- Winner
- Ronnie Peterson
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Ronnie Peterson, James Hunt, and Carlos Reutemann
- Race date
- October 7, 1973
- Pole
- Ronnie Peterson
- Fastest lap
- James Hunt
- Classified drivers
- 28
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen International
The decisive result
Ronnie Peterson finished first for Team Lotus. James Hunt is listed 2 for March, with Carlos Reutemann 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Jacky Ickx from P23 to P7 (+16), Mike Beuttler from P26 to P10 (+16), and Clay Regazzoni from P15 to P8 (+7) 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 6 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 3 Suspension, and 2 +4 laps. James Hunt holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:41.652 on lap 58. 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.