1973 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1973 World Sportscar Championship season was the 21st season of the FIA World Championship for Makes. It was a series for Sportscars and Grand Touring. It ran from February 3, 1973 to July 21, 1973, and was comprised of 10 races.
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[edit] Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  24 Hours of Daytona |
Daytona International Speedway | February 3 February 4 |
| 2 |  Vallelunga 6 Hours |
Vallelunga | March 25 |
| 3 |  Dijon 1000 Kilometres |
Dijon-Prenois | April 15 |
| 4 | 1000km Monza |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 25 |
| 5 |  1000km Spa |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | May 6 |
| 6 | Targa Florio |
Palermo | May 13 |
| 7 |  ADAC 1000km Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | May 27 |
| 8 | 24 Hours of Le Mans |
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 9 June 10 |
| 9 |  Austrian 1000km† |
Österreichring | June 24 |
| 10 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours |
Watkins Glen International | July 21 |
† - Sportscars only, GT class did not participate.
[edit] Season Results
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
[edit] Races
[edit] Manufacturers Championships
[edit] Overall Manufacturers Championship
All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate championship.
Cars participating in races that were not included in the S, P, or GT classes are skipped in rewarding points for the overall championship.
Only the best 7 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matra |
20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 124 | |||
| 2 | Ferrari |
15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 115 | |
| 3 | Porsche |
20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 82 |
| 4 |  Mirage |
8 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 48 | ||||||
| 5 | Lola |
6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | |||||
| 6 | Chevron |
1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 30 | ||||
| 7 | Lancia |
15 | 15 | |||||||||
| 8 | Chevrolet |
12 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||
| 9 | Alfa Romeo |
8 | 4 | 12 |
[edit] GT Manufacturers Championship
The GT class did not participate in Round 9. Only the best 6 finishes counted towards the championship.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche |
12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 112 |
| 2 | Ferrari |
20 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 60 | |||||
| 3 | Chevrolet |
15 | 8 | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| 4 | Alfa Romeo |
12 | 12 | ||||||||
| 5 | Alpine |
6 | 6 |
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