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Ronnie Peterson won the 1973 Austrian Grand Prix

Ronnie Peterson won the 1973 Austrian Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Jackie Stewart and Carlos Pace at Red Bull Ring.

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Race recap

Winner
Ronnie Peterson
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Ronnie Peterson, Jackie Stewart, and Carlos Pace
Race date
August 19, 1973
Pole
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fastest lap
Carlos Pace
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Red Bull Ring

The decisive result

Ronnie Peterson finished first for Team Lotus. Jackie Stewart is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Carlos Pace 3 for Surtees.

Grid to finish

Gijs van Lennep from P23 to P9 (+14), Jean-Pierre Beltoise from P13 to P5 (+8), and Clay Regazzoni from P14 to P6 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Emerson Fittipaldi started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 Fuel system, 2 +1 lap, 2 DNS, and 2 Suspension. Carlos Pace holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:37.290 on lap 46. 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
1Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus1:28:48.7809
2Jackie StewartTyrrell1:28:57.7906
3Carlos PaceSurtees1:29:35.4204
4Carlos ReutemannBrabham1:29:36.6903
5Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:30:10.3802
6Clay RegazzoniBRM1:30:27.1801
7Arturo MerzarioFerrari+1 lap0
8Denny HulmeMcLaren+1 lap0
9Gijs van LennepIso-Marlboro+2 laps0
10Mike HailwoodSurtees+5 laps0
11Emerson FittipaldiTeam LotusFuel system0
NCHowden GanleyIso-Marlboro+10 laps0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierMarchEngine0
DNFRikky von OpelEnsignFuel system0
DNFWilson FittipaldiBrabhamFuel system0
DNFGraham HillShadowSuspension0
DNFGeorge FollmerShadowDifferential0
DNFRolf StommelenBrabhamWheel0
DNFJackie OliverShadowFuel system0
DNFFrançois CevertTyrrellSuspension0