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Jackie Stewart won the 1973 Belgian Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart won the 1973 Belgian Grand Prix for Tyrrell, ahead of François Cevert and Emerson Fittipaldi at Circuit Zolder.

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Race recap

Winner
Jackie Stewart
Team
Tyrrell
Top listed
Jackie Stewart, François Cevert, and Emerson Fittipaldi
Race date
May 20, 1973
Pole
Ronnie Peterson
Fastest lap
François Cevert
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Circuit Zolder

The decisive result

Jackie Stewart finished first for Tyrrell. François Cevert is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Emerson Fittipaldi 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

Andrea de Adamich from P18 to P4 (+14), Graham Hill from P23 to P9 (+14), and Niki Lauda from P14 to P5 (+9) 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 8 Accident, 4 Engine, 3 Finished, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +3 laps. François Cevert holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.420 on lap 28. 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 StewartTyrrell1:42:13.4309
2François CevertTyrrell1:42:45.2706
3Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus1:44:16.2204
4Andrea de AdamichBrabham+1 lap3
5Niki LaudaBRM+1 lap2
6Chris AmonTecno+3 laps1
7Denny HulmeMcLaren+3 laps0
8Carlos PaceSurtees+4 laps0
9Graham HillShadow+5 laps0
10Clay RegazzoniBRMAccident0
11Mike BeuttlerMarchAccident0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierMarchAccident0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseBRMEngine0
DNFWilson FittipaldiBrabhamEngine0
DNFRonnie PetersonTeam LotusAccident0
DNFPeter RevsonMcLarenAccident0
DNFHowden GanleyIso-MarlboroAccident0
DNFCarlos ReutemannBrabhamEngine0
DNFGeorge FollmerShadowThrottle0
DNFJackie OliverShadowAccident0