1972 British Grand Prix

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1972 British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg
Race details
Date15 July 1972
Official name John Player Grand Prix [1]
Location Brands Hatch
Kent, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.26 km (2.65 miles)
Distance 76 laps, 324.122 km (201.400 miles)
Weather Warm, dry
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:22.2
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:24.0 on lap 58
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Tyrrell-Ford
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1972 British Grand Prix

The 1972 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 15 July 1972. [2] It was race 7 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi driving a Lotus 72D.

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Ronnie Peterson suffered an engine failure with less than two laps to go, and crashed into the parked cars of Graham Hill and François Cevert. Arturo Merzario finished sixth on his debut; he was the last driver whose first race was with Ferrari until Oliver Bearman at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, 52 years later.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo
1 Jacky Ickx Ferrari1:22,21
2 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford1:22,62
3 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford1:22,73
4 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford1:22,94
5 Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford1:23,25
6 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM1:23,46
7 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford1:23,57
8 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford1:23,78
9 Arturo Merzario Ferrari1:23,79
10 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford1:23,810
11 Denis Hulme McLaren-Ford1:23,911
12 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford1:23,912
13 Carlos Pace March-Ford1:24,013
14 Jackie Oliver BRM1:24,414
15Dave WalkerLotus-Ford1:24,415
16 Peter Gethin BRM1:24,516
17 Chris Amon Matra1:24,617
18 Nanni Galli Tecno1:25,118
19 Niki Lauda March-Ford1:25,119
20 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford1:25,220
21 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford1:25,221
22 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford1:25,522
23 Mike Beuttler March-Ford1:25,623
24 Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford1:25,624
25 Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford1:26,325
26 Henri Pescarolo Politoys-Ford1:27,426
27 François Migault Connew-Ford1:30,3DNS

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 761:47:50.229
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 76+ 4.146
319 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 76+ 1:12.534
417 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Matra 75+ 1 Lap173
518 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 75+ 1 Lap112
66 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Ferrari 75+ 1 Lap91
73 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 74Engine/accident8 
827 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 73+ 3 Laps10 
94 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda March-Ford 73+ 3 Laps19 
1033 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 71+ 5 Laps25 
1111 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 70+ 6 Laps6 
1228 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 69Suspension22 
1331 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Beuttler March-Ford 69+ 7 Laps23 
Ret22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 64Suspension5 
Ret2 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 60Spun off12 
Ret9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 59Suspension15 
Ret5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 49Oil pressure1 
Ret26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 47Spun off21 
Ret25 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace March-Ford 39Differential13 
Ret14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver BRM 36Suspension14 
Ret21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 31Gearbox7 
Ret29 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 21Gearbox24 
Ret30 Flag of Italy.svg Nanni Galli Tecno 9Spun off18 
Ret24 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Politoys-Ford 7Accident26 
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin BRM 5Engine16 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 3Accident20 
DNS34 Flag of France.svg François Migault Connew-Ford  Suspension  
WD7 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Ferrari     
WD10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trimmer Lotus-Ford  Engine  
WD15 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell BRM     
WD16 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Marko BRM     
WD20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman McLaren-Ford     
WD32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ray Allen March-Ford     
Source: [3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. "1972 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. "1972 British Grand Prix Entry list".
  3. "1972 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Britain 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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