1973 Austrian Alpine Rally
1973 Austrian Rally 44. Austrian Alpine Rally | |||
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Round 9 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | Austria | ||
Rally base | Baden, Austria | ||
Dates run | 12 September 1973 – 14 September 1973 | ||
Stages | 27 (310 km; 190 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 2,233 km (1,388 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 74 at start, 25 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Achim Warmbold Jean Todt BMW BMW 2002 TII |
The 1973 Austrian Rally (formally the 44. Austrian Alpine Rally) was the ninth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-September around Baden, Austria, the rally was entirely on gravel surface special stages. 1973 would be the only year to see the WRC hold an event in Austria, despite the strong presence of Austrian drivers in the series through the present.
Report
In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Austria hosted BMW's first ever win of the World Rally Championship, with front-runners Alpine-Renault, Saab, and Fiat also making strong bids for points.
Results
Source: Independent WRC archive[1]
Championship standings after the event
After round 8 | Team | Season end | ||
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Position | Points | Position | Points | |
1 | 107 | Alpine Renault | 1 | 147 |
2 | 69 | Fiat | 2 | 84 |
3 | 42 | Saab | 5 | 42 |
4 | 36 | Ford | 3 | 76 |
5 | 33 | Citroën | 7 | 33 |
6 | 24 | BMW | 8 | 28 |
7 | 24 | Porsche | 9 | 27 |
8 | 22 | Datsun | 6 | 34 |
9 | 19 | Volvo | 4 | 44 |
10 | 15 | Wartburg | 14 | 15 |
11 | 14 | Volkswagen | 15 | 15 |
12 | 13 | Lancia | 13 | 17 |
13 | 13 | Peugeot | 16 | 13 |
14 | 13 | Opel | 11 | 25 |
15 | 12 | Polski Fiat | 12 | 18 |
16 | 5 | Toyota | 10 | 25 |
17 | 4 | Mitsubishi | 17 | 4 |
18 | 3 | Škoda | 18 | 3 |
19 | 1 | Audi | 20 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Austrian Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-15.