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 |  Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 95 | 1hr 57m 58.820s | 9 |
| 2 | +2 |  Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 95 | +25.960s | 6 |
| 3 | +5 |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 95 | +59.390s | 4 |
| 4 | +2 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 95 | +1m 06.720s | 3 |
| 5 | +6 |  Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 95 | +1m 09.110s | 2 |
| 6 | +4 |  Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 94 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | -6 |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 93 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +7 |  Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 93 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +4 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 93 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +9 |  Helmut Marko | BRM | 93 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +11 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth | 93 | +2 laps | |
| R |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 61 | DNF | ||
| R | Reine Wisell | BRM | 59 | DNF | ||
| R | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 59 | DNF | ||
| R |  Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| R |  Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| DQ | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DSQ | ||
| R | Peter Gethin | BRM | 1 | DNF | ||
| R |  Alex Soler-Roig | BRM | 1 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Chris Amon | 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 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 7 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
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| 13 | Howden Ganley | BRM |
| 14 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 16 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Reine Wisell | BRM |
| 18 | Peter Gethin | BRM |
| 19 | Helmut Marko | BRM |
| 20 | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Alex Soler-Roig | BRM |
| 22 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 9 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | 6 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | 4 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | 3 |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | 2 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | 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)