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| Nr | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | John Player Team Lotus |  Lotus 72E [R5] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 2 |  Ronnie Peterson | John Player Team Lotus |  Lotus 72E [R6] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 3 |  Jacky Ickx | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |  Ferrari 312B3-73 [010] | Ferrari 001/11 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 4 |  Arturo Merzario | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |  Ferrari 312B3-73 | Ferrari 001/11 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 5 |  Jackie Stewart | Elf Team Tyrrell |  Tyrrell - [006/2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 6 |  François Cevert | Elf Team Tyrrell |  Tyrrell - [006] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 7 |  Denny Hulme | Yardley Team McLaren |  McLaren M23 [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 8 |  Peter Revson | Yardley Team McLaren |  McLaren M23 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 9 |  Andrea de Adamich | Ceramica Pagnossin Team MRD |  Brabham BT42 [4] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 10 |  Carlos Reutemann | Motor Racing Developments |  Brabham BT42 [3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 11 |  Wilson Fittipaldi | Motor Racing Developments |  Brabham BT42 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 12 |  Graham Hill | Embassy Racing |  Shadow DN1 [3A] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 14 |  Roger Williamson | STP-March |  March 731 [721G/4] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 15 |  Mike Beuttler | Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher |  March 731 [721G/2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 16 |  George Follmer | Nichols AVS/UOP/Shadow Cars |  Shadow DN1 [5A] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 17 |  Jackie Oliver | Nichols AVS/UOP/Shadow Cars |  Shadow DN1 [4A] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 18 |  David Purley | LEC Refrigeration Racing |  March 731 ['731/2'] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 19 |  Clay Regazzoni | Marlboro BRM |  BRM P160E [09] | BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 20 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Marlboro BRM |  BRM P160E [01] | BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 21 |  Niki Lauda | Marlboro BRM |  BRM P160E [08] | BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 22 |  Chris Amon | Martini Racing Team |  Tecno PA123 [6] | Tecno Series-P F12 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 23 |  Mike Hailwood | Brooke Bond Oxo Rob Walker Team Surtees |  Surtees TS14A [04] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 24 |  Carlos Pace | Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees |  Surtees TS14A [03] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 25 |  Howden Ganley | Frank Williams (Racing Cars) |  Iso Marlboro IR [02] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 26 |  Graham McRae | Frank Williams (Racing Cars) |  Iso Marlboro IR [01] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 27 |  James Hunt | Hesketh Racing |  March 731 ['3'] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 28 |  Rikky von Opel | Team Ensign |  Ensign N173 [MN01] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| 29 |  John Watson | Motor Racing Developments |  Brabham BT37 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 30 |  Jody Scheckter | Yardley Team McLaren |  McLaren M23 [3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ||
| 31 |  Jochen Mass | Team Surtees |  Surtees TS14A [01] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | ||
| Merzario did not attend the event. | |||||||
| Official Name | 1973 John Player British Grand Prix | 
|---|---|
| Circuit | Silverstone | 
| Date | July 14 | 
| Pole | Ronnie Peterson 01:16.300 | 
| Fastest Lap | James Hunt 01:18.600 | 
| Podium | 1st Peter Revson (29) , 2nd Ronnie Peterson (38) , 3rd Denny Hulme | 
| GP Number | 229 | 
| Round | 9 | 
| Weather | Drizzle, cloudy | 
| Prev race | Grand Prix de France July 1 | 
| Next race | Grote Prijs van Nederland July 29 | 
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Peter Revson | Yardley Team McLaren |  McLaren M23 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:29:18.500 | 67 | 01:18.700 | 29 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Ronnie Peterson | John Player Team Lotus |  Lotus 72E [R6] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:29:21.300 | 67 | 01:18.700 | 38 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 |  Denny Hulme | Yardley Team McLaren |  McLaren M23 [1] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:29:21.500 | 67 | 01:18.700 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 27 |  James Hunt | Hesketh Racing |  March 731 ['3'] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | 01:29:21.900 | 67 | 01:18.600 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 |  François Cevert | Elf Team Tyrrell |  Tyrrell - [006] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:29:55.100 | 67 | 01:19.400 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 |  Carlos Reutemann | Motor Racing Developments |  Brabham BT42 [3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:30:03.200 | 67 | 01:19.500 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 |  Clay Regazzoni | Marlboro BRM |  BRM P160E [09] | BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | 01:30:30.200 | 67 | 01:19.800 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 |  Jacky Ickx | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |  Ferrari 312B3-73 [010] | Ferrari 001/11 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:30:35.900 | 67 | 01:20.000 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 9 | 25 |  Howden Ganley | Frank Williams (Racing Cars) |  Iso Marlboro IR [02] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | +1 lap | 66 | 01:20.100 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 10 | 5 |  Jackie Stewart | Elf Team Tyrrell |  Tyrrell - [006/2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 66 | 01:19.000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 |  Mike Beuttler | Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher |  March 731 [721G/2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | +2 laps | 65 | 01:21.600 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 12 | 21 |  Niki Lauda | Marlboro BRM |  BRM P160E [08] | BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | +4 laps | 63 | 01:19.600 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 13 | 28 |  Rikky von Opel | Team Ensign |  Ensign N173 [MN01] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | +6 laps | 61 | 01:22.000 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| DNF | 11 |  Wilson Fittipaldi | Motor Racing Developments |  Brabham BT42 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Oil leak | 44 | 01:20.000 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| DNF | 1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | John Player Team Lotus |  Lotus 72E [R5] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Transmission | 36 | 01:21.200 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DNF | 29 |  John Watson | Motor Racing Developments |  Brabham BT37 [2] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Fuel system | 36 | 01:19.000 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| DNF | 12 |  Graham Hill | Embassy Racing |  Shadow DN1 [3A] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Chassis | 24 | 01:21.200 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| DNF | 22 |  Chris Amon | Martini Racing Team |  Tecno PA123 [6] | Tecno Series-P F12 3.0 | Firestone | Fuel system | 6 | 01:22.900 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| DNF | 26 |  Graham McRae | Frank Williams (Racing Cars) |  Iso Marlboro IR [01] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Throttle | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 30 |  Jody Scheckter | Yardley Team McLaren |  McLaren M23 [3] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Collision | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 23 |  Mike Hailwood | Brooke Bond Oxo Rob Walker Team Surtees |  Surtees TS14A [04] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Collision | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 31 |  Jochen Mass | Team Surtees |  Surtees TS14A [01] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Collision | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 24 |  Carlos Pace | Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees |  Surtees TS14A [03] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Collision | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 20 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Marlboro BRM |  BRM P160E [01] | BRM P142 V12 3.0 | Firestone | Collision | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 9 |  Andrea de Adamich | Ceramica Pagnossin Team MRD |  Brabham BT42 [4] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Collision | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 14 |  Roger Williamson | STP-March |  March 731 [721G/4] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Collision | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 16 |  George Follmer | Nichols AVS/UOP/Shadow Cars |  Shadow DN1 [5A] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Collision | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 17 |  Jackie Oliver | Nichols AVS/UOP/Shadow Cars |  Shadow DN1 [4A] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Collision | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| DNS | 18 |  David Purley | LEC Refrigeration Racing |  March 731 ['731/2'] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Firestone | Accident | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| T | 40 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | John Player Team Lotus |  Lotus 72E [R7] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T | 41 |  Ronnie Peterson | John Player Team Lotus |  Lotus 72E [R8] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T | 42 |  Jackie Stewart | Elf Team Tyrrell |  Tyrrell - [005] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T | 43 |  François Cevert | Elf Team Tyrrell |  Tyrrell - [005] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T | 46 |  Chris Amon | Martini Racing Team |  Tecno E731 | Tecno Series-P F12 3.0 | Firestone | Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| T | 47 |  Carlos Reutemann | Motor Racing Developments |  Brabham BT42 [5] | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| S | 44 |  Jacky Ickx | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |  Ferrari 312B3-73 [012] | Ferrari 001/11 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 4 |  Arturo Merzario | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |  Ferrari 312B3-73 | Ferrari 001/11 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Not present | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Purley had an accident in the warm-up and did not start. Race stopped because of an accident on the second lap involving 9 cars. The race was restarted with the original distance. | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jackie Stewart |  Tyrrell | 42 | 
| 2 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |  Lotus | 41 | 
| 3 |  François Cevert |  Tyrrell | 33 | 
| 4 |  Ronnie Peterson |  Lotus | 25 | 
| 5 |  Denny Hulme |  McLaren | 23 | 
| 6 |  Peter Revson |  McLaren | 20 | 
| 7 |  Carlos Reutemann |  Brabham | 8 | 
| 8 |  Jacky Ickx |  Ferrari | 8 | 
| 9 |  Arturo Merzario |  Ferrari | 6 | 
| 10 |  George Follmer |  Shadow | 5 | 
| 11 |  James Hunt |  March | 4 | 
| 12 |  Andrea de Adamich |  Brabham | 3 | 
|  Surtees | |||
| 13 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |  BRM | 2 | 
| 14 |  Niki Lauda |  BRM | 2 | 
| 15 |  Wilson Fittipaldi |  Brabham | 1 | 
| 16 |  Clay Regazzoni |  BRM | 1 | 
| 17 |  Chris Amon |  Tecno | 1 | 
| Pos | Constructor | Pts | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lotus Ford Cosworth | 58 (62) | 
| 2 |  Tyrrell Ford Cosworth | 53 (57) | 
| 3 |  McLaren Ford Cosworth | 35 | 
| 4 |  Brabham Ford Cosworth | 12 | 
| 5 |  Ferrari | 12 | 
| 6 |  Shadow Ford Cosworth | 5 | 
| 7 |  BRM | 5 | 
| 8 |  March Ford Cosworth | 4 | 
| 9 |  Tecno | 1 |