Ronnie Peterson won the French Grand Prix 1973 at Circuit Paul Ricard on 1 July 1973, starting from P5 on the grid. François Cevert finished second for Tyrrell, with Carlos Reutemann completing the podium for Brabham.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Team Lotus | 54 | 1:41:36.52 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | François CevertCEV | Tyrrell | 54 | +40.92 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Brabham | 54 | +46.48 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Jackie StewartSTE | Tyrrell | 54 | +46.93 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 54 | +48.90 | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | James HuntHUN | March | 54 | +1:22.54 | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Arturo MerzarioMER | Ferrari | 54 | +1:29.19 | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren | 54 | +1:29.53 | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Niki LaudaLAU | BRM | 54 | +1:45.76 | 0 | |
| 10 | 16 | Graham HillHIL | Shadow | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | BRM | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | Clay RegazzoniREG | BRM | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | Carlos PacePAC | Surtees | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | Howden GanleyGAN | Iso Marlboro | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 25 | Rikky von OpelVON | Ensign | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | Wilson FittipaldiFIT | Brabham | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Jody ScheckterSCH | McLaren | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Team Lotus | 41 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Mike HailwoodHAI | Surtees | 29 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Andrea de AdamichDEA | Brabham | 28 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Reine WisellWIS | March | 20 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 20 | George FollmerFOL | Shadow | 16 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Henri PescaroloPES | Iso Marlboro | 16 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | March | 7 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Jackie OliverOLI | Shadow | 0 | Clutch | 0 |