South African Grand Prix 3 Mars 1973, Kyalami
Ronnie Peterson gör sin 35:e start i Formel 1. I tidskvalet har han erhållit 4:e bästa tid. Hulme står i "pole" före Fittipaldi och Scheckter.
Jackie Stewart i en Tyrrell vinner loppet före Peter Revson i en McLaren och med Emerson Fittipaldi i en Lotus som trea. Ronnie blir till slut 11:a, men detta efter att ha haft stora problem med bränslet.
Fittipaldi har snabbaste varv med 1.17,10 och loppet ser följande förare i ledning: Hulme 1-4; Scheckter 5-6; Stewart 7-79.
Den mindre roliga säsongsupptakten gjorde Ronnie på misshumör. Han var själv övertygad om att han tillhörde de snabbaste och att han kunde åka i cirklar runt många av konkurrenterna.
Summary in english
The three week break between the Brazilian
GP and the race in Kyalami was enough time to allow the new Shadow F1 team to finish its
first cars and the team, with backing from UOP turned up with drivers Jack
Oliver and George Follmer. The new McLaren M23 was also ready for Denny Hulme and this meant that McLaren was able to run one of
the older cars for Jody Scheckter.
Andrea de Adamich made his return
in a Ceramica Pagnossin Surtees. Nanni Galli was out of action because of an
accident while testing a sportscar and so Frank Williams ran local driver Jack
Pretorius. There were two other locals: Dave Charlton in a Lucky Strike Lotus and Eddie Keizen in a Tyrrell which had been acquired
by Kyalami organizer Alex Blignaut.
In qualifying Hulme showed that the new McLaren was going to be a force
to be reckoned with and took pole position, beating Emerson Fittipaldi (JPS Lotus) and an impressive
Scheckter (in a McLaren
M19C). Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) shared the second row
with Clay Regazzoni's BRM while Peter Revson (McLaren) was on row
three with Jean-Pierre Beltoise's BRM and Carlos Reutemann's Brabham. The top 10
was completed by Carlos Pace
in the Surtees and Niki Lauda in his BRM. Jackie Stewart had a big accident
in practice and was 16th on the grid.
At the start Hulme took the lead with Scheckter behind him and Fittipaldi third.
Revson had made a good start and was fourth. On the third lap there was trouble
when Charlton, who had made a great start from 13th on the grid and was running
seventh, challenged Reutemann. He lost control and hit Mike Hailwood's Surtees. Most of the
field managed to get through but down at the back of the field Jacky Ickx and Clay Regazzoni arrived and the BRM hit Hailwood's car. Regazzoni's car
burst into flames with the unconscious Swiss driver at the wheel. Hailwood dived
into the flames, undid Regazzoni's belts and managed to drag Regazzoni clear.
Hailwood was later awarded the George Medal for his bravery. Regazzoni was
rushed to hospital but he had only minor burns.
The accident destroyed Hulme's hopes of a debut win for the McLaren M23 as he suffered a
puncture on wreckage and had to pit. That left Scheckter leading but Stewart was
the man making progress and on lap seven he took the lead. He would remain ahead
for the rest of the afternoon. Scheckter was second for a long time but
eventually his tires began to fade and he dropped behind Revson and later
Fittipaldi. With just a few laps to go Scheckter's engine blew, depriving him of
fourth place.
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Aktuell ställning
| Position | Förare | Nation | Poäng |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | BRA | 22 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | GBR | 19 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | NZ | 8 |
| 4 | Arturo Merzario | ITA | 6 |
| " | François Cevert | FRA | 6 |
| " | Peter Revson | USA | 6 |
