1973 European Formula Two Championship

The 1973 European Formula Two season was contested over 17 rounds. STP March Racing Team driver Jean-Pierre Jarier clinched the championship title.[1]

Calendar

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "1973 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.