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Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1973 Spanish Grand Prix

Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1973 Spanish Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of François Cevert and George Follmer at Circuito de Montjuïc.

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Race recap

Winner
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Emerson Fittipaldi, François Cevert, and George Follmer
Race date
April 29, 1973
Pole
Ronnie Peterson
Fastest lap
Ronnie Peterson
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Circuito de Montjuïc

The decisive result

Emerson Fittipaldi finished first for Team Lotus. François Cevert is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with George Follmer 3 for Shadow.

Grid to finish

Mike Beuttler from P19 to P7 (+12), George Follmer from P14 to P3 (+11), and Henri Pescarolo from P18 to P8 (+10) 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 4 +1 lap, 4 +6 laps, 3 Finished, 2 Brakes, and 2 Halfshaft. Ronnie Peterson holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.800 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
1Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus1:48:18.7009
2François CevertTyrrell1:49:01.4006
3George FollmerShadow1:49:31.8004
4Peter RevsonMcLaren+1 lap3
5Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM+1 lap2
6Denny HulmeMcLaren+1 lap1
7Mike BeuttlerMarch+1 lap0
8Henri PescaroloMarch+2 laps0
9Clay RegazzoniBRM+6 laps0
10Wilson FittipaldiBrabham+6 laps0
11Nanni GalliIso-Marlboro+6 laps0
12Jacky IckxFerrari+6 laps0
DNFCarlos ReutemannBrabhamHalfshaft0
DNFHowden GanleyIso-MarlboroOut of fuel0
DNFRonnie PetersonTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFJackie StewartTyrrellBrakes0
DNFNiki LaudaBRMTyre0
DNFGraham HillShadowBrakes0
DNFMike HailwoodSurteesOil leak0
DNFJackie OliverShadowEngine0