1973 RAC Rally

1973 RAC Rally
*22nd Daily Mirror RAC Rally*
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 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)
Results
Overall winner	Timo Mäkinen; Henry Liddon; Ford Motorsport; Ford Escort RS1600
Crews	198 at start, 91 at finish

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	Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr. points
1	1	6 h : 47 m : 8 s	2	13	Timo Mäkinen Henry Liddon	Ford Escort RS1600	20
2	2	6 h : 52 m : 23 s	2	1	Roger Clark Tony Mason	Ford Escort RS1600	15
3	3	6 h : 55 m : 26 s	2	18	Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki	Ford Escort RS1600	12
4	4	7 h : 01 m : 13 s	2	31	Per-Inge Walfridsson John Jensen	Volvo 142	10
5	1	7 h : 03 m : 08 s	4	8	Jean-Pierre Nicolas Claude Roure	Alpine-Renault A110 1800	8
6	5	7 h : 05 m : 44 s	2	21	Gunnar Blomqvist Ingelöv Blomqvist	Opel Ascona 19	6
7	6	7 h : 06 m : 14 s	2	4	Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius	BMW 2002	4
8	7	7 h : 09 m : 19 s	2	29	Lars Carlsson Peter Peterson	Opel Ascona	3
9	8	7 h : 09 m : 46 s	2	37	Tony Fowkes Bryan Harris	Ford Escort RS1600	2
10	9	7 h : 10 m : 14 s	2	19	Sergio Barbasio Gino Macaluso	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye	1
11	10	7 h : 10 m : 50 s	2	51	Erik Aaby Egil Moreite	Opel Ascona SR
12	11	7 h : 11 m : 17 s	2	9	Ove Andersson Geraint Phillips	Toyota Celica
13	12	7 h : 12 m : 37 s	2	46	Drew Gallacher Ian Muir	Ford Escort RS1600
14	13	7 h : 14 m : 36 s	3	5	Harry Källström Claes Billstam	Datsun 240Z
15	14	7 h : 15 m : 58 s	2	11	Achim Warmbold Jean Todt	BMW 2002 TII
16	15	7 h : 19 m : 30 s	1	30	Bror Danielsson Ulf Sundberg	BMW 2002
17	16	7 h : 20 m : 22 s	2	45	Colin Malkin Brian Coyle	Hillman Avenger
18	17	7 h : 25 m : 10 s	2	44	Donald Heggie George Dean	Ford Escort RS1600
19	18	7 h : 26 m : 02 s	2	28	Maurizio Verini Ninni Russo	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
20	19	7 h : 32 m : 13 s	2	54	Billy Coleman Dan O'Sullivan	Ford Escort RS1600
21	20	7 h : 32 m : 55 s	3	71	Kevin Videan Peter Rushforth	Datsun 240Z
22	21	7 h : 33 m : 30 s	1	52	Harold Morley Bob Lindquist	Porsche 911
23	22	7 h : 36 m : 35 s	2	58	David Thompson Martin Welch	Ford Escort RS1600
24	23	7 h : 38 m : 02 s	1	60	Andy Dawson Peter Valentine	Hillman Avenger
25	24	7 h : 38 m : 07 s	2	117	Mike Jackson Ian Maxey	Ford Escort RS1600
26	25	7 h : 39 m : 37 s	2	83	Steve Howard Richard Ward	Ford Escort RS1600
27	26	7 h : 40 m : 33 s	1	75	John Bloxham Norman Salt	Hillman Avenger
28	27	7 h : 40 m : 42 s	1	61	Bob Bean David Greenwood	Ford Escort Mexico
29	28	7 h : 42 m : 02 s	4	84	Pip Dale Richard Stark	Vauxhall Firenza
30	29	7 h : 44 m : 02 s	2	121	Edward Hurley Simon Bretherton	Ford Escort RS1600
31	30	7 h : 46 m : 56 s	2	67	Frank Pierson Colin Francis	Ford Escort RS1600
32	24	7 h : 48 m : 58 s	2	35	Eeva Heinonen Seija-Saaristo Kivistö	Volvo 142
33	32	7 h : 50 m : 33 s	1	85	Ian Wilson Peter Anderson	Opel Ascona
34	33	7 h : 51 m : 10 s	1	126	John Midgley John Forrest	Toyota Corolla
35	34	7 h : 53 m : 51 s	1	81	Alan Conley Crawford Dunn	Chrysler Avenger
36	35	7 h : 54 m : 23 s	2	62	Rosemary Smith Pauline Gullick	Ford Escort RS1600
37	36	7 h : 55 m : 14 s	2	27	Shekhar Mehta Keith Wood	Datsun Sunny
38	37	8 h : 00 m : 56 s	2	113	John Baillie Robert Baillie	Ford Escort Twin Cam
39	39	8 h : 01 m : 50 s	1	124	Roland Young Dave Cowell	Ford Escort Mexico
40	39	8 h : 03 m : 40 s	1	66	Philip Cooper Tony Viles	Ford Escort Mexico
41	40	8 h : 05 m : 04 s	1	102	David Hardcastle David West	Opel Ascona SR
42	41	8 h : 06 m : 18 s	2	154	Murray Grierson Roger Anderson	Ford Escort Mexico
43	42	8 h : 06 m : 55 s	2	142	Stanley Griffin Christine Foster	Ford Escort RS1600
44	43	8 h : 12 m : 37 s	2	176	Norman Anstiss John Haswell	Ford Escort RS1600
45	44	8 h : 12 m : 45 s	2	141	John Cockerill John Lawson	Ford Escort RS1600
46	45	8 h : 13 m : 42 s	1	59	Wim Luijbregts Kees Luijbregts	DAF 66
47	46	8 h : 17 m : 47 s	1	140	Gordon Jarvis John Bowie	Chrysler Avenger
48	47	8 h : 19 m : 19 s	1/3	36	Henri Greder Peter Jopp	Opel Commodore GS/E
49	48	8 h : 21 m : 26 s	1	131	David Finch Sidney Rudge	Ford Escort GT
50	49	8 h : 22 m : 24 s	1	112	Wenche Knudtzen Mats Adolfsson	Moskvich 412
51	50	8 h : 23 m : 03 s	1	165	Ian Beveridge David Lucas	Ford Escort GT
52	51	8 h : 24 m : 19 s	1	188	James Haslegrave Richard Frew	Chrysler Avenger
53	52	8 h : 24 m : 33 s	2	129	Peter Warren Dylis Rogers	Ford Escort Twin Cam
54	53	8 h : 24 m : 34 s	1	169	David Warren Edward Norman	Ford Capri 3000
55	54	8 h : 24 m : 59 s	1	139	Les Birkett Tony Blore	Morris Mini Cooper
56	55	8 h : 25 m : 41 s	1	174	Paul Whatmuff Jeff Forrest	Opel Ascona
57	56	8 h : 25 m : 52 s	1	138	Chris Field Colin Goler	Chrysler Avenger
58	57	8 h : 26 m : 38 s	1	104	Graham Booth Ian Woodruff	Opel Manta
59	58	8 h : 26 m : 43 s	1	145	Peter Doughty Richard Shelmedine	Ford Escort GT
60	59	8 h : 26 m : 54 s	1	97	Per Sandager-Holm Jan Warkentin	Volvo
61	60	8 h : 27 m : 03 s	4	118	Jean-Marie Didi Alain Lopes	Fiat 124 Spider
62	61	8 h : 31 m : 04 s	1	78	Peter Hommel Günter Bork	Wartburg 353
63	62	8 h : 31 m : 45 s	1	149	Jim Clark Alan Smith	Vauxhall Firenza
64	63	8 h : 32 m : 38 s	1	166	Michael Howells Malcolm Hamer	Morris Mini Cooper
65	64	8 h : 34 m : 28 s	1	153	Michael Sutcliffe Deryck Pickup	Ford Escort Sport
66	65	8 h : 38 s : 00 s	2	168	Timothy Walton Graham Marlow	Sunbeam Tiger
67	66	8 h : 38 s : 37 s	2	80	Egon Culmbacher Werner Ernst	Wartburg 353
68	67	8 h : 39 s : 48 s	2	132	Trevor Shaw Frederick-George Humphrey	Ford Escort RS1600
69	68	8 h : 40 m : 07 s	1	123	B. Westerman	Chrysler Avenger
70	69	8 h : 41 m : 12 s	1	155	Callum Barney Michael Smith	Škoda 110
71	70	8 h : 42 m : 04 s	1	147	Rupert Jones John Wood	Ford Escort 1100
72	71	8 h : 48 m : 36 s	2	189	John Williams Graham Samuel	Ford Escort Mexico
72	72	8 h : 48 m : 36 s	1	87	Thomas Meylink John Morgan	Opel Ascona
Retired (Accident)			2	2	Stig Blomqvist Arne Hertz	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	Team	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

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

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship
1973 RAC Rally at Rallye-info Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine

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