| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 59 | 1:41:15.799 | 189.999 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 27 | James Hunt | March • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +00.668 | +00.668 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +22.930 | +22.262 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +50.226 | +27.296 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +01:20.367 | +30.141 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +01:47.945 | +27.578 | 1 |
| 7 | 23 | 26 | Jacky Ickx | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 15 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | BRM | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 14 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 26 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March • Ford Cosworth | 58 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 17 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March • Ford Cosworth | 57 | accident | ||
| 12 | 19 | 25 | Howden Ganley | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | 57 | +2 laps | ||
| 13 | 18 | 12 | Graham Hill | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 57 | +2 laps | ||
| 14 | 20 | 16 | George Follmer | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 57 | +2 laps | ||
| 15 | 22 | 17 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 55 | +4 laps | ||
| 16 | 11 | 4 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 55 | +4 laps | ||
| DNC | 25 | 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 52 | |||
| 10 | 0 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 39 | suspension | |||
| 16 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 35 | engine | |||
| 21 | 21 | Niki Lauda | BRM | 35 | fuel pump | |||
| 6 | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 34 | suspension | |||
| 9 | 24 | Carlos Pace | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 32 | suspension | |||
| 24 | 9 | John Watson | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 7 | engine | |||
| DSQ | 13 | 31 | Brian Redman | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 5 | push start | ||
| 27 | 28 | Rikky von Opel | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 0 | throttle | |||
| DNS | 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | fatal accident in testing | ||||
| DNS | 5 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | withdrew | |||
| DNS | 12 | 29 | Chris Amon | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | withdrew | |||
| WDR | 26 | Tom Belsø | Iso-Marlboro • Ford Cosworth | fired |
Fastest lap - 01:41.652 - 192.480 km/h - James Hunt (lap 58)