers are shown in Italics

Race 9 Gerry Birrell was fatally injured in practice.

Final point standings

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Driver

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For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. All scores from basic events counts: Race No. 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 17. Also the first four starts (not scores) in the complementary races counts: Race No. 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 15. But only the first result in any country of the complementary races counts. Three drivers had a point deduction, which are given in ().It was actually a very complicated scoring system and, for this reason, there are some differences in the scoring, depending on the consulate source, mainly regarding Jochen Mass (42 or 41 points), and Jacques Coulon (24 or 32 points).


Place Name Team Chassis Engine MAL
United Kingdom
HOC
West Germany
THR
United Kingdom
NÜR
West Germany
PAU
France
KIN
Sweden
NIV
Belgium
HOC
West Germany
ROU
France
MNZ
Italy
MAN
Sweden
KAR
Sweden
EMM
Italy
SAL
Austria
NOR
West Germany
ALB
France
VLL
Italy
Points
1 France Jean-Pierre Jarier March Engineering March BMW 9 9 - - 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 9 9 - - 6 - 78
2 West Germany Jochen Mass Surtees Racing Surtees Ford - - - - - 9 6 9 6 - 6 - 4 - - 2 - 42
3 France Patrick Depailler Coombs Racing Elf-Alpine Ford - 6 - 9 - 6 - - 2 6 3 - - 6 - - - 38
4 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Beta Racing March Ford 2 - 35
Beta Racing March BMW 1 4 - - 4 3 - - - - 6 (9) - 9 6
5 France Jacques Coulon Scuderia Filipinetti March BMW - 1 - - - - - 4 4 4 - 34
Lewis Racing March BMW 4 - 4 - 4 9
6 France Bob Wollek Motul Rondel Racing Motul Ford - - 9 3 4 - - - - - - - 3 - 4 - - 23
7 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler Lewis Racing March BMW - - 6 - 6 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - 15
8 United Kingdom Derek Bell Surtees Racing Surtees Ford - 4 - 6 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 13
United Kingdom Colin Vandervell Vandervell Racing March BMW - 2 13
Lewis Racing March BMW - - - - 2 6 - - - 3 - - - - -
10 United Kingdom Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing GRD Ford - - - - 2 - - - - 11
Wheatcroft Racing March BMW 9 - - - - - - -
11 United Kingdom Dave Morgan Team Reeves Chevron Ford 4 - 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 8
12 Canada Dave McConnell DWM Racing Surtees Ford 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Motor Racing Developments Brabham Ford - 3 - - - - - - 6
Motor Racing Developments Brabham BMW 3 - - - - - - - -
France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Motul Rondel Racing Motul Ford - - 2 - 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 6
Sweden Torsten Palm Surtees Racing Surtees Ford - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Sweden Gunnar Nilsson Team Robert GRD Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - 6
17 Sweden Sten Gunnarsson Team Robert GRD Ford - - - - 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 5
United States Bill Gubelmann private entry March BMW - - - - - - - - - - - (2) 2 3 - - - 5
West Germany Roland Binder private entry March BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 3 5
20 United Kingdom Gerry Birrell Chevron Racing Chevron Ford - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Japan Hiroshi Kazato GRS International/Team Nippon GRD Ford - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - - 4
United Kingdom John Watson Team Arnold Chevron Ford - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - 4
Switzerland Jo Vonlanthen Vonlanthen Racing GRD Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4
24 United Kingdom John Lepp Chevron Racing Chevron Ford 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Sweden Håkan Dahlqvist Team Robert GRD Ford - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Coombs Racing Elf-Alpine Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3
Switzerland Silvio Moser private entry Surtees Ford - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 3
Lewis Racing Racing March BMW 1
28 United Kingdom Richard Scott private entry Scott-Brabham Ford - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
United Kingdom Tom Pryce Motul Rondel Racing Motul Ford - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - (9) - - 2
United States Brett Lunger Space Racing Chevron Ford - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 2
Italy Spartaco Dini Scuderia Nettuno Brabham Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2
32 United Kingdom Peter Salisbury Team Gerard Surtees Ford 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
United Kingdom Bob Marsland private entry Brabham Ford - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
Italy Gabriele Serblin Team de Adamich Brabham Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Austria Kurt Rieder Lewis Racing March BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Sweden Bertil Roos DART Racing GRD Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

Race 6 and 15 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).

Vittorio Brambilla had nine points deducted for his win at Austria, because this was his fifth start in a complementary race. He had also raced in race No. 1, 5, 8 and 10.

Bill Gubelmann had two points deducted for his fifth place at Karlskoga, because this was his second start in a complementary race in Sweden. He had also raced in race No. 6.

Tom Pryce had nine points deducted for his win at Norisring, because this was his second start in a complementary race in Germany. He had also raced in race No. 8.

References

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  1. ^ "1973 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.