1972 Austrian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 13 August 1972
Winner:	Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap:	Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Circuit:	Osterreichring, 54 laps
Round:	9 of 12

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	54	1hr 29m 16.660s	9
2	+5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	54	+1.180s	6
3	+1	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	54	+36.530s	4
4	+8	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	54	+44.760s	3
5	+1	Chris Amon	Matra	54	+45.640s	2
6	+4	Howden Ganley	BRM	54	+1m 01.190s	1
7	-4	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	54	+1m 09.090s
8	+13	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	54	+1m 21.450s
9	+11	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	53	+1 lap
10	+12	Niki Lauda	March-Ford Cosworth	53	+1 lap
11	-3	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	52	+2 laps
12	-1	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	52	+2 laps
13	+3	Peter Gethin	BRM	51	+3 laps
14	-1	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	51	+3 laps
NC		Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford Cosworth	48	+6 laps
NC		Carlos Pace	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	46	+8 laps
NC		Nanni Galli	Tecno	45	+9 laps
R		Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	36	DNF
R		Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	31	DNF
R		Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	24	DNF
R		Francois Migault	Connew-Ford Cosworth	22	DNF
R		Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	20	DNF
R		Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	14	DNF
R		Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	13	DNF
R		Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	6	DNF
Did not start
		Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:35.970
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:36.040
3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:36.350
4	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:36.630
5	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:37.150
6	Chris Amon	Matra	1:37.160
7	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:37.200
8	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:37.250
9	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:37.330
10	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:37.550
11	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:37.580
12	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:37.770
13	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:38.080
14	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:38.140
15	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:38.250
16	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:38.480
17	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford Cosworth	1:38.620
18	Carlos Pace	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:38.620
19	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:38.810
20	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:38.850
21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:38.890
22	Niki Lauda	March-Ford Cosworth	1:39.040
23	Nanni Galli	Tecno	1:39.130
24	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth	1:39.920
25	Francois Migault	Connew-Ford Cosworth	1:43.880

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:35.970
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:36.040	0.070
3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:36.350	0.380
4	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:36.630	0.660
5	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:37.150	1.180
6	Chris Amon	Matra	1:37.160	1.190
7	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:37.200	1.230
8	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:37.250	1.280
9	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:37.330	1.360
10	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:37.550	1.580
11	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:37.580	1.610
12	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:37.770	1.800
13	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:38.080	2.110
14	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:38.140	2.170
15	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:38.250	2.280
16	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:38.480	2.510
17	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford Cosworth	1:38.620	2.650
18	Carlos Pace	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:38.620	2.650
19	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:38.810	2.840
20	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:38.850	2.880
21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:38.890	2.920
22	Niki Lauda	March-Ford Cosworth	1:39.040	3.070
23	Nanni Galli	Tecno	1:39.130	3.160
24	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford Cosworth	1:39.920	3.950
25	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:40.280	4.310
26	Francois Migault	Connew-Ford Cosworth	1:43.880	7.910

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	52
2	Jackie Stewart	27
3	Denny Hulme	27
4	Jacky Ickx	25
5	Peter Revson	14
6	Clay Regazzoni	13
7	Chris Amon	11
8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9
9	Francois Cevert	9
10	Ronnie Peterson	9
11	Mike Hailwood	7
12	Howden Ganley	4
13	Brian Redman	4
14	Mario Andretti	3
=	Andrea de Adamich	3
16	Carlos Pace	3
17	Tim Schenken	2
18	Graham Hill	2
19	Arturo Merzario	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	52
2	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	35
3	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	33
4	Ferrari	29
5	BRM	13
6	March-Ford Cosworth	12
7	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	12
8	Matra	11
9	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Francois Mignault

Constructor: Connew (only start)

Last start

Constructor: Eifelland

Wins

Driver: 5th for Emerson Fittipaldi

Constructor: 46th for Lotus

Podiums

Driver: 25th for Denny Hulme, 11th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 3rd for Peter Revson

Constructor: 79th for Lotus, 23rd & 24th for McLaren

Poles

Driver: 3rd for Emerson Fittipaldi

Constructor: 56th for Lotus

Fastest laps

Driver: 5th for Denny Hulme

Constructor: 3rd for McLaren

Front row starts

Driver: 9th for Clay Regazzoni, 7th for Emerson Fittipaldi

Pole & win

Driver: 2nd for Emerson Fittipaldi

See also

• Austrian Grand Prix
• Osterreichring Circuit
• 1972 World Championship season