1973 World Sportscar Championship
The 1973 World Sportscar Championship season was the 21st season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1973 World Championship for Makes and the 1973 Cup for GT Cars which were contested concurrently over a ten race series.[1] The World Championship for Makes, which was open to Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 GT Cars,[2] was won by Matra and the Cup for GT Cars, which was open only to Group 4 GT Cars,[3] was won by Porsche.
| 1973 World Sportscar Championship | |||
| Previous: | 1972 | Next: | 1974 |
Schedule
Matra won the 1973 World Championship for Makes
Ferrari placed second in the championship
Porsche placed third in the championship
Porsche won the 1973 Cup for GT Cars with 911S and Porsche 911 Carrera RSR (pictured)
The following races counted towards the 1973 World Championship for Makes and the 1973 Cup for GT Cars.
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Daytona International Speedway | 3 February 4 February |
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Vallelunga | 25 March |
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Dijon-Prenois | 15 April |
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Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 25 April |
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Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 6 May |
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Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie | 13 May |
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Nürburgring | 27 May |
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Circuit de la Sarthe | 9 June 10 June |
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Österreichring | 24 June |
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Watkins Glen International | 21 July |
† - No GT entries were received for the Österreichring event. The Buenos Aires 1000 km, scheduled to be held on 21 October,[4] was canceled six weeks after the running of the Watkins Glen 6 Hours.[5]
Results
Races
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| 9 | Österreichring | |
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World Championship for Makes
| Pos | Make [1] | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total [1] |
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20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 124 | |||
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15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 15 | (12) | (15) | 115 | |
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20 | 8 | (3) | (3) | 8 | 20 | 10 | 10 | (3) | 6 | 82 |
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8 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 48 | ||||||
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6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | |||||
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1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 30 | ||||
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8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | ||||||
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15 | 15 | |||||||||
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12 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||
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3 | 3 |
Championship points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 but only for the highest placed car of each make.[6] The 7 best results were retained [7] for each make. Discarded points are shown in the above table within brackets.
Cup for GT Cars
| Pos | Make [1] | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total [1] |
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(12) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (15) | 20 | 140 | |
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20 | 20 | 40 | ||||||||
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15 | 8 | 15 | 38 | |||||||
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10 | 10 | |||||||||
No GT entries were received for Round 9.
The cars
The following models contributed to the nett pointscores of their respective makes.
World Championship for Makes
- Matra Simca MS670 & Matra Simca MS670B
- Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona & Ferrari 312PB
- Porsche 911 Carrera RSR & Porsche 908/3
- Mirage M6 Ford Cosworth
- Lola T282 Ford Cosworth & Lola T290 Ford Cosworth
- Chevron B21 Ford Cosworth & Chevron B23 Ford Cosworth
- Alfa Romeo 33TT3 & Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm
- Lancia Stratos
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Ligier JS2 Maserati
Cup for GT Cars
- Porsche 911S & Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
- Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm
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References
- Results of the 1973 FIA International Championships, 1974 FIA Yearbook, pages 105-106
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
- János L Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 885-886
- Automobile Year, 1972/73, page 25
- Automobile Year, 1973/74, page 163
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260
- Automobile Year, 1973/74, page 237
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