1972 Argentine Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 23 January 1972 |
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Circuit | Buenos Aires, 95 laps |
Round | 1 of 12 |
Race numbers | The 1972 Argentine Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 1971 United States Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 95 | 1hr 57m 58.820s | 9 |
2 | +2 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 95 | +25.960s | 6 |
3 | +5 | ![]() | Ferrari | 95 | +59.390s | 4 |
4 | +2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 95 | +1m 06.720s | 3 |
5 | +6 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 95 | +1m 09.110s | 2 |
6 | +4 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 94 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | -6 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 93 | +2 laps | |
8 | +7 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 93 | +2 laps | |
9 | +4 | ![]() | BRM | 93 | +2 laps | |
10 | +9 | ![]() | BRM | 93 | +2 laps | |
11 | +11 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 93 | +2 laps | |
R | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 61 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 59 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 59 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 49 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 20 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
DQ | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DSQ | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 1 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 1 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
![]() | Matra |
Notes
- Dave Walker was disqualified for receiving outside assistance from track marshals.
- Chris Amon did not start the Grand Prix after encountering gearbox issues on the warm-up lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:12.460
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
2 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
3 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
4 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
5 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari |
7 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
8 | ![]() | Ferrari |
9 | ![]() | Ferrari |
10 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
11 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
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13 | ![]() | BRM |
14 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
15 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
16 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
17 | ![]() | BRM |
18 | ![]() | BRM |
19 | ![]() | BRM |
20 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
21 | ![]() | BRM |
22 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Carlos Reutemann (first Argentine driver to start a race since 1960)
- Wins
- 19th for Jackie Stewart
- 8th for Tyrrell
- Podiums
- 31st for Jackie Stewart
- 22nd for Denny Hulme (first podium since 1970)
- 18th for Jacky Ickx
- 178th for Ferrari
- 18th for McLaren
- 12th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- 1st for Carlos Reutemann (38th different polesitter, 3rd Argentine driver; last until 1974; first Argentine polesitter since 1958)
- 15th for Brabham
- Fastest laps
- 11th for Jackie Stewart
- 5th for Tyrrell
- Front row starts
- 35th for Jackie Stewart
- 1st for Carlos Reutemann (79th different front row starter, 3rd Argentine driver; first Argentine front row starter since 1958)
- Points finishes
- 3rd and last for Tim Schenken
- Win & fastest lap
- 10th for Jackie Stewart (3rd driver to win and set the fastest lap in ten races, 2nd British driver)