1973 RAC Rally
1973 RAC Rally 22nd Daily Mirror RAC Rally | |||
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Round 12 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | United Kingdom | ||
Rally base | York, England | ||
Dates run | 17 November 1973 – 21 November 1973 | ||
Stages | 80 (540.02 km; 335.55 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel with some asphalt | ||
Overall distance | 3,020 km (1,880 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 198 at start, 91 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Timo Mäkinen Henry Liddon Ford Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600 |
The 1973 RAC Rally (formally the 22nd Daily Mirror RAC Rally) was the twelfth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-November in the County of Yorkshire in England, the rally was run primarily on gravel, with some sections of tarmac as well. The rally carried the name of its title sponsor, a popular British newspaper, The Daily Mirror.
Report[edit]
In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Britain was home terrain for the Fords and the RS1600 wrapped up all three podium spots. While both Alpine Renault and Fiat finished in the points, neither had their points applied to championship standings. This, however, didn't hurt either one's chances, as they still placed first and second respectively at the end of the season.
Results[edit]
Finish | Total time |
Group | Car # | Driver Co-driver |
Car | Mfr. points |
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1 | 6 h : 47 m : 8 s | 2 | 13 | Timo Mäkinen Henry Liddon |
Ford Escort RS1600 | 20 |
2 | 6 h : 52 m : 23 s | 2 | 1 | Roger Clark Tony Mason |
Ford Escort RS1600 | |
3 | 6 h : 55 m : 26 s | 2 | 18 | Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki |
Ford Escort RS1600 | |
4 | 7 h : 01 m : 13 s | 2 | 31 | Per-Inge Walfridsson John Jensen |
Volvo 142 | 10 |
5 | 7 h : 03 m : 08 s | 4 | 8 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas Claude Roure |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
6 | 7 h : 05 m : 44 s | 2 | 21 | Gunnar Blomqvist Ingelöv Blomqvist |
Opel Ascona 19 | 6 |
7 | 7 h : 06 m : 14 s | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
8 | 7 h : 09 m : 19 s | 2 | 29 | |||
9 | 7 h : 09 m : 46 s | 2 | 37 | |||
10 | 7 h : 10 m : 14 s | 2 | 19 | |||
11 | 7 h : 10 m : 50 s | 2 | 51 |
Erik Aaby |
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12 | 7 h : 11 m : 17 s | 2 | 9 | |||
13 | 7 h : 12 m : 37 s | 2 | 46 | |||
14 | 7 h : 14 m : 36 s | 3 | 5 | |||
15 | 7 h : 15 m : 58 s | 2 | 11 | |||
16 | 7 h : 19 m : 30 s | 1 | 30 | |||
17 | 7 h : 20 m : 22 s | 2 | 45 | |||
18 | 7 h : 25 m : 10 s | 2 | 44 | |||
19 | 7 h : 26 m : 02 s | 2 | 28 | |||
20 | 7 h : 32 m : 13 s | 2 | 54 | |||
21 | 7 h : 32 m : 55 s | 3 | 71 | |||
22 | 7 h : 33 m : 30 s | 1 | 52 | |||
23 | 7 h : 36 m : 35 s | 2 | 58 | |||
24 | 7 h : 38 m : 02 s | 1 | 60 | |||
25 | 7 h : 38 m : 07 s | 2 | 117 | |||
26 | 7 h : 39 m : 37 s | 2 | 83 | |||
27 | 7 h : 40 m : 33 s | 1 | 75 | |||
28 | 7 h : 40 m : 42 s | 1 | 61 | |||
29 | 7 h : 42 m : 02 s | 4 | 84 | |||
30 | 7 h : 44 m : 02 s | 2 | 121 | |||
31 | 7 h : 46 m : 56 s | 2 | 67 | |||
32 | 7 h : 48 m : 58 s | 2 | 35 | |||
33 | 7 h : 50 m : 33 s | 1 | 85 | |||
34 | 7 h : 51 m : 10 s | 1 | 126 | |||
35 | 7 h : 53 m : 51 s | 1 | 81 | |||
36 | 7 h : 54 m : 23 s | 2 | 62 | |||
37 | 7 h : 55 m : 14 s | 2 | 27 | |||
38 | 8 h : 00 m : 56 s | 2 | 113 | |||
39 | 8 h : 01 m : 50 s | 1 | 124 | |||
40 | 8 h : 03 m : 40 s | 1 | 66 | |||
41 | 8 h : 05 m : 04 s | 1 | 102 | |||
42 | 8 h : 06 m : 18 s | 2 | 154 | |||
43 | 8 h : 06 m : 55 s | 2 | 142 | |||
44 | 8 h : 12 m : 37 s | 2 | 176 | |||
45 | 8 h : 12 m : 45 s | 2 | 141 | |||
46 | 8 h : 13 m : 42 s | 1 | 59 | |||
47 | 8 h : 17 m : 47 s | 1 | 140 | |||
48 | 8 h : 19 m : 19 s | 1 | 36 | |||
49 | 8 h : 21 m : 26 s | 1 | 131 | |||
50 | 8 h : 22 m : 24 s | 1 | 112 | |||
51 | 8 h : 23 m : 03 s | 1 | 165 | |||
52 | 8 h : 24 m : 19 s | 1 | 188 | |||
53 | 8 h : 24 m : 33 s | 2 | 129 | |||
54 | 8 h : 24 m : 34 s | 1 | 169 | |||
55 | 8 h : 24 m : 59 s | 1 | 139 | |||
56 | 8 h : 25 m : 41 s | 1 | 174 | |||
57 | 8 h : 25 m : 52 s | 1 | 138 | |||
58 | 8 h : 26 m : 38 s | 1 | 104 | |||
59 | 8 h : 26 m : 43 s | 1 | 145 | |||
60 | 8 h : 26 m : 54 s | 1 | 97 | |||
61 | 8 h : 27 m : 03 s | 4 | 118 | |||
62 | 8 h : 31 m : 04 s | 1 | 78 | |||
63 | 8 h : 31 m : 45 s | 1 | 149 | |||
64 | 8 h : 32 m : 38 s | 1 | 166 | |||
65 | 8 h : 34 m : 28 s | 1 | 153 | |||
66 | 8 h : 38 s : 00 s | 2 | 168 | |||
67 | 8 h : 38 s : 37 s | 2 | 80 | |||
68 | 8 h : 39 s : 48 s | 2 | 132 | |||
69 | 8 h : 40 m : 07 s | 1 | 123 | |||
70 | 8 h : 41 m : 12 s | 1 | 155 |
Callum Barney |
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71 | 8 h : 42 m : 04 s | 1 | 147 | |||
72 | 8 h : 48 m : 36 s | 2 | 189 | |||
72 | 8 h : 48 m : 54 s | 1 | 87 |
Thomas Meylink |
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74 | 8 h : 48 m : 36 s | 4 | 79 | |||
75 | 8 h : 49 m : 18 s | 2 | 110 | |||
76 | 8 h : 53 m : 44 s | 1 | 162 | |||
77 | 8 h : 54 m : 29 s | 2 | 170 | |||
78 | 8 h : 55 m : 24 s | 1 | 114 | |||
79 | 9 h : 01 m : 20 s | 2 | 161 | |||
80 | 9 h : 08 m : 17 s | 2 | 181 | |||
81 | 9 h : 11 m : 15 s | 2 | 137 | |||
82 | 9 h : 13 m : 24 s | 1 | 200 | |||
83 | 9 h : 14 m : 44 s | 1 | 187 | |||
84 | 9 h : 17 m : 15 s | 4 | 130 | |||
85 | 9 h : 18 m : 01 s | 2 | 199 | |||
86 | 9 h : 19 m : 59 s | 1 | 148 | |||
87 | 9 h : 35 m : 39 s | 1 | 109 | |||
88 | 9 h : 36 m : 10 s | 2 | 180 | |||
89 | 9 h : 55 m : 55 s | 2 | 182 | |||
90 | 9 h : 59 m : 59 s | 2 | 198 | |||
91 | 10 h : 24 m : 54 s | 2 | 173 | |||
Retired (Accident) | 2 | 2 | Stig Blomqvist Arne Hertz |
Saab 96 V4 | ||
Retired (Distributor) | 4 | 3 | Jean-Luc Thérier Michel Vial |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | ||
Retired (Accident) | 2 | 6 | Hannu Mikkola John Davenport |
Ford Escort RS 1600 MKI | ||
Retired (Suspension) | 2 | 7 | Per Eklund Bo Reinicke |
Saab 96 V4 | ||
Retired (Engine valve) | 2 | 10 | Rauno Aaltonen Paul Easter |
Opel Ascona A 1900 | ||
Retired (Engine) | 2 | 12 | Ove Eriksson Björn Cederberg |
Opel Ascona A 1900 | ||
Retired (Engine) | 2 | 14 | Simo Lampinen Sölve Andreasson |
Saab 96 V4 | ||
Retired (Accident) | 2 | 15 | Anders Kulläng Donald Karlsson |
Opel Ascona A 1900 | ||
Retired (Accident) | 2 | 16 | Amilcare Ballestrieri Silvio Maiga |
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | ||
Retired (Accident) | 4 | 17 | Tony Fall Mike Wood |
Datsun 240Z | ||
Retired (Halfshaft) | 4 | 20 | Andrew Cowan Johnstone Syer |
Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired (Accident) | 4 | 22 | Chris Sclater Martin Holmes |
Datsun 240Z | ||
Retired | 2 | 23 | Leif Asterhag Anders Gullberg |
Toyota Celica | ||
Retired (Exhaudt) | 2 | 24 | Tapio Rainio Klaus Lehto |
Saab 96 V4 | ||
Retired | 2 | 25 | Adrian Boyd Robert McBurney |
Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired (Oil Pump) | 2 | 26 | Walter Röhrl Jochen Berger |
Opel Ascona 1.9 SR | ||
Retired | 4 | 32 | Jack Tordoff Phil Short |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 | ||
Retired | 2 | 33 | Vic Preston Jr. Paul White |
Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired | 2 | 34 | Inge Per Solden Torsten Svennberg |
Volvo 164 | ||
Retired | 1 | 36 | Henri Greder Peter Jopp |
Opel Commodore GS/E | ||
Retired | 1 | 38 | Trond Schea A. Per Bakke |
Ford Escort Mexico | ||
Retired | 1 | 39 | Marie-Claude Charmasson Christine Giganot |
Opel Commodore GS/E | ||
Retired | 1 | 40 | Holger Bohne Franz-Josef Moormann |
Opel Commodore GS/E | ||
Retired (Accident) | 2 | 41 | Barry Lee John Gittins |
Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired | 2 | 42 | Carl-Erik Larsson Fergus Sager |
Volkswagen 1302 S | ||
Retired (Engine) | 1 | 43 | Will Sparrow Nigel Raeburn |
Vauxhall Firenza | ||
Retired (Accident) | 4 | 47 | Pat Moss-Carlsson Elizabeth Crellin |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | ||
Retired (Accident) | 2 | 48 | Russell Brookes John Brown |
Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired (Accident) | 2 | 49 | Paul Faulkner Monty Peters |
Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired | 2 | 50 | Peter Clarke Brian Marchant |
Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired (Drivershaft) | 2 | 53 | Elbie Odendaal Christo Kuun |
Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired | 1 | 55 | Eric Bessem Bob Dickhout |
DAF 55 | ||
Retired | 2 | 56 | Tony Drummond | Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired (Accident) | 1 | 57 | Robin Eyre-Maunsell Neil Wilson |
Sunbeam Imp | ||
Retired | 2 | 63 | Paul Appleby Keith O'Dell |
Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired | 1 | 64 | Roy Fidler Bob de Jong |
Chrysler Avenger | ||
Retired | 2 | 65 | Chris Beynon Lyn Andrews |
Ford Escort Twin Cam | ||
Retired | 2 | 68 | Jill Robinson Jimmy Savile |
Ford Escort Mexico | ||
Retired | 2 | 69 | Reg Mullenger Bill Barlow |
Ford Escort RS1600 MKI | ||
Retired | 4 | 70 | Mario Figueiredo Carlos Barata |
Datsun 240Z |
This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008) |
Source: Independent WRC archive[1]
Championship standings after the event[edit]
After round 12 | Team | Season end | ||
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Position | Points | Position | Points | |
1 | 127 | Alpine Renault | 1 | 147 |
2 | 84 | Fiat | 2 | 84 |
3 | 66 | Ford | 3 | 76 |
4 | 44 | Volvo | 4 | 44 |
5 | 42 | Saab | 5 | 42 |
6 | 34 | Datsun | 6 | 34 |
7 | 33 | Citroën | 7 | 33 |
8 | 28 | BMW | 8 | 28 |
9 | 25 | Toyota | 10 | 25 |
10 | 24 | Porsche | 9 | 27 |
11 | 21 | Opel | 11 | 25 |
12 | 18 | Polski Fiat | 12 | 18 |
13 | 17 | Lancia | 13 | 17 |
14 | 15 | Wartburg | 14 | 15 |
15 | 14 | Volkswagen | 15 | 15 |
16 | 13 | Peugeot | 16 | 13 |
17 | 4 | Mitsubishi | 17 | 4 |
18 | 3 | Škoda | 18 | 3 |
19 | 1 | Audi | 20 | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ "RAC Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
External links[edit]
- Official website of the World Rally Championship
- 1973 RAC Rally at Rallye-info Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine