Round 15 · 1973
United States Grand Prix
WinnerPEOTeam Lotus · from P1
PolePEO
Fastest lap1:41.652Hunt · L58
Biggest gain+16Ickx P23→P7
Retirements9of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1:41:15.799 | — | 9 |
| 2 | James Hunt HUN | March | 4 | +2 | 59 | +0.670 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 2 | -1 | 59 | +22.930 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 8 | +4 | 59 | +50.230 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Peter Revson REV | McLaren | 7 | +2 | 59 | +1:20.370 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Team Lotus | 3 | -3 | 59 | +1:47.950 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Iso Marlboro | 23 | +16 | 58 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni REA | BRM | 15 | +7 | 58 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | BRM | 14 | +5 | 58 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 10 | Mike Beuttler BEU | March | 26 | +16 | 58 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | March | 17 | +6 | 57 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 12 | Howden Ganley GAN | Iso Marlboro | 19 | +7 | 57 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Graham Hill HIG | Shadow | 18 | +5 | 57 | +2 laps | — | |
| 14 | George Follmer FOL | Shadow | 20 | +6 | 57 | +2 laps | — | |
| 15 | Jackie Oliver OLI | Shadow | 22 | +7 | 55 | +4 laps | — | |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Ferrari | 11 | -5 | 55 | +4 laps | — | |
| — | Chris Amon AMO | Tyrrell | 12 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Mike Hailwood HAI | Surtees | 6 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 5 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Brian Redman RED | Shadow | 13 | 5 | DSQ | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | — | 0 | DNS | — | |||
| — | Niki Lauda LAU | BRM | 21 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — | ||
| — | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Surtees | 9 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 25 | 52 | NC · L52 | — | |||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | McLaren | 10 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | ||
| — | Rikky von Opel VON | Ensign | 27 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 24 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Jochen Mass MAJ | Surtees | 16 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 15
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 71 | |
| 2 | 55 | ||
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 52 | ▲1 |
| 4 | 47 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Peter Revson REV | 38 | |
| 6 | Denny Hulme HUM | 26 | |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 16 | |
| 8 | James Hunt HUN | 14 | ▲2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Watkins Glen International
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | United States Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 |
| 1971 | United States Grand Prix | Tyrrell | 5 | |
| 1970 | United States Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 3 | |
| 1969 | United States Grand Prix | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1968 | United States Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 2 |
| 1967 | United States Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1966 | United States Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1965 | United States Grand Prix | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 1 |