1972 Italian Republic Grand Prix

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1972 Italian Republic Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1972 Formula One season
Autodromo Vallelunga Vecchio.svg
Race details
DateJune 18, 1972
Official name Marlboro Gran Premio Repubblica Italiana
Location ACI Vallelunga Circuit in Rome, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.202 km (1.99 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 256.153 km (159.167 mi)
Weather Hot
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Cosworth
Time 1:09.82
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth
Time 1:11.06
Podium
First Lotus-Cosworth
Second Surtees-Cosworth
Third Tecno

The 1972 Italian Republic Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One race held at Vallelunga Circuit on June 18, 1972. [1]

Results

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Cosworth 801:37:31.91
26 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Cosworth 80+ 32.85
314 Flag of Italy.svg Nanni Galli Tecno 79+ 1 Lap8
49 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Beuttler March-Cosworth 79+ 1 Lap6
512 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley BRM 59+ 21 Lap2
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo March-Cosworth 49Broken Wishbone4
Ret11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin BRM 32Gearbox3
DNS8 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda March-Cosworth Practice accident7
Source: [1]

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References

Footnotes
  1. 1 2 Henry, Alan (July 1972). "Vallelunga Formula One Race". Motor Sport magazine archive. p. 31. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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