1973 German Grand Prix

The 1973 German Grand Prix, officially known as the XXXVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland, was the eleventh round of the 1973 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on the 5th August, 1973, at the formidable Nürburgring.'GRAND PRIX RESULTS: GERMAN GP, 1973', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2016), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr231.html, (Accessed 06/03/2017) The battle of the "Ring" would see Jackie Stewart claim his twenty-seventh and final victory to extend his Championship lead, while a series of retirements ultimately settled the order behind him.
Held just a week after the horrid death of Roger Williamson at Zandvoort, and Hesketh Racing withdrew their efforts, while the regular combatants races on in his memory. Qualifying saw Stewart rise to the fore with an excellent lap to claim a seventeenth and final pole start, sharing the front row with quali-specialist Ronnie Peterson.
In front of the familiar 100,000 strong crowd it was Stewart who shot into the lead of the race, while teammate François Cevert moved into second after a strong start. Peterson only managed to threaten them for the first half of the opening lap before an engine failure ended his day, leaving the duo to dominate for the rest of the afternoon.
As the Tyrrell twosome disappeared, an on loan Jacky Ickx moved into third, allowing to use their star driver while they solved their car's inherent issues. Niki Lauda, Carlos Reutemann and Peter Revson then stole the show with an intense fight for fourth, although it was over in a flash as Revson kissed the barriers and Lauda broke his wrist after going straight on at Kesselchen.
Reutemann therefore inherited fourth before retiring just after half distance, promoting Carlos Pace, while the two Fittipaldi brothers briefly battled for fifth. Ultimately the injured Emerson had to give way to the older Wilson, with the pair only five seconds apart at the flag.
Yet, out front, there was no-one who could deny Stewart the win, the Scot crossing the line with teammate Cevert a couple of seconds behind in a perfect display of dominance. Ickx matched his best finish of the season with third ahead of fastest lap setter Pace, with the two Fittipaldis completing the points. Other highlights saw Jackie Oliver actually finish a race for , Graham Hill finish on the lead lap, and a grief stricken David Purley finished the race a lap down in his .
==Background==
The formidable Nürburgring remained unchanged in 1973, although the circuit had been coated by advertisements from German tobacco companies.D.S.J., 'German Grand Prix: A Tyrrell Demonstration', motorsportmagazine.com, (Motor Sport, 01/09/1973), http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1973/29/german-grand-prix-tyrell-demonstration, (Accessed 06/03/2017) This was part of a government supported scheme to enhance Germany's tobacco industry, which also required all non-German tobacconist logos to be covered up. This caused a headache for many of the British teams who spent valuable time covering up title sponsors rather than setting up their cars, with only five days separating the end of the Dutch Grand Prix and the start of practice in Germany.
After the tragic loss of Roger Williamson, decided to withdraw their full factory effort, despite an initial agreement to field Jean-Pierre Jarier in the only March chassis not in active service. The "semi-works" effort of Mike Beuttler would race, however, while David Purley felt it was best to honour his friend's memory by racing around the Nordschleife. The fourth car of Hesketh Racing was also a surprise withdrawal, although it was late revealed that they were completing an intensive test programme as they self-developed their 731.
Other absentees despite entering the race would be found in the form of , with Enzo Ferrari still not satisfied with the 312B3. With no sportscar races being staged Mr. Ferrari decided to loan lead driver Jacky Ickx to for the weekend, while Arturo Merzario completed a series of tests back in Italy. Compatriots were also absent, deciding it would be more beneficial to sort out their internal struggles, while also missed out to try and revise their design.
In the tobacco realm and were forced to cover over all of the "John Player" logos on their equipment, including the transporters, before they were allowed access to the paddock, with the crew also having to cover over sponsorship on their overalls. Fortunately for them the distinctive black-gold livery was allowed to remain, with Ronnie Peterson and Emerson Fittipaldi both in action, despite the former's ankle injury. For Peterson there would be two cars on hand, his regular racer plus the spare, while Fittipaldi could only use his spare, although it was still in doubt whether the Brazilian would race at all.
At the there was a similar rush to cover over logos on the entry road, although they too were allowed to keep their equally characteristic red-white colours. They once again fielded the trio of Clay Regazzoni, Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Niki Lauda, although all three would have to wait for an engine delivery from Bourne before they could get out on track. Graham Hill, meanwhile, would race for "E. Racing" with a completely white , while the two Frank Williams Racing Cars s for Howden Ganley and the returning Henri Pescarolo would have their "Marlboro" logos removed in the pits.
At there would be no such problems, for the cars of Jackie Stewart and François Cevert were solely sponsored by manufacturing related companies. The inflated McLaren effort was similarly unaffected, with Ickx joining regular runners Denny Hulme and Peter Revson, while their usual spare racer Jody Scheckter was absent racing in Formula Two. Ickx himself, meanwhile, had been expected to join one of either Team Lotus, Tyrrell or McLaren, for the Belgian had remarkable form on the Nordschleife, and would only accept a drive in a car that would give him a shot at victory.
Elsewhere, arranged for Rolf Stommelen to drive for the "semi-works" effort of Ceramica Pagnossin, the German taking over the seat of their man Andrea de Adamich, who was out with a broken ankle. Their second entry in the colours of Hexagon Racing for John Watson was also pencilled in on the list, but the car never arrived, leaving the Ulsterman to wander around the paddock for most of the weekend. The two full blooded factory cars arrived fighting fit too, with Carlos Reutemann and Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior also getting new front wings to try for the weekend.
At there was an expanded effort, with a third car for German rookie Jochen Mass back in action after it had been written off at Silverstone. He joined Carlos Pace and Mike Hailwood in the regular cars, although John Surtees looked no happier after their recent struggles. Completing the field were the two factory Shadows for Jackie Oliver and George Follmer, with the former getting the newest of the black cars after crashing out at the feet of designer Tony Southgate back in the Netherlands.
An emotional record victory for Stewart back in the Netherlands left the Scot with a ten point advantage at the top of the Championship standings, with Emerson Fittipaldi really beginning to struggle with both poor luck and unreliability. The Brazilian now looked more likely to battling for runner-up as Cevert continued to close the gap, while Peterson slipped further behind in fourth. Elsewhere, Revson overhauled teammate Hulme, Hunt moved ahead of Ickx for seventh, while Gijs van Lennep manage to ensure that there were eighteen different scorers for the season with his first points finish.
It was advantage in the battle for the International Cup for Manufacturers with five races to go, the Surrey squad overtaking Norfolk's effort and establishing a four point advantage. were sat in an even more distant third, twenty points behind Lotus, although they were hardly under threat from behind with and still level on twelve points. Other points of note were the fact that were up to sixth thanks solely to the efforts of Hunt, remained in seventh, and were finally on the board, ahead of on countback.
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	72E 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
2 	Ronnie Peterson 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	72E 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
3* 	Jacky Ickx 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B3 	 	001/11 3.0 F12 	
4 	Arturo Merzario 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B3 	 	001/11 3.0 F12 	
5 	Jackie Stewart 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	006 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
6 	François Cevert 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	006 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
7 	Denny Hulme 	Yardley Team McLaren 	 	M23 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
8 	Peter Revson 	Yardley Team McLaren 	 	M23 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
9 	Rolf Stommelen 	Ceramica Pagnossin MRD 	 	BT42 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
10 	Carlos Reutemann 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT42 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
11 	Wilson Fittipaldi 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT42 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
12 	Graham Hill 	Embassy Racing 	 	DN1 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
14 	Jean-Pierre Jarier 	STP March Racing Team 	 	731 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
15 	Mike Beuttler 	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing 	 	731 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
16 	George Follmer 	UOP Shadow Racing Team 	 	DN1 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
17 	Jackie Oliver 	UOP Shadow Racing Team 	 	DN1 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
18 	David Purley 	LEC Refrigeration Racing 	 	731 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
19 	Clay Regazzoni 	Marlboro BRM 	 	P160E 	 	P142 3.0 V12 	
20 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	Marlboro BRM 	 	P160E 	 	P142 3.0 V12 	
21 	Niki Lauda 	Marlboro BRM 	 	P160E 	 	P142 3.0 V12 	
22 	Chris Amon 	Martini Racing Team 	 	PA123/6 	 	Series-P 3.0 F12 	
23 	Mike Hailwood 	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees 	 	TS14A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
24 	Carlos Pace 	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees 	 	TS14A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
25 	Howden Ganley 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	IR 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
26 	Henri Pescarolo 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	IR 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
27 	James Hunt 	Hesketh Racing 	 	731 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
28 	Rikky von Opel 	Team Ensign 	 	N173 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
29 	John Watson 	Ceramica Pagnossin MRD 	 	BT37 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
30 	Jacky Ickx 	Yardley Team McLaren 	 	M23 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
31 	Jochen Mass 	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees 	 	TS14A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
Source: 'Germany 1973: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/03/2017)	Source: 'Germany 1973: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/03/2017)	Source: 'Germany 1973: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/03/2017)	Source: 'Germany 1973: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/03/2017)	Source: 'Germany 1973: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/03/2017)	Source: 'Germany 1973: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/03/2017)	Source: 'Germany 1973: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/03/2017)	Source: 'Germany 1973: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/03/2017)
** Ickx was still registered as an entrant for Scuderia Ferrari, despite his loan to McLaren.
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
Practice/qualifying was scheduled across Friday and Saturday, with two three hour long sessions to be held on each afternoon. Both would be affected by showers of rain, although a heavier, and far more patchy burst on Saturday effectively made Friday the more valuable of the two days. As for target times the outright circuit record on the Nordschleife had been set by Jacky Ickx back in 1972, a 7:07.0, with many believing that the seven minute could be broken for the first time, just four years after the Belgian burst through the eight minute mark.
===Report===
The light shower ahead of the Friday afternoon run sent all of the teams scurrying to the back of paddock for wet tyres, although their worries evaporated quicker than the clouds overhead did leaving the entire Eifel circuit bone dry. Most of the early running saw the drivers focus solely on the "South loop", a run which included the first corner until the entry to Hatzenbach, where a service road would carry the cars back to pits. This was a familiar feature of the Nordschleife, designed intentionally to allow teams to get their cars up to speed without taking on the full 22.935km layout, as a stranded car would not be retrieved until the end of the day.
After a first hour spent orbiting around the "loop", a few of the drivers, including Championship leader Jackie Stewart, ventured out onto the full lap, recording a 7:20.0 on his first lap. He was soon followed by the rest of the field, although they were cruising along in the 7:30.0s for the most part, until Ickx decided to push his new McLaren. On his first flying lap in the car the Belgian set a 7:09.7, much faster than anyone else, although his session ended a few minutes later when the engine in the back chewed itself to pieces.
A short break was then called, for Ickx had left his car in a dangerous area, meaning the officials thought it best to go and retrieve it. After the break the "Aces" in the field really began pushing, with Stewart in particularly fine form to end the day with a 7:07.8, although the timekeeper believed he was under the old circuit record. He was joined in the sub-7:10.0s by Ronnie Peterson and François Cevert, with Niki Lauda putting his colleagues to shame by joining them after a late blast.
Saturday's session would be marred by a cloud covered sky, the Eifel Mountains causing showers to break up and spread across the circuit, meaning there were patches of wet and dry tarmac. The result was a 95% dry circuit, but it was the 5% covered in water that ultimately meant that the session was a write off. In the first hour there was a split over whether the wet or dry tyres were the best to use, with Stewart chewing through an entire set of "rain" tyres in a single lap, while David Purley braved the Nordschleife on a set of slicks.
Fortunately the circuit began to dry, and times began to creep towards the best of those set on Friday. Yet, most would fail to improve, and it was only a particularly brave lap by Ickx that saw him get with six tenths of his previous best, despite the greasy surface. Before too long another set of showers dumped water on more of the circuit, just as Peterson crashed out of the session with a suspension failure. At the back of the field, meanwhile, Howden Ganley crashed out of the running in his , having been completely outclassed by temporary teammate Henri Pescarolo.
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	P1 	P2 	Gap
1 	5 	Jackie Stewart 	 	7:07.8 	7:16.4 	—
2 	2 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	7:08.3 	7:16.4 	+0.5s
3 	6 	François Cevert 	 	7:09.3 	7:31.6 	+1.5s
4 	30 	Jacky Ickx 	 	7:09.7 	7:10.3 	+1.9s
5 	21 	Niki Lauda 	 	7:09.9 	7:17.7 	+2.1s
6 	10 	Carlos Reutemann 	 	7:15.1 	7:25.3 	+7.3s
7 	8 	Peter Revson 	 	7:15.9 	8:04.9 	+8.1s
8 	7 	Denny Hulme 	 	7:20.8 	7:16.5 	+8.7s
9 	20 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	 	7:18.1 	7:29.8 	+10.3s
10 	19 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	7:18.2 	7:25.4 	+10.4s
11 	24 	Carlos Pace 	 	7:18.8 	7:56.6 	+11.0s
12 	26 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	7:18.8 	7:43.9 	+11.0s
13 	11 	Wilson Fittipaldi 	 	7:21.4 	7:19.1 	+11.3s
14 	1 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	7:19.7 	7:20.0 	+11.9s
15 	31 	Jochen Mass 	 	7:24.4 	7:20.4 	+12.6s
16 	9 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	7:22.2 	7:33.6 	+14.4s
17 	17 	Jackie Oliver 	 	7:26.7 	7:22.3 	+14.5s
18 	23 	Mike Hailwood 	 	7:25.2 	7:22.3 	+14.5s
19* 	25 	Howden Ganley 	 	7:25.1 	— 	+17.3s
20 	15 	Mike Beuttler 	 	7:26.6 	7:33.0 	+18.8s
21 	12 	Graham Hill 	 	7:27.1 	7:31.6 	+19.3s
22 	16 	George Follmer 	 	7:32.3 	7:28.3 	+20.5s
23 	18 	David Purley 	 	— 	7:54.2 	+46.4s
WD 	3 	Jacky Ickx 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD 	4 	Arturo Merzario 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD 	14 	Jean-Pierre Jarier 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD 	22 	Chris Amon 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD 	27 	James Hunt 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD 	28 	Rikky von Opel 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD 	29 	John Watson 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
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** Ganley would be unable to start the race after his accident on Saturday.
===Grid===
==Race==
Raceday was a far nicer day than Saturday, with a 1:00pm start time preceded by a short warm-up session, with fans also swarming towards the circuit. A full set of ambulance and fire crews had been stationed at strategic points of the Nordschleife too, while the Grand Prix cars dragged themselves around the "loop" to complete the parade lap. With that the twenty-two strong field assembled on the 2x2x2 grid for the start, with the German tricolour raised at precisely 1:00pm local time.
===Report===
It was third placed François Cevert who reacted fastest to the starter's flag, with the Frenchman shooting past the front row to take a half car length lead into the South Curve. Teammate Jackie Stewart was a fraction slower to react, by the Scot was able to slither across in front of Ronnie Peterson to make it a one-two, with the pair completing an excellent display of formation flying through the first corner. Stewart got the better exit and duly swept onto the Nordschleife proper in the lead, with Cevert neatly tucking in behind to defend his title pretending teammate.
Behind them went Peterson, who had to fend off an early challenge from Jacky Ickx through Hatzenbach, leaving the Belgian in fourth. Niki Lauda was an early fifth after holding station, while Carlos Reutemann fended off the rest of the field in sixth. Yet, all were powerless to deny the blue-white charge out front, with reports around the back of the Nordschleife stating that the pair were dancing away from the rest of the field at a rate of knots.
At the end of the opening lap Stewart crossed the line with a second in hand over Cevert, having recorded a 7:27.5 for a standing lap, with a large wait before the third placed driver arrived. That man proved to be Ickx, for Peterson's new engine had expired at Breidscheid, an electrical fault caused by its late installation. Lauda was next after a brief pause, with the Austrian in an intense tussle with Reutemann and Peter Revson, while Denny Hulme led the two Fittipaldi brothers across the line at the back end of the top ten.
The Lauda/Reutemann/Revson fight would only last until Kesselchen, where Lauda suffered a front right puncture and flew off the road, his then obliterating itself on the barriers. The Austrian racer climbed out of the wreckage with difficulty having sustained a broken wrist, and would later report that he had felt something fail on the climb of Bergwerk. A few minutes later and Revson was out of the fight, with the American bouncing off a curb at Hatzenbach and clipping the barrier, rejoining the field with a badly buckled rear wheel rim.
Back with the two Tyrrells and the following laps suggested there was very little for the Oakham squad to be concerned with, with Stewart and Cevert flying around nose-to-tail and going a second quicker with each tour. Ickx was providing no real challenge, cruising along ahead of Reutemann, while Lauda's teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise limped into the pits with a puncture, and to report the Austrian's accident. As this was going on George Follmer slid into the barriers at the North Turn and fatally wounded his , while David Purley was another driver to suffer a puncture.
Reutemann soon became a bottleneck, with a huge line of increasingly agitated drivers forming a train behind him after Revson disappeared. In this train were Carlos Pace, Hulme, Emerson Fittipaldi, Wilson Fittipaldi, Jochen Mass, Clay Regazzoni and even Henri Pescarolo in the lowly , with the officials increasingly concerned that the Argentine would cause a serious accident. At the start of lap eight the officials decided to show him a blue flag, with Reutemann very obediently pulling aside to release the herd.
As it turned out their efforts were wasted, for Reutemann's engine only lasted for another few corners. As for his train, Pace had instantly managed to pull clear and briefly began to close onto the back of Ickx, although the Belgian picked up his pace before the Brazilian could entertain hopes of challenging. Hulme, meanwhile, was caught out and duly passed by the Fittipaldi brothers, with Wilson giving his injured little brother a hard time as they danced around ahead of the Kiwi. Mass was quickly dropped from the rest but was enjoying himself nonetheless, Regazzoni disappeared into the pits with the familiar BRM issue of tyre wear, while Pescarolo was caught and passed by Jackie Oliver, who was relieved to have made it through the opening lap, never mind the fact he had actually overtaken someone.
The rest of the race would see the two Tyrrells continue to pound around together out front, while Ickx was a very secure third, and hardly pushing. Pace had no hopes of improving on fourth but was throwing his car round the Nordschleife regardless, bagging himself fastest lap, while Hulme stopped in the pits to report an engine issue, a rather obvious one from outside of the cockpit for he had lost an exhaust. The last fight to rumble on was the Fittipaldi duel, with Emerson still fending off the attentions of Wilson, while Oliver was now flying round, barrelling past a disinterested Revson as the race entered its final lap.
With that the race was run, with the Tyrrell one-two crossing the line a second and a half apart to complete one of the most dominant team displays in recent years. Ickx was a distant third ahead of a thrilled Pace, while Wilson smuggled fifth place away from his brother with a late move on the the final lap. Mass cruised home in seventh ahead of a delighted Oliver, while Revson, Pescarolo, Rolf Stommelen, Hulme, Graham Hill, Mike Hailwood, Purley and Mike Beuttler all managed to see the chequered flag, the final three having been lapped by the flying Tyrrells.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Jackie Stewart 	 	14 	1:42:03.0 	1 	9
2 	6 	François Cevert 	 	14 	+1.6s 	3 	6
3 	30 	Jacky Ickx 	 	14 	+41.2s 	4 	4
4 	24 	Carlos Pace 	 	14 	+53.8s 	11 	3
5 	11 	Wilson Fittipaldi 	 	14 	+1:19.9 	13 	2
6 	1 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	14 	+1.24.3s 	14 	1
7 	31 	Jochen Mass 	 	14 	+1:25.2s 	15 	
8 	17 	Jackie Oliver 	 	14 	+1:25.7s 	17 	
9 	8 	Peter Revson 	 	14 	+2:11.8s 	7 	
10 	26 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	14 	+2:22.5s 	12 	
11 	9 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	14 	+3:27.3s 	16 	
12 	7 	Denny Hulme 	 	14 	+3:38.7s 	8 	
13 	12 	Graham Hill 	 	14 	+3:49.0s 	20 	
14 	23 	Mike Hailwood 	 	13 	+1 Lap 	18 	
15 	18 	David Purley 	 	13 	+1 Lap 	22 	
16 	15 	Mike Beuttler 	 	13 	+1 Lap 	19 	
Ret 	10 	Carlos Reutemann 	 	7 	Engine 	6 	
Ret 	19 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	7 	Engine 	10 	
Ret 	16 	George Follmer 	 	5 	Accident 	21 	
Ret 	20 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	 	4 	Transmission 	9 	
Ret 	21 	Niki Lauda 	 	1 	Accident 	5 	
Ret 	2 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	0 	Distributor 	2 	
DNS 	25 	Howden Ganley 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	3 	Jacky Ickx 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	4 	Arturo Merzario 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	14 	Jean-Pierre Jarier 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	22 	Chris Amon 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	27 	James Hunt 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	28 	Rikky von Opel 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	29 	John Watson 	 	 	 	 	
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==Milestones==
*The was the first German Grand Prix to feature tobacco advertising in any form.
**It would also be the last until the 1999 German Grand Prix.
*Last race not to feature an Italian driver until the 2012 Australian Grand Prix.
*Twenty-seventh and final victory for Jackie Stewart.
**That left the Scot two clear of old record holder Jim Clark, while his record would stand until Alain Prost claimed a twenty-eighth win at the 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix.
**It was also Stewart's seventeenth and final pole position.
* claimed their sixteenth win as a constructor.
**62nd win for engine partner .
*François Cevert claimed his thirteenth and final podium finish.
*Carlos Pace claimed his maiden fastest lap.
==Standings==
Jackie Stewart left the Nürburgring with a fifteen point lead over the rest of the field after his dominant victory, with the Scot now undisputed favourite for the title. His teammate François Cevert had moved into second after finishing second, relegating the injured Emerson Fittipaldi down to third, in spite of the Brazilian's early season supremacy. Ronnie Peterson, Peter Revson and Denny Hulme all held station, while Jacky Ickx moved back ahead of James Hunt after his podium.
Another poor show of reliability for saw them slip eleven points behind arch-rivals , as those two headed into the final four races as the only two teams with a realistic shot at the International Cup for Manufacturers. had inched closer to the fight after Ickx's podium, but still trailed the Norfolk squad by seventeen points, while moved clear of almost thirty points further back. were finally on the board, leaping ahead of newcomers and , with eleven different constructors on the board.
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Jackie Stewart 	60 	
2 	François Cevert 	45 	1
3 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	42 	1
4 	Ronnie Peterson 	25 	
5 	Peter Revson 	23 	
6 	Denny Hulme 	23 	
7 	Jacky Ickx 	12 	1
8 	James Hunt 	8 	1
9 	Carlos Reutemann 	8 	
10 	Arturo Merzario 	6 	
11 	George Follmer 	5 	
12 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	2 	
13 	Carlos Pace 	3 	6
14 	Andrea de Adamich 	3 	1
15 	Wilson Fittipaldi 	3 	1
16 	Niki Lauda 	2 	2
17 	Clay Regazzoni 	1 	2
18 	Chris Amon 	1 	1
19 	Gijs van Lennep 	1 	1
International Cup for Manufacturers	International Cup for Manufacturers	International Cup for Manufacturers	International Cup for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	71 (75) 	
2 	 	59 (63) 	
3 	 	42 	
4 	 	14 	
5 	 	12 	
6 	 	8 	
7 	 	7 	
8 	 	5 	
9 	 	3 	2
10 	 	1 	1
11 	 	1 	1
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