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Denny Hulme won the 1973 Swedish Grand Prix

Denny Hulme won the 1973 Swedish Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Ronnie Peterson and François Cevert at Anderstorp Raceway.

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Race recap

Winner
Denny Hulme
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Denny Hulme, Ronnie Peterson, and François Cevert
Race date
June 17, 1973
Pole
Ronnie Peterson
Fastest lap
Denny Hulme
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Anderstorp Raceway

The decisive result

Denny Hulme finished first for McLaren. Ronnie Peterson is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with François Cevert 3 for Tyrrell.

Grid to finish

Mike Beuttler from P21 to P8 (+13), Carlos Pace from P16 to P10 (+6), and Denny Hulme from P6 to P1 (+5) 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 5 Finished, 3 +3 laps, 2 +1 lap, 2 Suspension, and 1 +4 laps. Denny Hulme holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.146 on lap 7. 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
1Denny HulmeMcLaren1:56:46.0499
2Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus1:56:50.0796
3François CevertTyrrell1:57:00.7194
4Carlos ReutemannBrabham1:57:04.1193
5Jackie StewartTyrrell1:57:12.0492
6Jacky IckxFerrari+1 lap1
7Peter RevsonMcLaren+1 lap0
8Mike BeuttlerMarch+3 laps0
9Clay RegazzoniBRM+3 laps0
10Carlos PaceSurtees+3 laps0
11Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro+4 laps0
12Emerson FittipaldiTeam LotusGearbox0
13Niki LaudaBRM+5 laps0
14George FollmerShadow+6 laps0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseBRMEngine0
DNFJackie OliverShadowSuspension0
DNFMike HailwoodSurteesTyre0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierMarchThrottle0
DNFGraham HillShadowIgnition0
DNFWilson FittipaldiBrabhamAccident0