1972 British Grand Prix
215th World Championship race, 23rd World Championship British Grand Prix, 5th World Championship race at Brands Hatch
Fact File
Date: | Saturday, 15 July 1972 |
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Winner: | ![]() ![]() |
Pole position: | ![]() ![]() |
Fastest lap: | ![]() ![]() |
Circuit: | Brands Hatch, 76 laps |
Round: | 7 of 12 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 76 | 1hr 47m 50.200s | 9 |
2 | +2 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 76 | +4.100s | 6 |
3 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 76 | +1m 12.500s | 4 | |
4 | +13 | ![]() | Matra | 75 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +6 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +3 | ![]() | Ferrari | 75 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +1 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 74 | DNF | |
8 | +2 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +3 laps | |
9 | +10 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +3 laps | |
10 | +15 | ![]() | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth | 71 | +5 laps | |
11 | -5 | ![]() | BRM | 70 | +6 laps | |
12 | +10 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 69 | DNF | |
13 | +10 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 69 | +7 laps | |
R | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 64 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 60 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 59 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 49 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 39 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 36 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P) | 21 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Tecno | 9 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Politoys-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 5 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
![]() | Connew-Ford Cosworth |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:22.200 |
2 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.600 |
3 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.700 |
4 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.900 |
5 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.200 |
6 | ![]() | BRM | 1:23.400 |
7 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.500 |
8 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.700 |
9 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:23.700 |
10 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.800 |
11 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.900 |
12 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.900 |
13 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 1:24.000 |
14 | ![]() | BRM | 1:24.400 |
15 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.400 |
16 | ![]() | BRM | 1:24.500 |
17 | ![]() | Matra | 1:24.600 |
18 | ![]() | Tecno | 1:25.100 |
19 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.100 |
20 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.200 |
21 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.200 |
22 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.500 |
23 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.600 |
24 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P) | 1:25.600 |
25 | ![]() | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.300 |
26 | ![]() | Politoys-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.400 |
Qualifying Result
- (P): privateer entry
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:22.200 | |
2 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.600 | 0.400 |
3 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.700 | 0.500 |
4 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.900 | 0.700 |
5 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.200 | 1.000 |
6 | ![]() | BRM | 1:23.400 | 1.200 |
7 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.500 | 1.300 |
8 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.700 | 1.500 |
9 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:23.700 | 1.500 |
10 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.800 | 1.600 |
11 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.900 | 1.700 |
12 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.900 | 1.700 |
13 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 1:24.000 | 1.800 |
14 | ![]() | BRM | 1:24.400 | 2.200 |
15 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.400 | 2.200 |
16 | ![]() | BRM | 1:24.500 | 2.300 |
17 | ![]() | Matra | 1:24.600 | 2.400 |
18 | ![]() | Tecno | 1:25.100 | 2.900 |
19 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.100 | 2.900 |
20 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.200 | 3.000 |
21 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.200 | 3.000 |
22 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.500 | 3.300 |
23 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.600 | 3.400 |
24 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P) | 1:25.600 | 3.400 |
25 | ![]() | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.300 | 4.100 |
26 | ![]() | Politoys-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.400 | 5.200 |
27 | ![]() | Connew-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.300 | 8.100 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 43 |
2 | ![]() | 27 |
3 | ![]() | 21 |
4 | ![]() | 16 |
5 | ![]() | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 9 |
9 | ![]() | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Arturo Merzario
- Constructor: Politoys (only start)
- Wins
- Driver: 4th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- Constructor: 45th for Lotus
- Podiums
- Driver: 33rd for Jackie Stewart, 10th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 2nd for Peter Revson
- Constructor: 78th for Lotus, 22nd for McLaren, 15th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- Driver: 11th for Jacky Ickx
- Constructor: 58th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 12th for Jackie Stewart
- Constructor: 6th for Tyrrell
- Front row starts
- Driver: 22nd for Jacky Ickx, 6th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- Points finishes
- Driver: 25th for Chris Amon, 1st for Arturo Merzario (169th different point scorer, 22nd Italian driver)