Jackie Stewart secured his third and final Formula One World Drivers' Championship at Monza, before announcing his retirement three days later.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Ronnie Peterson (Lotus-Ford)
- Number of laps
- 55 laps
- Race date
- 9 September 1973
- Championship round
- Race 13 of 15
- Stewart's finishing position
- 4th (from 20th after puncture)
- Stewart's retirement announcement
- Three days after the race
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1973 Formula One season's title battle reached its climax at Monza, where Jackie Stewart needed only a modest result to clinch the championship. An early puncture dropped Stewart to 20th place, forcing him to mount a recovery drive through the field to secure the points necessary for the title.
The 55-lap race at Monza was won from pole position by Ronnie Peterson in a Lotus-Ford, with teammate Emerson Fittipaldi second and Peter Revson third in a McLaren-Ford. Stewart charged from 20th to finish fourth, clinching his third Drivers' Championship. François Cevert finished fifth, and Jacky Ickx made his final Ferrari appearance, finishing eighth.
Stewart's fourth-place finish was enough to clinch his third and final Drivers' Championship. Three days after the race, he announced his retirement from Formula One. Tragically, his teammate François Cevert, who scored his last career points at this race, was killed in a crash during qualifying at the United States Grand Prix weeks later.