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Ronnie Peterson won the 1973 Italian Grand Prix

Ronnie Peterson won the 1973 Italian Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Emerson Fittipaldi and Peter Revson at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Ronnie Peterson
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Ronnie Peterson, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Peter Revson
Race date
September 9, 1973
Pole
Ronnie Peterson
Fastest lap
Jackie Stewart
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Ronnie Peterson finished first for Team Lotus. Emerson Fittipaldi is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Peter Revson 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

David Purley from P24 to P9 (+15), George Follmer from P21 to P10 (+11), and Jackie Oliver from P19 to P11 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ronnie Peterson started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 +1 lap, 7 Finished, 2 Overheating, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Accident. Jackie Stewart holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:35.300 on lap 51. 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 Lotus1:29:17.0009
2Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus1:29:17.8006
3Peter RevsonMcLaren1:29:45.8004
4Jackie StewartTyrrell1:29:50.2003
5François CevertTyrrell1:30:03.2002
6Carlos ReutemannBrabham1:30:16.8001
7Mike HailwoodSurtees1:30:45.7000
8Jacky IckxFerrari+1 lap0
9David PurleyMarch+1 lap0
10George FollmerShadow+1 lap0
11Jackie OliverShadow+1 lap0
12Rolf StommelenBrabham+1 lap0
13Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM+1 lap0
14Graham HillShadow+1 lap0
15Denny HulmeMcLaren+2 laps0
NCHowden GanleyIso-Marlboro+11 laps0
DNFMike BeuttlerMarchGearbox0
DNFNiki LaudaBRMAccident0
DNFClay RegazzoniBRMIgnition0
DNFCarlos PaceSurteesTyre0