1972 F1 World Championship Season

Season:	23rd World Championship season
Drivers’ Champion:	Emerson Fittipaldi (1st title, 13th different world champion, 1st Brazilian champion)
Constructors’ Champion:	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (5th title for Lotus)
Reigning drivers’ champion:	Jackie Stewart
Reigning constructors’ champion:	Tyrrell
Races:	12
Winning drivers:	Emerson Fittipaldi (5) Jackie Stewart (4) Denny Hulme (1) Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1) Jacky Ickx (1)
Winning constructors:	Lotus (5) Tyrrell (4) McLaren (1) BRM (1) Ferrari (1)
First-time winners (driver):	Jean-Pierre Beltoise
First-time winners (constructor):	none
Other seasons:

Calendar

DT: Drivers’ title decider
CT: Constructors’ title decider

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Race Result
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	23 January	1972 Argentine Grand Prix
2	South Africa	Kyalami	04 March	1972 South African Grand Prix
3	Spain	Jarama	01 May	1972 Spanish Grand Prix
4	Monaco	Monte Carlo	14 May	1972 Monaco Grand Prix
5	Belgium	Nivelles	04 June	1972 Belgian Grand Prix
6	France	Clermont-Ferrand	02 July	1972 French Grand Prix
7	Britain	Brands Hatch	15 July	1972 British Grand Prix
8	Germany	Nurburgring	30 July	1972 German Grand Prix
9	Austria	Osterreichring	13 August	1972 Austrian Grand Prix
10	Italy DT CT	Monza	10 September	1972 Italian Grand Prix
11	Canada	Mosport	24 September	1972 Canadian Grand Prix
12	USA	Watkins Glen	08 October	1972 United States Grand Prix

Driver and constructor entries

Constructor	Driver	Round(s) entered
Brabham (works team)	Wilson Fittipaldi	3-12
	Graham Hill	All
	Carlos Reutemann	1-2, 5-12
Brabham (privateer)	William Ferguson	2
BRM (works team)	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	2-12
	Bill Brack	11
	Howden Ganley	1-6, 8-12
	Peter Gethin	1-7, 9-12
	Helmut Marko	1-2, 4-6
	Jackie Oliver	7
	Brian Redman	12
	Vern Schuppan	5
	Alex Soler-Roig	1, 3
	Reine Wisell	1, 3-4, 6, 8, 10
Connew (works team)	Francois Migault	7, 9
Eifelland (works team)	Rolf Stommelen	2-9
Ferrari (works team)	Mario Andretti	1-3, 10, 12
	Nanni Galli	6
	Jacky Ickx	All
	Arturo Merzario	7-8
	Clay Regazzoni	1-5, 8-12
Lotus (works team)	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
	Dave Walker	1-9, 12
	Reine Wisell	11-12
Lotus (privateer)	Dave Charlton	2, 6-8
March (works team)	Niki Lauda	All
March (works team)	Ronnie Peterson	All
March (privateers)	Skip Barber	11-12
	Mike Beuttler	3-12
	Carlos Pace	2-12
	Henri Pescarolo	1-6, 8-12
Matra (works team)	Chris Amon	All
McLaren (works team)	Denny Hulme	All
	Brian Redman	4, 6, 8
	Peter Revson	1-3, 5, 7, 9-12
	Jody Scheckter	12
Politoys (privateer)	Henri Pescarolo	7
Surtees (works team)	Andrea de Adamich	All
	Mike Hailwood	2-10, 12
	Tim Schenken	All
	John Surtees	10, 12
Surtees (privateers)	John Love	2
Surtees (privateers)	Sam Posey	12
Tecno (works team)	Derek Bell	6, 8, 10-12
Tecno (works team)	Nanni Galli	5, 7, 9-10
Tyrrell (works team)	Francois Cevert	All
	Patrick Depailler	6, 12
	Jackie Stewart	1-4, 6-12

Race winners

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Start	Win Margin
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2	25.960s
2	South Africa	Kyalami	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	5	14.100s
3	Spain	Jarama	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	3	18.920s
4	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	4	38.200s
5	Belgium	Nivelles	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	26.600s
6	France	Clermont-Ferrand	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	3	27.700s
7	Britain	Brands Hatch	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2	4.100s
8	Germany	Nurburgring	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1	48.300s
9	Austria	Osterreichring	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	1.180s
10	Italy	Monza	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	6	14.500s
11	Canada	Mosport	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	5	48.200s
12	USA	Watkins Glen	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1	32.268s

Polesitters

Highlight: Home driver/constructor

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole Margin
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	7	0.220s
2	South Africa	Kyalami	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	DNF	0.300s
3	Spain	Jarama	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	2	0.750s
4	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	3	0.200s
5	Belgium	Nivelles	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	0.150s
6	France	Clermont-Ferrand	Chris Amon	Matra	3	0.800s
7	Britain	Brands Hatch	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	DNF	0.400s
8	Germany	Nurburgring	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1	1.700s
9	Austria	Osterreichring	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	0.070s
10	Italy	Monza	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	DNF	0.040s
11	Canada	Mosport	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2	0.300s
12	USA	Watkins Glen	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1	0.046s

Fastest laps

Highlight: Home driver/constructor

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
2	South Africa	Kyalami	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth
3	Spain	Jarama	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
4	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM
5	Belgium	Nivelles	Chris Amon	Matra
6	France	Clermont-Ferrand	Chris Amon	Matra
7	Britain	Brands Hatch	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
8	Germany	Nurburgring	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
9	Austria	Osterreichring	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth
10	Italy	Monza	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
11	Canada	Mosport	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
12	USA	Watkins Glen	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying results

See: 1972 F1 World Championship Qualifying Statistics

World Drivers’ Championship standings

The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)

Only the best five results from the first six races and the best five results from the last six races counted towards the championship.

Highlight: Rookie
Bold: pole position
Underline: fastest lap
Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap

Pos	Driver	ARG	ZAF	ESP	MCO	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	R	2	1	3	1	2	1	R	1	1	11	R	61
2	Jackie Stewart	1	R	R	4		1	2	11^R	7	R	1	1	45
3	Denny Hulme	2	1	R	15	3	7	5	R	2	3	3	3	39
4	Jacky Ickx	3	8	2	2	R	11	R	1	R	R	12	5	27
5	Peter Revson	R	3	5		7		3		3	4	2	18^R	23
6	Francois Cevert	R	9	R	NC	2	4	R	10	9	R	R	2	15
=	Clay Regazzoni	4	12	3	R	R			2	R	R	5	8	15
8	Mike Hailwood		R	R	R	4	6	R	R	4	2		17^R	13
9	Ronnie Peterson	6	5	R	11	9	5	7^R	3	12	9	DSQ	4	12
=	Chris Amon	DNS	15	R	6	6	3	4	15	5	R	6	15	12
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise		R	R	1	R	15	11	9	8	8	R	R	9
12	Mario Andretti	R	4	R							7		6	4
=	Howden Ganley	9	NC	R	R	8	DNS		4	6	11	10	R	4
=	Brian Redman				5		9		5				R	4
=	Graham Hill	R	6	10	12	R	10	R	6	R	5	8	11	4
16	Andrea de Adamich	R	NC	4	7	R	14	R	13	14	R	R	R	3
=	Carlos Reutemann	7	R			13	12	8	R	R	R	4	R	3
=	Carlos Pace		17	6	17	5	R	R	NC	NC	R	9^R	R	3
19	Tim Schenken	5	R	8	R	R	17	R	14	11	R	7	R	2
20	Arturo Merzario							6	12					1
=	Peter Gethin	R	NC	R	DSQ	R	DNS	R		13	6	R	R	1
	Wilson Fittipaldi			7	9	R	8	12^R	7	R	R	R	R
	Niki Lauda	11	7	R	16	12	R	9	R	10	13	DSQ	NC
	Patrick Depailler						NC						7
	Helmut Marko	10	14		8	10	R
	Mike Beuttler			DNQ	13	R	19^R	13	8	R	10	NC	13
	Henri Pescarolo	8	11	11	R	NC	DNS	R	R	DNS	DNQ	13	14
	Dave Walker	DSQ	10	9^R	14	14	18^R	R	R	R			R
	Jody Scheckter												9
	Rolf Stommelen		13	R	10	11	16	10	R	NC
	Reine Wisell	R		R	R		R		R		12	R	10
	Sam Posey												12
	Nanni Galli					R	13	R		NC	R
	Skip Barber											NC	16
	John Love		16^R
	Dave Charlton		R				DNQ	R	R
	Derek Bell						DNS		R		DNQ	DNS	R
	Alex Soler-Roig	R		R
	Jackie Oliver							R
	Francois Migault							DNS		R
	John Surtees										R		DNS
	Bill Brack											R
	William Ferguson		DNS
	Vern Schuppan					DNS
No.	Driver	ARG	ZAF	ESP	MCO	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Points

Race to the title

The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1972.

World Constructors’ Championship standings

The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)

Constructors only received points for its highest placed car. Only the best five results from the first six races and the best five results from the last six races counted towards the championship. Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Bold: pole position
Underline: fastest lap
Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap

Pos	Constructor	ARG	ZAF	ESP	MCO	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Points
1	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	R	2	1	3	1	2	1	R	1	1	11	10	61
2	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1	9	R	4	2	1	2	10	7	R	1	1	51
3	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2	1	5	5	3	7	3	5	2	3	2	3	47 (49)
4	Ferrari	3	4	2	2	R	11	6	1	R	7	5	5	33
5	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	5	16^R	4	7	4	6	R	13	4	2	7	12	18
6	March-Ford Cosworth	6	5	6	11	5	5	7^R	3	10	9	9^R	4	15
7	BRM	9	14	R	1	8	15	11	4	6	6	10	R	14
8	Matra	DNS	15	R	6	6	3	4	15	5	R	6	15	12
9	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	7	6	7	9	13	8	8	6	R	5	4	11	7
10	Eifelland-Ford Cosworth		13	R	10	11	16	10	R	NC
11	Tecno					R	DNS	R	R	NC	R	DNS	R
12	Politoys-Ford Cosworth							R
13	Connew-Ford Cosworth							DNS		R
No.	Constructor	ARG	ZAF	ESP	MCO	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Points

Race to the title

The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1972.

Season statistics

See: 1972 F1 World Championship Season Statistics