# 24 uur van Le Mans 1973

De 24 uur van Le Mans 1973 was de 41e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 9 en 10 juni 1973 op het Circuit de la Sarthe nabij Le Mans, Frankrijk.
De race werd gewonnen door de Equipe Matra-Simca Shell #11 van Henri Pescarolo en Gérard Larrousse. Pescarolo behaalde zijn tweede Le Mans-zege, terwijl Larrousse zijn eerste overwinning behaalde. De GTS 5.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Automobiles Charles Pozzi #39 van Vic Elford en Claude Ballot-Léna. De GTS 3.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Kremer Racing Team #45 van Erwin Kremer, Paul Keller en Clemens Schickentanz. De TS 5.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de BMW Motorsport #51 van Toine Hezemans en Dieter Quester. De GTS +5.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Greder Racing Team #30 van Henri Greder en Marie-Claude Beaumont.

## Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt. Auto's die minder dan 70% van de afstand van de winnaar (248 ronden) hadden afgelegd werden niet geklasseerd. De #62 Automobiles Ligier werd gediskwalificeerd omdat de olie van deze auto te vroeg werd bijgevuld.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Motor | Banden | Ronden |
| 1 | S 3.0 | 11 | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell | Henri Pescarolo Gérard Larrousse | Matra-Simca MS670B | Matra 3.0L V12 | G | 355 |
| 2 | S 3.0 | 16 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Arturo Merzario Carlos Pace | Ferrari 312PB-73 | Ferrari 3.0L F12 | G | 349 |
| 3 | S 3.0 | 12 | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Matra-Simca MS670B | Matra 3.0L V12 | G | 331 |
| 4 | S 3.0 | 46 | Martini Racing Team | Herbert Müller Gijs van Lennep | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 2.8L F6 | D | 328 |
| 5 | S 3.0 | 3 | Escuderia Montjuïch Haberthur Racing | Juan Fernández Francisco Torredemer Bernard Chenevière | Porsche 908/03 | Porsche 3.0L F8 | G | 319 |
| 6 | GTS 5.0 | 39 | Automobiles Charles Pozzi | Vic Elford Claude Ballot-Léna | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | M | 316 |
| 7 | S 3.0 | 4 | Guillermo Ortega | Guillermo Ortega Fausto Morello | Porsche 908/02K | Porsche 3.0L F8 | G | 316 |
| 8 | GTS 3.0 | 45 | Kremer Racing Team | Erwin Kremer Paul Keller Clemens Schickentanz | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 2.8L F6 | D | 316 |
| 9 | GTS 5.0 | 40 | Automobiles Charles Pozzi | Alain Serpaggi José Dolhem | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | M | 315 |
| 10 | GTS 3.0 | 63 | Gelo Racing Team | Georg Loos Jürgen Barth | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 2.8L F6 | D | 311 |
| 11 | TS 5.0 | 51 | BMW Motorsport | Toine Hezemans Dieter Quester | BMW 3.0 CSL | BMW 3.3L S6 | D | 307 |
| 12 | GTS +5.0 | 30 | Greder Racing Team | Henri Greder Marie-Claude Beaumont | Chevrolet Corvette C3 | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | M | 303 |
| 13 | GTS 5.0 | 38 | North American Racing Team | François Migault Luigi Chinetti jr. | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | G | 299 |
| 14 | GTS 3.0 | 48 | Sonauto BP Racing | Peter Gregg Guy Chasseuil | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 2.8L F6 | G | 298 |
| 15 | S 3.0 | 60 | Scuderia Brescia Corse | Carlo Facetti Marsillio Pasotti Teodoro Zeccoli | Alfa Romeo Tipo 33TT3 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | G | 298 |
| 16 | GTS 3.0 | 41 | Schiller Racing Team | Jean Selz Florian Vetsch | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 2.7L F6 | F | 298 |
| 17 | GTS 3.0 | 42 | R. Mazzia | Pierre Mauroy Marcel Mignot | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 2.8L F6 | D | 290 |
| 18 | GTS +5.0 | 69 | Écurie Léopard | Jean-Claude Aubriet Jean-Claude Depince | Chevrolet Corvette C3 | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | M | 282 |
| 19 | S 3.0 | 18 | Claude Laurent | Claude Laurent Martial Delalande Jacques Marché | Ligier JS2 | Maserati 3.0L V6 | M | 270 |
| 20 | GTS 5.0 | 34 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Jean-Claude Andruet Richard Bond | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | G | 270 |
| 21 | S 3.0 | 52 | Wicky Racing Team | André Wicky Max Cohen-Olivar Philippe Carron | Porsche 908/02K | Porsche 3.0L F8 | F | 270 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 15 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Jacky Ickx Brian Redman | Ferrari 312PB-73 | Ferrari 3.0L F12 | G | 332 |
| DNF | GTS 5.0 | 6 | North American Racing Team | Sam Posey Milt Minter | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | G | 254 |
| DNF | TS 3.0 | 55 | Ford Motorenwerke Deutschland | Dieter Glemser John Fitzpatrick Hans Heyer | Ford Capri LV | Ford 3.0L V6 | D | 239 |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 25 | Michel Dupont | Michel Dupont Paul Blancpain | Chevron B23 | Cosworth FVC 1980cc S4 | F | 229 |
| DNF | GTS 5.0 | 33 | J.C. Bamford Excavators | Neil Corner Willie Green | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | M | 214 |
| DNF | GTS 5.0 | 37 | North American Racing Team | Rubén Luis di Palma Néstor García Veiga | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | G | 211 |
| DNF | GTS 5.0 | 36 | North American Racing Team | Bob Grossman Lucien Guitteny | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | G | 192 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 19 | Automobiles Ligier | Alain Couderc Jean-Pierre Paoli | Ligier JS2 | Maserati 3.0L V6 | M | 174 |
| DNF | GTS 5.0 | 56 | Shark Racing Team | Jean-Claude Guérie Cyril Grandet | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | D | 174 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 7 | Équipe Gitanes Cigarettes de France | Jean-Louis Lafosse Reine Wisell Hughes de Fierlandt | Lola T282 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 164 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 8 | Gulf Research Racing | Derek Bell Howden Ganley | Mirage M6 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | F | 163 |
| DNF | TS 5.0 | 50 | BMW Motorsport | Chris Amon Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW 3.0 CSL | BMW 3.3L S6 | D | 162 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 17 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Tim Schenken Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari 312PB-73 | Ferrari 3.0L F12 | G | 162 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 10 | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell | François Cevert Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Simca MS670B | Matra 3.0L V12 | G | 157 |
| DNF | TS 3.0 | 53 | Ford Motorenwerke Deutschland | Jean Vinatier Helmuth Koinigg Gerry Birrell | Ford Capri LV | Ford 3.0L V6 | D | 152 |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 22 | Raymond Touroul | Raymond Touroul Jean-Pierre Rouget | Porsche 910 | Porsche 1985cc F6 | D | 142 |
| DNF | GTS 3.0 | 49 | Jean Egreteaud | Jean Egreteaud Jean-Claude Lagniez | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 2.8L F6 | D | 140 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 9 | Gulf Research Racing | Mike Hailwood John Marshall Watson Vern Schuppan | Mirage M6 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | F | 122 |
| DNF | GTS 3.0 | 44 | Porsche Club Romand | Jean-François Piot Peter Zbinden | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 2.8L F6 | D | 110 |
| DNF | GTS 3.0 | 43 | Max Moritz Racing Team | Gerd Qvist Manfred Laub Jürgen Zink | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 2.8L F6 | G | 103 |
| DNF | GTS 3.0 | 78 | J. Sage | Hervé Bayard René Ligonnet | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 2.8L F6 | F | 95 |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 21 | Pierre Maublanc | Pierre Maublanc Robert Mieusset | Chevron B21/B23 | BMW-Schnitzer M12 1991cc S4 | F | 90 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 14 | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell | Patrick Depailler Bob Wollek | Matra-Simca MS670B | Matra 3.0L V12 | G | 84 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 5 | Duckhams Oil Motor Racing | Alain de Cadenet Chris Craft | Duckhams LM72 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | D | 81 |
| DNF | S 2.5 | 26 | Sigma Automotive | Tetsu Ikuzawa Hiroshi Fushida Patrick Dal Bo | Sigma MC73 | Mazda 12A 2-Rotor | B | 79 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 47 | Martini Racing Team | Reinhold Joest Claude Haldi | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 2.8L F6 | D | 65 |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 28 | Jacques Henry | Jacques Henry Fred Stalder Bernard-Etienne Grobot | Lola T290 | Cosworth FVC 1850cc S4 | G | 64 |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 27 | Escuderia Montjuïch | José Juncadella Jorge de Bagration | Chevron B23 | Cosworth FVC 1930cc S4 | F | 52 |
| DNF | S 3.0 | 61 | Daniel Rouveyran | Daniel Rouveyran Christian Mons Christian Ethuin | Lola T280/282 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 38 |
| DNF | GTS +5.0 | 29 | John Greenwood Racing | John Greenwood Bob Johnson | Chevrolet Corvette C3 | Chevrolet 7.1L V8 | BF | 37 |
| DSQ | S 3.0 | 62 | Automobiles Ligier | Guy Ligier Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS2 | Maserati 3.0L V6 | M | 24 |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 2 | Dinitrol Total Blancpain | Roger Dubois Christine Beckers Pierre Pagani | Chevron B21/23 | Cosworth FVC 1796cc S4 | M | 9 |
| DNF | TS 3.0 | 54 | Ford Motorenwerke Deutschland | Gerry Birrell Hans Heyer | Ford Capri RS | Ford 3.0L V6 | D | 4 |
| DNF | TS 5.0 | 58 | Wicky Racing Team | Walter Brun Cox Kocher Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann | BMW 3.0 CSL | BMW 3.3L S6 | F | 1 |
| DNS | S 3.0 | 57 | Christian Poirot | Christian Poirot Jean Rondeau Jürgen Barth | Porsche 908/02K | Porsche 3.0L F8 | D | 0 |
| DNQ | S 2.0 | 65 | M. Elkoubi | Yves Martin Ugo Locatelli Massimo Martino | ACE PB-2 | Cosworth BDA 1898cc S4 | G | 0 |
| DNQ | S 2.0 | 66 | Promoto Racing Services | Brian Robinson José Uriarte Hervé Leguellec | Chevron B19/21 | Cosworth FVC 1850cc S4 | F | 0 |
| DNS | GTS +5.0 | 68 | John Greenwood Racing | Don Yenko Ron Grable Jim Greendyke | Chevrolet Corvette C3 | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | BF | 0 |
| DNQ | GTS 3.0 | 75 | Porsche Club Romand | Pierre Greub Paul Keller Philippe Farjon | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 2.8cc F6 | D | 0 |
| DNQ | GTS 3.0 | 84 | Louis Meznarie | Jean-Claude Boucher Jacques Guérin Didier Jaunet | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 2.8cc F6 | D | 0 |
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