1972 Argentine Grand Prix

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1972 Argentine Grand Prix
Autodromo Oscar y Juan Galvez Circuito Ndeg 9 xT.svg
Layout of the Buenos Aires circuit in 1972
Race details
DateJanuary 23, 1972
Official name IX Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Location Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.346 km (2.079 miles)
Distance 95 laps, 317.87 km (197.505 miles)
Pole position
Driver Brabham-Ford
Time 1:12.46
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:13.66 on lap 25
Podium
First Tyrrell-Ford
Second McLaren-Ford
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1972 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1972 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Buenos Aires circuit on 23 January 1972. It was race 1 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 95-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from second position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx came in third.

Contents

The race was notable for the debut of local driver and future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann, who scored pole position in his Brabham BT34.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeGap
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann BrabhamFord 1:12.46
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart TyrrellFord 1:12.68+0.22
3 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson McLarenFord 1:12.74+0.28
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLarenFord 1:12.99+0.53
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi LotusFord 1:13.28+0.82
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:13.28+0.82
7 Flag of France.svg François Cevert TyrrellFord 1:13.39+0.93
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:13.50+1.04
9 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:13.61+1.15
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson MarchFord 1:14.06+1.60
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken SurteesFord 1:14.17+1.71
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Matra 1:14.28+1.82
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley BRM 1:14.28+1.82
14 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich SurteesFord 1:14.34+1.88
15 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo MarchFord 1:14.49+2.03
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BrabhamFord 1:14.52+2.06
17 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell BRM 1:14.52+2.06
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin BRM 1:15.11+2.65
19 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Marko BRM 1:15.53+3.07
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Walker LotusFord 1:15.55+3.09
21 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alex Soler-Roig BRM 1:15.66+3.20
22 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda MarchFord 1:15.92+3.46
Source: [1]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
121 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 951:57:58.8229
217 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 95+ 25.9646
38 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 95+ 59.3984
49 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 95+ 1:06.7263
519 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 95+ 1:09.11112
614 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 94+ 1 lap101
72 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 93+ 2 laps1 
823 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 93+ 2 laps15 
93 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley BRM 93+ 2 laps13 
107 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Marko BRM 93+ 2 laps19 
1115 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda March-Ford 93+ 2 laps22 
Ret11 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 61Suspension5 
Ret22 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 59Gearbox7 
Ret4 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell BRM 59Water leak17 
Ret18 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 49Engine3 
Ret10 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Ferrari 20Engine9 
Ret20 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 11Fuel system14 
Ret1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 11Fuel pump16 
DSQ12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Walker Lotus-Ford 8Received outside assistance20 
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin BRM 1Oil leak18 
Ret6 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alex Soler-Roig BRM 1Accident21 
DNS16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Matra 0Gearbox on warm-up lap12 
Source: [2]

Notes

This was the Formula One World Championship debut for future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann, who immediately achieved his first pole position.

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. "Formula One 1972 Argentine Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
  2. "1972 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Argentina 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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