THE MONACO GRAND PRIX LIBRARY BY ROY HULSBERGEN
3rd June - 78 laps of 3.278km - 255.684 km
Practice: Changes to the circuit: the road from the Portier corner was widened, the tunnel had become longer, the chicane on the quay was installed in the pre-1972 place, the harbour front road now bends before the tabac and curves around the swimming pool and adds another curve before the gasworks corner, adding 135 metres to the circuit and thus reducing the laps from 80 to 78. The previous road from the tabac to the gasworks corner has become a walking area and now caters for the pits area, with entrance from the Rascasse corner and exit just after the starting line. All the drivers had to discover the new circuit again.
Starting Grid
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5 J. Stewart 1’27.5” |
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Tyrrell 006 Cosworth V8 |
2 R. Peterson 1’27.7” |
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Lotus 72 Cosworth V8 |
7 D. Hulme 1’27.8” |
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McLaren M23A Cosworth V8 |
6 F. Cevert 1’27.9” |
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Tyrrell 006 Cosworth V8 |
1 E.Fittipaldi 1’27.1” |
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Lotus 72 Cosworth V8 |
21 N. Lauda 1’28.5” |
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BRM P160E V12 |
3 J. Ickx 1’28.7” |
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Ferrari 312B3 Flat 12 |
19 G. Regazzoni 1’28.9” |
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BRM P160E V12 |
11 W.Fittipladi 1’28.9” |
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Brabham BT42 Cosworth V8 |
Ganly |
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Williams ISO IR02 Cosworth V8 |
20 J.P. Beltoise 1’29.0” |
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BRM P160E V12 |
22 C. Amon 1’29.3” |
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Tecno-McCall flat 12 |
23 M. Hailwood 1’29.4” |
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Surtees TS14A Cosworth V8 |
14 Jarier 1’29.4” |
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March 731G |
8 Revson 1’29.4” |
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McLaren M23A Cosworth V8 |
4 Merzario 1’29.5” |
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Ferrari 312B3 Flat 12 |
24 C. Pace 1’29.6” |
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Surtees TS14A Cosworth V8 |
27 Hunt 1’29.9” |
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March 731G Cosworth V8 |
10 Reutemann 1’30.1” |
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Brabham BT42 Cosworth V8 |
15 M. Beuttler 1’31.0” |
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March 731G Cosworth V8 |
26 Galli 1’31.1” |
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Williams ISO Cosworth V8 |
17 Olivier 1’31.1” |
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Shadow DN1 Cosworth V8 |
12 G.Hill 1’31.9” |
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Shadow DN1 |
18 Purley 1’31.9” |
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March 731G Cosworth V8 |
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9 A. de Adamich 1’32.1” |
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Brabham BT37 Cosworth V8 |
Race
Cevert had a fantastic start from the second row flipping past Stewart and leading in the Ste-Devote, Fittipaldi took the opportunity to follow Stewart. The Lotus definitely had some problems because it kept on falling back. Cevert had to hand over his lead to Peterson after he hit a curb. Then in lap 8 Peterson had fuel problems and Stewart took over.
The race settled with Stewart in the lead followed by E.Fittipaldi, Lauda, Ickx, W.Fittipaldi, Peterson, Ganley, Hulme, Hailwood, Pace and Jarier.
Lauda had to retire in lap 25 minus a gearbox. Stewart pressed on by the Lotus of E.Fittipaldi and dug a hole.
In lap 40 Beltoise crushed the BRM on the guard rail exiting Casino square, then Ickx and Ganley abandoned with broken drive shafts.
The order of cars was now Stewart, E.Fittipaldi, W.Fittipaldi, Hulme and Cevert who was still slipstreaming behind Stewart, although a lap behind.
Jackie Stewart in his Tyrrel 006
The last laps saw Emmerson Fittipaldi giving an utmost try to catch Stewart and even breaking the lap record in the before last lap.. Cevert gave Fittipaldi the free way, but nobody could stop Stewart from getting this Monaco victory.
Race Result
1 Jackie Stewart (GB) |
1h57’44.3” 130.297km/h |
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2 E.Fittipaldi (BRA) |
Lotus 72/R7 |
+ 1.3” |
3 Peterson (S) |
Lotus 72/R6 |
+ 1 lap |
4 Cevert (F) |
Tyrrell 006 |
+ 1 lap |
5 Revson (USA) |
McLaren M23 |
+ 2 laps |
6 Hulme (NZ) |
McLaren M23 |
+ 2 laps |
7 de Adamich |
Brabham BT37 |
+ 2 laps |
8 Hailwood (GB) |
Surtees TS14A |
+ 3 laps |
9 Hunt (GB) |
March 731/1 |
+ 5 laps |
10 Olivier (GB) |
Shadow DN1/4/A |
+ 6 laps |
11 W.Fittipaldi (BRA) |
Brabham BT42 |
+ 7 laps |
Fastest lap: E.Fittipaldi lap 78, 1’28.1”, 133,947 km/h lap record
Retired:
Beuttler |
lap 3 |
engine |
Regazzoni |
lap 16 |
brakes |
Amon |
lap 25 |
brakes |
Lauda |
lap 25 |
gearbox |
Galli |
lap 31 |
transmission |
Pace |
lap 31 |
drive shaft |
Purley |
lap 32 |
fuel leak |
Beltoise |
lap 40 |
accident |
Ganley |
lap 42 |
drive shaft |
Ickx |
lap 45 |
drive shaft |
Reutemann |
lap 47 |
gearbox |
Merzario |
lap 59 |
oil pressure |
Hill |
lap 63 |
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Jarier |
lap 67 |
gearbox |
W.Fittipaldi |
lap 72 |
fuel |
Hunt |
lap 74 |
engine |
World Driver Championship
1973 |
RA |
BR |
ZA |
ES |
BE |
MC |
SE |
FR |
GB |
NL |
DE |
AT |
IT |
CA |
US |
Total |
Jackie Stewart |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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9 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
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9 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
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71 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
9 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
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1 |
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6 |
6 |
1 |
55 |
Ronnie Peterson |
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4 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
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9 |
9 |
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9 |
52 |
François Cévert |
6 |
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6 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
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2 |
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47 |
Peter Revson |
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6 |
3 |
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2 |
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9 |
3 |
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4 |
9 |
2 |
38 |
Denny Hulme |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
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1 |
9 |
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4 |
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3 |
26 |
Carlos Reutemann |
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3 |
4 |
1 |
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3 |
1 |
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4 |
16 |
James Hunt |
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1 |
3 |
4 |
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6 |
14 |
Jacky Ickx |
3 |
2 |
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1 |
2 |
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4 |
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12 |
World Constructor Championship
1973 |
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RA |
BR |
ZA |
ES |
BE |
MC |
SE |
FR |
GB |
NL |
DE |
AT |
IT |
CA |
US |
total |
Tyrrell |
10 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
15 |
15 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
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118 |
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Lotus |
9 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
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1 |
9 |
15 |
6 |
10 |
107 |
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McLaren |
2 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
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3 |
9 |
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13 |
3 |
4 |
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4 |
9 |
5 |
68 |
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MRD |
1 |
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3 |
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3 |
4 |
1 |
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2 |
3 |
1 |
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4 |
22 |
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Hesketh |
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1 |
3 |
4 |
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6 |
14 |
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Ferrari |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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1 |
2 |
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14 |
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BRM |
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1 |
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2 |
2 |
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2 |
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3 |
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3 |
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13 |
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Shadow |
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1 |
4 |
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4 |
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9 |
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Surtees |
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3 |
4 |
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7 |
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Williams |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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Martini |
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1 |
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1 |
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CMG |
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0 |
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March |
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0 |
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