1973 Non-World Championship Grands Prix
Cape South Easter Trophy
6 January 1973 - Killarney: 163.350 km (3.267 km x 50 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 1
1 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 50 laps
2 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 50 laps
3 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 48 laps
4 Jackie Pretorius Brabham-FVC BT38 48 laps
5 Meyer Botha March-Cosworth 721 44 laps
6 Mike Domingo McLaren-Ford M10A 44 laps
7 Peter Gethin Chevron-FVC B25 43 laps/Engine
8 Nols Niemann Surtees-Ford TS5 41 laps
9 Kipp Ackermann McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 37 laps
Fastest Lap: N/A
Pole position: Dave Charlton, 1m08.4
Did Not Finish
Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 17 laps/Flywheel
Joe Domingo Lola-Chevrolet T142 5 laps/Engine
John Love Chevron-FVC B25 0 laps/Accident damage
Noddy Limberis Surtees-Ford TS5 Ignition
Peter Haller Lola-Ford T140 Engine
Did Not Start
Rob Thomas Surtees-Ford TS5 Fuel pipe
Highveld 100
27 January 1973 - Kyalami: 163.760 km (4.094 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 2
1 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 40 laps
2 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 40 laps
3 John Love Chevron-FVC B25 40 laps
4 Jackie Pretorius Brabham-FVC BT38 39 laps
5 Meyer Botha March-Cosworth 721 38 laps
6 Mike Domingo McLaren-Ford M10A 37 laps
7 Joe Domingo Lola-Chevrolet T142 36 laps
8 Noddy Limberis Surtees-Ford TS5 36 laps
9 Fred Cowell Lola-Chevrolet T190 35 laps
10 Nols Niemann Surtees-Ford TS5 30 laps
Fastest Lap: John Love (Chevron-FVC B25), 1m22.97
Pole position: Dave Charlton, 1m19.20
Did Not Finish
Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 29 laps/Fuel pipe
Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 16 laps/Flywheel
Kipp Ackermann McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 6 laps/Overheating
Derek Tunmer Lola-Chevrolet T140 5 laps/Con rod
Did Not Start
Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 Accident in practice
Rob Thomas Surtees-Ford TS5
Peter Haller Lola-Ford T140
VIII Daily Mail Race of Champions
18 March 1973 - Brands Hatch: 170.554 km (4.264 km x 40 laps)
1 32 Peter Gethin Chevron-Chevrolet B24 '72-05' 57m22.9, 177.59 kph
2 57 Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth M23 'M23/1' 57m26.3
3 56 James Hunt Surtees-Cosworth TS9 '006' 57m26.3
4 67 Tony Trimmer Williams-Cosworth FX3 '1' 57m49.4
5 8 Tony Dean Chevron-Chevrolet B24 '72-02' 39 laps
6 60 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM P160 '160-03' 39 laps
7 3 Tom Belso Lola-Chevrolet T330 39 laps
8 14 Ray Allen Surtees-Chevrolet TS8 38 laps
9 208 Clive Santo Surtees-Chevrolet TS11 38 laps
10 6 Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet T330 38 laps
11 9 Bobby Brown Chevron-Chevrolet B24 38 laps
12 1 Gijs van Lennep Lola-Chevrolet T330 37 laps
13 5 Jock Russell McRae-Chevrolet GM1 36 laps
Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Niki Lauda (BRM P160 '160-01') &
Ronnie Peterson (Lotus-Cosworth 72 'R6'), 1:23.0, 184.99
Pole Position: Jean-Pierre Beltoise, 1:21.1
Did Not Finish
52 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Cosworth TS14A 35 laps/Accident
22 Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet GM1 33 laps/Overheating
61 Niki Lauda BRM P160D 29 laps/Battery lead/Tyres
19 Brett Lunger Lola-Chevrolet T330 29 laps/Handling/overheating
59 Vern Schuppan BRM P160D 26 laps/Accident
58 Jody Scheckter McLaren-Cosworth M19C 22 laps/Accident
22 Keith Holland Trojan-Chevrolet T101 21 laps/Rear wing mounting
4 Guy Edwards Lola-Chevrolet T330 18 laps/Oil leak
65 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Cosworth 72 18 laps/Gearbox
63 Howden Ganley ISO Williams-Cosworth FX3 14 laps/Wheel
18 David Hobbs Lola-Chevrolet T330 13 laps/Handling
15 Steve Thompson Chevron-Chevrolet B24 8 laps/Radiator
26 John Watson Brabham-Cosworth BT42 7 laps/Accident
64 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth 72 2 laps/Metering unit
66 Graham Hill Brabham-Cosworth BT37 0 laps/Accident
33 Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet M18 0 laps/Accident
Starting Grid (2x2P):
2 Lauda 1 Beltoise
1:21.9 1:21.1
4 Scheckter 3 Schuppan
1:22.6 1:22.2
6 Peterson 5 Hailwood
1:22.7 1:22.7
8 Gethin 7 Fittipaldi
1:23.9 1:23.1
10 Ganley 9 Hulme
1:24.2 1:24.0
12 Lunger 11 Holland
1:24.7 1:24.7
14 Edwards 13 Hunt
1:25.2 1:24.8
16 McRae 15 Hobbs
1:25.6 1:25.3
18 Watson 17 Hill
1:26.5 1:26.3
20 Dean 19 van Lennep
1:26.8 1:26.7
22 Santo 21 Thompson
1:27.7 1:27.1
24 Pilette 23 Belso
1:28.3 1:27.7
26 Russell 25 Trimmer
1:29.2 1:28.4
28 Brown 27 Ashley
1:31.7 1:29.6
29 Allen
1:36.4
Goldfields Autumn Trophy
30 March 1973 - Goldfields: 166.720 km (4.168 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 3
1 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 40 laps
2 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 39 laps
3 Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 39 laps
4 John Love Chevron-FVC B25 39 laps
5 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 37 laps/Puncture
6 Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 37 laps
7 Peter de Klerk Chevron-FVC B25 37 laps
8 Jackie Pretorius Brabham-FVC BT38 36 laps
9 Kipp Ackermann McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 36 laps
10 Peter Haller Lola-Ford T140 32 laps
11 Joe Domingo Lola-Chevrolet T142 32 laps
Fastest Lap: N/A
Pole position: Dave Charlton, 1m22.2
Did Not Finish
Derek Tunmer McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 26 laps/Gearbox
Nols Niemann Surtees-Ford TS8 8 laps/Water pipe
Tony Martin Chevron-FVC B20 6 laps/Fuel leak
Meyer Botha March-Cosworth 721 Handling
Did Not Start
Rob Thomas Surtees-Ford TS5 Valve
XXV BRDC International Trophy
8 April 1973 - Silverstone: 188.575 km (4.714 km x 40 laps)
1 3 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Cosworth 006 '2' 52m53.2, 213.77 kph
2 2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Cosworth 72 'R8' 53m03.6
3 11 Clay Regazzoni BRM P160 '160-07' 40 laps
4 10 Peter Revson McLaren-Cosworth M32 'M32/2' 40 laps
5 14 Niki Lauda BRM P160 '160-01' 40 laps
6 8 George Follmer Shadow-Cosworth DN1 '2A' 39 laps
7 51 Gijs van Lennep Lola T330-Chevrolet 38 laps
8 208 Tom Belso Lola T330-Chevrolet 38 laps
9 12 Vern Schuppan BRM P160E 38 laps
10 25 Keith Holland Trojan T101-Chevrolet 38 laps
11 58 Tony Dean Chevron B24-Chevrolet 38 laps
12 53 Clive Santo Surtees TS11-Chevrolet 37 laps
13 59 Bobby Brown Chevron B24-Chevrolet 37 laps
Fastest Lap: Ronnie Peterson (Lotus-Cosworth 72), 1:17.5, 218.82 kph
Pole Position: Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus-Cosworth 72 'R5'), 1:16.4
Did Not Finish
19 Brett Lunger Lola-Chevrolet T330 31 laps/Spin
39 David Oxton Begg-Chevrolet FM5 30 laps/Spin
5 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Cosworth TS14A 27 laps/Handling
15 Howden Ganley ISO Williams-Cosworth FX3 26 laps/Engine
9 Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth M23 24 laps/Oil pressure
18 David Hobbs Lola-Chevrolet T330 23 laps/Engine
61 Bob Evans Trojan-Chevrolet T101 21 laps/Engine
55 Jock Russell McRae-Chevrolet GM1 17 laps/Engine
65 Steve Thompson Chevron-Chevrolet B24 17 laps/Engine
6 Carlos Pace Surtees-Cosworth TS14A 16 laps/Wheel nut loose
33 Teddy Pilette Chevron-Chevrolet B24 10 laps/Engine
64 Ray Allen Surtees-Chevrolet TS8 6 laps/Fuel system
22 Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet GM1 5 laps/Engine
56 Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet T330 4 laps/Accident
7 Jackie Oliver Shadow-Cosworth DN1 1 lap/Clutch
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth 72 1 lap/Engine/Flywheel
Starting Grid (3x2x3P):
3 Stewart 2 Peterson 1 Fittipaldi
1:16.9 1:16.6 1:16.4
5 Hulme 4 Revson
1:17.2 1:17.1
8 Regazzoni 7 Hobbs 6 Pace
1:17.5 1:17.5 1:17.4
10 Lunger 9 Lauda
1:18.2 1:17.6
13 Holland 12 Dean 11 Hailwood
1:19.2 1:19.2 1:18.3
15 Thompson 14 Oliver
1:20.0 1:19.4
18 Pilette 17 Follmer 16 Schuppan
1:20.9 1:20.4 1:20.4
20 McRae 19 Belso
1:21.3 1:21.0
23 Evans 22 Ganley 21 Brown
1:21.5 1:21.4 1:21.4
25 van Lennep 24 Oxton
1:22.1 1:21.5
28 Allen 27 Ashley 26 Santo
1:24.3 1:23.1 1:22.4
29 Russell
1:26.0
Mercury 100
23 April 1973 - Roy Hesketh: 174.060 km (2.901 km x 60 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 4
1 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 60 laps
2 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 60 laps
3 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 58 laps
4 Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 57 laps
5 Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 55 laps
6 Peter Haller Surtees-Ford TS5 55 laps
7 Derek Tunmer McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 55 laps
8 Tony Martin Chevron-FVC B20 55 laps
9 Nols Niemann Surtees-Ford TS8 53 laps
10 Joe Domingo Lola-Chevrolet T142 49 laps
11 Fred Cowell Lola-Chevrolet T190 44 laps
Fastest Lap: John Love (Chevron-FVC B25), 1m00.3
Pole Position: Dave Charlton, 1m01.1
Did Not Finish
Jackie Pretorius Brabham-FVC BT38 25 laps/Con-rod
Rob Thomas Surtees-Ford TS5 10 laps/Engine
Kipp Ackermann McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 10 laps/Engine
Meyer Botha March-Cosworth 721 4 laps/Clutch
Mike Domingo McLaren-Ford M10A Engine
Did Not Start
John Love Chevron-FVC B25 Engine
Noddy Limberis Surtees-Ford TS5
South African Republic Festival Trophy
26 May 1973 - Kyalami: 163.760 km (4.094 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 5
1 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 40 laps
2 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 40 laps
3 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 39 laps
4 Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 39 laps
5 John Love Chevron-FVC B25 39 laps
6 Nols Niemann Surtees-Ford TS8 39 laps
7 Peter de Klerk Chevron-FVC B25 38 laps
8 Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 38 laps
9 Peter Haller Surtees-Ford TS5 37 laps
10 Rob Thomas Surtees-Ford TS5 32 laps
11 Noddy Limberis Surtees-Ford TS5 30 laps
Fastest Lap: N/A
Pole Position: Dave Charlton, 1m17.0
Did Not Finish
Joe Domingo Lola-Chevrolet T142 30 laps/Accident
Meyer Botha March-Cosworth 721 24 laps/Handling
Tony Martin Chevron-FVC B20 18 laps/Accident
Kipp Ackermann McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 10 laps
Did Not Start
Derek Tunmer McLaren-Chevrolet M10B Gearbox
Bulawayo 100
10 June 1973 - Bulawayo: 163.160 km (4.079 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 6
1 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 40 laps
2 Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 40 laps
3 Jackie Pretorius Brabham-FVC BT38 39 laps
4 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 39 laps
5 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 39 laps
6 Peter de Klerk Chevron-FVC B25 39 laps
7 John Love Chevron-FVC B25 38 laps/Engine
8 Nols Niemann Surtees-Ford TS8 38 laps
9 Peter Haller Surtees-Ford TS5 37 laps
10 Noddy Limberis Surtees-Ford TS5 36 laps
11 Derek Tunmer McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 36 laps
Fastest Lap: John Love (Chevron-FVC B25), 1m21.4
Pole Position: Dave Charlton, 1m21.8
Did Not Finish
Richard Sterne March-Cosworth 721 23 laps/Driver illness
Arnold Charlton Brabham-Cosworth BT26 23 laps/Driver illness
Mike Domingo McLaren-Ford M10A 21 laps/Engine
Joe Domingo Lola-Chevrolet T142 14 laps/Engine
Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 12 laps/Head gasket
Did Not Start
Tony Martin Chevron-FVC B20 Engine
Natal Winter Trophy
1 July 1973 - Roy Hesketh: 174.060 km (2.901 km x 60 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 7
1 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 60 laps
2 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 59 laps
3 John McNicol March-Cosworth 721 59 laps
4 Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 59 laps
5 John Love Chevron-FVC B25 58 laps
6 Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 57 laps
7 Tony Martin Chevron-FVC B20 57 laps
8 Peter Haller Surtees-Ford TS5 55 laps
9 Kipp Ackermann McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 54 laps
10 Noddy Limberis Surtees-Ford TS5 50 laps
11 Mike Domingo McLaren-Ford M10A 44 laps
Fastest Lap: N/A
Pole position: Eddie Keizan, 1m01.3
Did Not Finish
Jackie Pretorius Brabham-FVC BT38 13 laps/Engine
Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 10 laps/Oil union
Joe Domingo Lola-Chevrolet T142 5 laps/Accident
Derek Tunmer McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 5 laps/Accident
Rob Thomas Surtees-Ford TS5 5 laps/Accident
Rand Winter Trophy
4 August 1973 - Kyalami: 163.760 km (4.094 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 8
1 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 40 laps
2 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 40 laps
3 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 39 laps
4 John McNicol March-Cosworth 721 38 laps
5 Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 38 laps
6 John Love Chevron-FVC B25 38 laps
7 Tony Martin Chevron-FVC B20 36 laps/retired
8 Kipp Ackermann McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 35 laps
9 Peter Haller Surtees-Ford TS5 35 laps
10 Joe Domingo Lola-Chevrolet T142 34 laps
Fastest Lap: Dave Charlton (Lotus-Cosworth 72D), 1m17.7
Pole Position: Dave Charlton, 1m17.7
Did Not Finish
Jackie Pretorius Brabham-FVC BT38 23 laps/Engine
Fred Cowell Lola-Chevrolet T190 17 laps/Engine
Nols Niemann Surtees-Ford TS8 15 laps/Wiring fire
Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 13 laps
Rob Thomas Surtees-Ford TS5 5 laps/Gearbox
Derek Tunmer McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 2 laps/Engine
Mike Domingo McLaren-Ford M10A 2 laps/Engine
Andrew Thompson Chevron-FVC B25 0 laps/Drive shaft
False Bay 100
25 August 1973 - Killarney: 163.350 km (3.267 km x 50 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 9
1 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 50 laps
2 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 50 laps
3 Nols Niemann Surtees-Cosworth TS9 48 laps
4 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 48 laps
5 Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 48 laps
6 John Love Chevron-FVC B25 48 laps
Fastest Lap: Eddie Keizan (Tyrrell-Cosworth 004), 1m08.2
Pole position: Eddie Keizan, 1m08.8
Did Not Finish
Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 37 laps/Engine
Jackie Pretorius Brabham-FVC BT38 32 laps/Engine
Tony Martin Chevron-FVC B20 18 laps/Accident
Peter Haller Surtees-Ford TS5 15 laps/Accident damage
John McNicol March-Cosworth 721 5 laps/Accident, fire
Noddy Limberis Surtees-Ford TS5 3 laps
Did Not Start
Brian von Hage Chevron-FVC B25 Oil pressure
Rhodesian Grand Prix
23 September 1973 - Bulawayo: 163.160 km (4.079 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 10
1 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 40 laps
2 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 40 laps
3 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 39 laps
4 Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 39 laps
5 John Love Chevron-FVC B25 39 laps
6 Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 38 laps
7 Peter Haller Surtees-Ford TS5 37 laps
8 Gary Ainscough Lotus-Ford 69 35 laps
9 Fred Cowell Lola-Chevrolet T190 35 laps
10 Noddy Limberis Surtees-Ford TS5 34 laps
Fastest Lap: N/A
Pole position: Dave Charlton, 1m24.7
Did Not Finish
Mike Domingo McLaren-Ford M10A 21 laps
Jackie Pretorius Brabham-FVC BT38 18 laps
Nols Niemann Surtees-Cosworth TS9
Joe Domingo Lola-Chevrolet T142
Rand Spring Trophy
6 October 1973 - Kyalami: 163.760 km (4.094 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 11
1 Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 40 laps
2 Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 40 laps
3 John McNicol March-Cosworth 721 40 laps
4 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 38 laps
5 Tony Martin Chevron-FVC B20 37 laps
6 Kipp Ackermann McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 36 laps
7 Andrew Thompson Chevron-FVC B25 36 laps
8 Mike Domingo McLaren-Ford M10A 34 laps
9 Nols Niemann Surtees-Cosworth TS9 32 laps
10 Joe Domingo McLaren-Chevrolet M10A 31 laps
Fastest Lap: Dave Charlton (Lotus-Cosworth 72D), 1m19.3
Pole position: Dave Charlton, 1m18.3
Disqualified
Peter Haller Surtees-Ford TS5 36 laps/Oil replenishment
Did Not Finish
John Love Chevron-FVC B25 23 laps/Ignition
Fred Cowell Lola-Chevrolet T190 15 laps
Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 4 laps/Brakes, clutch
Derek Tunmer McLaren-Chevrolet M10B 2 laps
Noddy Limberis Surtees-Ford TS5 1 lap
Goldfields 100
20 October 1973 - Goldfields: 166.720 km (4.168 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 12
1 John McNicol March-Cosworth 721 40 laps
2 Paddy Driver McLaren-Ford M10B 40 laps
3 Jackie Pretorius Brabham-FVC BT38 39 laps
4 Ian Scheckter Chevron-FVC B25 38 laps
5 Peter Haller Surtees-Ford TS5 37 laps
6 Gary Ainscough Lotus-Ford 69 36 laps
7 Nols Niemann Surtees-Cosworth TS9 31 laps
8 Tony Martin Chevron-FVC B20 31 laps
9 Kipp Ackermann McLaren-Chevrolet M10B
10 Mike Domingo McLaren-Ford M10A
11 Joe Domingo McLaren-Chevrolet M10A
12 Fred Cowell Lola-Chevrolet T190
Fastest Lap: N/A
Pole position: Dave Charlton, 1m24.1
Did Not Finish
Dave Charlton Lotus-Cosworth 72D 1 lap/Fuel pressure
Eddie Keizan Tyrrell-Cosworth 004 1 lap/Throttle
Guy Tunmer March-FVC 722 0 laps/Clutch
Did Not Start
Mike Hearn Surtees-Ford TS8
Final Championship Standings
1 Dave Charlton 93 pts
2 Eddie Keizan 53
3 Paddy Driver 52
4 Ian Scheckter 29
5 John McNicol 20
6 John Love 15
7 Jackie Pretorius 14
8 Nols Niemann 5
= Guy Tunmer 5
10 Meyer Botha 4
11 Peter Haller 3
12 Mike Domingo 2
= Tony Martin 2
14 Peter de Klerk 1
= Kipp Ackermann 1
= Gary Ainscough 1