| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 15 July 1972 | |
| Official name | XXV RAC British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Brands Hatch Kent, England | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.26 km (2.65 mi) | |
| Distance | 76 laps, 324.122 km (201.400 mi) | |
| Weather | Warm, dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:22.2 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford |
| Time | 1:24.0 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford |
| Second | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford |
| Third |  Peter Revson
|
McLaren-Ford |
The 1972 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 15 July 1972. It was won by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi driving a Lotus 72D.
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.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 1:22.2 | — |
| 2 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:22.6 | +0.4 |
| 3 | 19 | Peter Revson
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:22.7 | +0.5 |
| 4 | 1 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:22.9 | +0.7 |
| 5 | 22 |  Tim Schenken
|
Surtees-Ford | 1:23.2 | +1.0 |
| 6 | 11 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
BRM | 1:23.4 | +1.2 |
| 7 | 21 | Mike Hailwood
|
Surtees-Ford | 1:23.5 | +1.3 |
| 8 | 3 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 1:23.7 | +1.5 |
| 9 | 6 |  Arturo Merzario
|
Ferrari | 1:23.7 | +1.5 |
| 10 | 27 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:23.8 | +1.6 |
| 11 | 18 |  Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:23.9 | +1.7 |
| 12 | 2 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:23.9 | +1.7 |
| 13 | 25 | Carlos Pace
|
March-Ford | 1:24.0 | +1.8 |
| 14 | 14 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 1:24.4 | +2.2 |
| 15 | 9 | Dave Walker
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:24.4 | +2.2 |
| 16 | 12 | Peter Gethin
|
BRM | 1:24.5 | +2.3 |
| 17 | 17 | Chris Amon
|
Matra | 1:24.6 | +2.4 |
| 18 | 30 | Nanni Galli
|
Tecno | 1:25.1 | +2.9 |
| 19 | 4 |  Niki Lauda
|
March-Ford | 1:25.1 | +2.9 |
| 20 | 23 | Andrea de Adamich
|
Surtees-Ford | 1:25.2 | +3.0 |
| 21 | 26 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:25.2 | +3.0 |
| 22 | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:25.5 | +3.3 |
| 23 | 31 | Mike Beuttler
|
March-Ford | 1:25.6 | +3.4 |
| 24 | 29 |  Dave Charlton
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:25.6 | +3.4 |
| 25 | 33 |  Rolf Stommelen
|
March-Ford | 1:26.3 | +4.1 |
| 26 | 24 | Henri Pescarolo
|
Politoys-Ford | 1:27.4 | +5.2 |
| 27 | 34 | François Migault
|
Connew-Ford | 1:30.3 | +8.1 |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 76 | 1:47:50.2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 76 | + 4.1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 19 | Peter Revson
|
McLaren-Ford | 76 | + 1:12.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Chris Amon
|
Matra | 75 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 75 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Arturo Merzario
|
Ferrari | 75 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 74 | Spun off | 8 | |
| 8 | 27 | Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 73 | + 3 Laps | 10 | |
| 9 | 4 | Niki Lauda
|
March-Ford | 73 | + 3 Laps | 19 | |
| 10 | 33 | Rolf Stommelen
|
March-Ford | 71 | + 5 Laps | 25 | |
| 11 | 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
BRM | 70 | + 6 Laps | 6 | |
| 12 | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi
|
Brabham-Ford | 69 | Suspension | 22 | |
| 13 | 31 | Mike Beuttler
|
March-Ford | 69 | + 7 Laps | 23 | |
| Ret | 22 | Tim Schenken
|
Surtees-Ford | 64 | Suspension | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | Spun off | 12 | |
| Ret | 9 | Dave Walker
|
Lotus-Ford | 59 | Suspension | 15 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 49 | Oil Pressure | 1 | |
| Ret | 26 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 47 | Spun off | 21 | |
| Ret | 25 | Carlos Pace
|
March-Ford | 39 | Differential | 13 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 36 | Suspension | 14 | |
| Ret | 21 | Mike Hailwood
|
Surtees-Ford | 31 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 29 | Dave Charlton
|
Lotus-Ford | 21 | Gearbox | 24 | |
| Ret | 30 | Nanni Galli
|
Tecno | 9 | Spun off | 18 | |
| Ret | 24 | Henri Pescarolo
|
Politoys-Ford | 7 | Accident | 26 | |
| Ret | 12 | Peter Gethin
|
BRM | 5 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 23 | Andrea de Adamich
|
Surtees-Ford | 3 | Accident | 20 | |
| DNS | 34 | François Migault
|
Connew-Ford | Cracked chassis |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/507/. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
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