| 12th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 12 of 13 |
| Official name: | Daily Mirror RAC Rally |
| Edition: | 29th |
| Date: | from Saturday 17-Nov-1973 to Wednesday 21-Nov-1973 |
| Rally HQ: | York, Northern England; United Kingdom |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 241 | |
| Starters: | 198 | |
| Finishers: | 91 | (46.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 80 | |
| Shortest: | 1.61 | km | (SS54 Rest and Be Thankful) |
| Longest: | 24.14 | km | (SS78 Dalby South) |
| Slowest: | 43.09 | km/h | (SS42 Ennerdale) |
| Fastest: | 107.20 | km/h | (SS2 Clipstone North) |
| Planned stage distance: | 540.02 | km | (17.9% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 502.20 | km | (16.6% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 2,517.80 | km |
| Total distance: | 3,020.00 | km |
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