Jackie Stewart won the German Grand Prix 1973 at Nürburgring on 5 August 1973, starting from pole position. François Cevert finished second for Tyrrell, with Jacky Ickx completing the podium for McLaren.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jackie StewartSTE | Tyrrell | 14 | 1:42:03.0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | François CevertCEV | Tyrrell | 14 | +1.6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jacky IckxICK | McLaren | 14 | +41.2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Carlos PacePAC | Surtees | 14 | +53.8 | 3 | |
| 5 | 13 | Wilson FittipaldiFIT | Brabham | 14 | +1:19.9 | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Team Lotus | 14 | +1:24.3 | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | Jochen MassMAS | Surtees | 14 | +1:25.2 | 0 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jackie OliverOLI | Shadow | 14 | +1:25.7 | 0 | |
| 9 | 7 | Peter RevsonREV | McLaren | 14 | +2:11.8 | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | Henri PescaroloPES | Iso Marlboro | 14 | +2:22.5 | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Brabham | 14 | +3:27.3 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren | 14 | +3:38.7 | 0 | |
| 13 | 20 | Graham HillHIL | Shadow | 14 | +3:49.0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Mike HailwoodHAI | Surtees | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 22 | David PurleyPUR | March | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | Mike BeuttlerBEU | March | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Brabham | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Clay RegazzoniREG | BRM | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | George FollmerFOL | Shadow | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | BRM | 4 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Niki LaudaLAU | BRM | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Team Lotus | 0 | Ignition | 0 |