Formula 1 Images : Italian GP (1973)

Ronnie Peterson, Lotus 72E Ford in the spare car.

Ronnie Peterson, Lotus 72E Ford.

Ronnie Peterson watches along with Colin Chapman as their constructor's trophy is filled with champagne on the podium.

Ronnie Peterson.

Ronnie Peterson, Lotus 72E Ford locks a wheel ahead of teammate Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72E Ford.

Ronnie Peterson, Lotus 72E Ford.

Ronnie Peterson, Lotus 72E Ford.

Francois Cevert (FRA) Tyrrell 006 finished fifth.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus 72D took his seventh pole position of the season and went on to win the race.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Clay Regazzoni (SUI) BRM P160E retired with engine trouble tracked down to be a broken coil.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Peter Revson (USA) McLaren M23 qualified second and finished third.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Denny Hulme (NZL) McLaren M23 survived a mid-race accident to trail at the back of the field for the remainder of the race, finishing fifteenth and last.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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(L to R): Ron Tauranac (AUS) ISO Williams Design Advisor talks with Gijs van Lennep (NED) ISO Williams who retired from the race on lap 15 with overheating.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 13, Monza, Italy, 9 September 1973.

Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus 72D took his seventh pole position of the season and went on to win the race.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Francois Cevert (FRA) Tyrrell 006 finished fifth.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Mike Hailwood (GBR) Surtees TS14A finished seventh.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Niki Lauda (AUT) BRM P160E returned from his wrist injury sustained at an accident in Germany, but was the victim of a tyre failure resulting in a big accident at the Parabolica on lap 34 from which he emerged unscathed.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Gijs van Lennep (NED) Iso Marlboro-Williams IR retired on lap 15 with an overheating engine.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus 72D took his seventh pole position of the season and went on to win the race.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Jackie Stewart (GBR) Tyrrell 006/2 overcame illness and an early puncture to climb through the field and finish fourth, ensuring himself his third World Championship title as a result.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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David Purley (GBR) LEC March 731 finished the race in ninth place.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.

David Purley (GBR) Lec March 731 finished ninth.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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Jackie Stewart (GBR) Tyrrell 006/2 overcame illness and an early puncture to climb through the field and finish fourth, ensuring himself his third World Championship title as a result.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.
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David Purley (GBR) LEC March 731 finished the race in ninth place.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.

David Purley (GBR) LEC March 731 finished the race in ninth place.
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 9 September 1973.