1973 RAC Rally 22nd Daily Mirror RAC Rally | |||
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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) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 198 at start, 91 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Timo Mäkinen Henry Liddon Ford Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600 |
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.