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Jackie Stewart won the 1973 German Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart won the 1973 German Grand Prix for Tyrrell, ahead of François Cevert and Jacky Ickx at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Jackie Stewart
Team
Tyrrell
Top listed
Jackie Stewart, François Cevert, and Jacky Ickx
Race date
August 5, 1973
Pole
Jackie Stewart
Fastest lap
Carlos Pace
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Jackie Stewart finished first for Tyrrell. François Cevert is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Jacky Ickx 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Jackie Oliver from P17 to P8 (+9), Wilson Fittipaldi from P13 to P5 (+8), and Emerson Fittipaldi from P14 to P6 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jackie Stewart started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 13 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 Accident, 2 Engine, and 1 Accident in qualifying. Carlos Pace holds the fastest-lap entry at 7:11.400 on lap 13. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jackie StewartTyrrell1:42:03.0009
2François CevertTyrrell1:42:04.6006
3Jacky IckxMcLaren1:42:44.2004
4Carlos PaceSurtees1:42:56.8003
5Wilson FittipaldiBrabham1:43:22.9002
6Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus1:43:27.3001
7Jochen MassSurtees1:43:28.2000
8Jackie OliverShadow1:43:28.7000
9Peter RevsonMcLaren1:44:14.8000
10Henri PescaroloIso-Marlboro1:44:25.5000
11Rolf StommelenBrabham1:45:30.3000
12Denny HulmeMcLaren1:45:41.7000
13Graham HillShadow1:45:52.0000
14Mike HailwoodSurtees+1 lap0
15David PurleyMarch+1 lap0
16Mike BeuttlerMarch+1 lap0
DNFCarlos ReutemannBrabhamEngine0
DNFClay RegazzoniBRMEngine0
DNFGeorge FollmerShadowAccident0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseBRMGearbox0