1973 1000 Lakes Rally

Infobox Rally
name=23rd 1000 Lakes Rally
native_name=
country=FIN
round=8


caption=
rallybase=Jyväskylä, Finland
start=
finish=
startdate=3 August 1973
enddate=5 August 1973
stages=43
stagekm=517
controls=
overallkm=2079
surface=Gravel
championship=1973 WRC for Manufacturers
driver1=flagicon|Finland Timo Mäkinen
team1=
car1=Ford Escort RS1600
driver2=flagicon|Finland Markku Alén
team2=
car2=Volvo 142
driver3=flagicon|Finland Leo Kinnunen
team3=
car3=Porsche 911
teamsstart=109
teamsfinish=55

The 1973 1000 Lakes Rally was the 23rd running of the 1000 Lakes Rally (currently known as the Rally Finland), and the eighth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in early August in central Finland, this rally marked a distinct change from the previous event in the series, the 33 Rajd Polski. Unlike that event, in which only three teams survived to the finish, Finland saw 55 teams finish the rally, a success rate of almost exactly 50% of the total entries.

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Finland hosted Ford Motor Company's first ever win of the World Rally Championship. Championship front runners Alpine Renault and Fiat were conspicuous by their absence, with neither gaining points during the round.

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Results

Championship standings

See also

* 1973 World Rally Championship season
* Rally Finland
* [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=result&rallyid=383 23rd 1000 Lakes Rally] at [http://www.rallybase.nl/ Rallybase]
* [http://www.juwra.com/finland_1973.html 1000 Lakes Rally 1973] at [http://www.juwra.com/ Jonkka's World Rally Archive]
* [http://www.rallye-info.com/event.asp?event=322 1973 Rally of Finland, WRC Round 8] at [http://www.rallye-info.com/ Rallye-info]