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1972 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitNivelles, 85 laps
Round5 of 12
Race numbers

The 1972 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 213th World Championship race
  • 19th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Nivelles
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford Cosworth851hr 44m 06.700s9
2+3(FRA) Francois CevertTyrrell-Ford Cosworth85+26.600s6
3 (NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth85+58.100s4
4+4(GBR) Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford Cosworth85+1m 12.000s3
5+6(BRA) Carlos PaceMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)84+1 lap2
6+7(NZL) Chris AmonMatra84+1 lap1
7 (USA) Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth83+2 laps 
8+7(NZL) Howden GanleyBRM83+2 laps 
9+5(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth83+2 laps 
10+13(AUT) Helmut MarkoBRM83+2 laps 
11+9(DEU) Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford Cosworth83+2 laps 
12+13(AUT) Niki LaudaMarch-Ford Cosworth82+3 laps 
13-4(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth81+4 laps 
14-2(AUS) Dave WalkerLotus-Ford Cosworth79+6 laps 
R (GBR) Graham HillBrabham-Ford Cosworth73DNF 
NC (FRA) Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)59+26 laps 
R (CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari57DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford Cosworth55DNF 
R (ITA) Nanni GalliTecno54DNF 
R (BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari47DNF 
R (GBR) Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)31DNF 
R (BRA) Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (GBR) Peter GethinBRM27DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM15DNF 
R (AUS) Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
Did not start
  (AUS) Vern SchuppanBRM   

Notes

  • Vern Schuppan did not start the Grand Prix. Helmut Marko raced his car instead.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:11.430

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford Cosworth
2(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
3(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
4(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari
5(FRA) Francois CevertTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
6(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
7(USA) Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
8(GBR) Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford Cosworth
9(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
10(ITA) Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford Cosworth
11(BRA) Carlos PaceMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
12(AUS) Dave WalkerLotus-Ford Cosworth
13(NZL) Chris AmonMatra
14(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth
15(NZL) Howden GanleyBRM
16(GBR) Graham HillBrabham-Ford Cosworth
17(GBR) Peter GethinBRM
18(BRA) Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford Cosworth
19(FRA) Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
20(DEU) Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford Cosworth
21(AUS) Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford Cosworth
22(GBR) Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
23(AUT) Helmut MarkoBRM
24(ITA) Nanni GalliTecno
25(AUT) Niki LaudaMarch-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi28
2(NZL) Denny Hulme19
3(BEL) Jacky Ickx16
4(GBR) Jackie Stewart12
5(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise9
6(CHE) Clay Regazzoni7
7(FRA) Francois Cevert6
8(USA) Peter Revson6
9(USA) Mario Andretti3
=(ITA) Andrea de Adamich3
=(GBR) Mike Hailwood3
12(SWE) Ronnie Peterson3
=(BRA) Carlos Pace3
14(AUS) Tim Schenken2
=(GBR) Brian Redman2
16(NZL) Chris Amon2
=(GBR) Graham Hill1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth28
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth23
3Ferrari19
4Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth18
5BRM9
6Surtees-Ford Cosworth8
7March-Ford Cosworth6
8Matra2
9Brabham-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Tecno
Wins
3rd for Emerson Fittipaldi
44th for Lotus
Podiums
24th for Denny Hulme
8th for Emerson Fittipaldi
5th for Francois Cevert
76th for Lotus
21st for McLaren
13th for Tyrrell
Poles
2nd for Emerson Fittipaldi
55th for Lotus
Fastest laps
2nd for Chris Amon (first since 1970; first for Matra)
11th for Matra (first since 1969)
Front row starts
16th for Denny Hulme
8th for Clay Regazzoni
5th for Emerson Fittipaldi
Pole & win
1st for Emerson Fittipaldi (20th different driver to win from pole, 1st Brazilian driver)