1973 European Formula Two Championship
The 1973 European Formula Two Championship was a motor racing competition for Formula Two cars, contested over 17 rounds. STP March Racing Team driver Jean-Pierre Jarier clinched the championship title.[1]
Calendar
| Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mallory Park | 11 March | 50+50 | 2.17=217.0 km | 1'12:09.8 | 180.424 km/h | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 2 | Hockenheim | 8 April | 20+20 | 6.797=271.56 km | 1'22:27.0 | 197.618 km/h | Jochen Mass | Patrick Depailler | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 3 | 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 |
Patrick Depailler | Jacques Coulon Carlos Pace Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Henri Pescarolo Bob Wollek |
| 4 | 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 |
Hans-Joachim Stuck | Derek Bell | Reine Wisell Patrick Depailler |
| 5 | 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 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | François Cevert Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 6 | Kinnekulle | 19-20 May | 48+48 | 2.07=202.86 km | 1'20:45.3 | 150.723 km/h | Jochen Mass | Jochen Mass | Jochen Mass |
| 7 | Nivelles | 10 June | 28+28 | 3.724=208.544 km | 1'10:33.35 | 177.344 km/h | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jochen Mass | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 8 | Hockenheim | 17 June | 20+20 | 6.797=271.56 km | 1'22:20.7 | 197.870 km/h | Jochen Mass | Jochen Mass | Jochen Mass |
| 9 | Rouen | 24 June | 30 | 5.543=166.29 km | 0'56:20.7 | 177.077 km/h | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 10 | Monza | 29 June | 20+20 | 5.75=230.0 km | 1'09:05.15 | 199.752 km/h | Roger Williamson | Roger Williamson | Roger Williamson |
| 11 | Mantorp Park | July 28/29 | 36+36 | 4.092=294.624 km | 1'42:05.0 | 173.167 km/h | John Watson | Patrick Depailler | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 12 | Karlskoga | 12 August | 48 | 3.0=144.0 km | 0'59:14.4 | 145.847 km/h | Peter Gethin | Torsten Palm | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 13 | Pergusa-Enna | 26 August | 30+30 | 4.797=287.82 km | 1'23:53.6 | 205.847 km/h | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Patrick Depailler | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 14 | Salzburgring | 2 September | 50 | 4.238=211.90 km | 0'59:47.28 | 212.651 km/h | Patrick Depailler | Patrick Depailler | Vittorio Brambilla |
| 15 | 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 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tim Schenken Tom Pryce |
| 16 | Albi | 19 September | 56 | 3.636=203.616 km | 1'04:59.2 | 187.992 km/h | Vittorio Brambilla | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Vittorio Brambilla |
| 17 | Vallelunga | 14 October | 35+35 | 3.2=224.0 km | 1'24:40.0 | 158.740 km/h | Vittorio Brambilla | Vittorio Brambilla | 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
Driver
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 |
HOC |
THR |
NÜR |
PAU |
KIN |
NIV |
HOC |
ROU |
MNZ |
MAN |
KAR |
EMM |
SAL |
NOR |
ALB |
VLL |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March Engineering | March | BMW | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | 78 |
| 2 | Jochen Mass | Surtees Racing | Surtees | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 42 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Coombs Racing | Elf-Alpine | Ford | - | 6 | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 38 |
| 4 | Vittorio Brambilla | Beta Racing | March | Ford | 2 | - | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| Beta Racing | March | BMW | 1 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 | (9) | - | 9 | 6 | |||||
| 5 | Jacques Coulon | Scuderia Filipinetti | March | BMW | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 34 | ||||||
| Lewis Racing | March | BMW | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bob Wollek | Motul Rondel Racing | Motul | Ford | - | - | 9 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | 23 |
| 7 | Mike Beuttler | Lewis Racing | March | BMW | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| 8 | Derek Bell | Surtees Racing | Surtees | Ford | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Colin Vandervell | Vandervell Racing | March | BMW | - | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lewis Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 10 | Roger Williamson | Wheatcroft Racing | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 11 | ||||||||
| Wheatcroft Racing | March | BMW | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Dave Morgan | Team Reeves | Chevron | Ford | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 12 | Dave McConnell | DWM Racing | Surtees | Ford | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham | Ford | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||||||||||
| Motor Racing Developments | Brabham | BMW | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Motul Rondel Racing | Motul | Ford | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Torsten Palm | Surtees Racing | Surtees | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Gunnar Nilsson | Team Robert | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| 17 | Sten Gunnarsson | Team Robert | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Bill Gubelmann | private entry | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (2) | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Roland Binder | private entry | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 5 | |
| 20 | Gerry Birrell | Chevron Racing | Chevron | Ford | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Hiroshi Kazato | GRS International/Team Nippon | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| John Watson | Team Arnold | Chevron | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Jo Vonlanthen | Vonlanthen Racing | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| 24 | John Lepp | Chevron Racing | Chevron | Ford | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Håkan Dahlqvist | Team Robert | GRD | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Coombs Racing | Elf-Alpine | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Silvio Moser | private entry | Surtees | Ford | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Lewis Racing Racing | March | BMW | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Richard Scott | private entry | Scott-Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Tom Pryce | Motul Rondel Racing | Motul | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | (9) | - | - | 2 | |
| Brett Lunger | Space Racing | Chevron | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Spartaco Dini | Scuderia Nettuno | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 32 | Peter Salisbury | Team Gerard | Surtees | Ford | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bob Marsland | private entry | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Gabriele Serblin | Team de Adamich | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Kurt Rieder | Lewis Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 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.
Non-Championship race results
Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1973.
| Race Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Coppa di Santamonica | Misano | 22 July | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford |
| I Grande Prémio do Estoril | Estoril | 21 October | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-BMW |
References
- ^ "1973 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.