1973 European Formula Two Championship


The 1973 European Formula Two season was contested over 17 rounds. STP March Racing Team driver Jean-Pierre Jarier clinched the championship title.

Calendar

Race NoCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 Mallory Park11 March50+502.17=217.0 km1'12:09.8180.424 km/h Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Jarier Jean-Pierre Jarier
2 Hockenheim8 April20+206.797=271.56 km1'22:27.0197.618 km/h Jochen Mass Patrick Depailler Jean-Pierre Jarier
3 Thruxton23 April503.791=189.55 km1'01:45.4
1'02:00.2
184.158 km/h
183.425 km/h
Patrick Depailler Jacques Coulon
Carlos Pace
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Henri Pescarolo
Bob Wollek
4 Nürburgring
29 April1022.835=228.35 km1'31:22.9
1'31:40.5
149.932 km/h
149.452 km/h
Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell Reine Wisell
Patrick Depailler
5 Pau5-6 May702.76=193.2 km1'30:49.77
1'31:14.44
127.624 km/h
127.049 km/h
Jean-Pierre Jarier Jean-Pierre Beltoise François Cevert
Jean-Pierre Jarier
6 Kinnekulle19-20 May48+482.07=202.86 km1'20:45.3150.723 km/h Jochen Mass Jochen Mass Jochen Mass
7 Nivelles10 June28+283.724=208.544 km1'10:33.35177.344 km/h Jean-Pierre Jarier Jochen Mass Jean-Pierre Jarier
8 Hockenheim17 June20+206.797=271.56 km1'22:20.7197.870 km/h Jochen Mass Jochen Mass Jochen Mass
9 Rouen24 June305.543=166.29 km0'56:20.7177.077 km/h Jean-Pierre Jarier Jean-Pierre Jarier Jean-Pierre Jarier
10 Monza29 June20+205.75=230.0 km1'09:05.15199.752 km/h Roger Williamson Roger Williamson Roger Williamson
11 Mantorp ParkJuly 28/2936+364.092=294.624 km1'42:05.0173.167 km/h John Watson Patrick Depailler Jean-Pierre Jarier
12 Karlskoga12 August483.0=144.0 km0'59:14.4145.847 km/h Peter Gethin Torsten Palm Jean-Pierre Jarier
13 Pergusa-Enna26 August30+304.797=287.82 km1'23:53.6205.847 km/h Jean-Pierre Jarier Patrick Depailler Jean-Pierre Jarier
14 Salzburgring2 September504.238=211.90 km0'59:47.28212.651 km/h Patrick Depailler Patrick Depailler Vittorio Brambilla
15 Norisring9 September60+602.3=276.0 km1'46:40.9
1'47:40.9
161.642 km/h
155.228 km/h
Jean-Pierre Jarier Jean-Pierre Jarier Tim Schenken
Tom Pryce
16 Albi19 September563.636=203.616 km1'04:59.2187.992 km/h Vittorio Brambilla Jean-Pierre Beltoise Vittorio Brambilla
17 Vallelunga14 October35+353.2=224.0 km1'24:40.0158.740 km/h Vittorio Brambilla Vittorio Brambilla Jacques Coulon

Note:
Race 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 17 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Race 3, 5, 9 and 12 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
Race 3, 4, 5 and 15 were won by graded drivers, all graded drivers are shown in Italics
Race 9 Gerry Birrell was fatally injured in practice.

Final point standings

Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. All scores from basic events counts: Race No. 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 17. Also the first four starts in the complementary races counts: Race No. 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 15. But only the first result in any country of the complementary races counts. Three drivers had a point deduction, which are given in.
PlaceNameTeamChassisEngineMAL
HOC
THR
NÜR
PAU
KIN
NIV
HOC
ROU
MNZ
MAN
KAR
EMM
SAL
NOR
ALB
VLL
Points
1 Jean-Pierre JarierMarch EngineeringMarchBMW99--9-9-9-999--6-78
2 Jochen MassSurtees RacingSurteesFord-----9696-6-4--2-42
3 Patrick DepaillerCoombs RacingElf-AlpineFord-6-9-6--263--6---38
4 Vittorio BrambillaBeta RacingMarchFord2-35
4 Vittorio BrambillaBeta RacingMarchBMW14--43----6-9635
5 Jacques CoulonScuderia FilipinettiMarchBMW-1-----444-34
5 Jacques CoulonLewis RacingMarchBMW4-4-4934
6 Bob WollekMotul Rondel RacingMotulFord--934-------3-4--23
7 Mike BeuttlerLewis RacingMarchBMW--6-6-3----------15
8 Derek BellSurtees RacingSurteesFord-4-6-----3-------13
Colin VandervellVandervell RacingMarchBMW-213
Colin VandervellLewis RacingMarchBMW----26---3-----13
10 Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft RacingGRDFord----2----11
10 Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft RacingMarchBMW9-------11
11 Dave MorganTeam ReevesChevronFord4-3---1----------8
12 Dave McConnellDWM RacingSurteesFord6----------------6
Wilson FittipaldiMotor Racing DevelopmentsBrabhamFord-3------6
Wilson FittipaldiMotor Racing DevelopmentsBrabhamBMW3--------6
Jean-Pierre JaussaudMotul Rondel RacingMotulFord--2-3-----1------6
Torsten PalmSurtees RacingSurteesFord-----------6-----6
Gunnar NilssonTeam RobertGRDFord--------------6--6
17 Sten GunnarssonTeam RobertGRDFord----14-----------5
Bill Gubelmannprivate entryMarchBMW-----------23---5
Roland Binderprivate entryMarchBMW-------------2--35
20 Gerry BirrellChevron RacingChevronFord--4--------------4
Hiroshi KazatoGRS International/Team NipponGRDFord-------2-2-------4
John WatsonTeam ArnoldChevronFord----------4------4
Jo VonlanthenVonlanthen RacingGRDFord----------------44
24 John LeppChevron RacingChevronFord3----------------3
Håkan DahlqvistTeam RobertGRDFord-----3-----------3
Jean-Pierre JabouilleCoombs RacingElf-AlpineFord---------------3-3
Silvio Moserprivate entrySurteesFord---1---1--------3
Silvio MoserLewis Racing RacingMarchBMW13
28 Richard Scottprivate entryScott-BrabhamFord---2-------------2
Tom PryceMotul Rondel RacingMotulFord----------2-----2
Brett LungerSpace RacingChevronFord--------1--1-----2
Spartaco DiniScuderia NettunoBrabhamFord----------------22
32 Peter SalisburyTeam GerardSurteesFord1----------------1
Bob Marslandprivate entryBrabhamFord---------1-------1
Gabriele SerblinTeam de AdamichBrabhamFord------------1----1
Kurt RiederLewis RacingMarchBMW-------------1---1
Bertil RoosDART RacingGRDFord---------------1-1

Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
Race 6 and 15 not all points were awarded.
Vittorio Brambilla had nine points deducted for his win at Austria, because this was his fifth start in a complementary race. He had also raced in race No. 1, 5, 8 and 10.
Bill Gubelmann had two points deducted for his fifth place at Karlskoga, because this was his second start in a complementary race in Sweden. He had also raced in race No. 6.
Tom Pryce had nine points deducted for his win at Norisring, because this was his second start in a complementary race in Germany. He had also raced in race No. 8.