Round 8 · 1973
French Grand Prix
WinnerPEOTeam Lotus · from P5
PoleSTJ
Fastest lap1:50.990Hulme · L52
Biggest gain+10Ganley P24→P14
Retirements9of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 5 | +4 | 54 | 1:41:36.520 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 4 | +2 | 54 | +40.920 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 8 | +5 | 54 | +46.480 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 | -3 | 54 | +46.930 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 12 | +7 | 54 | +48.900 | — | 2 |
| 6 | James Hunt HUN | March | 14 | +8 | 54 | +1:22.540 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Ferrari | 10 | +3 | 54 | +1:29.190 | — | |
| 8 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 6 | -2 | 54 | +1:29.530 FL | — | |
| 9 | Niki Lauda LAU | BRM | 17 | +8 | 54 | +1:45.760 | — | |
| 10 | Graham Hill HIG | Shadow | 16 | +6 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | BRM | 15 | +4 | 53 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni REA | BRM | 9 | -3 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Surtees | 18 | +5 | 51 | +3 laps | — | |
| 14 | Howden Ganley GAN | Iso Marlboro | 24 | +10 | 51 | +3 laps | — | |
| 15 | Rikky von Opel VON | Ensign | 25 | +10 | 51 | +3 laps | — | |
| 16 | Brabham | 19 | +3 | 50 | +4 laps | — | ||
| — | George Follmer FOL | Shadow | 20 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Oliver OLI | Shadow | 21 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Mike Hailwood HAI | Surtees | 11 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 13 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | |||
| — | Henri Pescarolo PES | Iso Marlboro | 23 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Reine Wisell WIS | March | 22 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Team Lotus | 3 | 41 | DNF · L41 | — | |||
| — | March | 7 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | |||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | McLaren | 2 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 8
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 42 | ▲1 |
| 2 | 41 | ▼1 | |
| 3 | 31 | ||
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 19 | ▲2 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme HUM | 19 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Peter Revson REV | 11 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 8 | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 7 | ▲2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Circuit Paul Ricard
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | French Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 |