1973 United States Grand Prix

1973 United States Grand Prix
Race details
Date	October 7, 1973
Official name	XVI United States Grand Prix
Location	Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course Watkins Glen, New York
Course	Permanent road course
Course length	5.435 km (3.377 miles)
Distance	59 laps, 320.67 km (199.24 miles)
Weather	Cloudy with temperatures approaching 20 °C (68 °F); Wind speeds up to 14.82 km/h (9.21 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:39.657
Fastest lap
Driver	James Hunt	March-Ford
Time	1:41.652 on lap 58
Podium
First	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
Second	James Hunt	March-Ford
Third	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1973 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 7, 1973 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. It was race 15 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.^[2]

The 59-lap race was won from pole position by Ronnie Peterson, driving a Lotus-Ford. Peterson held off James Hunt in the Hesketh-entered March-Ford to take his fourth victory of the season, with Carlos Reutemann third in a Brabham-Ford.

The race was overshadowed by the death of François Cevert during qualifying, the day before, in what was to have been the 100th and final Grand Prix for Tyrrell team-mate and triple World Champion Jackie Stewart. The Tyrrell team withdrew from the event as a consequence, handing the Manufacturers' Cup to Lotus.