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  • US Grand Prix
  • Peterson victory overshadowed by Cevert's death

  • October 7, 1973: Despite a brilliant battle between eventual winner Ronnie Peterson and James Hunt, the whole US Grand Prix race weekend was overshadowed by the death of Francois Cevert during qualifying

  • Canadian Grand Prix
  • It's Revson ... or maybe Fittipaldi

  • September 23, 1973: Utter confusion surrounded Peter Revson's second victory of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport Park

  • Italian Grand Prix
  • Gritty Stewart nets third world title

  • September 9, 1973: Ronnie Peterson won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza and although his team-mate Emerson Fittipaldi took second place, it couldn't prevent Jackie Stewart from winning his third world championship

  • Austrian Grand Prix
  • Peterson picks up the pieces

  • August 19, 1973: Ronnie Peterson took victory in Austria but Jackie Stewart tightened his grip on the title by finishing second in his Tyrrell

  • German Grand Prix
  • Record-breaking Stewart closes in on third title

  • August 5, 1973: Jackie Stewart's win in the German Grand Prix was a record-breaking 27th and moved him further ahead of Emerson Fittipaldi in the World Championship and closer to a third world title

  • Dutch Grand Prix
  • Stewart victory tainted by Williamson's horrific death

  • July 29, 1973: Jackie Stewart won his 26th Grand Prix by taking victory in the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, in a race overshadowed by tragedy when young British driver Roger Williamson lost his life in a horrendous accident

  • French Grand Prix
  • Peterson's turn for a slice of luck

  • July 1, 1973: Ronnie Peterson had been denied victory in front of his home fans in the previous race thanks to a stroke of misfortune but it was the Swede's turn to enjoy a slice of luck at the French Grand Prix

  • Swedish Grand Prix
  • Hulme pips Peterson on penultimate lap

  • June 17, 1973: Denny Hulme bounced back in the world championship contention by winning a riveting inaugural Swedish Grand Prix for McLaren on the final lap at the twisty Anderstorp circuit

  • Monaco Grand Prix
  • Stewart equals Clark's record

  • June 3, 1973: Jackie Stewart took a third win of the season as his Tyrrell won the Monaco Grand Prix on a circuit that had been revised since 1972

  • Belgian Grand Prix
  • Tyrrell benefits in Belgium

  • May 20, 1973: After playing a leading part in a protest by drivers to have the troublesome track declared unfit for racing, Jackie Stewart won the Belgian Grand Prix in his Tyrell Ford

  • Spanish Grand Prix
  • Fittipaldi stretches lead in Spain

  • April 29, 1973: Emerson Fittipaldi increased his lead in the drivers' standings by winning round four of the championship as Montjuich Park played host to the Spanish Grand Prix

  • South African Grand Prix
  • Hailwood the hero as Stewart wins

  • March 3, 1973: Jackie Stewart took his first win of the season in South Africa as he guided his Tyrrell-Cosworth to victory at Kyalami

  • Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Fittipaldi nets dream result at home race

  • February 11, 1973: Brazil's inaugural grand prix produced the dream result for the home fans as countryman Emerson Fittipaldi took victory at Interlagos

  • Argentine Grand Prix
  • Reigning champion opens season with victory

  • January 28, 1973: Reigning world champion Emerson Fittipaldi opened his 1973 account with a win for Lotus after overtaking Tyrrell's Francois Cevert late in the race

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