1973 RAC Rally
22nd Daily Mirror RAC Rally
Round 12 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country United Kingdom
Rally baseYorkYork, England
Dates run17 November 1973 21 November 1973
Stages80 (540.02 km; 335.55 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel with some asphalt
Overall distance3,020 km (1,880 miles)
Statistics
Crews198 at start, 91 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Timo Mäkinen
United Kingdom Henry Liddon
United States 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

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

1973 RAC Rally results
Finish Total
time
Group Car # Driver
Co-driver
Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 16 h : 47 m : 8 s213 Finland Timo Mäkinen
United Kingdom Henry Liddon
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600 20
2 26 h : 52 m : 23 s21 United Kingdom Roger Clark
United Kingdom Tony Mason
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600 15
3 36 h : 55 m : 26 s218 Finland Markku Alén
Finland Ilkka Kivimäki
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600 12
4 47 h : 01 m : 13 s231 Sweden Per-Inge Walfridsson
United Kingdom John Jensen
Sweden Volvo 142 10
5 17 h : 03 m : 08 s48 France Jean-Pierre Nicolas
France Claude Roure
France Alpine-Renault A110 1800 8
6 57 h : 05 m : 44 s221 Sweden Gunnar Blomqvist
Sweden Ingelöv Blomqvist
Germany Opel Ascona 19 6
7 67 h : 06 m : 14 s24

Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden Hans Thorszelius

Germany BMW 2002

4
8 77 h : 09 m : 19 s229

Sweden Lars Carlsson
Germany Peter Peterson

Germany Opel Ascona

3
9 87 h : 09 m : 46 s237

United Kingdom Tony Fowkes
United Kingdom Bryan Harris

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

2
10 97 h : 10 m : 14 s219

Italy Sergio Barbasio
Italy Gino Macaluso

Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye

1
11 107 h : 10 m : 50 s251

Norway Erik Aaby
Norway Egil Moreite

Germany Opel Ascona SR

12 117 h : 11 m : 17 s29

Sweden Ove Andersson
United Kingdom Geraint Phillips

Japan Toyota Celica

13 127 h : 12 m : 37 s246

United Kingdom Drew Gallacher
United Kingdom Ian Muir

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

14 137 h : 14 m : 36 s35

Sweden Harry Källström
Sweden Claes Billstam

Japan Datsun 240Z

15 147 h : 15 m : 58 s211

Germany Achim Warmbold
France Jean Todt

Germany BMW 2002 TII

16 157 h : 19 m : 30 s130

Sweden Bror Danielsson
Sweden Ulf Sundberg

Germany BMW 2002

17 167 h : 20 m : 22 s245

United Kingdom Colin Malkin
United Kingdom Brian Coyle

United Kingdom Hillman Avenger

18 177 h : 25 m : 10 s244

United Kingdom Donald Heggie
United Kingdom George Dean

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

19 187 h : 26 m : 02 s228

Italy Maurizio Verini
Italy Ninni Russo

Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye

20 197 h : 32 m : 13 s254

Republic of Ireland Billy Coleman
Republic of Ireland Dan O'Sullivan

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

21 207 h : 32 m : 55 s371

United Kingdom Kevin Videan
United Kingdom Peter Rushforth

Japan Datsun 240Z

22 217 h : 33 m : 30 s152

United Kingdom Harold Morley
Canada Bob Lindquist

Germany Porsche 911

23 227 h : 36 m : 35 s258

United Kingdom David Thompson
United Kingdom Martin Welch

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

24 237 h : 38 m : 02 s160

United Kingdom Andy Dawson
United Kingdom Peter Valentine

United Kingdom Hillman Avenger

25 247 h : 38 m : 07 s2117

United Kingdom Mike Jackson
United Kingdom Ian Maxey

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

26 257 h : 39 m : 37 s283

United Kingdom Steve Howard
United Kingdom Richard Ward

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

27 267 h : 40 m : 33 s175

United Kingdom John Bloxham
United Kingdom Norman Salt

United Kingdom Hillman Avenger

28 277 h : 40 m : 42 s161

United Kingdom Bob Bean
United Kingdom David Greenwood

United Kingdom Ford Escort Mexico

29 287 h : 42 m : 02 s484

United Kingdom Pip Dale
United Kingdom Richard Stark

United Kingdom Vauxhall Firenza

30 297 h : 44 m : 02 s2121

United Kingdom Edward Hurley
United Kingdom Simon Bretherton

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

31 307 h : 46 m : 56 s267

United Kingdom Frank Pierson
United Kingdom Colin Francis

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

32 247 h : 48 m : 58 s235

Finland Eeva Heinonen
Finland Seija-Saaristo Kivistö

Sweden Volvo 142

33 327 h : 50 m : 33 s185

United Kingdom Ian Wilson
United Kingdom Peter Anderson

Germany Opel Ascona

34 337 h : 51 m : 10 s1126

United Kingdom John Midgley
United Kingdom John Forrest

Japan Toyota Corolla

35 347 h : 53 m : 51 s181

United Kingdom Alan Conley
United Kingdom Crawford Dunn

United Kingdom Chrysler Avenger

36 357 h : 54 m : 23 s262

Republic of Ireland Rosemary Smith
United Kingdom Pauline Gullick

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

37 367 h : 55 m : 14 s227

Kenya Shekhar Mehta
United Kingdom Keith Wood

Japan Datsun Sunny

38 378 h : 00 m : 56 s2113

United Kingdom John Baillie
United Kingdom Robert Baillie

United Kingdom Ford Escort Twin Cam

39 398 h : 01 m : 50 s1124

United Kingdom Roland Young
United Kingdom Dave Cowell

United Kingdom Ford Escort Mexico

40 398 h : 03 m : 40 s166

United Kingdom Philip Cooper
United Kingdom Tony Viles

United Kingdom Ford Escort Mexico

41 408 h : 05 m : 04 s1102

United Kingdom David Hardcastle
United Kingdom David West

Germany Opel Ascona SR

42 418 h : 06 m : 18 s2154

United Kingdom Murray Grierson
United Kingdom Roger Anderson

United Kingdom Ford Escort Mexico

43 428 h : 06 m : 55 s2142

United Kingdom Stanley Griffin
United Kingdom Christine Foster

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

44 438 h : 12 m : 37 s2176

United Kingdom Norman Anstiss
United Kingdom John Haswell

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

45 448 h : 12 m : 45 s2141

United Kingdom John Cockerill
United Kingdom John Lawson

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

46 458 h : 13 m : 42 s159

Netherlands Wim Luijbregts
Netherlands Kees Luijbregts

Netherlands DAF 66

47 468 h : 17 m : 47 s1140

United Kingdom Gordon Jarvis
United Kingdom John Bowie

United Kingdom Chrysler Avenger

48 478 h : 19 m : 19 s1/336

France Henri Greder
United Kingdom Peter Jopp

Germany Opel Commodore GS/E

49 488 h : 21 m : 26 s1131

United Kingdom David Finch
United Kingdom Sidney Rudge

United Kingdom Ford Escort GT

50 498 h : 22 m : 24 s1112

Norway Wenche Knudtzen
Sweden Mats Adolfsson

Soviet Union Moskvich 412

51 508 h : 23 m : 03 s1165

United Kingdom Ian Beveridge
United Kingdom David Lucas

United Kingdom Ford Escort GT

52 518 h : 24 m : 19 s1188

United Kingdom James Haslegrave
United Kingdom Richard Frew

United Kingdom Chrysler Avenger

53 528 h : 24 m : 33 s2129

United Kingdom Peter Warren
United Kingdom Dylis Rogers

United Kingdom Ford Escort Twin Cam

54 538 h : 24 m : 34 s1169

United Kingdom David Warren
United Kingdom Edward Norman

United Kingdom Ford Capri 3000

55 548 h : 24 m : 59 s1139

United Kingdom Les Birkett
United Kingdom Tony Blore

United Kingdom Morris Mini Cooper

56 558 h : 25 m : 41 s1174

United Kingdom Paul Whatmuff
United Kingdom Jeff Forrest

Germany Opel Ascona

57 568 h : 25 m : 52 s1138

United Kingdom Chris Field
United Kingdom Colin Goler

United Kingdom Chrysler Avenger

58 578 h : 26 m : 38 s1104

United Kingdom Graham Booth
United Kingdom Ian Woodruff

Germany Opel Manta

59 588 h : 26 m : 43 s1145

United Kingdom Peter Doughty
United Kingdom Richard Shelmedine

United Kingdom Ford Escort GT

60 598 h : 26 m : 54 s197

Denmark Per Sandager-Holm
Denmark Jan Warkentin

Sweden Volvo

61 608 h : 27 m : 03 s4118

Belgium Jean-Marie Didi
Belgium Alain Lopes

Italy Fiat 124 Spider

62 618 h : 31 m : 04 s178

East Germany Peter Hommel
East Germany Günter Bork

East Germany Wartburg 353

63 628 h : 31 m : 45 s1149

United Kingdom Jim Clark
United Kingdom Alan Smith

United Kingdom Vauxhall Firenza

64 638 h : 32 m : 38 s1166

United Kingdom Michael Howells
United Kingdom Malcolm Hamer

United Kingdom Morris Mini Cooper

65 648 h : 34 m : 28 s1153

United Kingdom Michael Sutcliffe
United Kingdom Deryck Pickup

United Kingdom Ford Escort Sport

66 658 h : 38 s : 00 s2168

United Kingdom Timothy Walton
United Kingdom Graham Marlow

United Kingdom Sunbeam Tiger

67 668 h : 38 s : 37 s280

East Germany Egon Culmbacher
East Germany Werner Ernst

East Germany Wartburg 353

68 678 h : 39 s : 48 s2132

United Kingdom Trevor Shaw
United Kingdom Frederick-George Humphrey

United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600

69 688 h : 40 m : 07 s1123

United Kingdom B. Westerman

United Kingdom Chrysler Avenger

70 698 h : 41 m : 12 s1155

United Kingdom Callum Barney
United Kingdom Michael Smith

Czechoslovakia Škoda 110

71 708 h : 42 m : 04 s1147

United Kingdom Rupert Jones
United Kingdom John Wood

United Kingdom Ford Escort 1100

72 718 h : 48 m : 36 s2189

United Kingdom John Williams
United Kingdom Graham Samuel

United Kingdom Ford Escort Mexico

72 728 h : 48 m : 36 s187

Netherlands Thomas Meylink
United Kingdom John Morgan

Germany Opel Ascona

Retired (Accident) 22 Sweden Stig Blomqvist
Sweden Arne Hertz
Sweden Saab 96 V4

Source: Independent WRC archive[1]

Championship standings after the event

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 12
After round 12 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 127 France Alpine Renault 1147
2 84 Italy Fiat 284
3 66 United Kingdom Ford 376
4 44 Sweden Volvo 444
5 42 Sweden Saab 542
6 34 Japan Datsun 634
7 33 France Citroën 733
8 28 Germany BMW 828
9 25 Japan Toyota 1025
10 24 Germany Porsche 927
11 21 Germany Opel 1125
12 18 Poland Polski Fiat 1218
13 17 Italy Lancia 1317
14 15 East Germany Wartburg 1415
15 14 Germany Volkswagen 1515
16 13 France Peugeot 1613
17 4 Japan Mitsubishi 174
18 3 Czechoslovakia Škoda 183
19 1 Germany Audi 202

References

  1. "RAC Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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