1973 RAC Rally

The 1973 RAC Rally (formally the 22nd Daily Mirror RAC Rally) was the twelfth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-November in the County of Yorkshire in England, the rally was run primarily on gravel, with some sections of tarmac as well. The rally carried the name of its title sponsor, a popular British newspaper, The Daily Mirror.

1973 RAC Rally
22nd Daily Mirror RAC Rally
Round 12 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
← Previous eventNext event →
Host country United Kingdom
Rally baseYork, England
Dates run17 November 1973 – 21 November 1973
Stages80 (540.02 km; 335.55 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel with some asphalt
Overall distance3,020 km (1,880 miles)
Results
Overall winner Timo Mäkinen
Henry Liddon
Ford Motorsport
Ford Escort RS1600
Crews198 at start, 91 at finish

Report

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Britain was home terrain for the Fords and the RS1600 wrapped up all three podium spots. While both Alpine Renault and Fiat finished in the points, neither had their points applied to championship standings. This however didn't hurt either one's chances, as they still placed first and second respectively at the end of the season.

Results
1973 RAC Rally results
Finish Total
time		 Group Car # Driver
Co-driver		 Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 16 h : 47 m : 8 s213 Timo Mäkinen
Henry Liddon		 Ford Escort RS1600 20
2 26 h : 52 m : 23 s21 Roger Clark
Tony Mason		 Ford Escort RS1600
3 36 h : 55 m : 26 s218 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki		 Ford Escort RS1600
4 47 h : 01 m : 13 s231 Per-Inge Walfridsson
John Jensen		 Volvo 142 10
5 17 h : 03 m : 08 s48 Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Claude Roure		 Alpine-Renault A110 1800
6 57 h : 05 m : 44 s221 Gunnar Blomqvist
Ingelöv Blomqvist		 Opel Ascona 19 6
Retired ()
This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Source: Independent WRC archive[1]

Championship standings after the event
1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 12
After round 12 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 127 Alpine Renault 1147
2 84 Fiat 284
3 66 Ford 376
4 44 Volvo 444
5 42 Saab 542
6 34 Datsun 634
7 33 Citroën 733
8 28 BMW 828
9 25 Toyota 1025
10 24 Porsche 927
11 21 Opel 1125
12 18 Polski Fiat 1218
13 17 Lancia 1317
14 15 Wartburg 1415
15 14 Volkswagen 1515
16 13 Peugeot 1613
17 4 Mitsubishi 174
18 3 Škoda 183
19 1 Audi 202

References
  1. "RAC Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.