| «1973-15» | USA Grand Prix - XVI United States Grand Prix |
| 1973-10-07 | Watkins Glen - Watkins Glen International - 59 laps × 5.435 km : 320.665 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.657 | 196.333 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.013 | +00.356 (+0.357%) | +00.356 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.393 | +00.736 (+0.739%) | +00.380 |
| 4 | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.444 | +00.787 (+0.790%) | +00.051 | |
| 5 | 4 | 27 | James Hunt | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.520 | +00.863 (+0.866%) | +00.076 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.635 | +00.978 (+0.981%) | +00.115 |
| 7 | 6 | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.844 | +01.187 (+1.191%) | +00.209 |
| 8 | 7 | 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.895 | +01.238 (+1.242%) | +00.051 |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.907 | +01.250 (+1.254%) | +00.012 |
| 10 | 9 | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.125 | +01.468 (+1.473%) | +00.218 |
| 11 | 10 | 0 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.321 | +01.664 (+1.670%) | +00.196 |
| 12 | 11 | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 01:41.455 | +01.798 (+1.804%) | +00.134 |
| 13 | 12 | 29 | Chris Amon | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.679 | +02.022 (+2.029%) | +00.224 |
| 14 | 13 | 31 | Brian Redman | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.247 | +02.590 (+2.599%) | +00.568 |
| 15 | 14 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 01:42.417 | +02.760 (+2.769%) | +00.170 |
| 16 | 15 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 01:42.468 | +02.811 (+2.821%) | +00.051 |
| 17 | 16 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.517 | +02.860 (+2.870%) | +00.049 |
| 18 | 17 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.752 | +03.095 (+3.106%) | +00.235 |
| 19 | 18 | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.848 | +03.191 (+3.202%) | +00.096 |
| 20 | 19 | 25 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.166 | +03.509 (+3.521%) | +00.318 |
| 21 | 20 | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.387 | +03.730 (+3.743%) | +00.221 |
| 22 | 21 | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 01:43.543 | +03.886 (+3.899%) | +00.156 |
| 23 | 22 | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.650 | +03.993 (+4.007%) | +00.107 |
| 24 | 23 | 26 | Jacky Ickx | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.885 | +04.228 (+4.243%) | +00.235 |
| 25 | 24 | 9 | John Watson | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.887 | +04.230 (+4.245%) | +00.002 |
| 26 | 25 | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.478 | +04.821 (+4.838%) | +00.591 |
| 27 | 26 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.032 | +05.375 (+5.393%) | +00.554 |
| 28 | 27 | 28 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.441 | +05.784 (+5.804%) | +00.409 |