Watkins Glen · 7 October 1973
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus Peterson 9 + Fittipaldi 1 | Peterson 9 + Fittipaldi 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | March Hunt 6 + Beuttler 0 + Jarier 0 | Hunt 6 + Beuttler 0 + Jarier 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | McLaren Hulme 3 + Revson 2 + Scheckter 0 | Hulme 3 + Revson 2 + Scheckter 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Brabham Reutemann 4 + Fittipaldi 0 + Watson 0 | Reutemann 4 + Fittipaldi 0 + Watson 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Iso Marlboro Ickx 0 + Ganley 0 | Ickx 0 + Ganley 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | BRM Regazzoni 0 + Beltoise 0 + Lauda 0 | Regazzoni 0 + Beltoise 0 + Lauda 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Shadow Hill 0 + Follmer 0 + Oliver 0 + Redman 0 | Hill 0 + Follmer 0 + Oliver 0 + Redman 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Ferrari Merzario 0 | Merzario 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Surtees Mass 0 + Hailwood 0 + Pace 0 | Mass 0 + Hailwood 0 + Pace 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Ensign Opel 0 | Opel 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Tyrrell Stewart 0 + Amon 0 + Cevert 0 | Stewart 0 + Amon 0 + Cevert 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | Team Lotus | 1:41:15.779 | 59 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | James Hunt March | March | +0.668s | 59 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann Brabham | Brabham | +22.930s | 59 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Denny Hulme McLaren | McLaren | +50.226s | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Peter Revson McLaren | McLaren | +1:20.367 | 59 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1:47.945 | 59 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx Iso Marlboro | Iso Marlboro | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni BRM | BRM | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM | BRM | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 10 | Mike Beuttler March | March | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier March | March | DNF Accident | 57 | — | — | |
| 12 | Howden Ganley Iso Marlboro | Iso Marlboro | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 13 | Graham Hill Shadow | Shadow | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 14 | George Follmer Shadow | Shadow | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 15 | Jackie Oliver Shadow | Shadow | +4 Laps | 55 | — | — | |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario Ferrari | Ferrari | +4 Laps | 55 | — | — | |
| 17 | Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham | Brabham | DNF Not classified | 52 | — | — | |
| 18 | Jody Scheckter McLaren | McLaren | DNF Suspension | 39 | — | — | |
| 19 | Jochen Mass Surtees | Surtees | DNF Engine | 35 | — | — | |
| 20 | Niki Lauda BRM | BRM | DNF Fuel pump | 35 | — | — | |
| 21 | Mike Hailwood Surtees | Surtees | DNF Suspension | 34 | — | — | |
| 22 | Carlos Pace Surtees | Surtees | DNF Suspension | 32 | — | — | |
| 23 | John Watson Brabham | Brabham | DNF Engine | 7 | — | — | |
| 24 | Brian Redman Shadow | Shadow | DSQ | 5 | — | — | |
| 25 | Rikky von Opel Ensign | Ensign | DNF Throttle | 0 | — | — | |
| 26 | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| 27 | Chris Amon Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| 28 | François Cevert Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Accident | 0 | — | — |